Rumor Damian Lillard Would Like Blazers To Acquire Deandre Ayton

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Would You Do It and Would The Sun?

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  1. Natebishop3

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    I don't know why the Warriors would want him at this point. It sure seems like they're all done.
     
    Natebishop3, Jun 19, 2023
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    Yeah, I don't see how we can sign Draymond with the MLE. If he gave up 27 million his agent has to have a 3-year deal for around 20 at least. Which is fine because I don't think his skill set translates to every team.
     
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    Especially to move to Portland lol.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    He loves Dame. If there's a free agent that Dame has been recruiting, it's Draymond.
     
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    Ant, Keon, Nas for Ayton

    3, Nurk menage a trade for Zion

    Listen, IF Zion can stay healthy

    Dame
    Shaedon
    Grant
    Zion
    Ayton

    Thybulle
    Reddish
    free agents

    That COULD be a very good team. Would literally need to add nothing but defense and rebounders in free agency
     
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    If New Orleans is willing to trade Zion for the 3rd pick and randoms that should tell you all we should know about Zion's health/desire to get healthy.
     
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    Miller’s projected to be really good
     
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    I'm still extremely confused about how Zion's salary can be traded.
     
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    Exactly and healthy.
     
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    I’ve been shouting to use the pick louder than most
     
    Mediocre Man, Jun 19, 2023
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    Cot Damn. Er'time i see this thread i think it's a new one.
     
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    not sure if Portland has the salary to do all that, but maybe? It would have to happen after July 1 because of Zion's PPP right now

    Zion + Ayton = 66M in salary

    66M/1.25 = 52.8M....Blazers would have to come up with that much outgoing salary:

    Anfernee Simons $24,107,143
    Jusuf Nurkić $16,875,000
    Nassir Little $6,250,000
    Kevin Knox $3,000,000
    Keon Johnson $2,808,720

    about 53M!

    it would have to be a 3 team trade so the Blazers can aggregate all the salaries and throw a blanket over the deal
     
    wizenheimer, Jun 19, 2023
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    ?

    right now, he's poison pill and there's an almost insurmountable differential in trade credit imposed by the poison pill. But that vanished after July 1 and then he's just a 33.5M salary...on a fat ass injury magnet
     
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    Gotcha. So if we were gonna trade for him, it would be after 7/1.
     
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    yeah, it would have to be. I'm doing this from memory but I think there's a differential between the credit the Pels would get and the debit Porland would receive of 21M. That's a huge differential and Portland does not have nearly enough filler to plug that hole
     
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    Thanks for the breakdown. IF and when that team came together, they’d be good. Still hoping for Miller
     
    Mediocre Man, Jun 19, 2023
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    Maybe adding Green as well
     
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    we don't agree on Dame but we do agree on not trading the pick and my thinking is that Miller would be the best outcome for that pick
     
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    I think if they take Miller, Dame will ask out, and we’ll get less
     
    Mediocre Man, Jun 19, 2023
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    Are we getting crap offers for 3?
     
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