Why is it another assumption Dame doesn’t report to camp outside of a Miami trade, if Shams literally said “the only two training camps, Portland and Miami”? Like I genuinely don’t get it, I’m not trying to troll lol.
Nope. It's based on my own scouting/evaluation of the players. Jovic has some nice skills, but has the toughest time of the three to make a net positive impact.... Sort of like Simons in a way. Can do some thing offensively that you really like, but gives up more than the help when it's all said and done.
This guy just keeps continuing to sound like an idiot. Did he just say he would report to Portland, but not somewhere like Toronto?
The tweet said IF HE IS TRADED anywhere other than Miami, he would not report. So it is affirming, basically, that we can't just trade him to Toronto and assume he would report. That we can't assume we just send him to the highest bidder.
I love Dame, love the guy but the league needs to call him up and either get him to publicly refute this report or fine him big. The league can't make the statement they did earlier and then let a report like this go unchecked. I'm also a big player empowerment guy but undercutting all options but one for your team after a trade request when you're under contract for four more seasons has to be dealt with.
What I take from all of that is that Dame wants to play in Portland if he can't get to Miami. Joe Cronin is more than happy to begin the season with Dame. That was the plan. Why would Joe send Dame to Toronto if neither he nor Dame want that?
I agree to an extent. But if it isn't his agent coming directly out and saying it, like the idiot did earlier, then there's not a whole ton the league can do. Dame just tells them I didn't say it, don't know where Shams got that from.
I'm saying if the league is serious they tell Dame that he has to say publicly that he'll play for any team he is traded to. Make Dame blow up this Miami or bust strategy or fine him big time.
But in all seriousness, what difference does a public statement make? When behind the scenes, his agent is saying the opposite. It's good optics and I suppose, but means next to nothing in practicality, IMO.
Yeah, I guess I'd just want an investigation from the league that asks different people in all of the front offices what their understanding is and if any of them say their understanding is that Dame wouldn't report then you inform Dame or Goodwin or both that if that understanding isn't corrected that there will be serious consequences. That's if the league actually cares and they should.
Orlando. The reason he dropped in the draft was that his mobility and lack of athleticism would make him almost unplayable on defense.
how is the NBA going to force Dame to say that? At gunpoint? Players have the option to not fulfill their contract and accordingly, not get paid/accept the fines. yeah, Miami-or-bust kind of sucks for the Blazers if they truly want to trade him, but it kind of seems they may not. But Shams (who has a history filled with getting things wrong) is essentially saying it isn't just Miami-or-bust, it seems to be Miami-or-Portland-or-bust
Be rather weird/uncomfortable IMO for Dame if he remains in Portland, be interesting to see the fan reaction to this soap opera if he's here on opening night at home. He's gonna take his share of flak and deservedly so again IMO. The bloom is odd the rose
Shams is full of shit on this one. He doesn't know that Dame wouldn't play anywhere else, he just pulled it out of his ass. He's speculating and that will get him a ton of clicks this close to training camp...I think Shams needs to be held accountable for misleading the jury in this case. Dame said he'd report to any team he was traded too after Silver reprimanded him..I don't think Dame has anything to do with Shams concerning his situation period....it's a media guy scraping the bottom of the barrel for clicks.
Probably a short conversation as Cronin knows what Miami has available and what they can make available if they make the effort. If Riley calls, Cronin asks if Miami has increased their offer. If the answer is no, Cronin just says nice chatting and have a good day and simply hang up. Nothing more to discuss.
