Crazy trade ideas

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  1. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    And even factoring in games missed for health reasons, his impact on a team for a season far, far surpasses anyone on the Blazers not named Lillard, and nearly any combination of Blazers not including Lillard.

    I'd gladly take 60 games of Davis any season. If Pelicans fans/management don't appreciate what he brings, even in limited appearances, they're fools.
     
  2. dviss1

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    Not sure I would... This is the whole reason Shaq was traded to the Heat.
     
  3. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    That's OK--you're welcome to be wrong. :devilwink:
     
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    CLE Gets: C.J. McCollum
    NOP Gets: 2018 BKN 1st, 2018 POR 1st, 2020 POR 1st, 2022 POR 1st, Zach Collins, Shabazz Napier, Noah Vonleh, J.R. Smith, Iman Shumpert
    POR Gets: Anthony Davis
     
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    Maaaaan..... Do it without Zach. :tongue:
     
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    lol. An oft-injured center with no recourse if he gets hurt any further. Good plan.
     
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    So far he's played 82% of available games in his career. I have no issue with that.

    And he'd be our PF, 'cause we'd still have Nurk.
     
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    Fine, then.

    An oft-injured PF with no recourse if he gets hurts any further. Good plan.

    And btw, it's not about how many games he's missed, but the accumulation of these injuries.
     
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    This scares me. No full seasons ever. He's already missed 5 games this season.
     
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  10. PtldPlatypus

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    I'm tired of infield singles. I want to swing for the fences. Rather strike out on a big cut than end up continually stranded on second playing safe small-ball.
     
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    I get that, however, if we strike out on something like that we'll be back to bunting down the line hoping it stays fair for the next decade.
     
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    Well, I wouldn't do Bones' deal. I'm not emptying the farm system for a slugger. But I'd gladly give up CJ, a pick, and anything not including Dame/Zach/Nurk. I believe in big swings, but I don't believe it mortgaging the house on a single bet. (pardon the mixed metaphor)
     
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    I wouldn't do my deal either, that's just what it would take for NOP to not hang up the phone.
     
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    What is NOP's winning percentage when Davis plays? And what's the percentage when he doesn't? I don't know where to look this up...
     
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    http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=y8fwtey4

    Turner/Harkless/Leonard for Noah/Lee/Dotson

    Lillard/Napier
    McCollum/Lee/Connaughton
    Aminu/Layman
    Collins/Vonleh
    Nurkic/Davis/Noah

    We save a good chunk of money the next 2 years, which helps with Nurk extension looking. NY sheds a big unplayable(ish) contract for a big playable one, and gets 2 players with some untapped potential left.
    We get to move on entirely from our disastrous last offseason, get a solid backup 2/3. I think Noah can still give us 8-10 minutes a night. Dotson was added in to make salaries work, I know nothing about him, and don't care to look. Still felt, with their previous interest in Harkless, we should get a little more somewhere, but their roster is devoid of talent. Maybe the right to swap 1sts? We could be relatively close.

    They trot out:
    Jack/Nktilina
    Hardaway/Turner
    Harkless
    Porzingis
    Kanter/Leonard
     
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    Be realistic please. Our 3 most bad contracts trade in 1 trade ? Even the Knicks are not so dumb
     
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    My concern is that he's the next Tracy McGrady.....amazing talent....maybe not long career?
     
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    Today's Crazy Trade Idea:

    Calabro + Hurd + @HCP + future 2nd rounder for Barrett + Rice + a Laker's Cheerleader to be named later
     
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    Challenge -- Get Drummond without: Dame/Collins/CJ

    Go!
     
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