Yeah I guess you could list it as a swap we have with Boston then a lesser swap we gave up to Washington.
"So the Blazers made the much-awaited blockbuster trade on Wednesday, trading Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-team deal that sent Jrue Holiday, Deandre Ayton, Toumani Camara, a 2029 first-round Bucks pick and two Bucks pick swaps in 2028 and 2030 to Portland.Sep 28, 2023" The pick swap in 2028 will only be available if the Blazers don't have to transfer their first-round pick to the Chicago Bulls. Thanks to Neil Olshey, a lottery-protected pick is owed to Chicago through 2028. Blazers may have right to swap first-round picks with Milwaukee Bucks. Note: This swap is protected for #15-30, which means if Portland’s first-round pick is conveyed to the Bulls in this draft, the swap with the Bucks does not occur.
I was just going say this. But Ayton and Camara was mostly for Nurk and Little. Dame accounts for some of it with Grayson Allen going to the Bucks, but I think that deal was going to happen anyway. It's really Deni, RW3 and the swaps. A 2029 pick also went out for Deni. And given that RW3 is useless. We pretty much traded Damian for Deni and swaps.
Yes a pick went out but we got one for Dame and one for Jrue so we do have a full pick. Basically have part of a swap but a lesser swap out with it. Yes Nurk and Little were sent out too. We also lost two seconds in today's trade.
Not sure who posted it but this does have a lot of vibes of Olshey, trading away multiple picks to acquire a roll playing forward that isn't a difference maker. Hard to know how many of Olsheys dumb moves over the years had Cronin pulling the strings.
Oh right, so it's basically Deni, a 2029 pick and 2 swaps. The swaps could end up being really good, the bucks are likely to be in a rebuild. There's an off chance we'll get an asset for RW3, but I doubt anyone will give us a 1st for him.
He is a difference maker though. He's better than anyone we could have gotten at 14. And Brogdon was a goner anyway.
If you're trading with Washington and sending picks out rather than getting them back, it sure seems like you're doing things wrong. Brogdon actually had a pretty big impact on team success this year, so this move feels like the front office is trying hard to tank in the short-term, while not caring about long-term jobs.
