Trade Grant to Portland for Mil first done deal

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    <<Insert 5 different replies from people saying if they were GM they could have gotten 3 1st round picks from OKC and the entire Orlando Magic franchise for that pick.>>
     
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    still have Bledsoe’s contract in theory, but we’ll see
     
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    Good. Take the Suns down a peg.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    I thought 7 + TPE was just the right amount. Asking the Raptors to eat 18M guaranteed of Bledsoe seems like a non-starter.

    In theory the Hart + 7 still works but that seems like an overpay to me.
     
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    Some folks up above read it yourself.
     
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    That's @barfo's fantasy team!

    Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Matey!
     
    SlyPokerDog, Jun 22, 2022
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    Well, Well, Well!!!

    Where is that hasty FIRE CRONIN thread????

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    :dunno: Why would we? This deal will have roughly the same impact as Powell or RoCo. Why is everyone so impressed by a trade that won't move the needle?
     
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    Great first move of the off season....welcome to Portland!
     
    riverman, Jun 22, 2022
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    Yeah, that's what I think. He's a starting-level guy and he's not costing us much. Depending on what else we do, it could look better or worse.
     
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    I like it! I was worried about losing the 7th pick in this deal. I wonder if we get Collins with it.
     
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    Says who, you?? Hahahahaha
     
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    It's all about expectations.

    It's not the 7 pick. It's not even a first rounder this year. If we were resigned to the team getting him, then this is about as painless a way as I can envision it happening.

    I still don't see a path where the team is good enough to have Grant be a difference-maker, but I'd love to be proven wrong.
     
    Ed O, Jun 22, 2022
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    I was just about to type that. Trade EBEC and 7 for Collins and 16 and then draft one of Sochan, Duren or Jovic at 16 in that order.
     
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    What if this is a big brain move by the Pistons to offer a max to Ant? Or a larger than expected contract to Nurk? That would be a shitty unintended consequence.
     
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    There are some people who are seriously counting their chickens before they're hatched on this one.

    This was a solid trade, but there's a reason why Grant doesn't have a ton of trade value. He has some warts. So calm down on the "haha I told you so" shit. You aren't there yet. He could demand a max deal. He isn't worth a max deal. The Bucks could lose Giannis for the year and their pick end up a high lottery pick. Don't believe me? Did anyone think the Lakers would have the 8th pick this draft? Apparently Cronin didn't because he didn't get that pick from New Orleans.

    Calm down on your gloating because the guy hasn't even put on a jersey yet.
     
    Natebishop3, Jun 22, 2022
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    Some salary cap wiz tell me how we get Collins/16 for 7 now. It’s win now after this so go all in.
     
    LayneStaley, Jun 22, 2022
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    If you catch wind of that you draft Duren if Nurk or Sharpe if Ant. I don’t see them going for Ant, but I could be wrong. This is a swing at Ayton imo.
     
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    If they throw a big number at Ant, you reluctantly match.

    if they throw a big number at Nurk, you laugh and let them have him.
     
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    "I told you so" is so lame when there's nothing really to crow about. Cronin made a less-bad deal than most here anticipated (and that some Cronin backers already seemed resigned to). That's fantastic. Less-bad than what he'd done so far is definitely a step in the right direction.
     
    Ed O, Jun 22, 2022
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