Dame asks for trade (And there it is)

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  1. maxiep

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    Also, I would send the message to Dame's camp, that until he expands his list to at least four teams (without tampering from his agent telling other teams he won't be happy), he can consider himself a Portland Trail Blazer. Dame wants out more than we want to trade him. All of these public pronouncements are just bluster.

    We're not winning. This trade is everything to us. We have 15 players. He has one career. We're paying that salary slot regardless, so if he just stays home it's no skin off our nose.
     
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    The fuck, is he still in the league? I totally forgot about him and I remember wanting him lol
     
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    Sour grape stew.
     
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    What Dame has left is his reputation, and it is slowly going down the toilet.
     
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    What do you mean "they can't"?

    I listed swaps and 2nd rounders which Miami can trade.
     
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    So Siakim didn't want to play with Dame and Cronin didn't try?

     
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    so Cronin tried to trade sharpe for OG and failed.

    then he tried to trade Scoot for Siakam and failed.

    basically he fell ass backward into a dynamic backcourt of the future, and had he gotten his way, we’d have sacrificed those players for marginal upgrades to be a mid playoff team with dame.

    Sheesh
     
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    Suck it!
    You know who you are.
     
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    I really love that word Sheesh.

    that was Scoot's first utterance after seeing Shaedon Sharpe.

    Go To 2:22 of this video. Sheesh!!

    I think they should be called:

    1. the Sheesh brothers
    2. Sheesh and Shong

     
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    I have a hard time believing Siakim would have hated to come to Portland and play with Dame, and also that Joe would have offered the #3 for him.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Huh? In no reporting was Scoot or Sharpe ever offered for OG OR Siakam. Maybe they were, maybe they weren't, but I don't know how you can come to the conclusion those deals were ever offered.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Why is it hard to believe he just wanted to stay in Toronto?

    I always see fans say "Can't believe X doesn't want to do Y" as if all NBA players are motivated by the same thing. End of the day they are just humans and humans can have different priorities in life.
     
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    Scoot is the future.
    This is the way.
     
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    Absolutely.
     
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    I have to think that Siakam was under the impression that he could get a super-max contract out of Toronto. If he's traded, he's only eligible for the regular max. I'm guessing that Toronto has informed him that the super-max is not going to happen for him.
     
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    He probably wanted to stay for the Turkish population there.

    :NOTMARIS:

    [​IMG]
     
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    god damn it i totally forgot that whole moment in time....
     
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    Something kind of similar is that this franchise would rather placate Dame by sending him to his preferred destination in turn screwing itself in the process.
     
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    Dame would be in Miami by now if we're willing to take less for him.
     
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    If Joe was working other trade possibilities for Dame why even have the press conference?
    Sounded like Miami’s the only offer and Joe was asking them to improve it or he’ll wait?
     
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