The 2022 Trade Idea Thread, now with more urgency!

Maybe you can't answer the question because you can't answer the question.

 

if we end up with Simmons, I'd take back every one of my posts criticizing Cronin.

It's just not realistic.

 

Grant

 

I think it’s interesting Woj didn’t do a write up on the Pelicans trade yet. Not real noteworthy that it hasn’t been announced....yet

 

It's possible that Cronin, in the space of a few days, could turn the Trail Blazers into a top 10 defense for next season.

 

Getting Ben Simmons after all this would be fantastic. Casual basketball fans saying they don't want him. haha He'd be the most talented player we have.

 

I'd love to look silly if that meant Cronin did something amazing. Ben Simmons would absolutely be it.

 

Shooting is a critical talent for almost all players to stay in the league.

 

He'll be fine if you surround him with shooters. He is great at everything else. He's a 3 time all-defensive team guy and all-star at age 25. He gives us the highest ceiling.

 

Would love Grant and I think he'd be perfect next to Dame in a starting lineup.

 

Not going down this ben rabbit hole again. i literally spent months on this, not doing it once more. We are nothing more than a leverage play by Morey.

Conveniently forgetting they not only need to clear Ben but also Tobias to open up enough room for Harden this summer.

It's not happening.

 

I'm hearing James Harden is not playing tonight... Something seems to be happening. Hopefully Brooklyn does not want Simmons and instead prefer our pieces or Grant and we can take Simmons.

 

you're missing my point. Nearly 7 years ago Olshey decided that CJ was a worthy #2 option for a contender. Over 500 games later, each of which was proof that CJ was not a worthy #2, the Blazers finally abandoned the idea and realized that settling for a player like CJ had not worked and would not work. Then why would settling for Grant be any better? If they are landing Grant as a #3 option than fine. But for fucksakes, don't ever treat him, or pay him, like he's a #2 and an all-star

in other words, if Portland is looking for a #2 don't settle for Grant

 

Why wouldn't Detroit take Simmons? What does Detroit get?

 

Salaries don't always work out that way.

 

Because of Cade. The talk about moving Grant has them getting out of his contract a year earlier and getting a future asset.

 

Because they are still trying to loop Grant in.