Exclusive 2019 Trade Deadline Thread

What's Kobe Bryant got to do with any of this?

 

Does Kobe Bryant fight?

 

Well, he can absorb well.

 

That's Ed DAvis there next to Kobe...man he looked young there

 

One thing I do believe is that AD is dead set on playing for LA. He'll get there whether the rest of the league likes it or not. He wouldn't be having his agent jumping through all these hoops and pissing off people around the league. I mean the amount of press leaks slagging Boston and pushing Davis to LA is just ridiculous. And I don't think I've ever seen the Laker ownership this desperate. Which is kind of cool actually. Guess teams are really sick of their shit. Can't say I blame them.

 

Interesting point from SAS ,for once.

 

Just remember most thought it was a sure thing that George would be a Laker and granted that case is a little different but things in the NBA can change fast.

 

So was everyone else that didn’t end up in LA.....

 

Well it's only been six months since LA got their last franchise player. In a few more they'll have a chance to dip into the well and get another one. Somebody else will be happy.

 

Remember when Westbrook was going there? And Paul George? And even though Kawhi may go, it would be more likely he goes to the Clips. And how many others? If AD came here, it wouldn’t surprise me to see him re-sign, especially if we do well (and he has many millions more reason to re-sign).

 

He'd take Cleveland over Portland if that was the case. I love Dame but we'd have to make a WCF for AD to even consider us.

 

I don’t know why he’d take Cleveland over us? That’s absurd.

As for AD re-signing, yeah, it’d take us having success to re-sign him. That’s what I said. Dunno if it’d be a WCF Finals appearance, but we’d need to at least make the second round. And if we can’t advance further with a healthy Dame and AD, then what is the point of paying AD?

 

I'm talking as areas of interest, if both teams were in the same boat. I love Portland but it's considered Boringville, USA by most of the league. Esp to athletes with millions of dollars in their accounts. When you draft them and overpay players like we do... that kind of changes things.

As for resigning AD.... yeah, let's just get him first.

 

It is. But it’s not Cleveland. We’re a cut above (unless LbJ goes back, and even then, it’s a hard sell for folks).

 

Lebron chose to go back to Cleveland. Ha ha. I doubt we could even get Kevin Love to come home to Portland as a free agent.

 

I have it on record direct from multiple current Cavs. Ain’t no interest in Cleveland unless, one, LBJ comes back, two, they are using Cavs to get paid.

Portland is actually pretty well-liked with players, more than you’d think. The consensus is that we’re pretty much always the bridesmaid, though.

 

And Love won’t come back cuz, as I said, he’s getting paid. He’s got a ring. Only way he comes back is if we make a terrible decision to acquire him.

 

I already know how Portland is thought of. You only need to look at back at every year since like 1988 to see that.

 

Cousins - No chance
KD - Unlikely

I think Cousins might return to Sacremento now that they have legitimate talent. KD will go to New York.

 

My "realistic" hope:
POR Gets: Otto Porter Jr, Ian Mahinmi
WAS Gets: Meyers Leonard, Evan Turner, Seth Curry, 2019 & 2021 POR 1sts
SAC Gets: Maurice Harkless

Washington gets a good backup guard in Curry (they need one, Satoransky can be the backup SF behind Ariza), a much needed upgrade at backup C (Howard is hurt and all they have is Bryant and Mahinmi. Also get two picks and get below the tax line.

Sacremento gets a much needed SF for a 2nd round pick.

Then Portland signs Wesley Matthews

Lineup:
Lillard (35) / McCollum (13)
McCollum (21) / Matthews (23) / Hood (4)
Porter Jr. (33) / Hood (15)
Aminu (28) / Layman (20)
Nurkic (30) / Collins (18)