Suppose Dame asked for a trade

For sure. But what else we going to talk about on here?

 

Is this Beat Poetry?

 

mirage

but since we hopped in the way-back machine, lets go back to the point that Olshey drafted Giannis instead of CJ and we're just waiting right now to celebrate a 4th Blazer championship

 

Should be Blevins

 

uhhhhh.....there has to be a crossed line there

 

Cade Cunningham is one of the only players I’d try to get for Dame.

 

Damn so we are here now huh? You guys sound like me now.. lol

 

This is a fun thread in theory, but any trade listed here wouldn’t be “ok” with the other team

 

I hate to break it to you, but:

• When the trade deadline has passed. Teams are free to make trades again once their season has ended4, but cannot trade players whose contracts are ending or could end due to an option or ETO.

http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q101

 

The most important topic concerning the Blazers for me is keeping the team in Portland....everything else I can adjust to but I don't want this team moving out of state

 

This was the danger the last time the Blazers "sucked" due to a complete rebuild. Which I am firmly a believer that the front office will do everything to avoid even though it might be the right thing to do.

 

How many titles have we won with Dame?

This isn't Bron leaving Cleveland. Its not like we were perennial final teams. I don't understand this Dame love affair; if he is as good as he thinks he is, and fans act like he is, guy would not be getting sweeped by the Pelicans as a 3rd seed or losing to a injured Denver team, both in round one in both instances.

You guys need to open your eyes about Dame. He aint that dude. I get it, the logo shots are fun to watch. T-mac was also very fun to watch. So was Marbury, Melo and Westbrook is fun to watch.

 

The dude has a point. Portland is never going to win with Dame unless he gets MAJOR help (aka Prime Warriors-esque squad).

Look back at the past 30 years of NBA Finals. I don't see a single PG-led team. The Warriors are an outlier due to the ridiculousness of the rest of their roster.

Detroit in 1990 was the last, but that roster complemented IT well.

Dame is an absolutely amazing player - the fact is, he's just too small to carry an NBA team by himself. End of story.

The Blazers need some serious size/defense if Dame is to stay.

(EDIT)
I missed Iverson's team in 2001. One year out of 30.

 

If Dame demanded a trade then we would be smart to trade him. I think it's incredibly unlikely that it will ever happen but if he doesn't want to be here then he can go. He's got a ton of trade value. We could hit reset and do a total rebuild or we could trade him for another superstar or younger potential superstar.

Again, I don't think this ever happens... the guy has said he wants to do what Dirk did in Dallas and has never backed away from that. It didn't sound like he was backing away from that last night. He said, "We have to go back to the drawing board." Not they have to but we have to. So yeah, I'd trade him if he demanded it but he's not going to.

 

You're saying Eric Snow led that team to the Finals???

 

Actually being in the NBA tarnishes players for you, doesn't it Fez? It's like the bloom coming off the rose - they're no longer pure potential.

 

I pass this on without comment:

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