This is the problem about trading dame to Miami. Does anyone trust Cronin to not fuck this up?? How does trading for Herro or Robinson help the future of this squad at all. We need to be targeting a young, talented 4/5. Can Cronin orchestrate a 3 team deal that lands us that plus gets Dame to Miami? Why would we prioritize Dame's wants over what's best for the franchise? It just doesn't make sense and can set this franchise back indefinitely if mishandled. If we manage this properly it can springboard us into an exciting near future.
Miami be like, hmmm, how do evaluate this dame trade. . Let's see, bradley beal got this. . ahah. . Ok, let's use that as a guideline
Yeah, to match salaries. I just hope they are on expirings, and I'd settle for future picks to take the salaries off their books. Anybody have ideas on overpaid vets?
Look I wouldn't kick him out of bed for eating crackers. If he wants to sign with us for the vet minimum after he's done winning rings in Miami, I'm down.
Even if the new Blazers play super hard and stay above .400, does anyone really think Cronin won't pull the plug on the starting unit after All-Star break?
I'm sure we already had trades in the works and needed roster spots. I'd bet the Blazers were aware Dame was gone before draft night.
Yes, Grant's going to show more of his game on offense, especially running the court, which should be every opportunity with Scoot running the show. If Billups keeps putting Grant as the initial point-of-attack defender, instead of a help defender near the hoop, he should be instantly fired. He should also be fired if Scoot and Sharpe aren't the starting backcourt.
I hope we're able to draft and keep other top 75 people in this franchise until they're 32. It's going to be hard though. I don't want to turn into a minor league system that develops talent for other teams to cash in once they hit their prime.
Honestly, with ORL's team needs and Dame's skillset as he gets older, ORL should be on his list. They need a scoring guard, and Paolo/Franz are going to be fun to watch as ballhandling and scoring bigs. 36y/o Dame can play the Ray Allen game for a while.
I trust Cronin. He envisioned this day months in advance. He knows what he's doing. He will get KD/Gobert level return for Dame.
Star players can jump through the NBA portal at anytime. Even young star prospects can demand what their wishes are.once they get paid.
I think this is what everyone's wondering now. And can see there could be a good outcome if done right.
He won't need to. And he shouldn't anyway, because all our young players will be in training. That would be very bad for player and team development.
