Dame asks for trade (And there it is)

i dunno why you find this shocking. not really a secret that he's getting traded.

And I think the PHX deal is probably mostly done.

 

I didn't say it's shocking. I said it's notable. There has been a lot of smoke about Ayton, but it's not done.

 

Similar to LeBron tired of losing to KG/Pierce/Allen. He was like, I’ll never win without help

 

…. Yeah…. Nothing…

 

Ayton being traded to Portland would surprise me after what Vogel said and what the new owner has done.
It’s not a big topic here in AZ. Ayton would be better off with a new start, IMHO — either Indiana (via Portland) or with Portland. PHX needs depth on the bench for their all-in, win-now gambit.

 

Depth....is the big thing for them. Nurk would be fine there and wouldn't be demanding shots (that he wasn't going to get anyhow) because of the presence of Durant and Booker. Also, he is a menacing pick for the P&R. The added pieces they would get would be valuable. Ayton is better than Nurk.....but that isn't really what they need.

 

I'm curious about the "added pieces" Phoenix would be getting. Nurkic obviously. But who else and assuming Portland was paying the freight, what player(s) would be diverted from the Dame trade to Phoenix? OG? Trent? Porter?

 

Either Nas or Thad Young

 

interesting! thx.

 

He might have been exaggerating. Just going off what he said.

 

the important thing was that skylar mfuggin mays was there.

 

I just wanted to make sure that everyone was aware (as I'm sure most of you are) that this is a comment about the Raiders and has nothing to do with the current situation between our Blazers and Dame.

 

Well, the Raiders best player (Adams) doesn't play defense either. The 'genius' coach is a hack, the QB is a fraud, and the running back's strategy to sit out all of training camp has backfired in a big way.

 

Has anyone ever done what Dame is doing now? Request a trade to only one team while under contract for 4 years.

 

I have never heard of a request to one team like this. Certainly trade requests with varying number of years left on a contract have been requested, but at best the request is a winning situation. Very ballsy. Every time I see a Dame commercial I look away now. Don't want to see or hear him.

 

It's my understanding that KD just did the exact same thing last off season. He requested a trade to the Suns and had four years left on his contract. He didn't get that trade until midseason but he did do what Dame is currently doing.

 

A little different, his list was two teams, PHX or the Heat.

 

...and not nearly as much public posturing by KDs camp

 

Just send Dame/Nurk & Simons to Miami for Adebayo & filler.

 

Can we turn Dame Nurk Simons Nas +? into Adebayo and Claxton

Scoot
Shae
Jerami
Bam
Clax

Would be a solid core in a couple years