And Wemby? Against whom has he been playing? The Thompson Twins? Miller? You can make that statement about any NBA rookie. The fact is Scoot has played just about the highest level of competition of any incoming rookie could.
Is there any way we could find a way to merge this with the Melo thread eventually? Should this be the most posted in thread? Should we merge the Melo thread with this one? Gotta think about what is most important right now…
Ant Sharpe Little Grant Nurkic the team won't be good but it will win enough games to keep them locked in the back end of the lottery if Ant, Nurkic, and Grant are not traded, Portland has actually managed to find a worse fence to straddle then all the fences Olshey and Cronin straddled over the last 11 years
Do you have an inside line into Blazer management thinking and efforts???? How do YOU know the Cronin didn't make every effort to appease Lillard??? Pretty much every teams in the league had us over a barrel (where Lillard put us with his own words). all they had to do was jerk Cronin around until Lillard had enough and demanded a trade. Quit acting like you're some insider, privy to information the rest of the world doesn't have. I admire your fervor and fandom, but quit making shit up as you go along.
I honestly don't see how people don't think Cronin is a lying scumbag after this. At least Olshey was openly a piece of shit. Cronin is a sneaky piece of shit.
I think Brooklyn could put together a fair enough package but I think it just needs to be the best possible deal for us that gets Dame to a team he's cool with, not necessarily his first choice but a team on a list. If it takes 3 or hell even four teams to get the best return then that's what needs to happen.
Not to mention if they aren't lottery protected and the spurs happen to be in the lottery (not likely), it almost seems like a guaranteed 1st overall pick with how there luck is
As for the request itself: not a shocker, obviously. I'm fascinated to see what we get, and I can't promise I won't complain no matter what, but ... it's very unlikely I'd complain about anything we get for him. I don't begrudge Dame. I don't blame the Blazers. With all that being said: fuck giving him exactly what he wants (to Miami, without them giving up stuff of consequence). If he wants his $200,000,000, then he'll go wherever the team that trades for him is. The Blazers should seek the best deal for THEM, not for him.
My guess is it's a 3 or 4 team deal to make all the pieces work. Whoever ends up with Dame better hope some players sign for the vet min, because the cupboard is going to be bare.
I’m going to go on record saying that Wenbenyama has the Skinny Leg Syndrom which history has shown doesn’t always work out well. Yes there is a difference between playing against next level opponents Vs college kids wanting to become next level opponents. But every rookie has a job to do in proving they were deserving of their pick, or that they should have been taken earlier. Scoot could end up being more successful than Wembebyama. Wenbenyama could end up being MVP. Unknown…
I really wonder about the Grant deal, did Blazers know or did Dame wait till his buddy got over paid. If the latter that sucks and if I'm Blazers I'd consider backing out of deal and say FU, remember these are not signed deals. Yeah I am pissed if this is how it played out
With the way Joe and Mike value defense, length and mobility, I would be shocked if Ant and Nurk are on this roster come opening night
