Zombie Damian Lillard to request trade in coming days (nope, he's not.)

Or Olshey is gone?

 

as is the vast majority here, fire the arsehole

 

ok you’re correct. Did not think about that lol

 

This is the kicker, and it's such a kick in the nuts. How can you explore CJ trades without knowing whether Powell is back? But at the same time, why would Powell commit unless he knew he had the starting SG position? Such a delicate situation and not one I'm confident Olshey can navigate.

 

It's more hopeful thinking rather than right or wrong. I would hope the team would dispense of the GM before Damian Lillard at this point.

 

You have to trust in your ability to get Powell back to be the starting SG and trade CJ during the draft when the biggest deals happen. It's a much smaller risk than thinking you can hold onto CJ until you have Powell signed and then deal CJ when the big deals have already been done during the draft. Logistically it is a bit of a nightmare but if CJ isn't traded by the end of the draft, I think we'll see Powell leave in free agency and then Dame will request a trade.

The key word seems to be urgency... so Olshey can't play his usual conservative games.

 

I love the thought but I fear that if Olshey doesn't get it done and Jody and the Vulcan's tell Dame they'll get someone else to do it, Dame will tell them it's too late. Today it seemed like Dame was saying that he has been showing urgency his whole career and the team never caught on so now he's giving them one last chance... that's just what I got out of it.

Giving Olshey another off season and then firing him because Dame demands a trade will not make Dame rescind his trade demand.

 

well, my recollection is that almost all trades around the draft involve current draft picks and Portland has none. I don't remember many 3-team trades around draft day. Without a draft pick, Portland would not even be bringing a knife to a gunfight, they'd be bringing a harmonica (although that worked for Charles Bronson)

 

His post is a troll, but not a good one.

 

No idea why it would need to be the draft. Plenty of trades happen once FA opens, but that's besides the point. They don't need to have a draft pick to be involved in the deals. Also, I believe we can't trade our future firsts until after the draft is over anyways.

1sts in 2022, 2024, 2026, 2028
Swaps in 2023, 2025, 2027

That's our full toolbox.

 

Future picks can be used and the fact is that it's when all of the GMs are talking, there have been plenty of deals on draft night that didn't include picks in the past. Also, for me the team that probably has the most value on CJ is the Knicks and if we were to use them in the three team deal, that deal would most definitely involve picks.

 

Porn Stasche sucks. He enjoys trolling us. Must not have anything better to do.

 

Things I interpreted

1. Dame is giving the team this off season to get something done = fair

2. Putting pressure not only on Neil to improve the roster, but Jo-Lynn as well. She better be willing to go into the threshold to put talent around Dame = fair

3. Wouldn’t surprise me to see the young guys go for a vet wing

 

(facepalm)

 

My favorite part of today was when Abbott essentially questioned Nurk’s sources lmao.

 

I have a lot of posts because I have literally been posting here since 2008. It has been 13 years.

I didn't say anything about the Dame rumor. But if you don't think that LMA asked to be traded, or at least gave indications that he wouldn't be coming back, well, that's up to you.

 

LOLOLOLLLOOOOL

 

Ok there it is … tons of fake accounts lol