In 10 games w/out Lillard, CJ McCollum is averaging...

The fact you value dame at such a low point to trade for jokic or Jabari Parker is the craziest shit I have ever heard, thank god you aren't a gm

 

To even suggest moving Lillard for a head case like Cousins should at the very least constitute a permanent ban, and in my opinion castration as well.

Dame is Portland. I hope we keep both.

 

You must really love Portland.

 

Below is Bleacher Report’s Jan. 9th 2017 player power ranking, for point guards.

Obviously, some reporters and probably some GMs have a much different opinion about Dames value than some of our fans do. I am not saying I agree with this list, but I do believe Dame’s trade value at a loaded position may not be as great as many on this site think. Defense, or lack of, is what lowers Dames value to #9 at his position.

I’m guessing with the amount of talent at PG, we are stuck with Dame. So deal with it.

1) Westbrook
2) Harden
3) CP3
4) Curry
5) Lowry
6) Wall
7) Walker
8) Irving
9) Dame
10) Conley
11) I Thomas
12) Hill
13) Bledsoe
14) Dragic
15) Teague
16) R Jackson
17) Schroder
18) L Williams
19) D Russell
20) Payton
21) Patty Mills
22) T Johnson
23) Rubio
24) Lin
25) Parker
26) D Rose
27) Seth Curry
28) Livingston
29) I Smith
30) Dunn

 

I would put him 5th or 6th but there is a very very slim difference between someone who is 5th through 9th on that list so I don't think it is a huge slight.

 

Dunn being on that list at all puts the whole thing in question.

 

How about we keep Dame, but trade Portland for Cousins?

 

Dame is facing Kemba and Wall in the next week. Let's see how he handles it.

 

CJ has made the argument interesting. At the beginning of the year, of course you'd trade CJ over Dame.

But CJ has been averaging 24 ppg, shooting 52/42/90. His TS% is 59.3%.

Dame is very close to these numbers. 26ppg sooting, 51/35/89. Damian gets to the FT line a lot more, which helps his TS%, but his TS is 58.7%, lower than CJs. The reason for this of course, is the silly 3s he jacks up which lowers his percentage. We all know he's a much better 3pt shooter than 35%.

We've got both of these guys locked up, so I wouldn't trade either one until the right deal comes along.

 

FYI...both CJ and Allen Crabbe are in the top 10 in the NBA among SGs in TS%. Damian is #9 for PGs.

Our 4s and 5s are all ranked really low. So no it's funny how CJ and Dame take all the shots and are still a hell of a lot more efficient than our role players who are just picking their spots. Just goes to show how much they carry the team.

 

ehm....