What if the Blazers said they wanted to trade Dame but for Dame to be able to handle it in a way best for him? What if the FO thinks Scoot and Shaedon are both promising enough that they could realistically move on from Dame?
It hurts to say that I have lost a great deal of respect for Lillard, especially after all his platitudes the past several years. This move is just another lather, rinse and repeat. As soon as Sharpe and Henderson reach their ceilings, they'll be gone for greener pastures too. Welcome to Podunk Portland.........
Fuck Miami but that's where he's going I bet. And we will get shit for assets cause fuck Joe. IM ALL OVER THE PLACE IN 15 MINUTES.
Just so everyone knows, I merged the different threads started. No offense to anyone but having one thread for initial reactions, etc. makes the most sense.
Yeah several more years of the lottery. How can’t we be excited about a few more years of what we just experienced
What a horrible day. And I'm already preparing myself to get absolutely fleeced in this trade. Will be some nice salt for the wound.
I refreshed and it said “not found” and I thought I was banned for my legitness or something. But apparently we’ve all been transported to another dimension.
I just don't even want to think about it. I accepted dame would leave a bit ago but the realization of the assets coming back will either be acceptance or downright depression and there's no in between.
Loyal to the soil, to me, means willing to go through the process good or bad, he was, for a long time, but he bailed out. He has every right to do so, but the loyalty claim now seems like a marketing ploy rather than true. Will always like him, but say what you want, not a great look
I mostly post stupid idiotic stuff for fun, but this post is really sad. This is just a game and an outlet from real life. I'm so sorry that happened to you. I hope you've gotten to the other side and found love from more kind and loyal sources. I'm bummed too, but I hope Scoot makes us forget about all this bullshit and drama the past two years. Also, Dame could've gotten hurt and been an albatross here. Time to rip the bandaid off, get excited about youth, and hope the team sells to uncle Phil.
This is a great day! It was time! This dude is going to be 35 in just 2 years! I’m excited for the future. Plus I think Jody might sell now..
I think it's maybe too generous to give Joe credit for our future (2 lottery picks turned potential stars). At this moment, I'm not confident he'll be getting us much in the Dame trade. He hasn't proven himself particularly capable in anything except getting Grant. So we'll see what happens here, but we better hope we don't find ourselves in the "just need one more all star" realm once again in 4-5 years or were doomed.
