Mistakes have consequences. I couldn't care less if he comes back. If he's a value contract I'm fine with it.
I think the idea of a starting combo of Gordon and RoCo is kind of intriguing. I'd think they complement each other better than RoCo and Jones
https://clutchpoints.com/2-trades-the-blazers-should-make-before-the-trade-deadline/amp/ 2 Trades the Blazers Should Make Before The Trade Deadline Trade #1: Cavaliers receive: Rodney Hood, Nassir Little, and a 2025 Lottery Protected First Round Pick Blazers receive: Larry Nance Jr. Trade #2: Magic receive: Rodney Hood, Zach Collins, Anfernee Simons, and a 2023 Top 4 Protected First Round Pick Blazers receive: Aaron Gordon and Dwayne Bacon.
LOL...kind of a little problem with those Portland 1st round picks and no team is going to trade a top-4 protected pick for Gordon....that's fucking nuts I don't even need to read the article to know the author is sloppy
Trade 2 replaces Little with Collins. Good. We know Collins' limitations, but we have yet to see what Little can do. Little is bulky, and weak Collins is little.
A deal that could be made and agreeable by both Teams is: Gordon to Blazers; Hood, Collins, and Ant to Magic. Our lineup would be strengthened by having starters - Dame, CJ, Covington, Gordon, Nurk. And a bench unit - Trent, Little, DJJ, Melo, Kanter. With Giles, Elleby and an additional PG from G league. It also gives Magic additional young pieces to help their rebuild around Isaac and Fultz with Vucevic, Ross, Fournier as future trade pieces if they're smart.
Why on earth would the Blazers trade Hood, Little AND a 1st round pick for Larry Nance Jr?! That would be a horrible trade. And why would they trade 3 players + a top 4 protected pick for Aaron Gordon? And Bacon? Seriously, what is with Blazer fans and their obsession with Aaron Gordon? Every year "experts" predict Portland will trade for a certain player (or players) and grossly over pay and NEVER are the trades even close to what they predict. I get trading for a young player who shows promise, but Gordon isn't young, and Bacon isn't either. Zach and Simons are both in their early 20's (though Zachs making it hard to justify keeping him). It's like people just go to trade checker and throw in names that eventually match and go "hey, that'd work!"
Aaron Gordon is our new Courtney Lee. Until he retires or is no longer breathing he will be talked about as a trade target.
Gordon for Hood/Collins/Trent followed up by Jones Jr for Avery Bradley/Maurice Harkless Lots of help to mask Dame/CJ/Enes/Melo's D. If you only have two of those guys on the floor at a time the balance of the roster can hold it together.
Why to both of these trades? Harkless doesn't do shit now, and Bradley isn't really much of a player anymore. and again with Gordon. I think people need to let that pipe dream go.
I agree with the guy that Nance would be an ideal acquisition for the Blazers. Would rather give them Trent than Little.
Both would balance out the roster, add defense and playmaking, and set us up more sustainably for the future cap-wise. To do nothing is to let assets walk for dick. Terry could get 15-20 MPG out of Harkless while we continue to groom Nas. Bradley played well last year, this year he had a positive covid test and has been slowly getting back. He's still a much better on ball defender than anyone on our roster.
Trading Barton sure worked out well. Even with the players you suggested, they aren't all the sudden vaulted to a contending team. And in essence, they'd be losing Simons and Collins for nothing. Harkless hasn't played for shit since he left Portland. Stotts isn't some miracle worker.
