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  1. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Blazers will still probably try and trade Ant and maybe Nurkic, but really they had their chance.
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    Future Farm Team of the NBA. Guys will get good, then leave for the bright lights. Players will go " Damn, they didn't do shit to put quality around Dame". " I'm gonna get the fuck outta here before that happens to me".
     
  4. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I would put higher odds on him physically breaking down before they win a chip.

    Go look up guys who were his height. None of them played 30+ minutes except Yao, and he retired pretty young.
     
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    Yeah but all at guard. The imbalance that we've had in past that has held us back is only getting worse instead of better.
     
  6. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    I just don't see what upgrades we can possibly make with just those two.

    Maybe I'll be proven wrong. Probably not though.
     
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    Dame is the best leader in sports...the captain of the ship..if you put guys on the floor who execute at a high level and give it all they got, he'll sleep well. Dame is built to teach and lead by example..just give him top shelf talent and we're good...we drafted some top shelf talent today...now go get Derozan for Ant and a backup big and call it a day..put Ed Davis on the end of the bench too...Derozan and Big Ed are close to Dame.
     
  8. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    I don't buy it. We barely make the playoffs with Dame. The west is only getting tougher to compete in. It's going to take a handful years to come back from trading Dame. You don't luck into a franchise player like him very often.
     
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    Nothing earth shattering. I think Ant will get dealt for a center. I think Nurk will get dealt for... who even knows.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    If we could have dealt Ant for a big, I think it would have been done already.
     
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    crandc Well-Known Member

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    Can't believe the doom and gloom.

    Wait, yes I can.
    Just think it's silly.
     
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    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    Gueye was a guy I loved last year
     
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    I'm just hoping Dame stays.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    So who are we taking?
     
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    Please be Oscar
     
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    Another guard?
     
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    You know, I have considered this, as well, and we can even see it today with Porzingis. The fact that Wemby has some injury history, too, should concern Spurs fans.

    We shall see what happens but it can potentially be a saving grace for the league.
     
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    He’s 33
     
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    Makes it easier to trade Ant
     
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    Taking an upside pick in Rupert.
     
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