Dame asks for trade (And there it is)

Exactly. The social contract is broken; he naturally cares about the team he's going to more than the team he's leaving.

 

sending bro hugs your way

 

it really doesnt hurt me, probably cause we have scoot & sharpe (but im a little disappointed in dame lillard after all loyalty talk, hes not different than other ring chasers)

if we didnt have them, it would be a different story, but this is best possible thing for our franchise

 

1. It is not Portland’s job to make other teams or Dame happy. If he goes to a team in the East that has “a shot” after the trade is completed, then that’s good enough for him. Portland can tell another team what they want from a 3rd or 4th team — it’s their job to make it happen.

2. No team in the West gets Dame. Just no. And the Spurs got lucky with Wemby so that’s all the luck they get for a decade. All California teams (except SAC) can always pound sand.

3. Miami’s best offer sucks. Sucks boulders. IMHO, I realize, but really? Who are these basketball minds that think it’s good? AND with any player that would be moved —Herro — please state where, and that’s Miami’s job (or any team’s) to serve up an actual deal.

4. I understand the negativity, or realistic view, that sending out the superstar almost never gets a fair return. BUT hope is still a good thing.

5. Brooklyn, Toronto, Boston, and Philly have players.
Claxton and CamJohnson and picks.
Scottie Barnes
Jaylen Brown (resigned but wouldn’t be supermax, I believe)
Maxey

6. Dame is not being traded one year TOO LATE. That is true — not that I have to like it.

 

Can we loop them in as a third team?

 

I just don’t see the Spurs contending with him so not sure they want to speed up their timeline. But that’s be the best partner for us.

 

I realize contending would be a bit less likely — unless Wemby just explodes. But unless you really like the Spurs they just don’t deserve Lillard. And didn’t LMA go there? No.

 

So he lied. Or his mouthpieces lied.

If that's the case, it's silly. No one would begrudge him wanting to go to a ready-made contender. Now, it does look bad in line with stuff he said earlier, but very few people would have held it against him.

Of course, saying you don't want to do that and doing it five days later is kind of a sketchy look.

 

Wow! The fact that you want him to go to a place where he can't contend tells me a lot.

 

Woj mentions this. Dame said he would wait through Free Agency to see what would happen. Then 1 day into Free Agency, he requests a trade. That doesn't seem to be in alignment.

 

what obligation do we have to get a shit package just because Miami wants it?

 

I know people want to fantasize about Portland trading Dame to a team that has a bunch of draft picks. But the ideas don't seem anywhere close to real world to me. The Spurs mention pretty obviously was a typo by Woj he quickly corrected. But people here are running with it without considering Why the Spurs would cash in so many of their rebuilding assets when they are right at the beginning of a rebuild

 

Well... if I'm Dame and I'm sitting there watching what we were all watching, and we're not connected to ANY free agents. There is zero movement on trading Ant. Why sit and wait another couple weeks?

 

our GM has no backbone. but we have no reason to give him up for pennies.

 

his ESPN partner Ramona reported today that he originally said that, but then told portland later that evening that he's out

 

who did Dame say this to?

 

If we get shit offers you keep Dame around for at least a year to mentor Scoot IMO

 

I actually haven't heard Dame say he didn't want to play with other all-stars, so I can't call him a liar.

If I held everyone in sports accountable for reports of what they want, then I guess everyone would be a liar.