Thank you for being realistic. If the Blazers had a first-round pick, it probably wouldn't matter, anyhow. Lopez would have to be a part of any trade for Sanders, and Olshey had better be 100% on Sanders not resorting to his headcase status in Portland. It's not going to happen, anyhow. LMA and Ropez are tight, and LMA could still leave if Olshey brings in a knucklehead who makes the team worse.
Sometimes it's fun to argue against Fantasy Land Trade guy. I always wonder how their brain works, in thinking that their shit trades would actually work in Realistic Land. Bringing in anyone who disrupts the core of this team could mean LMA reconsiders his future as a Blazer. Sanders at $11m/per is never going to happen, as the people in Realistic Land know.
Talking about fantasy land trades, who would have thunk we could have got a guy as valuable as Robin Lopez for two second round draft picks? And he didn't even have burdensome contract or off-court problems.
Fantasy land trades happen. Would anyone have thought we'd get Robin Lopez for table scraps? No. It's fun for some people to sit down at the trade machine and try to figure out ways to make something happen. If you don't enjoy coming up with trades, that's fine, but it's not cool stomp on other people and call their ideas stupid.
or Thomas Robinson for 4 second round picks? or the Pau Gasol trade to the lakers? While it looks good in hindsight at the time it was called one of the greatest robberies of all time. No one on the internet would have said this trade was possible yet it happened. Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, Aaron McKie, the draft rights to Marc Gasol, and the Lakers' 2008 and 2010 first-round draft picks for Pau Gasol and a second-round pick in 2010 weird trade happens much more in reality land than deals that have equal talent on both sides and make sense for both teams do.
heres a good one New York Knicks Got Eddy Curry, Antonio Davis and a 2007 first-round pick (Wilson Chandler) Chicago Bulls Got Jermaine Jackson, Tim Thomas, Mike Sweetney, a 2006 first-round pick (LaMarcus Aldridge), a 2007 first-round pick (Joakim Noah), a 2007 second-round pick (Kyrylo Fesenko) and a 2009 second-round pick (Jon Brockman)
The gasol trade was a joke. If it weren't for a tad bit of collusion, it would have never happened. We don't have that on our side.
This question makes no sense. Do you mean how do any of the trades listed relate to Larry Sanders being traded to the Blazers? If that is the question then I was trying to illustrate that lopsided trades that heavily favor one team happen all the time. You can find examples nearly every year in the NBA. We know that the Bucks are contemplating moving Sanders because of his off court issues. So far this season he has been involved in not only the bar fight but also has been fighting with teammates. Trading for Sanders is a gamble but it is the type of gamble I would like the Blazers to make. He is still young and can figure out how to act if he wants a long career in the NBA. In Milwaukee he is asked to be a foundational piece of their lineup and to help the young guys around him. Not everyone is prepared for that much responsibility, at 25 or any age. The Bucks are looking for young talent to grow with Giannis, Henson and their top 4 pick this summer. Meyers Leonard might actually be a good fit at the center spot for them. He has shown that he can be quite capable offensively and play him with Henson and you have a nice mix of offense and defense. If Leonard was given consistent playing time and asked to look for his shot it might be better for him as well, rather than trying to force him into more of a defensive mindset. Throw in some more of our young pieces and they might be willing to pull the trigger. It's not that crazy to see how it might work.
