Trade Idea Post and Discuss Trade Ideas for the 2019-20 Season

Portland interested in Drummond makes little sense. If he's going to opt out in Detroit, he'd opt out in Portland, and to get him the Blazers would have to give up a lot more than just Whiteside. Maybe Nurkic isn't healing as fast as thought?

 

that’s not the impression Stotts gave literally a day ago.

Plus it’s Keith Smith, not much of a source.

 

Totally. Trading Nurk for Drummond and then having the possibility of both Drummond/Whiteside leaving really would be a disaster. I can't come up with a scenario where a move for Drummond makes sense.

 

Idk

 

I saw again that Philly looking hard for playmaker/long distance shooter. If we don't want Harris for CJ, can we involve a third team? The question is becoming who? With Porter and Griffith seemingly frequently injured and Love old and burdened with that contract, are there any forwards who are good and available? Is there somebody just waiting to blossom like Kawhi was when SA traded for him?

 

It’s not sexy, but Glenn Robinson should be a priority, whether now or in the summer when he hits the market. Perfect fit.

 

I guess I would still take a chance on Porter, injury history not that bad, contract not so bad and he is not old. Really only has one year on his contract after this year. CJ would not be involved in a trade for him though. While I am writing this, I don't know, Porter scares me; rather find a younger healthier guy on a lower salary.

 

I think the trade to make, when CJ is available to trade, is CJ and Baze for Harris and Richardson. We get the wing we need in Harris. We also get a SG to replace CJ and would really help our perimeter D. The trade gives the Sixers the perimeter scorer they need next to Simmons and a SF that keeps them competitive this year and will give them some cap flexibility this offseason.

 

Rumor out of Atlanta was Brooklyn pick and expirings(Parsons). I dont think they're getting someone's best prospect, and I dont k ow if they're expecting to. Seems more like a get what we can before he walks on us sort of move? Of course, we'll see if that's the case.

 

Jabari starting at C for us?

 

Nurk.

 

from a basketball POV, I’m still of the opinion that Love would actually make the defense better, but that’s also with a healthy Nurk.

 

If contract and injuries weren't a concern I actually like Loves skillset / fit. Though defensively they super suck.

 

If you get love using Whiteside you could use Bazemore or the Hood DPE to find another big. But I’m pretty sure Olshey wouldn’t make that trade until he saw Nurkic play, and I doubt Cleveland is in a real rush either, despite the outburst.

 

What I'm hearing is that the Blazers interest in Drummond is strictly as a 3rd team facilitator for specific teams that want him but don't necessarily have the right contracts (I read into it as expirings) but have someone Portland would want.

This is why I was trying to make a trade between the Hornets, Pistons, and Blazers work yesterday.

 

Is it possible that Nurkic isn't healing correctly as they had hoped?

 

No

 

That makes more sense than anything I could come up with! Thank you!

 

my preference if possible would to get Covington as he is on a very team friendly contract compared to guys like Tobias Harris and Otto Porter. We need to avoid large contracts as much as we can.

 

doubtful, this was Stotts yesterday:

[He's] getting to the point where he can get out on the floor. He’s met all the goals or bars or whatever you want to call it, but I think everybody is encouraged with his improvement, but when he’s ready to get on the floor, when he’s ready physically, the next challenge will be mentally to get back into the fight. -- Blazers head coach Terry Stotts pregame on Jusuf Nurkic’s progress