Trade Ideas Thread

What about it

 

Sure for today's market two years ago. Not this coming offseason....

 

Would you guys trade Leonard and #24 for Olynyk?

 

Sure

 

Technically they had the same PER last year!
I think Olynk would see the floor so at least it wouldn't feel like 10M a year on the cap that's just sitting there not doing anything.

 

Evan Turner to the Knicks for Joakim Noah and the #9. Noah is pretty much done and doesn't play any more, the knicks take on another bad contract, but at least it's a guy who will play so they get rid of Noah, Blazers get to move up to #9.

 

Salary and years virtually the same. Basically trading Turner for 9. Would you trade 9 for Turner?

 

if I was Portland yes, if I was the Knicks probably not, but like I said at least Turner still plays. The Noah doesn't even seem to want to play anymore.

 

Heres another one.
Blazers get Lamarcus Aldridge
Spurs Get Evan Turner, AFA, the 24th and 2019 lottery protected first.

 

Pass on LA and giving up picks. LA is a ball stopper and doesn't fit what we need and didn't get us anywhere in his prime. We need guys that can actually drive to the basket, play defense, and can hit an open shot at a NBA level. Athletes when you can't have superstars is what the NBA has been for the last 20 years. AFA, Harkless, Leonard, Pat C, and Laymon are not athletes. None can dribble drive to save their lives making them stationary objects while CJ and Lillard play keep away.

It is time NO reevaluates what an athlete is as far as in NBA terms. He has been very poor at identifying them.

 

Yeah I kind of agree, but Aldridge has gotten a ton better defensively, Aldridge, Dame, CJ, and Nurk, and Harkless seems like it would be one of the better starting 5’s.
I know most of us don’t like LMA for many reasons but he’s still a pretty good player, and this year without Kawhi

 

I agree he is still a good player, but his best year for SA came when their best player was out and he could control the ball. He is not a good facilitator when he has the ball in his hands and the offense comes to a stop when he does. Any team would just run a double team out at him and he would be kind of useless since he does drive against an on coming double team nor does he hit an open man cutting to the hoop. He could pass it back out back the double team would come from a guy guarding Harkless or AFA who can't buy a basket on eBay. I said it when he was here and I will say it again, you win with stars that can create in today's NBA and with role players that give you at least two positives while on the court. Even Nurk is kind of old school center that good teams exploit and make them useless late in games.

If I were to remake the Blazers (and nobody has called to ask me to), I would build with:

PG: Lillard
SG: DeRozan type as far as size and game (hit a mid jumper and drive)
SF: Batum in his prime type before the big contract (a guy that can do a lot of little things well but doesn't always need the ball to help the team win)
PF: Ed Davis type with a little more strength and defensive mobility
C : Capela type that controls the key especially with help defense.

Bench: Two 3 and D types (1 guard, 1 forward), Two centers (one bigger offensive type, one PF/C type that has length and lateral movement), One true power forward to do dirty work when needed, one 6'4"-6'7" ball handler that can drive and dish but can hit an open jumper when needed.

I know this is extremely vague, but that is my blue print and has been for a decade plus for today's NBA. You have to collect draft picks and either scout better than everyone else or get lucky. NO hasn't done much of that in his years nor has he gotten lucky outside of a Top 10 pick.

 

Well Dame and CJ can create, Aldridge gives a really good midrange game and pick and pop, Nurkic gives the pnr option. I mean yes if we could restart the whole roster is that who I would come up with? No probably not.

 

you think ETs contract is bad....Noah is making stupid money and not playing..no saving here

 

Oh I understand, Noah’s contract is basically the same and he is old and seems disinterested, but... The trade Would be for #9 pick which at least gets you a lottery pick out of ET.

 

Noah's contract is through 202o....it's why they can't move him...he's their Meyers Leonard..ET helps our defense and will expire in 2 years as well

 

No

 

The question to me would be do you think we could get someone at #9 who is either better than ET? Getting the #9 would mean you have the #9 and #24, which also may mean you could use those to move up a couple spots if anyone is up there you really want.

 

I think you'll get more for ET after another season or even at the next deadline than this offseason...

 

I'm pretty sure we're not drafting for the Blazers this off season...I think our pick will be gone...might buy a 2nd rounder but the 24th is getting shopped around as we speak