Toronto Raptors Dame trade ideas and rumors

I think gtj is going to be one of those guys who gets left without a musical chair in free agency and ends up taking a TPMLE type number. it's possible there's not a lot of interest in him.

 

my concern about jaquez is his lack of athleticism and lateral quickness. a player without an nba position. he might get targeted in the nba on defense.

gradey is ??? on defense at the nba level but his movement makes me a 'lot' less worried about this at the nba level.

 

Just another Luke Jackson type of player.

 

that's an incredible comp. yes.

 

Based on combine testing, hes a little more 'athletic' than Dick is

 

Reminds me more of a Matt Barnes-type....with better passing skills

 

Trent doesn't do anything well. His career PER is 13.7 when the NBA average is 15.0. His career TS% is 55% which is right at the NBA average. He doesn't get to the FT line; is a terribly weak rebounder, even for a guard; doesn't pass well; and is weak at dribble-drive. On the other end, at best, he's only a marginal defender

there's not much to like

 

that's fair. im always dubious about combine results so we'll see.

 

I sure hope we don't settle for the offer that sucks less

 

Technically, the Blazers can do this right? Maybe he will fullfill his dream of getting a ring

 

There's no reason to. Unless Cronin wants to settle before training camp and doesn't want Dame going to Miami.

 

Times like this make you realize why having an absentee owner is not a good thing for the NBA. And poor Cronin is thrown into this mess that is far above his depth. We are getting absolutely dragged in these negotiations because of what Goodwin and Dame have done.

If Goodwin isn't blackballed after all this, we are even bigger wusses than I thought.

 

His stats at UCLA. He can rebound but his 3-point shooting for the last 2 season stinks.
Why would he get any playing time over guys like Walker, Murray, Matisse, Sharpe etc.

 

Dame can simply return to the Trail Blazers, the Blazers make the playoffs and all is forgotten after awhile.

 

That's why we MUST send Dame to a Non-Miami location. That would likely result in Goodwin getting fired because it didn't work. It also would end the Lillard Method (TM) before it begins which would be a hugely good thing for the Blazers, and the rest of the league.

 

Do we know what the picks are? That could make a difference. If we were to get Ayton in a separate trade I kind of like a
a future 5/4 combo of Ayton and Achiuwa. Plus we still would have Grant and multiple options at the 3.

 

I really think that first trade deadline that Joe had where he dumped Norm for nothing has set a bad tone. GM's think they can just bully him.

 

Maybe 3 months ago but not now.

 

And yet he made a good trade moving Hart, a good trade moving Payton, and hasn't given in to Riley and Miami's low ball offers for the past 3 months. Where's he getting bullied and dragged, exactly?

 

There have been other players also obtained for peanuts lately. John Collins.
Cronin wasn't bullied.
Where was the "bad tone" with the Grant trade?