At this point, not opposed to him..but at what cost? He's not a franchise saving player, so I would hope they wouldn't trade CJ for him or unload some youth. If I'm Cleveland, knowing full well that they aren't doing jack shit for who knows how long, I'd trade him for a pick + two smaller contracts. I.e., a combo of 2 of Aminu, Harkless or Meyers, and maybe a Gary Trent Jr or Baldwin thrown in.
The people who say no will say no because of defense and they will say he has a bad attitude. The ones who say yes will say he rebounds well and can shoot. Both things this team needs from a PF. The guy who understands contracts might step all over it for money purposes. But i guess if there was a will there is a way? Right now i doubt any changes like this happen until ownership issues are dealt with.
Leonard + Harkless + Collins (gotta give up one good piece) and a #1 pick For Love Dame + CJ + Aminu + Love + Nurkic
You don't have to give up a "good piece" for a 30 year old PF who, on his own, hasn't lead his team ANYWHERE, and is still owed 120 million.
Too much considering that he's 30 and his reoccurring injury that kept him out of action this season. Nurk + (fillers) is a more likely scenario IMO.
Exactly. Also, he's ALWAYS injured and he just got an albatross of an extension, which makes him doubly unlikely as an acquisition for us, even if it made basketball sense.
And our mediocrity is way too little! I have no reason to think Collins will be an All-Star - he’s not even a starter on our team! This could very well be a win-now move because the Warriors aren’t exactly clicking, the Rockets aren’t a championship team and with the addition of an all star power forward - we might be able to pull something off. We certainly won’t with the team we have currently.
Nurk alone is better than Love, and I'm not saying that just to be provocative, but because it's kind of obviously true.
If we don’t win with Love, then package CJ and Love and go after something big to accompany Dame in 2019/20
I have no reason to believe that Jermaine O'neal will be an all star, he's not even a starter on our team!
Call it! You are saying now that Collins will be the second coming of Jermaine? Listen, I don’t love Love, but we need a power forward and move Aminu to SF. What other options are available? Love just might be an improvement we need so that we have a chance at a second round. I think we finish 7th or 8th with this squad (if no injuries) and face another sweep.
PS: I never said this about Jermaine. I am saying it about Collins; Collins will never be an All Star. I’d rather part with Collins than CJ to bring us a player in trade
He said his comment about Jermaine because your reference to Collins lacking the potential to be an AS was somehow tied to the facts Collons is not currently a starter for Portland. Aka, your reasoning or “logic”, was seriously flawed with that connection. FAMS.
