I know and I wasnt trying to say it was on you or anything. Anyways I was just reading that and some other articles. I wonder if Taylor looks at some of thibs moves and thinks why are we recreating the 2010 bulls for this guy? lol
Man I go to work and come back to some weird conversations. I'm going to choose to not read posts previous to mine if I already haven't. So Jimmy Butler trade huh. I agree I want to add to CJ, Lillard, Nurk & Curry.
While I wouldnt want to give up CJ or Collins, especially if it turns out to be a one year rental. I would at least gain a little bit of respect for NO in actually just going for it, for once...
I’d have no issue trading CJ for Butler. Even if we eventually lose both butler and CJ. We’d have money to chase Cousins (pretty much the only significant FA that would consider Portland imo) and I’m confident at least one of Trent and Simons would be a quality replacement. But I just can’t see Minny wanting CJ. If I’m wrong, Olshey should be all over it, that doofus.
Yeah dog, you're trippin lol. No one comes back good from an Achilles injury. Cousins is probably gonna be a shell of himself when he comes back.
The key word is "respectful". If everyone could be respectful of others' opinions even if they disagree, this would be a more pleasant place to post.
MIN Gets: C.J. McCollum, Evan Turner, 2019 POR 1st BKN Gets: Taj Gibson, Future POR 2nd POR Gets: Jimmy Butler, DeMarre Carroll, Justin Patton We get 2-4 switchability between Butler, Carroll, Harkless, and Aminu. Lillard (36) / Curry (12) / Baldwin Butler (30) / Curry (18) / Trent Harkless (18) / Carroll (24) / Butler (6) Aminu (30) / Harkless (10) / Collins (8) Nurkic (30) / Collins (18) / Leonard
We had this discussion man, and I had you thinkin' straight and now your back to thinking an Achilles tear applies to Cousins like it does to other NBA players...
https://www.blazersedge.com/platfor...butler-trade-rumors-trail-blazers-cj-mccollum Several pundits suggest Blazers make a Jimmy Butler trade offer Butler’s request out of Minnesota has led NBA writers to name Portland as a team that should call the Wolves with an offer.
Man he's gonna lose all his quickness. That's a big part of his game. You "had me thinkin straight" huh? I must be capable of listening to new info and using said info to reform my viewpoints. Tbh I forgot what we talked about. Was this a conversation we had in person? I don't remember... What did you say?
Since the Wolves' owner has said come to him if you can't make a deal with Scott Layden; will Olshey have the verve to do that or will he think this would be dis-respectful to another GM?
Yes, it was. You were swayed. Dude doesn't rely on athleticism to get buckets. He's not particularly quick like you think. He uses his strength and weight very well. He's not gonna lose that.
Why does Brooklyn do anything? If there’s a team that sticks out as being in over their heads it’s them.
I dunno the Knicks and Orlando... heck half of the eastern conference seems to be in a competition all their own called who can have the worst basketball team
They have a lot of wings. Crabbe, LeVert, RJH, Harris, Musa, etc. As well as 3 PGs in Russell, Dinwiddie, and Napier. I know they play Carroll a lot at PF, but Gibson is probably better there. Both are expiring contracts worth around $15M. Along with a 2nd round pick or two, I think they'd make that swap.
You dont worry about possible perceptions when pursuing an all-star. It's not like being in the good graces of others has helped Olshey accomplish anything anyway.
Oh, I personally wouldn't be worried; I'm worried about Olshey. He seems to be a guy concerned with maintaining good relationships with others in the league.
Play Butler at SF and hope one of Simons/Trent Jr. develop into our SG of the future. We have better prospects at SG than we do at SF We're counting on Collins and Nurk improving whether we make the trade, or not. So, that part is irrelevant. BNM
