Exclusive 2019 Trade Deadline Thread

now this I disagree with...making the playoffs is like making the sweet 16 in March madness

 

NBA Playoffs: 16 out of 30 = 53%
Sweet 16: 16 out of 64 = 25%

The Hornets are on pace to make the Playoffs with 39 wins. They are not exactly setting the bar very high.

 

sense of pride and accomplishment plus invaluable experience...100%! 30 NBA teams is a lot tougher road to me than 64 college teams

 

It's not really 30 when 6-7 teams are deliberately tanking every year.

 

best of 7 over one and done....the teams that tank aren't in the conversation of pride and accomplishment in my view

 

Yes mathematically its not equivalent. I keep posing this question to myself. As a fan what do I find a “good year” to be? How far do the Blazers have to go in order for ME to feel like they had a successful season?


Its kind of an expectations thing. A few years ago I was just happy they made the dance! Last year was the first in the post LMA era I really had high expectations. I thought they were going to be in the 2nd round and take GS to 5 maybe 6 if Dame or CJ had one of those games. So while the regular season was fun at times (and incredibly frustrating in others), it was a year I ultimately felt let down by.
This year what bothers me is I feel the same about it... I think if things go right their ceiling is the 2nd round, while theres been some internal growth I think many of the teams around them have gotten better too though.

Anyways all this to say, for me as a fan Making the playoffs is nice but they gotta at least take a series to 7 games before Id really be satisfied, and really if they want to show that this core is going anywhere I think they have to at least make the 2nd round.

 

I’m spending WAY too much time refreshing trade rumor sites. I really hope I’m not as disappointed as last year.

 

Ok I don’t want Love but with our history of recruiting Free agents would you do this deal if Cle would?


And 2019 Por 1st to Cle

Dame/Curry
CJ/Baldwin
Moe/Layman
Love/Chief
Nurk/Nards

Sauce-Trent-Simons

I feel like we would get 2 good seasons out of Love then talk about him like ET the final 2 years.

 

Very well put.

 

Ha that is funny, sad, and true........
It always comes down to the money for most fans. They love you when you are good and cheap, and hate you when you are good but not as good as your salary suggests that you should be.

 

if I don't expect much going into a season...the surprise is worth it when you have success...reverse psychology

 

I'd rather do Turner, Swanigan, and two 1sts.

 

So would I, bet I bet Cle wouldn’t. I’d rather have Zach than a 2021 1st in the mid 20s.

 

But Love doesnt have a ton of value. I dont think theyd get better value than that.

 

I've also seen CJ, Collins and Turner for Love, Hood and Thompson.

 

That's terrible.

 

NOP Gets: Evan Turner, 2019 POR 1st
POR Gets: Nikola Mirotic, Solomon Hill
DAL Gets: Meyers Leonard (TPE)

Saves us $3.71M this year (I believe that would open up the Bi-Annual Exception since we'd be under the hard cap after using it?)

Itd also save us apx. $17M next off-season (Not counting Hill)

 

Why would Dallas want this?

 

They desperately need a C and have a lot of mediocre salaries lined up to expire in 2020. Leonard spacing the floor would be interesting for them.

 

Ok hear me out, Jrue is pissed because he basically signed there because of AD, so maybe while they’re rebuilding they let him have his good buddy ET for a season and a half.


Por 2019 1st to NO

I know I’m grasping at straws here but it’s real late and all the trade talk has me fantasizing.

Serious question, how do you think other teams value Zach when it comes to trades?