This is how it's going to go. We'll either start hearing rumors of teams putting packages together to get Dame who will be just as good if not better with Dame than Miami and have more to offer than Miami or the other thing that might happen is what happened with Donovan Mitchell, which was all talk about the Knicks and then like a bolt of lightning the Cavs trade happened in seemingly one day.
Cronin will probably have to wait until Toronto is floundering and Ujiri is at least on the warm seat.
Especially since he's just quoting Mark Jackson's lame ass who was taking credit for the Warriors success.
no barnes, no deal. keep your picks. OG has zero appeal for me in a Dame trade once we realize he'll be a FA that walks in a yr.
Yep... the 6 players you listed above are exactly who should be in the deal. Send Keon over too just for roster space. I would be excited to see what that roster might be able to grow into over the next couple years. Hell, assuming Simons/Sharpe/Barnes/Grant/Nurk start, Scoot/Nas/Porter/Achiuwa/Boucher would probably be the best bench we've had in years.
If we have to chose between Barnes and OG as a core of the trade, it makes Miami's "Jovic or Jaques" even more funny.
I realized after I went to bed that I forgot about Thybulle. Seriously...if that deal actually happened (5% chance, IMO), I'd almost feel sorry for Chauncey who'd have to find minutes for like 14 worthy players Simons/Scoot Sharpe/Thybulle/Nas Barnes/Porter/Dick/Rupert Grant/Walker/Murray Nurk/Achiuwa/Boucher I mean, we'd still only have one (non-2-way) player over 6'9, but we'd suddenly be loaded with legit forwards.
I have always thought very highly of Barnes and would love to see him here. Cheap, young, long, athletic, versatile, excels on D and both on and off the ball on offense... why would Toronto even think of trading him again? STOMP
To balance their roster and pursue another title by pairing a superstar PG with their all-NBA PF and their all-defensive SF?
