Official Jerami Grant trade rumors/ideas thread

Teams trade lotto picks for sure things all the time.

Jerami Grant is the "3nD" player all teams covet. If you're a good on ball defender, and can hit 40%+ of your 3s, teams are going to want you. Also Grant is a versatile scorer, no off court issues....

 

why would Pritchard accelerate their timeline like that?

also—link?

 

Haliburton looks to be in his prime now, so why wait? Walker may or may not ever be as good as Grant is now. Haliburton has openly talked about wanting to recruit players to Indy. They went after Siakim but Toronto isn't selling. This is not an "adrian wojinowski" rumor, just an idea that's floating around.

 

Because job security, that’s why. A development track (selling the future) for a GM is safer and easier to sell than putting assets on the line and raising expectations.

can you share the link to the floating rumor? genuinely curious who came up with this thing, lol.

 

Floating around a message forum?
Floating around your head?

What you're saying is that there is no substance to this 'rumor'

 

thx. though I don't see jarace's name in that trade idea except the Blazer's Edge guy speculating about it.

i'd be gobsmacked if jarace was dealt at the deadline—especially if it was pritchard (who was letting it bake with the blazers while hinkie was still just a vp with the rockets).

the only people talking about jarace are hopeful blazers fans projecting their dreams onto a grant trade.

 

Maybe he learned from sitting on his hands. He saw a lot of supposed young talent materialize into nothing.

Trading picks and young players for vets won the Celtics a championship. The majority of lottery picks don't amount to much. Jerami is better right now than 80% of every lottery pick that has ever been taken.

 

If we offered

It's not based on any mythical "inside source", but Haliburton has been open about wanting to recruit players to Indiana. Jerami would be a good fit for them.

 

Just telling you what's realistic—it's very rare when teams immediately move off lottery players months into their rookie season, but it does happen.

It's very rare that GMs with 23 year old stars accelerate their timelines arbitrarily by pushing in their assets without some sort of external pressure—but it does happen.

I wouldn't hold my breath that Indiana puts Jarace on the table.

 

Agreed. Pacers have always been my #1 trade target. I stated that in one of these threads 4-6 weeks ago.

I just highly doubt they'd give up Walker.

 

If they'd give up Toppin, Hield and a future first that even if protected was guaranteed to convey at some point and then we were able to trade Hield for another FRP then it would be a good return for Jerami. I think it all depends on if they think Jarace Walker is worth Toppin and a future first. Which is to say how much more value do they place on Walker than they do on Toppin?

 

If they can somehow finagle Walker I would be ECSTATIC. Literally the most perfect fit next to Ant/Shaedon as you could ask for. Beast of a defender that can play pick and roll and has a developing shot. I'd even be willing to add to Grant to get Walker.

 

Toppin and Walker were both recent #8 picks. Toppin may be a better prospect even....

 

If both the Pacers and us have that high of a value on Walker, it might just mean that we have to give Indy what a third team is willing to give up for Hield in terms of draft capital.

 

Add TO Grant. Add more pieces.

 

I think he's definitely more ready to contribute to wins now and he's 25. I really think there is a good chance that the Pacers would be cool with getting Jerami who is only two years older than Turner for both Hield and Wallace. I guess we'll wait and see. Should be pretty interesting between January 15th and February 8th.

 

I think we need to hold out for Walker and Hield with Indy. If the Pacers’ desire to compete right now isn’t exaggerated, then their need to acquire Grant greatly outweighs our need to get rid of Grant.

Grant still isn’t the big fish it looks like, it looks like it’s still OG/Siakam. So the question will be whether or not Indy will wait for a month to see Toronto’s direction at the deadline. The east is wide open for Indy to claim HCA if they gel with their forward as quick as they can before the playoffs start.