Notice 2023 Blazers Free Agency

The plus is that I think Nurk would play better and more inspired next to Dray... or Dray is going to chew his ass out.

 

Yeah we saw in Denver how motivated he is by disrespect and negative reinforcement.

 

Green only comes if the Blazers pay him 30-40 million per year most likely, in which case he's not losing any millions.

Green would have to use Sacramento or San Antonio or Houston or something with the threat to sign with cap space.

NBA had consistently ruled players can't get in trouble for tampering.

 

Point blank I think Draymond in Portland would be a disaster; how much of his game is dependent on the refs swallowing their whistles because "good defense" is just what they choose not to call? He will absolutely fail here, and it'll be chalked up to "oh he isn't as fast as he used to be" or whatever, but it'll definitely be because the ref respect level is lower here than elsewhere.

 

I think we have it backwards. Dray is recruiting Dame, and the trade will look like this:



It makes (a very weird kind of) sense for both teams in their relative pursuits. If we trade Dame it's for the future not the present. Klay is over the hill and GS would want to upgrade; Portland wants salary freedom sooner, and could use an SG with a similar game to Dame but without the need to have the ball all the time.

 

Now if you are saying Dame straight for Klay no way in hell. Blazers need major assets to rebuild if they trade Dame. Klay as you say would likely walk next year and might even get bought out if traded here.

Warriors only young players of value are Kuminga and Moody which are worth much less than when drafted.

The Warriors could send picks to the Blazers but the protections would be pretty funky. Warriors 2024 pick is owed to Boston top4 protected then goes to 2015 top 1 protected then 2016 unprotected. I'd be more than 99% sure if Dame gets traded to GS it is conveyed in 2024 so I'd be fine making the trade with it worded conditionally.

Blazers receive 2030 2028 2026 picks all unprotected and swaps in 2027 2029 both unprotected. 2026 pick is not conveyed if their 2024 pick is top4 but yes as I mentioned earlier I'm fine with that fraction of a percent chance.

Dame might actually like this more than having to take the longest flight in the US possible to Miami as he still has his PDX mansion I bet he lives in often regardless of any future NBA city he plays in. Obviously Warriors are basically his hometown.

Maybe the Warriors don't quite want to give out all that draft equity - but if they're going to get Dame they need to give up a hell of a lot of it. Regardless if the Blazers ever seriously consider trading Dame to GS - having another team that can make a competitive offer does nothing but push up the offers needed for another team to acquire Dame so thats good for the Blazers if ultimately they do need to explore Dame trades.

 

Keeping a really close eye on what is happening with OG. He's one of the first players to go away from Klutch and he's making this change amidst noise that he wants a bigger role while being a FA next yr.

 

I’m going to call this the “don’t get too excited, that’s Jovic with a V” trade.

 

If his last name was Smith I swear he'd have 90% less interest from fans wanting to acquire him.

 

dont know if this has been posted

https://www.blazersedge.com/2023/6/...s-extend-qualifying-offer-to-matisse-thybulle

 

I remember seeing this and couldn't believe he actually answered that question. Embarrassing.

 

Dame is going home to GSW…

 

You might be right but I gained a lot of respect for him during the Olympics. I love the way that he quarterback a defense. Worst case it’s hopefully just a 2-3 year deal and he comes off our books when our guys are coming into their own.

 

I hate Draymond Green


as an opponent

 

If we took Herro to flip would it be Herro that we send out? Or Ant? Who is better and has the better contract? I think I like Herro more than Ant actually. Ant seems like a one trick pony that goes into massively long stretches of “where the fuck is he” and “what the fuck is he thinking”.

 

I don't think Blazer fans would like Herro anymore than they like Ant after the shine wears off.

 

I like how this cites DJ as the source when it wasn’t from him and he’s saying he’s not sure if it’s true…