Jan 15th trade Nurk or Simons

Will the Blazers explore trading Nurk or Simons on Jan 15th when their trade restrictions are lifted?

 

I would tend to agree but would have said "Will they? Probably Not"
You got to think Cronin has something in the works.

 

I love Nurk and he is my favorite current player. But with that being said, for the betterment of the team probably would not be a terrible idea to trade him or least put out some feelers to see what the market is for him.

 

All depends. What are the Blazers getting back?

Of course, this is "Cap-Relief" Cronin ....

 

I do not believe you give up the future of the team just to give Dame a chance at a ring. Maybe if Dame was KD, Jokic, or Luka caliber I would reconsider. But not aging Dame. I love him but he cannot stay healthy enough to be on the court and perform at superstar level.

Nurk, on the other hand, I would get rid of. He is not the future of the team. I think you would have to really sweeten the deal to get somebody to take Nurk.

Ant is part of the team's future. He is not perfect and not a PG. But he can score like crazy and that should improve. Put next to him a young long franchise-type PG than can really pass and defend.

 

I would only support trading Simons if it was to truly bottom out and most of the rest of the roster was going out too. No to trading him to chase a couple of more wins the next few years.

This team can't be turned into a contender any route outside of the draft, give it up.

 

If you rebuild why would yo give up a 24ppg 23 years old

 

Many people are saying trade this and that players but nobody is giving realistic targets that make us better.

 

Explore? Sure. GMs talk all the time about potential deals.

Make a trade, and particularly on January 15th? Highly unlikely.

 

Teams always over value their players and put them on a pedestal. Thats cool if it helps sell tickets, but a star player is only worth what another team is willing trade for him, and if its clear it improves your team and meets your short term goals (that's what the Blazers have now) you roll the dice.

 

Would you want us to trade Nurk if what we got back was, say, this:

 

Would you want us to trade Ant, if what we got back was, say, this:

 

If you can get Siakam and a mobile center back somehow, yes.

 

No.

 

Or what if we combined them and got a first round pick, too?


HAPPY NOW???

Because I'm actually kind of intrigued

 

lmao

 

Smh