Plausible destinations for our vets?

The BIG negative IMO for teams possibly wanting Jerami is that huge contract with many years left, DFS is only 14 mil this year and I think it's an option year next season - DFS so much cheaper.

 

It was one interview. How many times did he repeat it? Zero? I am guessing you all are all making too much of it. He did not mention Deni or Camara either.

 

Context???

 

Why are you causing me to agree with Kingspeed? Ant is NOT a part of the future core. Give it time

 

I did not say he will be. But to think that Joe made that decision before the start of the season AND then let us all know about it by not mentioning him in one comment is a bit out there. Even for Blazer fans.

 

Yet happens to be the case. Ant wasn’t supposed to be here now.

 

Another wrong guess by your source?

 

That is certainly one theory. Another theory is the Blazers achieved their goal of getting under the luxury salary cap and other GMs understand that. The Pelicans never benefited from the trade so yeah I would not expect them to pay us back. Also if there was a "pushover " image....... he already got rid of it last year with the Dame trade.

 

Cronin misjudged things (once again) and waited too long to trade Grant.

The time to move him was last year when he was playing great. Now he’s 30 and playing horribly.

I will be shocked if we can get someone to give us a first for him.

 

At this point I am less concerned with trading guys (it will happen or likely not) and more concerned about getting a coach who will develop players better and play for the long-term good potentially at the cost of a few short term wins.

Someone not afraid to make our “big-bucks-guys” role players if that helps the team.

Life of a Blazer fan.

 

Not at all. The plan was to trade him. It does take two though. There was no deal coming soon. Just that the Blazers and Ant are on the same page about moving on

 

Also, pizza guy doesn’t guess, he hears

 

Are we expecting anything to happen before the deadline?

 

It takes two. I think our best hope is trading Grant. I doubt we'll be able to find a taker for Ant or Ayton.

 

I'm hoping we trade Grant for Middleton or a similar deal and just get out of the last year or two of Grants contract.

I've totally given up on a FRP.

Grant is clearly our 3rd forward at best behind Deni/Camara. Not a good situation for him or the team to continue to roll forward with him on this roster.

But I never would've thought it made sense to acquire the vets Cronin did so who the hell knows what he will do with them.

 

If it really pissed teams off so much, why didn't they step in and offer more?

 

you're trying to sell a used 2017 car. it's bluebook value is around $15,000. People offer $12,000-14,000. Your counter-offer is $29,000, firm. That's not hardball, it's dumb-ball

 

The consolation is that Ant/Ayton are expiring next season. Joe can just let them walk for nothing and enjoy the cap room. Will he do it? Plus Shaedon will be due his new deal. Will they over pay? Get rid of Grant if possible.

 

what would the deal have been?