Does his list make any of you view him differently? Are you less inclined to pay a steep price for him now?
See, I don't know how to take what you say sometimes. On one hand you say stuff like "free agents never come here", then you advocate for getting rid of CJ for Butler by saying that even if Butler skips town after a year, it'll be ok because we'll have cap space... If Butler leaves that would be a disaster of a trade.
Yes and no. I'm glad Damian doesn't want to ring chase, but I don't think going to Portland could be considered ring chasing tho.
So he’s now the third superstar wing player with an incredibly balanced offensive and defensive game in recent years that would make us an instant title contender, that we won’t get, sweet.
Butler did very little as expected, his first couple years in the league and was selected 30th. Im thinking that GTjr will be a similar type player in a couple years.
Not one bit. If your team truly has a great culture and are aligned toward competing for a championship, a free agent is highly unlikely to leave. I'd still offer CJ without thinking twice about it, because Butler is THAT much better of a player.
I could see Trent Jr. being an efficient scorer who gets to the line, like Butler, but I don't think he'll ever have Buter's defensive chops. His third year in the league, Butler was 2nd team All Defense. The good news is rookie Trent Jr. will be 2 and a half years younger than rookie Butler and looks to be a significantly better 3-point shooter. BNM
Butler is a big time outdoorsman, so if we can convince him buy a house in West Linn and get into Bicycling, and left wing progressive politics , may we'd have a chance in acquiring him?
Since we don't know the teams on his list, I'm not sure how you came to that conclusion. To me, given that his beef the last two years has been young guys who aren't putting in the effort on the defensive end, I'd say he cares very much about winning. BNM
I don't see any reason he can become a solid defender as he's still young and seems to have that chip on his shoulder to allow him to D up!
I said worst case scenario you clear salary. That shouldn’t be Portland’s goal, but if it happens, it isn’t all bad. You lose McCollum but we weren’t going anywhere with him anyway.
Did you miss the report that his list consisted of the Nets, Knicks and Clippers, or do you just not believe it?
