Legit game changers to put Portland into contention

Is he and Dame enough? Remember that we would hypothetically lose Leonard, CJ, Vonleh, Davis and Plumlee for.

 

Okay, throw in LaMarsha Allbitch to shore up the tail end of our bench.......

 

I just kidding by the way. There's really no one else on the Spurs I would really and truly want right now.

 

Lebron, Durant, Davis (maybe).

Yes, that's it. No one else is winning the title with just Dame

 

Ding ding ding!!!!!!!!!

So let's get real with thinking about trading 5 potential players (Leonard, CJ, Vonleh, Plumlee and Davis) for players that we 100% know isn't enough to contend now.

Why? Because only when you get those top 3 players we mentioned is when you will have serious consideration from free agents to come here. Otherwise, you take low risk moves and try and field a team organically. Yes, it could be through draft, but it could be loading up on those potential players like Vonleh, Plumlee, Leonard and CJ with Liklard at the helm.

 

Lebron, Durant, Shaft, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Kaiser Soze, The Guy in the Budweiser commercials that says "Zer!" All legitimate game changers....

 

Steve kerr as coach. Lebron, durrant.

 

But I have a question Mags. What makes you think this player will want to stay a play with Dame? Why will he stay after we trade the farm to get him? Lamarcus didn't.
Naw, I think we should keep the newbies and get a coach to teach them how to be game changers.

 

LeBron is the only for sure player; maybe Anthony Davis.

The current Blazer team is multiple pieces away from contending. If a couple of the young guys currently on the roster can become above average starters we will only be one move away. But thats a series of "ifs" that all have to break our way.

The sad part is no matter what Blazer management does most likely we won't become a contender in the coming years of Lillards prime. There's only 6 contending teams in the league so 80% of the league is not contending. It doesn't matter if we build around Lillard, tank for #1 picks, sign a free agent, trade for a disgruntled star, or even trade Lillard for the #1 pick. The most likely outcome of all of those strategies is the Blazers not contending for a title. Its very difficult and unlikely to build a contending team. Most times it doesn't happen. Yes there's always hope and that chance just as when you put money in a slot machine but mathematically the odds are against it.

 

Nope not the same at all. To build a contender you must know what you are doing and you must know and practice team building.
With the slot machine it doesn't friggin matter what you know.

 

Let's just name the best players on the league whill were at it.

We can dream of shit they could never happen or think about it logically. We could sat Durant but he'd never join this group. We could trade for DMC, and suddenly we have a chance at him.

If there's other realistic options then that'd be a good discussion. But naming the best players out there is kinda pointless.

 

Anthony Davis and Dame would be DANGEROUS in one or two years.

 

As far as actual, obtainable people, DMC is probably at or near the top of the Makes A Difference scale.

 

yeah. Some people here don't want him cuz if his attitude so who else is on that list?

 

Which is my point exactly! You and one other are willing to give 5 solid young players (you even wanted to add draft picks) for Boogie Cousins. And how many truly believe he and Dame can contend. It reminds me so much of what NY did to try and bring Melo in.

To date, Boogie cousins hasn't lead his team to anything to brag about, yet somehow he can come in to a gutted team with Dame and be legit contenders because free agents will flood in.

 

Is he close enough to give CJ, Leonard, Vonleh, Plumlee and our first rounder for?

 

With Durant and LeBron free agents why would you need to trade anyone?

Trades are for suckers.

 

Demar Derozen

 

Sigh... Maybe you weren't paying attention. The exercise is on the value of betting the farm. Which player(s) would you bet the farm on?

 

the problem is you overrate our farm drastically. Id give it a 10-15% chance one of those guys ends up as good as DMC. The thing is, Dame+Boogie is better than Amare/Melo, and New York didn't have $40M in cap space after signing those guys. So gutting the team doesn't mean crap because wed have so much cap space to replace them with players and better veterans.

And your point exactly? There's no one else realistic. We could get the best Center in the league.