How disappointed do you think you're going to be by what we get for Dame?

Given that everyone seems to think a trade is imminent (we'll see), and given how pissed we were about what we got for CJ and for RoCo et al., seems worth asking this question

 

I expect to be a bit disappointed and say I'd prefer to have brought Dame to camp.

I'm concerned I'll be devastated and it will be a horrible return.

I'm hopeful I'll be pleasantly surprised.

I didn't vote as I don't agree with any of the poll options.

 

Cronin making a trade usually results in disappointment.

I'm not counting Nurk for Ayton in the deal really.

 

Nothing I have seen comes close to making up for the loss of Dame so my expectations are tempered. If the return falls below my tempered expectations I'm going to be in epic meltdown mode.

 

None of these options fits how I feel either.

I would have said the Miami one last week. Now I am not sure. No we are not getting a star back like Dame, but if we can upgrade one position I would be ok.

I want to gamble on Ayton. I know there are flaws in his game/contract but I think he upgrades the center position.
If we could get a solid defensive 4 back as well I would be happy.

 

Not picking one of your options.

I suspect I'll be disappointed, but I think we held the bag too long and Dame's value isn't what it would have been a couple years ago.

I'll be moderately satisfied if we get 3 picks, a couple young guys, and maybe a starter quality player.

 

I'm sure I will handle it just fine, because very few transactions really get me up in arms.

I'm more curious to see the reactions of the people who have been pushing for a Dame trade prior to his request because they thought that was the better path. I look forward to the predictable responses that we sold low or should've sold sooner/later that we get about nearing all trades.

 

Other than the picks, I'll be disappointed if the return is Jovic and Jaquez. I'll need at least 3 picks by the way.

 

My thoughts are just the opposite of yours. After holding out three months on making a horribly one-sided deal with the Heat, if Joe settles now for a sack of crap like you’re saying, it’s going to be tar and feathers time for Joe.

 

I'll be disappointed if we cannot turn Dame into strengthening our frontline, immediately. Hopefully a really good young three or 4/5. Picks at the end of the decade will not help Scoot & Shae.

 

I won’t be disappointed at all.

I said before the draft, if we draft Scoot, Dame is gone … and he is going to pick where he wants to go, and none of those teams had assets, so I’ve never expected much.

And some people said it’s “not our problem”

 

it's hard to gauge without knowing what the real buzz is.

I think there could be a silver lining to a bad trade: Portland ratcheting up their lottery odds over the next 5 years. Any disappointment on the return has to be calibrated against that

now, if I was gauging on a scale of my ex-wives, the Blazers winning 27 games a year on Root Sports would be heaven

 

I’m ready to turn the page. More time for the young guys and collecting assets, getting away from his contract will be nice as well.

His demanding of a trade might be a blessing in disguise because I predict 1-2 more years of solid production before the decline happens drastically.

Not a Lillard hater. I loved him as a Blazer and what he’s done for the franchise. I just look at my sports team in a larger scope.

Also, it makes the trade of Lillard SO much easier knowing that his heir apparent is waiting in the wings.

As long as it’s not an Otis Thorpe type return, I’m cool with it.

 

It was funny listening to Bob act like the Houston trade was a good deal that was worth waiting for.

Supposedly everyone wanted to do a trade with Clyde going to Seattle for Kendal Gill but Wally Walker was a new GM and he thought Bob was pulling one over on him. Sonics would have gotten a ring if they had picked up Clyde.

 

I'll answer the question after I see what we get for him - IF he's traded!

 

Yeah I think that was Whitsett’s first move as GM. It was an awful trade. Thorpe was just a run of the mill player on the twilight of his career and we got like a player to be named later from Argentina who never even came close to playing in the NBA.

Luckily, the Pippen trade made up for it and I was more enthusiastic about that trade than any other I can remember.

 

Cory Jez will have his hands full trying to find Blazers 98th percentile analytics.

 

I’m living in a delusional fantasy where the FO owns up to their word and makes moves to strengthen the roster and keep Dame here. But in reality nobody wants Simons.

That’s the problem, and it’s not “Ant hate”, It’s just the problem.