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I agree with the premise (swap some bigs for smalls, though I've heard you should NEVER EVER do that)...

But Derozan isn't the small and Leonard may not be the big that should be part of the conversation. If anything, it should be Leonard for Ross...both teams give up a high-upside young prospect on a rookie contract with years of team control left in a position where they have some depth to fill a roster need. I'm not saying I would do that trade, but that's eminently more discussion-worthy than one revolving around Derozan.

Clippers need some bigs, badly. S&T Freeland (even though I know it'd be tough to keep him away from Moscow) and Kaman for Redick could work...they can either run with those two bigs or flip Kaman for a 7.5M player or package. Right now they're stuck b/c they are over the cap (or not enough over to matter) and used up most of their MLE, and many of their contracts aren't trade-friendly (either too large for their key players or too small to aggregate into anything).
 
BrianFromWA said:
I agree with the premise (swap some bigs for smalls, though I've heard you should NEVER EVER do that)...

But Derozan isn't the small and Leonard may not be the big that should be part of the conversation. If anything, it should be Leonard for Ross...both teams give up a high-upside young prospect on a rookie contract with years of team control left in a position where they have some depth to fill a roster need. I'm not saying I would do that trade, but that's eminently more discussion-worthy than one revolving around Derozan.

Clippers need some bigs, badly. S&T Freeland (even though I know it'd be tough to keep him away from Moscow) and Kaman for Redick could work...they can either run with those two bigs or flip Kaman for a 7.5M player or package. Right now they're stuck b/c they are over the cap (or not enough over to matter) and used up most of their MLE, and many of their contracts aren't trade-friendly (either too large for their key players or too small to aggregate into anything).
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I have been thinking about Ross, since it appears that Toronto was down on him this past year. But is he really that much better than Crabbe? Leonard seems a little too much for Ross. Isn't' he basically a stand still 3 point shooter? He has great hops, but does he utilize them in a half court game? He seems one dimensional to me
 
speeds said:
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In your maple sugar dreams...we are the north.(thank you Vancouver Grizzlies and Seattle Sonics) we may only hold the title for a short while but I'm milkin' it until the day! Now Curling up in the mining country, you Canucks have us all beat!
 
BrianFromWA said:
Clippers need some bigs, badly. S&T Freeland (even though I know it'd be tough to keep him away from Moscow) and Kaman for Redick could work...they can either run with those two bigs or flip Kaman for a 7.5M player or package. Right now they're stuck b/c they are over the cap (or not enough over to matter) and used up most of their MLE, and many of their contracts aren't trade-friendly (either too large for their key players or too small to aggregate into anything).
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Is this meant as a joke? You think the Clippers would trade their starting shooting guard for two backup big men?

Reddick was their best wing player last season.

Now I've thought Freeland could be good for them as well but it would be something such as expiring contracts and a pick or a young player or Jamal Crawfords contract or a sign and traded Austin Rivers or a player on a rookie contract. A contender doesn't trade away their third best veteran player for a lottery teams backups.
 
I think my whole problem with the premise of this thread is we have no idea what positions this Blazer roster needs help with. Gerald Henderson is the only player besides Damian who was a rotational player all of last season. Plumlee couldn't crack the rotation of a fringe playoff team in the East the last few months of the season. Ed Davis played for the minimum on one of the worst teams in the league and was benched at the end of the year. Meyers had two great playoff games but lets see him put together 10 games of average play first. Vonleh is 19 and Kaman is basically a player/coach. Aminu can slide to PF but he's another guy that played a small role for most of last season for the minimum. We aren't sure what forward spot will be best for him here.

I'm excited to see what these guys do but its far from having "too many bigs". They all have aspects that are interesting but they all have something to prove before they can be considered legit NBA rotational players. When the Blazers had Sabonis, Rasheed, Brian Grant, and Jermaine Oneal they had too many good bigs. We don't know how many if any of this big man group can be counted on next season.

Lets see how these guys play before we ship one of them away. We have plenty of cap space to try and acquire a wing.
 
Draco said:
Is this meant as a joke? You think the Clippers would trade their starting shooting guard for two backup big men?

Reddick was their best wing player last season.

Now I've thought Freeland could be good for them as well but it would be something such as expiring contracts and a pick or a young player or Jamal Crawfords contract or a sign and traded Austin Rivers or a player on a rookie contract. A contender doesn't trade away their third best veteran player for a lottery teams backups.
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They might if they have >2M to spend 2 bigs, including a starting center.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
I have been thinking about Ross, since it appears that Toronto was down on him this past year. But is he really that much better than Crabbe? Leonard seems a little too much for Ross. Isn't' he basically a stand still 3 point shooter? He has great hops, but does he utilize them in a half court game? He seems one dimensional to me
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Toronto's trying to build him into a 3+D player. So far he hasn't committed himself. Rumours last season suggested he was always the first to leave the practice facility. Constantly inviting people to play 2K with him on Twitter didn't help the perception that he's lazy.
 
speeds said:
Toronto's trying to build him into a 3+D player. So far he hasn't committed himself. Rumours last season suggested he was always the first to leave the practice facility. Constantly inviting people to play 2K with him on Twitter didn't help the perception that he's lazy.
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Well, he is from Portland. We're a little different, you know...
 
Perry Jones III and Steve Novak for a 2020 top 55 protected 2nd.

We take a flyer on PJ3, who had shown flashes with okc but never had consistent role. We can keep Novak to stretch the floor, use him as potential trade bait at the deadline, or just waive him.
OKC saves I believe over 4 million in salary, and then whatever else on the tax.
 
RR7 said:
Perry Jones III and Steve Novak for a 2020 top 55 protected 2nd.

We take a flyer on PJ3, who had shown flashes with okc but never had consistent role. We can keep Novak to stretch the floor, use him as potential trade bait at the deadline, or just waive him.
OKC saves I believe over 4 million in salary, and then whatever else on the tax.
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I like it. I'm a fan of pj3
 
It's too bad Larry Sanders and Epke Udoh are untouchable defensive cornerstones, they sure would look nice right about now.

And to think we could have traded LMA for them 2 years ago.
 
Pffft. Maybe Montero for Derozan. And a Raptors' future pick.
 
3RA1N1AC said:
It's too bad Larry Sanders and Epke Udoh are untouchable defensive cornerstones, they sure would look nice right about now.

And to think we could have traded LMA for them 2 years ago.
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I just threw up in my mouth a little bit...
 
But I hope we go after him in free agency, unless CJ can show he is the better player.
 
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