As much as Justice Winslow took them away from Dame (before he got injured). This team was very good with a healthy Winslow. Simmons is basically Winslow+++
Not sure who we’d get in a Clips 3-way. It I’d love for Batum to finish up his career here we need a couple of vets
My ideal scenario's for core pieces in return for Holliday. I'm not gonna research salaries, so think up your own fillers and picks to make these work. I'm not saying every guy I name should be involved, just a few guys from these teams that I would want in some kind of combination in return. Toronto-Achiuwa, Boucher, Barnes, Koloko, Dick. They have a glut of youngish, tall, frontcourt guys that I think would fit nicely. Brooklyn-Clowney, Cam Johnson, Bazley, Sharpe, Whitehead, Wilson. Chicago-Williams, Caruso, Sanogo, Phillips, Lewis
Why the fuck would the Blazers want Chris Paul? That's a non-starter. I don't ever want to hear that name again in conjunction with the Blazers.
Tried to think what team might possibly want Harden, and I figured given the other players they've talked themselves into, maybe the Bulls! Carlik Jones might be a hidden gem...
Would rather get a backup C. I don't really care about winning, just want some semblance of balance. If Ayton gets hurt, our rebounding goes to shit even more.
As you can see by my signature, I don't trust stats to tell the whole story. Especially defensive stats and even more so when, most of the time, you're on the floor with Dame and/or Ant.
Why? To get zero value from Jrue? To trade Paul for less than we can get for Jrue? There is no Warriors delimma because they will never be in a position to make that choice. Jrue is the most valuable on the market Blazers trade chip ever that I can think of. It's another arrogant article written for an arrogant fan base that thinks they can pick and choose other teams' players.
dude, they would just buy him out, he's only salary ballast for the trade and getting Kuminga an pick/picks
As far as salary fillers go, Ball is easily the most intriguing I've heard mentioned. If he ever plays again, imo, he would be the perfect backcourt guy to play next to Ant (if Ant is still here and if Ant comes off the bench). I hope either of those two circumstances come true.
I don't think Kuminga and a couple picks would be zero value. Paul is filler. I want a young player like Kuminga and a couple picks.