Exclusive Ayton is agreeing to buyout

Cronin's Failure is NOW complete -- he traded for Ayton and could not even trade him out of the Blazers and get something for the bum.

 

I think LMA broke you.

You’re the Justin Timberlake troll from the movie Trolls. All the color got sucked out of you. Aldridge did that to you.

 

I'd say he didn't want to take on multiple players to match Ayton's salary...this was about cap relief and roster spots. His money pays Jrue. This move is just a precursor to another move coming. By training camp we'll see what Cronin's off season was like. So far it's great.

 

HE WAS SUPPOSED TO COME BACK DAMNIT

 

Its ok to dislike moves the team makes.

 

I guess they think a buyout is better than getting 35 million dollars in contracts back in return. Especially if they were not ending contracts. I wanted to keep him, but not after they drafted Hansen. It made no sense then

 

Not a fan of this. As much as people dislike Ayton he isn't useless. He was our best center we had on the roster imo. I'm not saying Clingan cant get better but he obviously needs to improve his cardio.

People were hammering the possibility of Ant walking away at year end as a way of defending the Jrue trade.

Looks like we cut Ayton for nothing.....

 

Reason it's a failure cause now it makes the Dame trade look worse and it already kind of looked average at best and I will admit it would have been hard to trade the bum but again this was still a failure cause we NEVER should have taken the risk on someone who does not give 2 fucking shits.

 

too bad Cronin took 2 years to come to that realization

 

DC is fine this cardio thing is BS and if you looked at his minutes played per game you would know this and not pull this BS excuse out.

 

Ayton's garbage. You don't want a center slacking on D and trying to jack inefficient jumpers - especially if your trying to set a defensive identity.

Id much prefer we resign Walker and play him any needed center minutes. Even Reath is way more enjoyable to watch that Ayton lazy play.

Thank gosh 2/3 of the AytonAntGrant big3 is dead!!!

 

It isn't bs though. If you argued he was in his rookie year and should improve in that realm I agree with you. But we will need to see it.

 

I don't disagree that he isn't a good fit but he isn't garbage.

 

I thought he was talking about how much Ayton was willing to give back on his salary. I'd be a little surprised it it's more than 5M

 

He’s not garbage. He’s not Wilt but he’s not garbage. My god this place is all or nothing. If a guy isn’t Lillard or Roy he fucking sucks. Ayton is overpaid for what he gives and his effort is lackluster but with all that he’s a 16/10 guy.

 

If they couldn't get a deal they liked for Ayton, makes more sense to buy him out than take in a player they don't want or need. I think some here just automatically hate everything Blazers management does regardless.

 

This place can be so ridiculous. Ayton Simons Grant all “fucking suck”. Yet they’ve been in league for a long time and will stay in the league.

 

Look, I love Dame and was pulling for him in Milwaukee, but I am not sure how that trade can ever look bad now after his injury. I hope he comes back good as ever, but he is getting paid 58.5 million next year, and I doubt he will play.

 

Yeah such a failure. They got an all-defense guy who is only in his second year. Such a horrendous failure.

What did we give up? Nurk and Little? Oh wow such a failure.

 

I am not saying he does not have some work on that end but he was fine specially towards the end of the year and this is a fact but whatever believe whatever you want even if wrong -- LOL