For me there are only two choices: Dame stops the tampering and agrees to play for any team in the league, contender or not, or, your option. I would back Cronin 100% if he makes Dame wait or retire and gets nothing. You have to be able to say No. And Dame's contract gives Cronin that power.
Did you read anything I wrote? Here, because some people need their hand held/can't read just look at pictures...
maybe, but it seems kind of weird that Dame-->Miami would pivot on Jovic I am skeptical of what a lot of people here seem to think and that's Portland's offers will get better if this drags on; I think they'll get worse unless Dame comes out and says that he's open to other destinations. But my hunch is that Riley and Dame's agent believe Cronin will fold
I think this as well. I hope he tells Dame that we are happy to trade you, but you are worth x and Miami is not close to that
Not sure how to post the trade, but this came up in conversation based on an aggregate of things Woj, Beck and others have said. Some of the numbers had to be fairly close to even because otherwise it was pushing certain teams over an apron level. Nets - get out of Simmons contract basically for the price of a pick. The other pick is for Herro. Heat - they get Lillard and a replacement for Martin. Mavs - get a center they need even though they re-signed Powell. It seems they still feel they need another big. Martin is a nice SF piece for them as well. Blazers - get the picks they want, a young big, a serviceable vet on an ending deal they might be able to move, and Simmons bloated contract which allowed them more picks. Still a couple rough edges to potentially iron out, but this might work.
I'd want Jovic out of that as well and I'm sure he could be included without upsets the $$$ balance of the trade.
If the Blazers planned to trade Nurk, why would they have allowed Eubanks to walk for peanuts? (or even Watford for that matter, who could be a small ball center)
Sorry I can't get excited about picks in 2030. That is fucking bullshit. Zero value IMHO to a team on a rebuild. That is 7 fucking years Pat. 7 Fucking years. Christ, thank Pat.
You think Cronin is sabotaging the roster though, to produce more losses? We're going to have to plug someone in there.
I don't think he cares if he has a viable replacement for Nurk. Remember... this team played with zero size last year and Cronin refused to sign any other centers.
If we trade Dame to Miami and we end up with less than 2-3 picks, Jovic, and Jaquez, I think Joe should be fired.
Miami and Dame are more desperate to get a deal done than us. Who cares if we don’t get a deal done soon? We don’t need Dame to play for us, he doesn’t hurt us by sitting out. But Miami is depleted and needs to build a new roster for next season. Dame is 33 and can’t throw away one of the last seasons of his prime. He has 3 more years on his deal. We have all the leverage right now. Wait for Dame to relent on his one team demand, wait for Miami to get to September with a half-built roster start to get desperate. It’s coming.
