Bledsoe $ works for Turner or Sabonis fwiw. And Grant. Framework would have to be multiple deals since Bled cant be combined with any of our other players
Bledsoe can't be traded with another player from Portland. Bledsoe can be moved in a deal where players from another team are moved to the same new team. This trade would work. Similar to the Sheed trade to Detroit. The Hawks traded for Sheed, then turned around and traded him to Detroit in a 3 team trade that also landed Mike James in Detroit, but from Boston.
isn’t the rule that he can be traded with other players as long as he can match the incoming salary alone?
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ok I see what you are doing. You're trading Bledsoe for Grant in one trade (I had confused Grant's salary with Siakam for some reason); and CJ for the rest in another trade. Two trades
Wait. I think I misunderstood your point. Is this really true? So we can theoretically trade Bled and one of our young guys for Grant? I wouldn't do that per se but its an idea.
Sort of. Still one 3-way trade because Hayes would be going to Detroit with Bledsoe and the 1st rd pick.
Ive been lukewarm on Grant for a while. I think Nas is gonna be better than him soon and much cheaper.
Trade CJ for JV. Then give GS Nurk for injured Draymond. That would complete the tank. Next year: Dame/Simons/Nas/Draymond/JV?
Cronin looks like an embarrassment right now. He has to make more trades to make this not look like he is an idiot. Trading CJ and Snell to say Dallas for Porzingis and Brown or to NOP for Hart and Valiunciunas or Hart, Hayes, and Statoranksy + a first...or if he can pull off Herb Jones he'd look amazing. Followed by a Bledsoe + a first to DET or IND or HOU for Grant, Sabonis, or Wood he would have a balanced roster plus a favor owed from the Clippers and be looking good going into next season. There has to be a larger plan. Dame had to sign off on this. That makes me hopeful still. We will see by Thursday what's in store Also if we can't trade Bledsoe I can see Portland buying him out/waiving him and looking for someone else off the buyout market.
