Don't confuse Cronin with one of the emotional fanboys in this forum. He's all about creating a team and has had the handcuffs removed. So excited to see what he and Chauncey build.
Joe seems to like 25 and younger with upside. It would be amazing if we get Ayton for Nurk and Nas and Keon Scoot 6'4, Ant 6' 3 Shae 6'6, Tisse 6'5 Kris 6'8, Rayan 6' 7 Jerami 6'8, Jabari 6'9 Ayton 7'0, Badji 7'1
Herro's a guy you acquire to shuffle off somewhere else. He's not experienced enough to be the kind of veteran presence you want and he's taking up minutes from guys with higher upside than him. However, he probably has some value as a trade chip some other team might desire.
I would hope actually my hope is Grant turns into a S&T in the next 5 days....but it's a faint hope still, you trade salary, you have to take back salary
He doesn't have any incentive to do it though. I don't think you can give a 5th year on a sign and trade. He wanted that 5th year.
As you know, plenty of people here wanted us to trade Dame this summer. I suspect some of those same people will not be happy with what we get for Dame. Looks like we'll find out soon.
On the Lowe podcast they said that it was reported that, "Dame has a lot of respect for the San Antonio organization". Whether that means it's reciprocated or not I dunno, but it's not just a typo about who might be involved. In terms of why San Antonio might do it: because you win with stars, and they might want to hit the ground running with Wemby having an older all-NBA-level guy to help him, and they know that the draft picks are capital that is intended to be used, whether through the actual drafting of players or trades. And adding 12 first rounders in the next seven years is almost literally impossible, so that means they plan on trading at some point.
The Blazers are going to want bad contracts that are expiring. KAT's another guy that makes sense by eating necessary salary but also would be an awful acquisition because he's overpaid, not going to help this team and his likely sulking will ultimately poison our locker room. I don't think the Suns will deal Ayton, but him in Portland is a lot better fit. He wants to be featured and he would be here, and I think that's more important to him than being a championship contender at this point in his career. Ayton wants to prove he's a star. He can do that in Portland even if the Blazers are the worst team in history. And, if the Blazers overachieve, he'll feel vindicated even if he wasn't the reason the team outperformed its roster and coaching.
At this point, maybe… Their contracts match almost perfectly. Idk what their draft pick situation is like, but that could theoretically be done. Biggest loser in that trade is Klay Thompson, lol…
