Not a good move, IMO. Dame and CJ are one of the best backcourts in the league. They have amazing chemistry and are close friends. Okafor would be a nice get, but not at the expense of CJ
As much as I really want Okafor to be on this squad - it can't come at the cost of CJ. CJ is one of the best creative players in the game - and he fits our culture; a great team mate and a stand-up guy. He's still only got one proper seasons worth of games under his belt. - so I cant wait to see how he plays with a little bit more seasoning. He's a keeper for sure.
I think CJ is definitely a keeper (barring a no brainer trade. Tho I don't see any option being on the table. Ex: No, Paul George isn't being traded). CJ has the vibe of a wily veteran like Rip Hamilton (altho iirc, Rip's arms were quite freakishly long). Very smart, tricky, and dependable.
1. I didn't realize this was a Jan 2016 thread bump until reading all of it; no morning caffeine yet. 2. MM just said everything you need to know on this topic. 3. Their fans only want Lillard for Okafor so this trade, as rumored/proposed, isn't going to work for them.
I'd trade Vonleh+Cleveland's and our 2018(?) picks for him. That's as far as I'd go, I think (in theory) 3 first rounders is fair.
I feel like Sacramento would accept the deal and hang up the phone really quick leaving you to be like "wait what the hell just happened?".
We should sign Ray McCallum then call the Kings saying how about McCallum for Boogie, and hope your scenario goes down lol
I'd be absolutely shocked if this went down. A big who can't play defense and is troubled off the court for one of the most inventive scoring guards in the NBA and a guy that wants to be in Portland. The Blazers need to add talent, not exchanging it at this point ... about the only big in the league I might trade CJ for is Cousins, and I'd have to think about that. CJ's a great player and a chemistry guy. This sounds more like someone throwing something out there, not something that legitimately is being discussed.
I like CJ a lot, but I think a Boogie/Dame combo could be unstoppable. I mean that.... literally unstoppable. If we could somehow snag Boogie and then get a defensive player.... like Horford or Whiteside.... that team would be amazing. Dame Crabbe Aminu Boogie Horford I mean...... please? I can has?
If anyone could get him to pull his head out of his ass, I think Terry could do it. The terrible trio of Dame/Terry/Neil could motivate just about anybody (except LaManboobs.
Look at his current situation, they've tried to show him that he's the Alpha by firing every coach under the sun who doesn't see eye to eye with him. I never really felt that Cousins was too much of a problem until he ran Karl out of town, who has lead teams to the playofffs 22/27 seasons as a head coach, including 1 finals appearance and three conference finals appearances. I don't think Karl is one of the all time coaches, but if he can't last more than a season next to Cousins then I consider that to be a massive red flag. Don't forget Karl is also a guy responsible for shaping our very own Terry Stotts. We will be able to tell how legit Cousins is after one season with Vogel as coach. If they retain Rondo they should absolutely make the playoffs under Vogel {in my opinion}. Anything less = trade Cousins to whoever is willing to give you their pudding pop in return.
