Take pity on Dame and trade him

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  1. Predator

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    “Chauncey did not inspire a ton of confidence in his first year as HC. Dame showing his age at various points with a lot of injuries”

    Simply inaccurate.

    “nickeil alexander-walker who has some potential but big questions about whether he'll ever get there. A prospect basically.”

    … not even on the roster.

    It’s safe to say this random dude has no idea wtf he is talking about.
     
    Predator, Apr 27, 2022
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    Oh and it turns out he’s a Knicks fan…

    Wonder what his motivations are /sarcasm
     
    Predator, Apr 27, 2022
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    That's true.

    But can we get a combination of players who provide as much or more production than Dame for the $42-49M per year that he commands over the next 3 years (or 50M+ he will command thereafter)?
     
    PtldPlatypus, Apr 28, 2022
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    There was no way we could count on getting another player as good as Gerald Wallace in return for trading him. But the organization saw the window for his career wasn't lining up with what they had in place so they rolled the dice on the unknown and made a move for the future.

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    We had Gerald Wallace for a year. And he wasn't our only all star.

    Trading Gerald Wallace for a pick was like trading CJ for a pick. We just got lucky and the Nets tanked.
     
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    If only Denver had any assets we wanted (other than Jokic) because I would LOVE to watch a team with Jokic and Dame. Pretty dodgy defensively, but other than that...
    Denver has terrible luck with giving huge contracts to players that then either get injured severely (Murray, Porter Jr.) or just become kind of invisible (Gordon).
     
    Rastapopoulos, Apr 28, 2022
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    If it's just statistical production you're looking to replace, of course we can. It's easy to find 3 guys to average 10/2 making 10 million a year. That doesn't make us a better team, though.
    I mean, nurk and Eubanks can give us more production than embiid. But top end talent is more important in basketball than spreading out that production.
     
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    Dame wasn't exactly "Top-End Talent" this season, was he?
     
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    If the Knicks win the lottery and offer their pick and a few more for Dame, I would be very willing to watch him own the Garden.
     
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    No, he was hurt.
     
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    Good thing he'll never be hurt again.
     
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    I agree with @Rastapopoulos, Blazers should only have players who refuse to get injured.
     
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    Ok. Not sure if you have a point and I'm missing it?
     
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    no (what RR7 said)
     
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    I'm pessimistic that we'll get much more of "peak Dame". But probably other teams are, too, and won't offer to trade for him until he's proved he's fully recovered. He's expensive damaged goods at the moment.
     
    Rastapopoulos, Apr 28, 2022
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    his point is always the same fucking thing: trade Dame
     
    wizenheimer, Apr 28, 2022
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    Damaged goods?
    He will be better than ever, you know Dame he’ll want to prove the doubters wrong, thats his fuel.
     
    Hoopguru, Apr 28, 2022
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    Eubanks, Winslow, & Williams averaged 38 points, 18 rebounds, & 8 assists....better than Dame!! and at such a bargain!!
     
    wizenheimer, Apr 28, 2022
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