Yep, Im ecstatic about that! When Im negative I love being wrong especially when it helps Dame and Fucks Miami. Plus those picks and swaps could be gold!
We also saw that he gets big numbers on these types of teams (hello Detroit). I want scoot and shae to get all the shine, so I wonder what we could get for Grant.
Should the fact that Dame and Giannis could/should have been together in Portland for the past decade make me feel better or worse about this trade?
"Why take a flyer on a freak from Greece when you can duplicate your best player in CJ McCollum?" -- Neil Olshey, probably
I'm not reading through preceding 12 pages of hand-wringing, but I love this deal. Jrue and Dame are comparable value, with the only unknown being who ages better at this late stage of their respective careers. It was widely assumed that we couldn't give Nurk away, and we were able to flip him for Ayton, who is a year removed from being the breakout star at the position. Both moves, assuming we keep them both, should dramatically improve our defense and pace of play, which is what Scoot/Sharpe need to be developing around. And we got rid of Little, who was only good for occasionally reminding us that it would be nice if he could stay healthy. Oh, and for his tradable contract, which is the only thing he actually lived up to. It's a win-win-win in my book.
I'd venture to say read through it. It's been pretty well received for things you mentioned and also for those tasty picks at the end of the dame giannis window.
When Butler asks out of Miami next week, the Blazers can offer Riley a nice package of Holiday and a future pick swap in exchange.
When some people were bashing Cronin for imagined Dame trades they looked like Asshats except to their groupies. That kind of "discussion" is repulsive to me.
