This is a good question that the Blazers should've asked when doing that stupid Clippers trade. I'd say if Blazers get salary space soon they should use it to take on bad contacts and get picks or something. Or sign vets to max 1 year contracts and flip at the deadline. Target a vet that's a rotational player but would be overpaid on a max, overpaying for one year is fine. Once Scoot Sharpe etc team compete for payoff spots we should transition to acquiring players to win. Pacers acquiring Bruce Brown is an example.
I don't see any rush to trade him. With his contract he has almost no value in the league. Let him play a couple years here and as the cap goes up and he's owed less he'll become more and more attractive as a bench big man. If it means more losses, we'll, we're in the losing business now. Buckle up. It's all about getting more picks.
I agree with taking on bad salary for picks, but that's why the Grant signing doesn't make sense with this route. If we can't move him for assets, it's only going to make our pick worse next year and make it harder to make moves that rebuilding teams should focus on.
I would be a bit shocked if Nurk was on this team to start the year I would shocked if Grant is on this team after the deadline I would be slightly shocked if Ant isn’t moved for a forward I would be shocked if Chauncey is our coach after this season
Though im not sure Nurk is a good fit moving forward in the long run, we cant go without a solid replacement. Win or lose scoot and shae need a big like him for pnr improvement. Not sure we need to move him with Dame. Especially if next year is another tank year.
Haven’t been this excited for a season in a long time. For the first time, in a long time, I have no idea what this team will look like, or how they will play, or what the GM will do without having to answer to Dame
or who'll be the GM! Nurk has made it clear on numerous occasions he wants out if Dame leaves. With his recent play, he's become a negative asset, so he has to go in a Dame trade. Excited about summer league.
As long as we’re talking about changes, can we also get a real coach who can teach our young players the game?
Nurk Fever…. Dame never really recovered, much like some people never really recovered from COVID. (Terrible humor and I realize I’m probably going to hell, but at least Sly will be there to welcome me.)
My thinking on the Grant signing is that it is much harder to find quality wings and front court players. Any time you can get one, you should. Look at the trade market right now. Plenty of quality guards. I agree that shooting is essential to a player's success but will at to that "right now". IMO, the game is starting to get boring watching teams jack up almost 3 pointers exclusively. Once teams start showing entertainment value doing other things, the rules will change to embrace that. As I have said many times recently, I cannot wait for the start of the Scoot/Sharpe era and think we are about to see something special.
If we're bundling anyone with Dame, let it be Grant. Dame got him his stupid contract, Dame's team better be the one that suffers.
I don't think we should get rid of him just for the heck of it and I think his value is better than some perhaps thinks it is. I do think though that he does not want to be heere without Dame so the best thing moving forward is probably packaging him with Dame and see what happens. Shame, as I really like the dude.
