Damian Lillard discusses Blazers' season, his future in Portland, trade rumors and more

Yep. Went over this in that Local Media are assholes or whatever thread.

 

I actually don't think the Cavs would want CJ AND Kyrie. They'd be in the same boat we're in with CJ and Lillard. One or the other.

Oddly, I think the player of ours they might be able to use would be Evan Turner. They want a playmaker and a good defender. I bet they'd consider this:
http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=haau488

 

I don't like that idea for either team. Frye has been such a great fit for them. Not sure why they'd want to trade him. LeBron is most effective when surrounded by great three point shooters. Miller, Battier, etc. Turner doesn't fit certainly not at the cost of Frye.

 

Shump is such garbage. Even compared to Evan. I would much rather trade Crabbe and/or Leonard before Turner. I still think he will work well for us long-term. He has already come a long way in a short amount of time.

 

You're probably right. I'd rather give Turner a bit more of a chance. If they threw in a first rounder (I think we already have theirs, though) it might be better. And I'd like Frye to come back to his fave city. But yes, he's probably more use to them than to us.

It was more just finding matching salaries. If you think OUR guys are overpaid...

 

Turner is the least objectionable of Over-The-Market Gang. Sadly, that also means he's probably the only minimally tradeable one.

 

I don't know why people want to trade Turner lately. He's been playing very well for us lately.

 

LeBron doesn't want to be on a team where all they do is build from the draft and develop players like the Blazers.

 

I understand that but he needs not so vocal about oh we are losing so I need different players to compete for another championship. He need to play not try to run the organization. What is he going to bolt again and go to golden st so I can another championship. Hey he 34 years old he sign yearly contract so continue to make more money than anyone but so of later his age going catch up and he won't be worth that amount.

 

Better answer would have been CTC

 

Lebron is a millennial, cry because he's having to work to hard to win another championship! Give me a break his team has the highest payroll in the NBA.

 

This.

Fuck Lebron.

Entitled mother fucker....

 

They'll be an outside the lines documentary narrated by you:

"From the worst NBA player to an untradeable NBA player - the Evan Turner story"

 

I truly don't understand this viewpoint.

LeBron literally came from nothing.

 

But he's rich now. And younger than most posters here. Both strikes against him. Athletes and young people should be grateful for anything they get, because they don't have to work for a living. I think that's the general idea.

 

And he is and he does give back. People get pissed off at the decision but he made 20 million off it and gave the 5 million of that to the Boys & Girls Club. He's not entitled. Never has ever acted entitled. He always gives back. LeBron has his own college fund and he didn't even go to college.... People need to get off of that bullshit.

And besides, he's our only fucking defense against that entitled fucking team Golden State. Those are the entitled motherfuckers! Those are the silver spoon fed NBA bred motherfuckers we need to root against and their coattail rider Kevin Durant!

Lebron James is like Obi Wan Kenobi, our only hope.

 

You don't think LeBron had to work to get to where he is?? His mother was sixteen when she had him. They lived with his grandmother until she died when his mom was 19 and on her own with a baby. LeBron worked for everything he got.

 

Come on--you said you couldn't parse a popcorn-eating guy, but surely a winky-smiley is pretty clear that I was being sarcastic.

 

Being the best in the world at something takes so much work. Thing is, it takes dedication and work ethic from a very young age, an age where most kids want to play video games or with Pokemon cards all day.

Must athletes had to work extremely hard to get where theyre at.

Hell, I worked hard for years and got to the community college level.. Yay!....