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  1. Haakzilla

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    The only good reasoning in trading LaMarcus is you hope to be Charlotte Bobcats bad and get a top 3 pick in the 2014 draft. Acting like any package the Blazers would receive for Aldridge would be the future is ridiculous, especially if it's the #1 and Thompson.
     
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    OKay so no one responded to my question. How in the hell does Cleveland trade draft picks for Aldridge; when they don't have the cap space to absorb 16 mil?
     
    magnifier661, Jun 25, 2013
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    Trading your best player for multiple lesser players in the name of "depth" is not a good strategy.

    In the NBA, the team with the best 2 out of 3 players on the court will typically win. LMA is usually one of the top 1 or 2 players on the court. Trading him for two other PFs who's stats add up to LMA's is not actually a good strategy for success.
     
    blazerboy30, Jun 25, 2013
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    I believe it would be a "wink" trade. It would be announced but not until after the new salary cap #'s come out (july 1st?)
     
    julius, Jun 25, 2013
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    agreed to in principle, executed in July.
     
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    So we would know about it on draft day; but executed on July 1st?
     
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    probably. That's what happened in the Bayless deal, where we all knew we had him, but KP couldn't talk about him, I think.
     
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    I just don't know how I would handle any deal involving Aldridge. I still believe he will be that one player we greatly miss once gone. Probably hide under a rock and morn for a while.
     
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    So the plan would go down like this? Aldridge for picks #1 (Ben McLemore or Victor Oladipo) and 19 with Anderson Varejao and Tristan Thompson? Then the Blazers sign Al Jefferson out of free agency?
     
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    Nobody is saying Varejao would come back to us. It would just be Aldridge for Thompson, Oladipo, and 19 (Dieng?); and then yes, sign Jefferson.
     
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    Or Josh Smith or David West. I've been throwing Al Jefferson name around since I think he's the easiest to slot into the offense.
     
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    I actually like the idea of signing Jefferson (if we traded LMA), because he's really a natural PF, but he's been playing C for the past several years, so we could have him play C and start Thompson at PF while Dieng/Leonard develop, and then allow Jeff to move to PF once we have a natural C that is ready to start.
     
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    I like Jefferson as well. Not sure how much he would get on the open market though.
     
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    I would rather have David west than Jefferson because west actually plays defense.
     
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    You mean you hate him (he's not as good as Aldridge)
     
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    We need to fleece cleavland if this is going to happen

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    EL PRESIDENTE, Jun 25, 2013
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  18. Natebishop3

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    He's not as good as Aldridge.

    Jefferson + Oladipo + Waiters/Thompson + #19 is better than Aldridge.
     
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    Jefferson (for 3-4 years) + Oladipo (for 9 years) + Waiters/Thompson (for 7-8 years) + #19 (for 9 years) is better than Aldridge for the next 22 months as currently situated.
     
    BrianFromWA, Jun 25, 2013
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    You'll want to trade those guys once you realize they won't make the Blazers a contender
     
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