Trade CJ McCollum to New Orleans

Especially with Ingram able to score as a forward, and maybe someday that duo with Zion.

When the Blazers had Aminu and Harkless as forwards yeah CJ needs some more offense with him in the backcourt. But they have plenty of offense with those two, and Jonas is solid as well.

Its funny, but I think a great SG for the Pelicans to pair with CJ in the backcourt is Hart.

 

That was an injury riddled trade as Didi just has meniscus knee surgery and could be out all or most if the rest of the year.

 

CJ with 14/10/2 in the FIRST half tonight. Nice bounceback from him, but they're down 6 to the Spurs

 

Go Spurs, Kings and later Clippers and Lakers.

 

I was thinking 10 assists...but it's 10 rebounds. No other player on either team has more than 6

 

He looks great tonight. They're thrilled to have him.

 

I wish for all of the individual success in the world for CJ this season and a lot of losses, including in the draft lottery. Starting next season I can root for him to play well and win because that won't really hurt us, unless of course it's when they're playing us.

 

CJ sitting on 27/11 with still lots of time in the fourth. Unusually high turnovers mostly from miscommunication

Great game from him. He needs to be their PG full time.

 

As long as they lose he can score as much as he wants

 

Pels defense getting cooked and not entirely all CJs fault. Dejounte Murray has gotten so good. Pels about to drop another one

 

Pelicans team reminds me of the dead end Blazer team. Lots of talent, but just not the right group.

 

CJ 6 turnovers.

 

Finished with 36 on 15/24 shooting.

 

If we get their pick this seems like an easy Blazers win in that trade, especially if that pick is sent for Grant or someone like that.

Hart/Grant > CJ

 

That’s what I have been trying to say! And haha at the dude who said I was crazy for thinking that CJ could put up similar numbers as Harden.

 

Pels and Clips haven't won since trades with us.

 

It's culture. We've injected those organizations with Olshey poison. They'll slowly wither and die.

 

if we end up ass backwards into the play-in ahead of these two teams, that would be hilarious on so many levels.

i see some course correction this week when we play MIL/MEM, and once they figure out what to do with CJ in NO.

 

Cronin better have an evil cackle in his arsenal.

 

so, now that the dust has settled, and the three team trade of CJ is done, we can look at it in total

in summary, it was:

CJ + Nance + Snell

for

Hart + Ingles + Louzada + Hughes + the potential Pels 2022 lottery pick (and a 2025 1st if not) + three 2nd round picks + 50M in cap relief over the next season and a half



obviously, the gauge of this trade will in large part pivot on if the Blazers get a lottery pick from the Pels this season. But in total, this looks like a fairly decent trade for Portland

the Clippers trade on the other hand.....