The Anfernee to Orlando rumor/discussion thread

Maybe there is already a deal in place with another team?

 

Who could/would deal for Simons?

1. Atlanta Hawks - don’t need him. Have Trae.
2. Boston Celtics - can’t afford him unless they’re sending us White or Brown.
3. Brooklyn Nets - already have a short scoring combo guard.
4. Charlotte Hornets - not unless they’re sending LaMelo.
5. Chicago Bulls - I don’t see it but maybe?
6. Cleveland Cavaliers - they’re already trying to dump one of their short scoring guards.
7. Dallas Mavericks - maybe
8. Denver Nuggets - don’t need him
9. Detroit Pistons - don’t need him
10. Golden State Warriors - don’t need him
11. Houston Rockets - don’t need him
12. Indiana Pacers - don’t need him
13. Los Angeles Clippers - don’t need him
14. Los Angeles Lakers - maybe?
15. Memphis Grizzlies - I don’t see it unless they’re moving Ja
16. Miami Heat - don’t need him
17. Milwaukee Bucks - maybe?
18. Minnesota Timberwolves - don’t need him
19. New Orleans Pelicans - don’t need him
20. New York Knicks - can’t afford him
21. Oklahoma City Thunder - don’t need him
22. Orlando Magic - off the table
23. Philadelphia 76ers - don’t need him
24. Phoenix Suns - don’t need him
25. Portland Trail Blazers - sad Blazer noises
26. Sacramento Kings - maybe?
27. San Antonio Spurs - don’t need him
28. Toronto Raptors - probably don’t need him?
29. Utah Jazz - maybe?
30. Washington Wizards - don’t need him

 

So here's a couple


I'd want a couple picks. At least the LA pick. Here is what they're showing in Fanspo

 

The second pick is way too good for POR. Nobody wants RWIII.

 

He's an expiring contract.

 

TOO SOON

 

Mavs make sense to me as an Ant destination. Highly doubt they give up that Lakers pick but maybe they give up a protected pick or a swap.

 

Is it more likely we give Ant an extension than trade him?

 

I sure hope not but who the fuck knows. It is really important to remember that the majority of the time that we kept the Dame/CJ bullshit going that Cronin was second in command in our front office.

So yeah, I would love to say that I'm confident that a trade is more likely than an extension for Ant but unfortunately I can't.

 

I just don't think anything will happen until this team sells.

 

It's funny: I think of Nique Clifford as this draft's Bane (all-round player, old for his draft) and he's mocked at #16 in a lot of places. If he ends up going to Memphis and putting up similar numbers to Bane (kind of like how KCP - Orlando's last "solution" at SG - didn't put up much better stats than his budget replacement in Denver)...

 

If Allen trust is going to have a timeline of the offer being accepted by the end of 2025 as some reports detailed you might be right.

I had thought the process would take longer. But if its only 6 months the Blazers might just sit out most this summer, make a pick at #11, run it back for a new owner to decide.

Disappointing that were aiming for year 3 of benching Scoot & Sharpe - whom Cronin had said the franchise was being built around.

I guess I'd much prefer we run it back than we give Ant/Ayton huge extensions though.

 

Well we literally have to make a draft pick, so...

 

It would seem that shorter ball-dominant shooting guards are not very much in demand. Thank you Neil for a decade of so many of them.

 

Hopefully the "end of 25" timeline you mentioned stops extensions of players like Ant

 

Yeah, the team is not going to stop making moves, especially if it means shedding a contract like Grant's. If they can, then they will.

 

Yeah but as soon as he was first in command, he started trading everyone Neil signed.