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He might not be a defensive stalwart, but Collins is actually a better defender than Grant. He’s posting a better raptor rating on the defensive side than Grant the last 4 season now. I would trade Grant for Collins and a couple picks. Don’t forget that Collins is miles better than Grant at rebounding. Collins can go back to 20/10 on this team. And he will end up being on a cheaper contract once we overpay grant
I actually love Isaac's game (this is like "loving Greg Oden's game") but I would have a hard time rooting for him. Let's just say his views fit a team owned by the DeVoses much more than they fit a team based in Portland.
Do you think Ant has negative value? I think there have to be quite a few GMs that would give us value back for him.
I think the Magic see Suggs as a bust so what I would actually like is to trade Josh and Justise to the Heat. If it were easier the Heat could send Duncan Robinson and their 2023 FRP without protection and there 2027 FRP with like a top 10 protection to us. That's if it wasn't easy to do a three team deal but the two picks and Robinson would eventually go to Orlando for Bamba and Suggs. I only like this deal if we're able to get an all star wing and backup big for Ant, Nurk and all of the future draft considerations that make sense after we guarantee our 2023 pick to Chicago. I really do think that we could get Siakam and Koloko for Ant, Nurk and our FRPs in 2025, '27 and '29 along with swaps in '24, '26 and '28... I would want top 4 protections on all of them except maybe 2025. You end up with a rotation of Dame, Shae, Grant, Siakam, Bamba, GP2, Nas and whoever wins minutes. I think that would probably be Suggs and Koloko but maybe it's Keon and Drewbanks or Jabari. Anyway, I think we would have one of the best starting units in the game, that actually fits with what our head coach is trying to do and more size off the bench.
yeah he has struggled early in his career, and with injuries. Same with Isaacs. I think both will pan out to be very good players and Suggs is a good defender even now at 21. I hope they keep Hart and work something out for next year.
The Blazers are going to have to seriously win some trades if we're going to be relevant in Dame's era. Barring a superstar forcing his way onto your team, buying low on high-potential players in bad organizations is one of the only ways to really do that. Suggs and Isaac are (or were, anyway) certainly high-potential players. You'd hope that bringing them into a better environment would change their mindset and aid in their development. I guess the flip side is, we're not winning WITH Hart, so it's not like losing this trade if they are busts, really does any significant damage to the franchise...
Shocked at how many people want to trade a 22 year stud 3pt shooter. Has he struggled at times of course first full year starting and still learning PG. again this league is a shooters league and you need shooters around Dame
Ant for OG would be perfect but I don't think Masai has Ant at the same value of OG, let alone OG plus whatever guy it would take to make the trade work financially.
Not sure how you can be shocked at that. This place is impatient minute to minute, and loves shiny objects.
I think there's a lot of context missing there most people I see suggesting an Ant trade are wanting a good return, not wanting Ant traded for the sake of a trade
