@Mediocre Man seems to think we're 100% trading the #11 for a player (AKA: "the Deni Maneuver"). Let's say he's right (and that he does not, in fact, "know nothing"). What would that trade look like? Who would that player be? (I will be very disappointed if it's RJ fucking Barrett.)
IMO the only way we trade for KAT and his contract is if we include Grant's contract. Moving #11 seems unlikely. To many quality prospects. Yes we moved one of our FRPs last year, but not the highest one and every year someone says we're going to trade out and we don't. I think Joe and his team prefer to add a rookie unless it's someone really worthwhile and I agree Barrett does not fit that description.
I actually think we will trade the pick and like last year I think it’s gonna be for a player none of us are thinking about.
KAT would bring in a lot of offense that we desperately need. I’m assuming we would be keeping Camara and Deni in this scenario, so I wonder if KAT would play center for us.
I think he would. A KAT/Camara/Deni frontcourt wouldn’t be bad but Ayton and Grant need to go. Cling Kong and KAT would get all the C minutes. Still not sold on KAT though.
No where credible, Athlon Sports. More of an opinion than a rumor. My bad. I will find the link. https://athlonsports.com/nba/new-yo...lazers-former-no-1-overall-pick-deandre-ayton
KAT is 30 making: $53m $57m $61m Absolutely not. I’m calling bullshit on this “rumor.” Especially when you factor in this team is up for sale.
The BS on this rumor is the Blazers willing to take on that much of a contract cause we all know Jody / Bert or whoever is running this will not take on another 6 million so this is complete and utter CRAP so flush it down the drain. NEXT rumor
I could see us trading up, I could see us trading down to add a later pick and I could see us packaging our pick with a player or players to get someone we want on the roster. So those are three very sensible ways that we could trade our pick. You thinking "there's absolutely no way we trade our pick" is almost comically ridiculous, especially in a draft where so many prospects don't have a consensus value. This is the kind of draft where teams take a couple of future second round picks to let you move up from 11 to 9. I think this is definitely a draft where if our front office likes a guy like Demin but he seems very getable at 15 then we could see us trading back to OKC who doesn't need to add two rookies to their roster and nab picks 15 and 24. Seriously, your concrete judgement here in such a fluid situation is silly.
I think we will trade a player for another 1st. I don't think we trade the #11 unless we are trading up.
