Trade Idea Realistic trade options for summer of 2023

I doubt that Siakam would agree to a S&T with Portland. But if he was willing the Blazers would need to make the trade first, then re-sign him. That way the Blazers won't be hard-capped again by receiving a player in a S&T. It's good for Siakam too because he could get 8% raises instead of the 5% of a S&T

 

Brown will be 27 before the season starts, so they are basically 2 years apart. (But yes I like Brown better) Regardless Siakam has a solid 4-5 years left at least. He does not need to rely on athleticism. He can handle the ball well for a PF and with that 7'3" wingspan he seems to get his shot
off with ease. I think Scoot has the potential to be a star, but after that, it is a crap shoot.

 

It's not a draft with likely stars at #2 as Melo/Durant were. Sure #2 could be a star but odds historically are they won't be. Siakam is a known quantity so should have a lower ceiling as he has a much much higher floor.

 

Ideal but realistic. We land the second pick and do this:

 

Let's be honest we are not really sure who is a realistic target cause the teams that might trade these players are in flux / trying to figure out the direction they want to go and IF said player(s) will be a part of that future. It's why as crazy as it sounds players we would think NEVER be available like Giannis and Embiid could be available but still unlikely but all it would take is a player to go to the front office or vice versa and say this is not working out so maybe time to change directions. It's not much different then Dame and the Blazers even if both sides want to stay together conditions might not be right for it to happen so as crazy as it seems very few players are truly off the table just longshots at best and only time will tell about there futures. This is where Cronin and Jody need to be ready to strike IF the opportunity presents itself cause the window to get that type of deal done could open and shut fast so I really hope they are ready if that opportunity comes around.

 

Yep and MUCH depends on what pick we ultimately get in the draft, If we got #2 and someone really wanted Scoot badly we could possibly get a really good haul, and obviously if we got #1 and Victor we likely keep him and perhaps give Chi the NY pick and use Simons/Nurk future picks to get another piece that fits with Victor - which only reinforces how impt our ultimate draft position is.

 

gawdalmighty

just say no to KAT and his fucking ridiculous contract. The Vulcans would never go for that anyway

 

No way Brooklyn considers that. They don't have their picks so they're not going to trade their franchise player in Bridges to go young unless its many great pieces coming back.

Maybe Minnesota would if they want to move on from Towns and dont have better offers.

 

Not remotely realistic. Brooklyn laughs at that

 

I started referring to him as Twinkle Toes because of his shooting a few years back. Talk about a waste of size.

 

Use 23 and a sweetener to move up for Lively from Duke.

 

Do we really need to move up? two of these three say no

https://www.nbadraft.net/nba-mock-drafts/

https://nbadraftroom.com/p/2023-nba-mock-draft/

https://www.tankathon.com/mock_draft

 

That lineup might be worse defensively than this year and can't rebound.

 

Like my wife said on our wedding night….”Love the effort. Hate the result”

 

I like the first part getting Brown the most.

Dame is likely to push the team to acquire DeRozen if he's available IMO. I would prefer DeRozen on the roster over Nurk. Losing picks hurts, I'm not wild about the DeRozen part just thought it was interesting to consider.

As I said still have MLE/TE to improve the defense. Maybe defense or rebounding is a problem but it would be fun to at least see how that core plays. Maybe with a few key role players those issues aren't catastrophic. Offensively the group is great.

 

Brown, DeRozen and Sharpe. Great roster balance. Wonder how long they will all enjoy limited minutes or always playing out of position. Would be a fun implosion to watch.

 

I could have this wrong, but isn't it almost certain you will hate every reasonable trade idea that leaves Dame as a Blazer?

 

You do not have it wrong because every REASONABLE trade idea keeps us in purgatory and lessens Dame’s value. Certainly not Dame’s fault, but it’s time to hit reset before it’s too late

 

If the Celtics don’t win it all…brown will request a trade.
Heard it here first

 

DeRozen is almost 34 and only plays forward, often PF. He does need some shooters to space him, which all of Brown/Sharpe/Grant/Dame can do. Sharpe will be fine on the bench next season and can eventually move to more of a starter role as DeRozen transitions to a bench role.

As I type this; I didn't realize DeRozen is almost 34. Maybe change the picks the Blazers send Chicago to one top four 2026 protected pick and then remove the 2024 protections.

Both Brown and Sharpe have size to play SF or be a large SG. I think they would be great as a SG/SF duo - as opposed to when we had a slightly undersized SF trying to cover for CJ/Ant being way undersized at SG.

As I said, the Brown trade is the important one to build a contender - the DeRozen one I'm not as excited for, its more of an interesting thought experiment. I could definitely see Dame pushing for it though.