Dame all but demanding vet roster

Dame literally on IG live right now "clearing the air" lol.

Basically said he just answered the question he was given and the media ran with it.

Again - stated he wants to stay in Portland.

 

cringeworthy, but i agree

 

I was being attacked for saying Dame should keep his mouth shut on Blazers related business publicly yesterday. Had to include every Blazers employee to make the argument somewhat palatable. I'm not typically ahead of the media.

 

I would love some future Phoenix picks. Durant, while still great, is getting older and has a definite shelf-life. They also used all of their resources to acquire him. They have like a 3 year window to do something and afterwards are kind of fucked.

 

their new owner seems a bit maniacal. i heard him talk on a podcast last month and dude reminded me of Ballmer a bit. I think he will continue to try to field a competitive roster even when KD is done.

 

I don't understand why Dame continues to do these interviews. For what purpose? He knows what questions are going to be asked.

 

And he knows he's gonna get aggregated when no one will listen to his 10 minute response and only will clip 10 seconds of it to play on First Take. I was apathetic about it for the past two years. It's tiring now. Let Cronin do his job, and if he doesn't then ask out then. All this shit does now is lessen his leverage in trade talks.

I get applying pressure. This ain't it. And he keeps continually stomping on all of us fans of his in Portland every time he goes on and says some shit.

 

The new owner is definitely a try-hard. However, given the lack of foresight with the Durant trade, I don't see them being able to climb out of the muck longterm. That trade was a rash decision that gutted their depth and resources for a very old player. There is a timer ticking and I personally want their picks when the clock hits zero, because they don't have the resources to get stronger.

 

None of us know what the situation is but if Dame has talked to Joe and he knows trades are on the table that Dame would be OK with but Joe is trying to sell Dame on playing with Scoot. This stuff might make a lot of sense. The other thing that makes sense is that the deals are already on the table, Dame knows everything is going to be good and so he's just answering things honestly. I think Dame should feel free to speak how he wants. KD demanded a trade and got one that was very good for the Nets, I don't blame KD for doing that and that isn't even what Dame is doing. I don't think Dame saying what he has said makes Joe's life harder and people who are Dame fans listening to these dudes go off on how this is disloyal are buying some wold tickets.

 

I know this has already been posted, but absolutely hysterical to me that people think we would just ship Dame off to the highest bidder.

The Magic could offer the Blazers ownership in the franchise and draft picks for 100 years and if Dame said no, they’d say no.

 

I think this is what YOU are thinking and trying to pass it along as what Dame is.

 

Dame is not leaving. Get it out your minds, we are going to make a trade.

 

Also lol @ Dame and Scoot playing any minutes together.

If we keep Dame and 3 and draft Scoot, it’s gonna be absolutely hilarious when people are bitching “WHY ARE WE PLAYING 2 SMALL GUARDS FUCK BILLUPS”.

 

I damn near guarantee if Scoot is there at #3, we are trading that pick OR Dame.

There is no fucking way they’re convincing Dame that a guard, that plays his position, off the bench is going to help him get closer to his goal of competing for a championship.

If Brandon Miller (or a SF) is the pick then he might go for it because it would solve an immediate need at a fire position.

Kinda like when Dame came in and was an immediate starter w/LMA.

He needs immediate help in the starting lineup, not at the backup PG position.

 

I'm pretty sure every player is playing with the goal of competing for a championship. With that, management needs to be patient, practical and prudent when assembling the roster. That is what I expect Cronin to be here. Can he be? Who knows?

 

Totally agree.

The issue is that a backup PG isn't going to help you win a championship, even if your backup PG is Steph Curry.

Having Steph Curry play 12 minutes off the bench isn't going to get us to a championship faster than having Paul George playing 36 minutes per night, even if Steph Curry is the better player.

So if "assembling a roster" is the goal, how the hell can you draft a backup PG that cannot play with your best player? Seems like really, really poor roster construction.

 

Players can't sign at the time of the trade, they have to go to free agency.

 

I understand the logic, but why would Portland be arranging a trade of picks for Dame before he asks to be traded?

He just gave an interview where is answered "yes, I do" to the question of if he expected to be a Blazer when the season starts. He hasn't seen what kind of trades, if any, Cronin may find for the 3rd pick, and quite often, those trades don't materialize till draft day, or even during the draft depending on who is taken when. And that's only the first part of the puzzle. There are many trades that develop in the first couple of weeks of the off-season. Cronin may accomplish something significant at that time that would greatly influence Dame's decision...and Dame will know all of this

so sorry, I just don't see any realistic route for the Blazers to land any 2023 draft picks for Dame, unless it's months from now. As far as I'm concerned, when people use those 2023 picks in trade ideas it's just to enhance their argument with imaginary assets coming back

 

not before the trade, no, I don't