1. Get a list of teams from Beal where he would agree to go. His 2 years + player option is the hardest trade. He’s only 31, but it’s step 1 with a no trade clause. 2. Ask Book if he wants to stay after Beal is traded and knowing Durant is next. 3. Trade Durant for 1st round draft capital and young players. PHX draft assets are not optimal right now, so get 1st round picks. 4. If Books wants out, do it this summer at age 28. He’s young enough to get a strong return (including 1st round capital) but a bit old to start a rebuild.
I have been suspecting that the plan is to package our pick or picks and a player and take a big swing. I’m just not sure for who.
I'd probably stand pat and see what you have with a starting 5 that includes Scoot/Shae. In a year's time you can reevaluate after you see what that looks like. Otherwise I can see guys like Booker, Zion, Kuminga, Morant on the move. I'd try to swoop in on a player who was still on their rookie deal like Jarace Walker or Ausar Thompson/Ron Holland. I'd still do Anthony Black plus a 1st for Ant.
So 6 good years he has left most likely. Do you not think we’ll be a contender in the next 6 years. Not everyone has to be on the same timeline. In fact that rarely happens when teams win it all. There’s always a veteran presence. The guy is a vacuum on the boards and plays with tenacity. The likelihood we’ll draft a big even close to as good as him is highly unlikely
elite players that won't be available Sabonis is much better than Ayton and completely different than Clingan. But I tend to agree with Nate that Sabonis wouldn't make Portland a contender. He'd make them better, but I think 48-50 wins would be the ceiling
It’s a complicated answer. Zion if healthy and motivated could make us a contender. But unlikely that he’s ever healthy…. Or motivated. I’m intrigued by Booker. He’s in his late 20s like Sabonis but he’s the kind of scorer that I’m intrigued to put next to Toumani and Deni. I’d rather get a wing than a center.
a Booker-Sharpe-Camara-Avdija-Clingan lineup would be interesting. Booker has some definite PG skills. He's averaged 7 assists the last 2 seasons but if the Suns shopped him I'd doubt the Blazers could meet the price, and it almost certainly would include one or two of those players above
Sabonis and Zion? DB Hooper at point. Try to hang on to Deni and Camera. I don't know how you get those deals done and keep Deni and Camara... We just don't have enough assets...
Yeah probably not.... well..... we COULD but are we willing to? We could push all the chips in but I'm not sure that Booker is really the guy to do that with.
