Dame's agent has explicitly said he's been working to torpedo any value Portland could get for Dame in trades with team other than Miami so we know that much, and it's certainly enough to judge the part of the situation in front of us
At what point does Cronin just say “See you at Training camp”. If all we are getting is crap offers, the only leverage you have is to leave and take the ball with you. I want them to trade Dame too, but this feels like getting bullied by Goodwin and Dame. What do the Blazers really lose by refusing to trade Dame until Dame increases his trade list. If Miami really wanted Dame, they would be making moves to give the Blazers better assets. Didn’t Dame even acknowledge in May/June that he would be worth a lot in a trade? For the good of Scoot and Shaedon we need to trade Dame this offseason. But part of me would enjoy Dame sitting out and the baby Blazers some how shocking the world by being a competitive team. And the awkwardness of the whole situation at that point.
The public nature of all the posturing and negotiation is wild. Why is Silver not fining Dame/Goodwin now for torpedoing any semblance of leverage we have?
Why do I get the feeling that Dame's family likes to talk a lot... There are all these people who claim to have sources close to Dame.
The guy on a pod with Highkin mentioned this yesterday. KD also had only one destination but revealed it only behind closed doors and agreed to stay in BK through the season to work out a move to Phoenix eventually. Why Goodwin is pulling this power play is beyond me. He's actually made it LESS likely for a trade to happen now to Miami.
Ha exactly. What do you think he would say if someone asked him if he would sit out if he was traded to NY or Boston? Does anyone really think he would say he would not report? Do these fucking people think we are all idiots?
Because this is what he wants in the league. For people to talk about it. It's why it's one of the worst things going sports wise. it's not about the sport drama, it's about the off the court drama.
I wish we didn't have an absentee owner at times like this. Cronin has no juice. Chauncey is not in the role even if he has the clout. Who speaks up for the franchise? I'm not talking Dan Gilbert and comic sans letter kinda commentary, but at least someone with a backbone who can stop this bullshit with one swift press release. Say what you want about Olshey, but he did this. A few years back he was asked in a PC about Dame ending up with the Lakers and he laughed it off and reminded the media that he was under contract. No one even remembers it cuz he so quickly shut it down. The characterization above as "bullying" from Goodwin et al is spot on.
At what point can NBA Brass step in and say this is BS? Or would they even get involved? Agents shouldn't have this much power
The new CBA has a clause about fining players who make public trade requests. Silver does not want this and has said as much repeatedly.
Haynes, yes. But does anyone think Danny Marang is close with Dame? And clearly Hoopsjock has a source. I don't think it's Dame himself so I would guess it's part of his family.
Their goal is to bully us into taking a bag of chips for him. Don't let them win. If he wants to be Ben Simmons Jr, let his reputation suffer. I don't believe for a minute he will sit out.
Because Cronin has zero gravitas (to use one of Neil's favorite words.) He's a behind the scenes guy. Most GMs are arrogant assholes. That's just the nature of getting that kind of job. You don't mind being the head cheese. You don't mind taking all the heat. You don't mind having the buck stop with you. Cronin is a wall flower. He has zero charisma. This is why I was extremely unhappy when they hired him without an interview process. Can you imagine Joe having a good interview about the future of the team?
