Notice 2023 Blazers Free Agency

With all the cap space that we have!!!!!

 

I'm just going to say... citation needed

 

Back before the draft some Blazers edge writer was talking about Derozan and the #3 pick. I’ve seen a few articles from other locations talking about what is basically their ESPN Trade Machine scenarios which “work”.

Seen a few were talking about Bradley Beal, which is obviously false now. If anything it just shows that there’s a perception that we have a drop off at the guard position after Dame. I don’t disagree. He hasn’t even played a SL game and I’m going to say that I think it would be a crime to play Simons over Scoot. Any move that sheds Simons contract is a +

You move forward with Scoot and Dame and look to upgrade the front court situation.

 

Where are the rumors besides fans?

 

Only can come to PDX in a sign and trade. I think it would likely be Simons going out right?

I guess Nurk and Little going out and Blazers using MLE on a center would work too. Don't see why Miami would want those guys though.

 

Think Strus is exactly the type of players Dame is looking for. But we need many of these in the rotation and we'd likely have to overpay to get just one.

 

So nothing about Sharpe and a bunch of fans like us throwing shit at the wall? The word "rumors" feels like its doing a little too much heavy lifting in your post there...

 

I don’t think it’s much more than fans aside from Blazer fans voicing their thoughts. I’d be surprised if Derozan was in Portland next season.

I’m also not for moving Sharpe, and hope that is understood. But I do acknowledge that he’s probably our best ‘trade bait’. He’s probably the reason we turn down a trade for Embiid or Zion or anyone people want to talk about.

The writers outside of Portland were the ones mentioning trades involving Sharpe, they weren’t ESPN or NBA writers.

A lot of FA is going to come down to the belief of Sharpes future. Dude just said he’s ready to start. I don’t doubt it…

Scoot will gel with Dame better than Simons has. The chemistry will be better, book it.

I don’t think you entertain trades for Sharpe.
I think you take whatever makes some sense if you can move Simons.

 

Wonder how Pissed fans will be if we trade one of our prized young players (Scoot or Sharpe) for a player like Derozan????? I know I would be especially since it still wouldn’t make us contenders.

will fans turn on Dame at some point if we do a trade like that?

 

I guess other idea for Strus is full MLE. I think it now starts around $12 million and can go 4 years with raises? Doesn't quite get to $16 million but gets close, probably ~$55 million total. The full MLE is way more than the 2 year $10 million total of the tax MLE.

 

DeRozen would be fine but there is no way we should consider Sharpe or Scoot. Ant and maybe we get our pick back or just future picks is the most. Chicago fans like the idea of Ant for him straight up.

It does help the position logjam for the Blazers but doesn't really get the team any closer to contending because we still would have major defensive/rebounding issues. Would also have less salary flexibility and be older.

 

Maybe Ant to Philly DeRozen to PDX and Harden to Chicago?

 

Like with everything, it'll depend on the ultimate outcome -- both of the trade itself as well as how it plays out.

If adding DDR somehow gets us a title, I think we'll all live with that.

If Sharpe becomes more the 2nd coming of Gerald Green and not, say, Kobe, I think we'll all live with that.

If somehow a lot more value than just DDR comes with a Sharpe trade, I think we'll all live with that.

But yeah, in a vacuum, a Sharpe for DDR trade is about as non-starter for me as I can conceive...

 

Strus shot 31.9% on threes in the playoffs on 135 attempts. He was better in the regular season at 35% but thats still not amazing. I guess I'd be good with him for the MLE but a sign and trade giving him a larger contract possibly overpaying as well as losing an asset such as Ant doesn't seem like a good move.

 

Strus would shoot a better 3pt% here

I’d rather have Tyler Herro

 

I was about to possibly disagree with the first statement but would massively disagree with the second.

 

He could take a $12m MLE

 

Why would those teams not just cut us out?

 

Max Strus doesn’t move my needle.

 

If Philly preferred Ant and whatever to DeRozen. DeRozen seems about as much of an anti Morey player as possible.