LA gone before or on draft day

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  1. BrianFromWA

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    I agree with you...? But if you trade LMA, you aren't beholden to a jump-shooting PF and needing a DeAndre Jordan type as center b/c your PF doesn't want to play down low or rebound. You can have a garbageman PF. Or a low-post PF. Or a stretch PF and a low-post center. Or...

    Or, if you keep LMA and have him signed long-term, you have plenty of time to find a center that fits with him that you don't have to overpay with your precious few assets for.
     
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    LMA 9 rebounds last year...its not his strong suit bit its not like he is bargnani or something...
     
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    http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130625/sports/706259711/
    lol @ the idea that Deng + pick could land them Aldridge.
     
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    What is this nonsense that LA wants out? Has any PDX source mentioned anything of the sort?
     
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    It's as if these fools don't even think when they conjure up these trade ideas.
     
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    We wouldn't.... That makes absolutely zero sense. We already have Batum; which I would rather have than Deng anyway.
     
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    Well it's about the same as Cansuckoff making up shit to support his story. This is a Chicago paper; so they would rather buzz that Aldridge wants out.
     
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    Where are to two Blazers experts at Dwight Jaynes & Chris Haynes? Anyone got any news from them yet?
     
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    I would do Freeland + LA + Kostas for Noah + #20 + Cha pick.

    Swing those picks with 10 to move up for Oladipo. Then sign Big Al to our remaining capspace.

    Roll with Dame/Vic/Nic/Al/Noah

    That's a sick team.
     
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    Dwight talking a bit about the Ducks

    Haynes last tweet was an hour ago repeating the Jordan to Blazers talks
     
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    I would do it
     
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    Noah isn't enough.

    0% the Blazers would show interest in Deng.

    Taj is a backup.

    There really isn't a combo that I can put together that would make sense form Portland.

    Although Mirotic and the CHA pick are intriguing.
     
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    I don't care who we get for him. Trading LaMarcus now is a TERRIBLE idea. This team was two slightly-above-average bench players from making the playoffs last season. LA has made drastic improvement in one particular area of his game during each and every off-season since he graduated high school, and there's absolutely no reason to believe he won't do it again this off-season. Put a rim protector next to him, get someone good enough to push Wes to the bench, and fill the rest of the roster with young, hungry, and smart gym rats. If it doesn't make us solid contenders for the playoffs by the trade deadline, then look at trading him. But now? You might as well trade Lillard, too, because he won't be happy sucking hind tit next year.
     
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    Then why that particular avatar?
     
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    The plan was a good one, except for the fact that two of the cornerstones of that plan had 3/4 of a meniscus between them...
     
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    You should have your marriage annulled for thinking that, lol...
     
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    Dwight is talking about the Ducks at a time like this? What kind of an expert is that?:MARIS61:
     
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    It's a great idea. He doesn't want to be in a rebuilding situation and that's exactly where the Blazers are headed. The severe lack of talent, no FA available/willing will help that.

    What doesn't make sense is what the Bulls have to offer.
     
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