They wouldn't be able to because they'd be laughing as they hang up. There's no way that they trade Barnes for two guys at that level on those contracts.
After watching Scoot last night, i don't care where we trade Dame at this point. Scoot is the real deal. As long as we get fair return. If it's Miami, so be it. They aren't winning shit anyways. Dame may score on Scoot but no chance in hell he can guard him. Of course, i bet when they match up we see a much better effort from Dame Dolla on defense. I've convinced myself part of the Dame equation is that we drafted his replacement and he wants no part of being overcome. It's sad to see it end this way. His time here and his career. Anyway you slice it, he's got three good years left.
Here's the thing, it's not just game salary that agents get a piece of. Sure, it's the bulk of it, but they're capped at 4% of salaries in the NBA (usually 3%, though Drew Rosenhaus famously takes less to get more clients). Endorsement contract fees (shoes, liquor, etc) can be 20%. Dame's advertising/marketing revenue is likely much lower on a middling team in Portland than it would be on a contending team in BKN, MIA, or other market where he's getting a lot of eyeballs in the 7pm Eastern window and a lot of playoff time. So yes, the Goodwins have a healthy financial incentive to not only get Dame to the East Coast on a contender, but also to keep the team he's going to as stacked as possible. (which is interesting, since they're from Oakland and rep a lot of the Oakland guys). As an example, the Goodwins negotiated Lebron's first few endorsements (Nike for 90M being the biggest) as well as Durant's. Both fired them (for Paul/Leon Rose/Klutch in Lebron's case, Pelinka in Durant's).
This reminds me of when LaMarcus went to SA. He had said he wanted to go for the Blazers scoring title earlier (like a year before?) but when he saw that his place as The Greatest Blazer would only last until Dame overtook him, I think he lost the last bit of interest he had left in the team.
I only care about James hardens situation as it might relate to Dames situation. Which is why I'm posting it in this thread. imagined statement by Morey: "we can't find a good trade for you. I'm not going to trade you for Norman Powell and a first. Your options are one: You can play for the basketball team this year in Philadelphia. Two: You can sit at home and maybe we'll try to do something at the trade deadline."
Scottie Barnes ... lol "we'll trade our future All-Star and half our team + draft picks .... for Nurk and Lillard." I don't speak Canadian, but that sounds like a bad trade
Just came across this interview from a few months ago and i think it's interesting to watch now Damian Lillard On Why He Believes The NBA Is Changing For The Worse
