Plausible destinations for our vets?

This week could be interesting

 

Trade Deadline - Feb. 6

 

And with this and next years drafts 1sts are a hot commodity.

 

I would imagine several other scenarios, but do you think Lakers would have interest in Ayton? It doesn’t look like we could get much in return contract wise (Rui, Gabe, Max?), but maybe have a 3rd team involved for more? I imagine Lakers will just try and get Jonas, but just wondered if there would be any value for either teams to do a trade.

 

EVERY week could be interesting.
90% of the are not...

 

Exactly

 

I doubt the Lakers would want Ayton even if we took their worst contracts.

 

I think we could squeeze a lotto protected 1st out of a high seeded playoff team, for RW. https://athlonsports.com/nba/all-grizzlies/robert-williams-an-ideal-trade-target-for-the-grizzlies

 

If we can get 1 first for any of RW3, Ayton, Simons, or Grant, I will consider that a win.

1 first and one of those players gone, that’s all I’m asking for.

if we can get rid of two players and get 2 firsts, that will be a home run.

 

If you got a 1st for Williams, flip it with Grant for an expiring. Then next season Ant, Aton and Thybulle are expirings and more can be done with the roster.

 

For the shit they have to offer, it's Ayton or nothing. No Timelord for them!

 

This place has already gotten pretty bad. It'll be downright insufferable if Ayton and Ant are here next year.

 

Well true - but I can't imagine how bad 2028 with Grant still here would be.

 

Kind of sucks if Grant value is so bad we have to attach a FRP to move him. You may be right though.

 

Do not give up a FRP to get rid of Grant

 

I don't think Shams says that there's a lot of interest in Jerami if that interest is teams who want him and a pick to make things work.

Shams said Ant, Jerami and Rob... he didn't say Deandre so I'd assume he didn't find any teams that have Ayton with positive value but I would assume he found teams that had positive value on the other three. The only thing I worry about is if other executives' positive value matches what Joe thinks but for Ant and Jerami it better.

 

I wouldn't either, would just hope to get to the summer and he can be flipped for an expiring.

Just sucks having soo much pointless $ on our cap for years with these 5 useless vets.

 

I'd rather them sit there on the bench for 5 years than give up a FRP to get rid of them.

Maybe if he's parked on the bench he'll think about rebounding and upping his value.

 

I do not believe the value of Blazer vets will go up because of good performance, That's a pipe-dream. It might go down because of bad performance though, and this season is probably the example of that

The only way the Blazers might get more for those vets than the current market is when they are on expiring contracts, although I think that value is likely overrated. Another way they might get more is if a contending team has an injury and needs to plug a hole. But there will always be cheaper alternatives in undersized SG's who are poor defenders, like Simons. This might work for Grant but the possibility seems remote

I think Ayton has negative value with the flaws he has and his salary. That's not going to change, IMO

Timelord? I am skeptical any team will move a 1st for him, but I suppose it's remotely possible. But he missed 76 games last season and has already missed 21 of 32 games this season. The clock is already ticking loudly on his next injury

matching Thybulle's offer sheet was one of Cronin's dumber moves