Trade CJ for another Star caliber player. We can roll with Ant and GTJ at shooting guard. We need to move CJ for a power forward.
I actually think that this time next month we might be able to move CJ to the Knicks for Randle, Rivers and the Mavs first rounder. That would mean we would start Randle at 5 until Nurk gets back and then roll with a rotation of Dame, Gary, RoCo, Randle, Nurk, DJJ, Rivers, Kanter and Hoodie in the playoffs.
OT: I think KAT needs to get out of Minny for all concerned. I think it's just turned into a place of misery for him, and they seem to play better without him. But where should he go? My suggestion: Washington. They could bundle interesting young players Deni Avdija, Rui Hachimura and Isaac Bonga, and one or two high picks. They don't have anyone to make up the pay difference until Feb 20th, though.
Once DJJ can be traded send... DJJ/CJ/Kanter/Little for LA/Derozan Spurs get CJ and Little for 2 guys expiring. If it doesn’t work out for the Blazers we clear 50 mil going into next offseason. Dame/Simons Trent/Hood Derozan/Melo RoCo/Zach Nurk/LA/Giles I know....
Ben. Simmons. He would solve a lot of problems, both as a backup PG and as a PF in the starting lineup.
You know that we can't use that money to get an impact player in free agency because either everyone hates Portland, Neil really sucks at getting free agents or both. If we trade CJ we need at least one impact player that has at least a season past this one on his contract and bird rights or is going to be a RFA. We could trade CJ for a young proven up and coming star on a rookie deal and expirings but we have to get something legit for him. In this deal we get fleeced by the Spurs. They get DJJ who can play if it's not in Stotts' sit in the corner role on offense and is an elite defender, CJ who was having one of the best seasons in the league before his injury and is an all star level talent on offense and Little still has high upside. We get two guys: one who has lost a step or two that he couldn't afford to lose and stay relevant and the other one won the Raptors a championship by leaving and would bolt after this season anyways.
Good grief if we could get Ben Simmons I would give up CJ, every draft pick we can after guaranteeing Houston this year's pick and pretty much whatever else they wanted not named Dame.
CJ has boosted his value this season I think and Ben's hasn't been any lower than it is now. He clearly doesn't fit next to Embiid, and a CJ-Harris-Embiid trio could probably win the east. God damn, I would salivate over a Dame-Simmons-Nurk trio in the west. I need to stop dreaming.
Is Stotts getting fired before trade deadline? Because if he’s not Simmons would be pointless on this team. Hell, even Jones Jr. shoots way too many 3’s than he should. Stotts wouldn’t know what to do offensively with Simmons who is a historically bad outside shooter.
Knicks D has been solid this year so I suppose coaching can cover this issue. Also the huge problem with the Blazers is both their guards are bad defenders. I think position here matters because guards are supposed to have the mobility to cover the other team's guards. If you put Nurk and RoCo around Randle they should cover his deficiencies. It's better if your PG,PF are bad defenders compared to your PG,SG being bad defenders. Everything is broken when both your guards cannot cover shit.
It's harder to cover for a bad defensive PF than it is a bad defensive SG though. PF is more of the last line of defense.
Knicks D is solid largely due to their coaching and system. Take Randle out of that and plug him into PDX/Stotts' system, with Kanter at C, Dame at PG, and see what happens.
Yes you do. Philly are leading the East and turned down a chance at Harden. They're not trading Simmons.
If we're trading with the Spurs, I want Patty Mills - he's having a GREAT season. And Rudy Gay is killing it in +/-. I've suggested trading for DeRozan myself, but I've cooled because (a) he doesn't shoot 3s and (b) his defense is atrocious, and we've already got too many terrible defenders.
