...presumably to accommodate an unbalanced trade sending out Ant/Ayton/Grant, which players would you be OK with the front office simply releasing if necessary?
Doesn't that depend on who we're getting in return? If we get Wemby I'm fine with cutting all of them. If we get Westbrook we should cut him.
Thybulle Timelord Deni don't make sense as their contracts make cutting them a bad idea. Duop in a minor way too even though its a few million. If need be they could be routed to a third team though such as Duop which I think I mentioned in another thread. Scoot/Rupert have enough upside (even if way overrated by many Blazer fans) that cutting is a bad idea. I'd be fine cutting the others (Banton Murray Walker) - I wanted them off the 15 man roster in the summer anyways for undrafted players with better potential or a vet with better leadership.
I assume the idea is that a team can't be over the 15? players max, so if there is a 2 for 1 trade with the Blazers getting the 2, you need to cut someone before the trade, so even if it is a Jokic + Westbrook coming in, you need to cut someone before the trade. What you do with Westbrook after is not important.
The premise would be that it would be irrespective of the return--that the players are simply being cut because we have to have roster space to consummate the deal, and that we're only taking back expendable, salary-ballast players.
Mostly fair, I read this as a question of who do you think is non-consequential in general. I can't see the Blazers doing a 6 for 1 trade where they need to get rid of 5 players. I suspect that the Blazers will have to cut 1 or 2 at most and it seems to me that the most non-consequential players the Blazers have on the roster, in general, are between KM, JW and DR - even tho I like all 3, the other players mentioned in the pole have more skill and/or higher upside worth investigating. So my vote is really just by process of elimination and limiting it to 3 which is the max I believe the Blazers will "have" to cut.
I put Reath and Banton, primarily based on age and position. But I think most any of these guys could be included in to a deal, or as a 3 team deal, to keep us within the correct roster limit. I think plenty of teams would give a 2nd for Reath as a low minutes floor spreading big.
I really don't think we do. How about this--if you can think of any unbalanced (in player quantity) trade that the Blazers could reasonably make--sending out Ant, Grant, and/or Ayton--that would result in you being OK with cutting any of the players listed above for no additional return, then check that player's box in the poll. I have faith in your ability to think critically.
Prior to a week ago, I had Banton on my list of "inconsequentials", but I think he's proven that he can have a role here, both now and in the future.
First thought is I'd have to know the trade. Who is involved? Lots of times players involved in trades end up being let go. Edit- Now that I read the thread that was obviously what others thought as well.
But unlike the offseason, where we could make an imbalanced trade and then waive incoming players, in the regular season you can not go over 15(barring injury exceptions and what not). So anyone incoming could not be waived to meet our 15 limit
I genuinely like them all! But I picked Matisse (even though he's among the least likely) just because I don't think he's happy here and I want him to be happy.
Rupert can go. That was the first and easiest decision. To see I'm the only one further proves I'm correct in my thinking.
