Quick: Olshey eyeing buyout and trade market

Not sure that "happy with the roster as it is" is the correct take. Any GM worth his salt is always looking to upgrade. That said, I think Olshey may not have the pieces available to make a trade for an impact player. I know that a lot of you want to see him trade CJ, but those kind of deals involving expensive players in their prime don't often happen at the deadline.

 

It’s sad that the most we can look forward to is a minor move around the edges, when it’s clear this team is completely unequipped to win more than one series.

 

Partly, like I said though I don't like that players as athletically gifted as AG is don't seem to show much improvement throughout their career. Certain individuals have gotten by on that athleticism their whole lives and don't have to work as hard to get to where they are, unlike guys like Dame and CJ who had to have that work ethic or they would've never made it. I'm not saying I know this for sure about AG but he fits the mold and I don't like to trade for players that are like that. I'd much rather take a chance on a younger guy booming in a new situation, like say AG's teammate Mo Bamba even though there's a chance he doesn't have a good work ethic either.

 

AG had other years that he got off to hot starts shooting the 3 and finished shooting around 30-32% in those years. I don't think 19 games outweighs his whole career.

 

What major move would you like to see with the players that are reportedly on the block right now?

 

I really like the idea of trading for Aaron Gordon, seems feasible with them getting Trent, actually make sense for both teams.

Hood Trent Collins and maybe a conditional pick.

I'm not sure if we could stay under the tax with such a move as we need to fill a couple roster spots? It would be really close.

Nurk Kanter Giles
Gordon Melo
Roco Little
CJ DJJ
Dame Simons

I like that group.

Gordon defense is good, he can be a bit of a 3rd offensive creator when Dame is trapped.

Trent defense doesn't help much as Roco/DJJ does, and Trent's offense is one dimensional far below CJ, I don't see him as that important for the playoffs. Plus he might get a huge extension, while the Blazers would be better in future years to invest those dollars in 3+D players. The Magic can afford to resign Trent as a focal of their offense as they don't have Lillard+CJ on huge deals.

 

We just traded away two future firsts for Roco. We're not in the market for Mo Bamba. Aint nobody got time to wait for him to maybe become a bench player. If we can land a legit starter like Gordon, and we identify him as a good fit, we have to go for it. Besides, all the proposals here call for us to give away not much value. Low risk, high reward.

 

I'm not sure about trading for a four.

Can RoCo still play small forward? He seems like more of a four at this point.

 

That wasn't my point at all. I was talking about in general terms I'd rather trade for potential of a younger player than someone who is 7 years in the league and hasn't improved much, not that I want the Blazers to trade for either.

As for AG, again, I'd rather have any player on our roster than him other than Hood. I'd rather just give those minutes to Little than trade pieces (like that horrible trade above) to get a player who isn't very good and would be one of the worst fits imaginable under Stotts.

 

@hoopsjock as much as i agree with you about Terry's incompetence, I 100% disagree with you about investing in potential at this stage in Dames career. Think youre in line with this but you don't think Gordon fits that bill. I disagree but nbd.

 

I think the focus should be on small forward. I don't think Little is quite ready to start and while I like DJJ, I think he's probably gone next year.

 

I'm not sure if I've seen it here, but the Blazers cannot trade a 1st round until the after this year's draft due to the conditions for the trade with the Rockets. The pick is top 14 protected for 2021. If we're in the top 14, it gets moved to the next year and so on until 2027 as teams cannot trade 1st rounders past 2027. So, in other words, any trade folks are talking about now can't involve a 1st round pick for the Blazers. I believe we will finish outside of the top 14 this year and thus the pick will be conveyed to Houston this year. Then Neil can use a first rounder again in a trade after the draft this year, but we'll have to wait and see.

 

I'd like a big guard the can reliably defend, get into the paint and shoot a little.

Sounds like Delon Wright is available. Not sexy, but I think Hood and a 2nd might be enough.

 

Again, you're completely misinterpreting what I was saying.

 

I'm starting to come around to the idea of trying to pry Draymond away from Golden State.

Can they realistically turn things around at this point? Klay might not be the same. Curry is 32. Can they reload at this point to make another run?

 

I am not convinced Hood and Collins have any real value. IMHO Trent is the only one that a team would really want, Simons, DJJ, and Nas to a lesser extent.

 

Hood and Collins only real value in a trade right now is their contracts being basically expiring. No one thinks a team would give us anything for them of value.

 

You dont think Gordon would be our 11th man. What am I missing?

 

I see him switching onto shooting guards all of the time and staying with them. I don't see him as a power forward, just a forward.

 

That would be an amazing deal.