Worse than Lamarcus imo. Aldridge wanted to go home to be closer to his kid. Can't blame him for that.
Purely speculating, but how does he not feel a little insulted by Dame's actions immediately after us drafting him? He looks up to Dame, he tried to recruit Dame, he wanted to learn from Dame, he felt like he could win with Dame. And Dame's actions basically said "fuck off, kid". Knowing how competitive Scoot is, I could see him taking all of this really personally. I could see him wanting to prove a point that Dame's missing out... It's kind of like when you dump a GF and she goes and gets all hot again to show you what you're missing...
I am happy with Simmons, Jovic, and Jaquez plus a couple of 1sts. I am just not expecting any of the picks to come from the Nets if Simmons is involved. Maybe if Herro is traded to the Nets for something else, but not for Simmons. Isn't that the conversation?
Not remotely my point, that's what this place is for. Just seems like you're letting that one detail irritate you a lot. Most of us don't know every detail of the CBA but very clearly the tenor of the conversation has been "take MIA for all they're worth". We can leave the nuances of who owes what picks to the professionals. I don't think anyone including that pick that Miami may or may not be able to offer changes anything about the overall conversation...
I'm getting annoyed by the hour that he's not come out and debunked this Miami is the only place Im going to. He's not doing us any solids and it's really starting to get to me.
I don't give a fuck anymore if Miami is his 'preferred' destination. Joe needs to hang in there, and not let us get ripped off. They are not gonna part with Butler and/or Adebayo, and I don't see any other package that will benefit both sides. Herro and Robinson plus picks is not enough, hell even putting Martin in that is not enough imo.
He should have come out on IG and made the trade announcement publicly. He should have told the fans why he was doing it. He should have clearly stated what he wanted.
They have to give us a pick to take that albatross. And we have to get a ton of picks for Dame. That draft capital is going to be the real gems. 2 picks is not even close. Gobert got 5.
Who are Jackson and Chiang? They're writers for the Miami Herald. Their sources are probably in the Heat front office. So I don't believe this shit. Don't get me wrong I'm not saying it can't be true I just find it highly dubious due to who it's coming from.
I'm sure his agents and PR have some reason he's not saying it. But for all the times he's been transparent, it irritates me that the time we need him to be the most transparent, he's not.
Of course it is, you're entitled to your opinions. But whether or not the Nets will offer value to dump Simmons is at least a somewhat different conversation than discussing potential trade packages... The league tea leaves seem to suggest that they both value Herro and want to dump Simmons, I thin that's why most of us are leaning in that direction...
I already assume the Miami guys are representing Dame's side in this too. I have no reason at all to doubt Dame wants only to go to Miami. I'll say it here as a definite prediction: Dame will eventually "say" (leak, rumor, whatever) he won't play for any other team if traded. He will try to force us into a bad trade if it gets him what he wants.
