Exclusive 2019 Trade Deadline Thread

I think the Pelicans move Davis tomorrow, but not to LA. No..I’m not saying he’s coming to Portland either.

 

Was CP3 healthy last year against GS? I don't remember, but if he was, then even Harden and Paul weren't enough.

I'm not sure though why any of those guys would leave Golden State. Money? Durant to the Knicks, for instance.....that's the end of his championship goals for sure.

I think Draymond and Klay are going to resign. And it's a good possibility that KD just might as well.

Even if Cousins leaves, that still leaves them as likely the best team in the league. I still feel like we would need more than AD/Dame to beat them.

Could we add the appropriate players around those two to make a run? Judging by what I've seen since Dame was drafted.....I'm not confident in that.

 

You don't remember Houston being up 3-2 in that series then CP3 wasnt able to play games 6 and 7....?

 

I didn't follow the series. And my memory of games of yesteryear, even playoff games outside of Portland, isn't great.

 

This has been enlightening, but I must go. I've got a nasty Cold that I'm going to try and get to the doctor for tomorrow before this storm hits. Night night.

 

Where then?

 

I think that either AD/LeBron or AD/Dame (plus the buyout market) would give the Warriors some problems... more importantly in the 2019-20 season when Golden State may not have KD or Klay.

 

Philadelphia trading Fultz, Z.Smith, Redick, Korkmaz, and a 2019 1st for Conley makes a lot of sense for both teams IMO.

 

Imagine Simmons, Conley, Butler, Harris, and Embiid.

 

I saw this somewhere else, and the initial thought was "are you kidding me?". But the more I thought about it, I think it has some legs.

Harkless/Turner/1st for Wiggins

Wiggins is clearly not a 1A ball handler, but he won't need to be that in Portland. No, he will never live up to that contract, but the Blazers don't need him to with Dame/CJ/Nurk. We need to consolidate some of our large contracts and Wiggins is better than all our wings. We don't need him to blow up, but if he can get to how he was two years ago that would be enough. He's only 24.

Look, if we're stuck with the Turker/Harkless/Leonard tumor for the rest of this year and next, we might as well go all out since Dame/CJ's contracts expire a year after. There's no realistic way I can see us upgrading otherwise.

 

I don’t know. Maybe the Knicks.

 

Neil, is that you? Get back on the phone!

 

"Hold on.....I'll get right back to it. "

 

Philly can't trade their 2019 1st because they gave up their 2020 1st in the Tobias trade. I don't think they can reasonably afford to sign Butler and Harris this summer while also adding Conley.

 

Fuck NO! We should be getting two 1st rounders in that trade instead of giving one up.

 

We still got till noon tomorrow our time to make something happen. But the closer we get the more doubt that we make another trade. Only thing I got to say if this the aggressive Olshey I sure hate to see when he not aggressive to make this team better.

 

Apologies all around if this has already been covered - tonight, someone named AtlBlzr posted the following in the comments of a BE "Blazers Express Interest in Mirotic" article:

"Be ready for tomorrow. Don't know who's coming back but we have a starting PF that's packing his bags."

He goes on to say the PF was drug testing and canceled a scheduled public appearance. Anyone familiar with this person? It it likely legit? You think this means Chief is likely gone tomorrow?

 

Yeah mixed up which year they still had a 1st because of the Miami pick.

 

That's fine. I'm glad you're not GM. I wouldn't trade 1.5 seasons of AD for the next possible 8-10 of Nurk.

 

Nice avatar. The Incredible Mr Limpet was a favorite when I was a kid.