Merged: Who would you give up for Paul George?

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  1. Minstrel

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    He wouldn't stay so this is all irrelevant. We should be looking at Jimmy Butler.
     
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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    Fuck Jimmy Butler. I knew I didn't like that guy the second I saw him on Kimmel.
     
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    The Bulls got eliminated in the first round. Rondo and Wade will be another year older next year. Wade shot 1 for 10 and played 19 minutes so the Bulls' biggest worry might be that he will exercise his option. I would be happy with either and it's good that both may be available. (I'm talking about George and Butler).
     
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    Nurkic liked CJs tweet, so you can pretty much consider this a done deal.
     
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    Btw Paul George should be "easier" to acquire than jimmy butler.

    The question we should be asking is what's the best another team offer? Then work from there. I wouldn't give up CJ for a possible rental in George, but I would think about it for Butler. I don't know how much better that makes us though. I know Butler plays both ways, but I don't think substituting CJ for Butler makes us a contender.
     
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    Btw I think people are putting to much into this George to LA stuff. Yes he grew up in LA, but he also wants to win. Lakers still don't have any foundational pieces to build around. Their best player is fucking Julius Randle. If we somehow found a way to land George without giving up our big three, he wouldn't turn down contending for a ring and a bigger contract just so he can go play in his hometown and dap magic johnson. These guys are competitors, not make a wish kids.

    A good example: Derozan.
     
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    Agree 100%.
     
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    Average defense is a blessing sometimes; and if he's the 5th option, he won't be shooting much at all.
     
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    Papa Nurk is heading over to talk to Pritchard now.
     
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    I say go all in. It's been 40 fuckin years since we've had a parade on broadway. A starting five with Dame, CJ, PG, and Nurk all playing in their primes would give us as good of a chance as anyone within a five year span. It's going to take a ballsy/risky move to pay off big for us to make it to the top anyways, this one makes more sense than any to me.

    You just hope that the asking price isn't too high due to his upcoming FA and that after a year of winning he decides to value contending in PDX over palm trees and sand. Send as many draft picks and young players as needed and hope that it beats any other deal available. Fill the rest of the roster with unprovens and ring chasers. Fuck mediocrity.
     
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    Would crabbe, harkless, and all our picks get their attention? If we also took on a bad contract like ellis or Jefferson?

    Edit: George and Ellis/Jefferson for Crabbe and Harkless works financially.
     
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    So I guess we want the Lakers to land outside the top 3 in the lottery right? They'd lose their 2019 pick too. They'd be baaaad for a long time......
     
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    It may. If they know he's leaving, like we knew Aldridge was leaving, sure. Then again, it's 5 role players, so it may not be enough?
     
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    Yeah, I'm just trying to think about what other teams would offer Indiana, and trying to top that. I don't think Boston would give up their Brooklyn pick.
     
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    There are other FA's. We really need a PF.
     
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    Only way we get George is if Indy is convinced he's bolting and they don't want to lose him for nothing. We've seen such players be gotten for scraps plenty of times.

    It would take a combo of 1st round picks and decent contracts. Ed Davis, Ezeli, Aminu, Harkless.... I HIGHLY doubt they'll be taking on crabbe or turner or leonard.

    Also, you've got to take into account that should we get George, AND resign him to the max, you're talking 4 max players PLUS turner/crabbe/leonard......luxury tax hell.

    Maybe Paul wouldn't mind with that kind of talent. But it would just go to prove me right, that you don't want to overload your team with bad contracts, because you never know what might happen.
     
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    Crabbe would start in Indiana, so his contract wouldn't look bad. He's also the best player we have to offer outside of the big three.
     
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