Zombie Even Charles Barkley says it’s time for the Blazers to trade Dame

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  1. BigGameDamian

    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

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    They gotta get rid of Dame first, that’s the biggest piece to go... I’ve said it before. They’ve got to trade Dame, start the rebuild.

    They ain’t no good. And Dame is on the back side of his career. … You can’t hold on to aging superstars when they’re making $50 million a year.


     
  2. Strenuus

    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Stop trying to make "fetch" happen.

    Same concept.
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    im not going to make much of a casual's opinion who has only watched one half of our game. and that too a game where we had three guys play their first minutes with the team.

    we have 2 guys on the current active roster who played in the game last night AND will be on the roster next year. Why TNT didn't flex out our game is beyond me.
     
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    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    chuck is fine but who the fuck do you trade him for? chuck leaves that bit out. what team? okc for picks?? yeah right. boston for brown? that would be dumb for boston. where is the toung star you can build around and who would trade him for dame? simmons was the only possibility that seemed plausible.

    ny? fuck that
    miami? for what?
    lakers for the teacup AD ? he is not a leader.

    Its easy to say trade him but what is the package and what are the numbers?
     
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    a thread only Rasta will like
     
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    There's a reason Chuck is paid to jack his jaws instead of manage a team.
     
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    HomerLovesKoolAid I have a well-known member.

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    CB is correct about as often as The HCP.
    Turrible.....
     
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    Fairly-Hard Former Member Gone New!

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    I'm wondering If Dame does what Dirk did? How much more money does he really need?
     
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    Charles Barkleys opinion on the Blazers matters as much as the guy working at your nearest grocery store, maybe even less so. If you dont bother watching any games (even though its your job,) your opinion is irrelevant.
     
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    Yep. THE HCP picked the Blazers to go 41-41 and we all told him he was wrong. We were right.
     
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    Even Charles Barkley says it’s time for him to go on a diet.
     
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    I don't see how you can build a contender with one guy making $50 million. Especially in a town where FA don't want to go to. You have to get a lot of veteran talent to sign for nothing, year after year.
     
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    Stephen Curry $45,780,966 $48,070,014 $51,915,615 $55,761,216 $59,606,817
    James Harden $43,848,000 $46,872,000
    Kevin Durant $40,918,900 $42,969,845 $42,969,845 $49,856,021 $53,282,609
    Giannis Antetokounmpo $39,344,970 $42,492,568 $45,640,165 $48,787,763 $51,935,360
    Paul George $39,344,970 $42,492,568 $45,640,165 $48,787,763
    Kawhi Leonard $39,344,900 $42,492,492 $45,640,084 $48,787,676
    Damian Lillard $39,344,900 $42,492,492 $45,640,084 $48,787,676

    it might actually be the case you can't win a championship without one guy making a super-max
     
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    Dirk didn't take a pay-cut till his 13th season, and that wasn't much of a pay cut. He signed a 4 year deal that paid him 10M more than his previous 4 years. He didn't take a big pay cut till his 17th season
     
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    You have to be dedicated to paying luxury tax and building up your cap. You build up your cap by signing players to deals with bird rights or trading for them and then going over the cap when re-signing them but you keep the process going. The Lakers, Warriors, Bucks and a bunch of other franchises haven't been under the tax in a while and won't do what we did this year and last to dip under it because it makes it nearly impossible to have a cap number in the 160s to 170s for a while. So yeah if your operating around the salary cap, paying one player 41% of that number will make it really hard to compete but if through bird rights you push your cap up into the 170's paying one guy 30% of your cap space isn't so crippling.
     
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    Didn’t Dirk also start a bit younger? Dame did 4 years in college.
     

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