Offer Jerami Grant a Buyout?

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  1. SharpesTriumph

    SharpesTriumph Well-Known Member

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    Id seriously consider exploring this. Yes I understand that salary would be tied to our cap permanently for 3 years.

    Grant while not horrible on defense like Ant or Ayton were - is below average on that end. His rebounding is horrific. He forces horrible shots while not playing a team friendly role.

    Jrue played great and defers where it helps the team but creates when there's opportunities. Great defense too.

    At this point it would be a total farce if Grant continues to starts. All of Deni, Camara, Sharpe are greatly outplaying him. We've seen many Grant quotes and comments at media day and other times where he clearly has demanded a starting role. He won't be happy with less.

    If I were Cronin I'd explore a buyout. Let him keep 70% or so of his contract and return about 30% to be a free agent.

    The way Grant is playing he won't ever be tradable on this contract until maybe the final season when it's an expiring deal of little negative and little positive value. It would be better for the Blazers to get him off the roster now and save a couple bucks.

    Let's get Grant off the team!!!
     
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    Cool story bro.
     
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    I don't see the need. If he's playing bad Chauncey needs to bench him. If he's playing well, then play him

    he's owed 103M. That's more than 34M/year for 3 years. He's not going to give back enough of that to warrant the dead salary
     
  4. PtldPlatypus

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    Nah...If Cronin realizes he's not worth keeping, then Cronin can tell Billups it's OK to bring him off the bench.
     
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    His salary is needed in the giannis trade
     
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    TL, DR.

    No
    Stupid idea
     
  7. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Facts
     
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    I think I've said this before, and I'm half joking, but maybe Grant would be more light on his feet and not trip over himself all the time if he wore different shoes. His shoes look like the shoes we had in the 90's, the really big bulky kind. Those things gotta be heavy for his skinny bird legs.
     
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    SharpesTriumph Well-Known Member

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    There are other ways

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    Nah.
    Play him as a starter and get some good minutes for him and look to trade him at the deadline or next summer.
    You have to look at the big picture. Trying to buy him out now would be a bad move that would hurt the team more in the long run.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Let's be honest here.... if we hope to have a shot at Giannis, then Scoot and Sharpe are both probably involved in the deal. It's probably this and all the picks.

    Your starting lineup next year would be:

    Dame
    Tou
    Deni
    Giannis
    Clingan

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    Bad ways. You do not give both Scoot and Shae, only one. You also expect that one of the attractions for Giannis to actually play in Portland is Jrue, so again, you do not give him up.

    In the very unlikely event that there is a Giannis to Portland trade, JG's salary is the biggest one you expect to come out of Portland.

    It will likely be JG, one of Scoot/Shae, maybe another prospect / filler and the Bucks own picks / swaps back.
     
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    That might be enough. It might not. It's hard to say what the market is right now but there are some teams out there that have a shit ton of draft picks available.
     
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    If I am the Blazers GM, that's where I stop. You need one high-end prospect from Shae/Scoot, you probably need DC next to Giannis so Yang probably needs to go out as the 2nd prospect, likely someone like Kris / Roup - so you basically give the Bucks young players instead of draft picks - You only do this if you can compete for a championship with Giannis, so staying with one high-end prospect (Let's say Shae), Deni, Tou, Jrue, DC and Giannis with however Dame looks like when he comes back and whatever is left /filled - that's a team that has a chance to contend. Otherwise, why do it?
     
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    Giannis is a forward....a power forward. Grant going out makes a lot of sense because of his position and salary. But the Blazers won't be able to afford Giannis, Camara (on his new deal), and Avdija. So, I'd think one of Avdija/Camara need to go with Grant. I'd be inclined to do Grant+Avdija+Scoot+Yang+only part of their draft assets, assuming the Blazers were determined to add a 31 year old PF. If they could get him for less, great. Personally, I'd want the Blazers to go after a younger star if they were giving away that much
     
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    Does Deni have the best contract, team wise, in the league?

    As far as return on investment?
     
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    And are we even going to be able to offer him as much as hopefully he deserves or could get elsewhere. Not sure how that stuff works.
     
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    Are you aware this thread is about Jerami Grant?
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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