You be the GM: What moves would you make to save our season?

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Make sure rest Dame and CJ then tank and get that lottery pick. Nothing we can do to save this season.
 
Bazemore + Simmons for Deadmon, Bogdanovic and Yogi
Whiteside for Love
CJ for Holiday and Josh Hart

Run a lineup of Dame, Bogi, Holiday, Love and Nurk.
Bench of Yogi, Hart/Trent, Melo/Little, Zach/Skal and Deadmon.
 
wizenheimer said:
the CBA rule is a team pays repeater tax when they've been been a taxpayer in any 3 of the 4 previous seasons. This is Portland's 2nd straight season being a taxpayer (assuming they remain one this year and cutting 13M will be difficult). So, if they were over the tax line next season, they'd not be in the repeater tax...yet

the problem if they are a taxpayer next season is the following season. That would be the repeater tax season, and the combined salaries of Dame & CJ jump from 60M to 75M. It would be much better to not be a taxpayer next year, and the Blazers have a good shot at that as long as they don't trade either Whiteside of Bazemore for another big salary that has 2 or 3 years left (I'm looking at you Kevin Love)
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Oh well. More focus to place on trading Hassan and Base then
 
Scalma said:
Would they have been a lot better? Yes.
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We didnt need George. We needed PJ Tucker and other bruisers. The Warriors won because they had goons to take rebounds and wipe out our defenders for open splash brothers threes.

We didn't lack "star power", we needed more soldiers and a better coach.
 
lamlor said:
He could demand a trade like the other big name players around the NBA was my point and I wouldn't blame him if things don't change.
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1.) He wouldn't, he's not that type, and has never been.
2.) Even if he did, we wouldn't have to do shit for years. If he wants out with a year left on his contract because we haven't built a contender yet, then he'd be leaving his prime anyway and we could just rebuild at that point.
 
BonesJones said:
1.) He wouldn't, he's not that type, and has never been.
2.) Even if he did, we wouldn't have to do shit for years. If he wants out with a year left on his contract because we haven't built a contender yet, then he'd be leaving his prime anyway and we could just rebuild at that point.
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He is not a kid anymore in NBA years and wants to win and is seeing his team get worse and not better. He is loyal, but he is not stupid. Loyalty has its limits.

And if he wanted out, Portland would do it. An unhappy superstar is not good for business.
 
lamlor said:
He is not a kid anymore in NBA years and wants to win and is seeing his team get worse and not better. He is loyal, but he is not stupid. Loyalty has its limits.

And if he wanted out, Portland would do it. An unhappy superstar is not good for business.
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Go watch his new Adidas videos he's putting out. Dame will not be leaving Portland.
 
lamlor said:
He is not a kid anymore in NBA years and wants to win and is seeing his team get worse and not better. He is loyal, but he is not stupid. Loyalty has its limits.

And if he wanted out, Portland would do it. An unhappy superstar is not good for business.
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The hell? This is based off nothing but your own random conjecture. Nothing about staying is "stupid".
 
Not trying to be snarky here, but what percentage of NBA players spend their entire career with one team?
 
BonesJones said:
The hell? This is based off nothing but your own random conjecture. Nothing about staying is "stupid".
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Oh and now I remember why I refrain from commenting on here. Your opinion must be right and if it disagrees with your beliefs it must be wrong. I guess you are able to judge me and my opinions because you know me so well. Love this stuff.

I am sure a guy with his drive to win will be more than happy to stay here if things continue on their current track.

"He is not stupid" comment, which I thought was self explanatory, refers to him knowing he can't play at an elite level forever and that if the organization won't change maybe he will have too. Is that just my opinion? Yes which I believe this board and ones like it is designed for...opinions.

Bye, bye.
 
lamlor said:
Oh and now I remember why I refrain from commenting on here. Your opinion must be right and if it disagrees with your beliefs it must be wrong. I guess you are able to judge me and my opinions because you know me so well. Love this stuff.

I am sure a guy with his drive to win will be more than happy to stay here if things continue on their current track.

"He is not stupid" comment, which I thought was self explanatory, refers to him knowing he can't play at an elite level forever and that if the organization won't change maybe he will have too. Is that just my opinion? Yes which I believe this board and ones like it is designed for...opinions.

Bye, bye.
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Ah yeah, pointing out you trying to portray Dame as stupid if he stays as "random conjecture" is sooooo bad. I should be thrown in prison!

The only opinion I'm stating is a defensive one:
Dame's loyalty isn't stupid. You're the one saying it is, so chill with the "your opinion must be right womp womp" crap when all I said is him staying isn't stupid. Don't even try to establish that bullshit narrative because someone disagrees with you and your narrative that Dame is "stupid" if he stays with a struggling Blazers franchise.

Now you say - "Which I believe this board and ones like it is designed for...opinions" - Yes, and I stated mine, and now your upset and worked up over it. Ironic.
 
perkinsfor3 said:
If the Kings want to move Dedmon and his attitude, you could explore Baze (exp) + Mario (1 year left after this) + Tolliver (exp) for Ariza (1year left after this) and Dedmon (2 years left). Nit a fan of linger contracts, but both are good fits if you want to make a run next year.

Dame, CJ, Ariza, Zach, Nurk
Ant, Trent, Hood, Melo(?), Skal, Dedmon allows for interesting rotations. If it doesnt work, bith are easily movable contracts.
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