If CJ were to be traded, who are we most likely to get?

Kicking the can isn't exactly urgency. I really think Neil should be careful with how he handles Dame if he's done next to nothing to improve the team by the time Dame gets back. If he's condescending to Dame, maybe Dame just tells him that he needs to be traded.

 

I don't think any of us have any idea how Dame feels or thinks right now. But we do have a pretty good idea how he rolls. Loyalty is STILL huge inside him. Just because Neil doesn't seem to be doing anything right now, doesn't mean he's not running around like like a dude with his head on fire, trying to improve the team. Neal is a man with pride. And desires to accomplish great things, as much as anyone. I don't buy that he's of the mindset that he's got a cushy job, and is above having to perform. Paul Allen would have shit canned him long ago. And i'm pretty positive that Dame has a hotline to & from Neal.

 

Alright, now I'm convinced you are Neil. What are you doing, Neil? Get back on the phones!

 

Dame is a pretty smart guy and he has a good agent. He's well aware of what resources the Blazers have available to make changes this summer (few) and that most often summer is free agent time and before the deadline is trade time. It seems pretty likely that Olshey will make re-signing Norm priority No. 1, get the best player he can with the TPMLE, and look for a vet or two that he can pick up on a vet's minimum deal. I'm also sure that he's looking at just about every trade idea involving CJ and/or other players that could bring back an impact player. One thing I'm also pretty sure about is that Dame won't stand for a downgrading of the roster like some of the dump-CJ-for-a-couple-of-role-player deals I've seen rumored. Dame and CJ remain friends and I don't see Dame throwing a tantrum if it takes until the deadline to find a deal that nets a reasonable return.

 

I can't fucking believe it.

 

It almost feels like he's purposefully sabotaging our team.

 

In OLSHEY we trust!

if he can pull off ANY reasonable trade involving CJ he’s done what most of us here have been asking for!

A blockbuster deal:

CJ +’Nurk for KAT

or

CJ + whatever for Simmons

or somehow Leonard agrees to play with the Blazers

OLSHEY = Exec of the Year

 

Im certain we could get meyers to return

 

BTW, is Zeller really good at defending pick and roll?

 

Got 2 calls from Philly tonight asking if I’d heard anything.
My answer was no, but interesting these two would call and ask

 

Ben Simmons Ben Simmons Ben Simmons!

Just seeing if he's like Beetlejuice.

 

Fuzzy connection. You got
Ben McLemore Ben McLemore Ben McLemore

 

What a great fucking day! Norm signed an incredibly team friendly contract that shows a lot of commitment. That being said all of that elation has swept through me and I'm back to consternation because of this thread topic. What in the fuck are we going to get for CJ and whatever it is we better get it soon. I swear if we got one more good bench contributor with the taxpayer MLE we would be a move away from keeping Dame happy... which means fielding a team that if healthy can get lucky and beat any other team.

Does anyone actually think that if Olshey caved in and said, "OK, CJ, three firsts and three swaps for Ben." that Morey would say no? He wouldn't and Ben would be a superstar here. Instead of a team led by an asshole like Embiid, he'd be supported by the best leader and teammate in the game. He'd have a coach that is going to challenge him but not scream and yell until his vocal chords are permanently frayed. He would have a city that absolutely embraces him. The guy would be the best we've seen from him on opening day and only get better from there.

 

A sign and trade for DeRozan using CJ would be interesting.

 

It would hard cap us and we're already likely going to be within 5M of the apron... so that wouldn't give us much flexibility to take on extra salary in a trade if we needed to.

At the same time... hey maybe Neil is going to do everything he has to in order to keep us under the luxury tax again this season because he said that we'd spend whatever tax it took to win and we all know he loves doing the opposite of what he says. In that case he wouldn't really worry about getting hard capped.