Trade Have We Seen The Last Of Nurk?

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Has he played his last game as a Blazer?

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  2. No

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  1. RR7

    RR7 Well-Known Member

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    He wasn't on the bench at all.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    I didn't think so.
     
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    I didn’t see Nurk or Winslow…

    but can you imagine us trading Nurk? It seems so implausible, considering his relationship with Dame, his contact, his injury, etc…
     
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    Yeah, was at the game, didn't see winslow either actually.
    I doubt we trade him, I hope we do, but I doubt it. We need good Nurk to unlock what are team can be, but tat doesn't exist full time, and I'm at this point done hoping for it to be. I don't want peaks and valleys, and that's what we get with him.
    I'm sure some team could talk themselves in to him, but I have no idea who that could be. At this point, I'm just looking at other bad deals around the league
     
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    blazerkor Well-Known Member

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    The people that speculate about this stuff for a living say we are doing everything we can to move Nurk. They also say that we are very likely to move Hart because several teams want him.
     
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    I’m not saying we won’t, I just can’t imagine us doing it. Even the thought of Dame without Nurk seems impossible.
     
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    What seems impossible to me is to continue the rest of this season with Nurk trying to play defense in space and out on the perimeter like Chauncey's system calls for when he's one of the best drop coverage bigs in the game.
     
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    Fairly-Hard Former Member Gone New!

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    Monty would just love Nurk then.
     
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    Fairly-Hard Former Member Gone New!

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    Been eerily absent. He usually sits on the bench at home games anyway.
     
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    No. They could get a much better deal from someone like Toronto. Monty and Ayton may not get along, but they aren't going to gives him away. Same with Cam. Portland would be getting the 2 best players out of the 5 involved.

    I would love it.... but GM James wouldn't
     
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    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    Only way Nurk could be moved is to combine with Ant and/or Shaedon/picks. Nurk has a lot of talent but is overpaid, mercurial and GMs know this. Portland should find a center that is better fit for less money and bring Nurk off the bench depending on matchups etc. I suspect Dame is a factor in retaining Nurk and Ant. He may be shooting himself in the foot because he is too loyal. Just speculation.
     
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    Nurk being injured and out of action right before the trade deadline just reminds every front office of his injury history

    and perhaps the smallest team in the league shopping their biggest player, and apparently shopping hard, reminds every front office of the reasons why the Blazers want to dump him

    the size and duration of his new contract was a big mistake by Cronin. To be sure, the Blazers were in the position of wanting/needing his salary as a trade asset; but that salary needed to be comparable to the consistency of talent and impact....and it's not

    I don't think the Blazers will move him without getting back another empty-->bad contract of some size. And pretty much knowing the Vulcans would veto going into the tax really limits the market
     
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    he was there pre-game, but he wasnt on the bench against washington & chicago either, but he was in the arenas

     
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    Drew has a murse
     
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    I'm expecting him to be gone once a Lillard trade happens.

    I'm fine with it and fine with Ayton coming in. I just don't want to give up more than one pick for the swap though.
     
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    If we can get Ayton for Nurk and a pick, won't Dame stay? I mean, all we have to do after that is turn Ant+Nas+ into a good rebounding PF starter
     
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    I hope we haven't seen the last of Nurk. Nurk fever was just about the most fun I have had with the Blazers in a decade (save for the bye-bye series.) . And he's always been a good guy, a fun, goofy guy. And he loved it here.
     
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    Just driving home to grab my son for his soccer training listening to the local talker. I'm just confirming this was discussed on the radio here in Phoenix. They are interested in getting Nurk here as part of a Lillard trade being the third team with Ayton out. Everyone knows it has to be a three or more team deal as the Suns don't have much salary to trade due to turning over much of the roster and they can't be dealt until December 15.
     
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    he was on his way to becoming an all-star caliber player, but leg break changed everything, shit happens

    frustrating player, yes, but you were spot on, nurk really likes it in pdx/oregon and always had nothing but love for the city, franchise & fans and it makes me really sad that the good amount of our fan base hate him now, it is what it is, crowd is shifty
     
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