Toronto Raptors Dame trade ideas and rumors

I'm just throwing out a theory about why he keeps getting low balled.

Or it might just be because Dame is killing us.

 

I agree. I think Cronin did the Norm trade due to pressure from Jody, Kolde and the Vulcans to prove he could follow orders. Since then most of his decisions have been anywhere from defensible (CJ) to outright good (Grant trade, Hart trade, GP2 trade). He also hasn’t folded to Riley and intense media pressure. He also deserves credit for what he has NOT done, namely refusing to trade #7 and #3 for mediocre talent and correctly identifying Sharpe and not passing on or trading Scoot despite having Lillard.

Let’s see what he does with this trade. It will define his legacy, and it dwarfs the importance of everything that has come before it.

 

It’s definitely the latter. If Dame was openly willing to play elsewhere we would be swimming in deals.

 

But the second part probably wouldn’t happen

 

man, I WISH jody/bert were absentee! absentee owners > hands on owners, imo.

 

as someone who hated that trade, it looks somewhat different in the light of day. roco and norm are debatably negative filler atm.

 

Ugh.

There is also the matter of Lillard being represented by Aaron Goodwin, one of the most powerful agents in the industry and who likely feels no urge to do Raptors president Masai Ujiri any favours after the fallout from Ujiri’s decision to trade another prominent Goodwin client — DeMar DeRozan — for Leonard in the summer of 2019.

They are said to be on better terms now, but it took a long time. In a situation like this, an agent can’t prevent a deal, but he can make life uncomfortable for all involved.


https://www.sportsnet.ca/nba/articl...mix-for-damian-lillard-but-is-it-a-good-idea/

 

how can an agent with a client list of 4 NBA players, 2 of whom are 33 & 34 years old, and the other two being career bench players, be "one of the most powerful agents in the industry"?

 

Was thinking the same thing

 

I agree. But he has had and been fired by his biggest clients: Dwight Howard, Kevin Durant, and LeBron James.

 

Goodwin is such trash.

 

How long before Lillard is added to that group?

 

Gotta say I am so sick of this saga, will it ever end?

 

I dunno. Dame is "loyal."

 

until he's not and then watch out!

 

If the Blazers win games, it probably would happen.

 

This is why it won’t happen

 

This is the weirdest take to me.

People seem not to understand that situations can change.

It’s like marriage or even dating someone.

“I won’t leave you”.

Then they go and cheat on you.

Or abuse you.

So you could be loyal to your spouse, and even say, “til death do us part” …

But if that person keeps cheating on you or abusing you, you’d be a fool to still be “true to your word” hoping that “they’ll change this time”.

So he may want to finish his career in Portland, he may be loyal to Portland, and he may not want to run from the grind… but Portland management is abusing Dame’s loyalty and have blatantly lied to his face.

If your friend was in a relationship with someone who repeatedly lied to them, cheated on them, and beat them … would you tell them “Hey, you agreed to stay until death, so you better do that or your not loyal!”?

I doubt it.

And obviously it was a strong example that isn’t apples to apples, but you get the picture. It’s a much toned down version.

 

So, you're saying Dame and Goodwin's behavior is justified, or perhaps laudable?