On January 14th Tristan Thompson can be traded. You could trade CJ plus Kaman plus Henderson for Thompson. If they throw in the rights to Cedi Osman I'd be tempted. Thompson is not a scorer but he's an elite defender and rebounder. I bet most people on the board think we can do better, as I've seen people compare Thompson unfavorably to Ed Davis (and if we got Thompson we'd probably have to move Davis). All I know is that LeBron seems to think he's pretty important. And there's this.
CJ would probably get you both Noah and Taj Gibson from the Bulls in trade. Maybe Gasol instead of either. I would not do it.
You as a Bulls fan or you as a Blazers fan? You're kind of bifansual. I wish we could have Noah, but not for CJ. Taj has always struck me as rather meh. Noah has all-world motor and intangibles. Chicago would probably collapse slowly like a souffle if they ever traded him.
I'm not a bulls fan anymore, but I know their roster and modus operandi well enough. At this point, Noah is a bench player getting ~20 MPG and is shooting about 40%. Taj is a solid PF and elite defender and shot blocker. He has a reliable midrange shot and dunks a lot. Both are older at 30, so I don't see a great fit here. The Bulls believe their future is Portis and Mirotic at PF/C. They're over the LT threshold and would like to get a shade under while acquiring a wing player with offensive game.
Portis was such a steal where he landed. Bulls have been one of the best drafting teams the past 10 or so years.
It's one thing to suggest trading CJ. It's perfectly reasonable to debate, and the idea has some merits. CJ is just coming into his own, one of only a handful of players putting up 20/4/3 per game. If you're moving CJ, you're selling high on him, getting someone previously unobtainable in a swap. Moving him for a star in a package, or near star, etc. Tristan Thompson? Bobo and Kyle Anderson? Jesus no. Terrible
I think we can always find a PF who can defend....but can't score. Like you said we have Davis......... for half the price. I sure as hell would not include CJ.
They're almost the same player. If he continues to increase his value, I say trade McCollum for a more complimentary piece.
I think we should trade CJ for another player who can't shoot, because we have too many shooters. Oh, wait?!?!
They should trade CJ for a mythical PF who is a stud and will lead the team to the promised land! All we need is a time machine, and a way to convinced the Spurs that CJ is worth Tim Duncan in 1997...
I think we should trade CJ if and when the team is a championship/deep playoff contender and it is obvious that the back court is not working, and not a second sooner. Our lotto numbers came up on this guy, be happy we have a stud like CJ in the making.
Yes. I'd hate to see CJ go, but that would be a trade I think the Blazers wouldn't pass up. McCollum: Age: 24 - PER: 19.0 - PPG: 21.0 - APG: 4.3 - RPG: 3.7 - SPG: 1.3 Okafor: Age: 20 - PER: 15.4 - PPG: 17.3 - APG: 1.2 - RPG: 7.9 - BPG: 1.2 Even considering some of Okafor's negatives, I don't think they'd give him up cheap. I'd love to say CJ and (Kaman or Henderson), but my guess is a more realistic trade would include Leonard. That would certainly give the Blazers a bit of balance in the roster. Not going to happen.
I actually wouldn't do the deal. Okafor is horrible on D (CJ even bests him on that side of the ball - although not hard as long as you try and beats him on O too). I would rather have Noel personally. But in reality both teams probably say no on both sides no matter which big you are talking about.
I really don't get the idiots who really like the idea of trading cj especially halfway through the first season he's actually starting and getting minutes. Why would you get rid of a piece of one of the best back courts in the NBA? I don't get it. It's obvious dame and cj have great chemistry and a good relationship, yet here are some fans wanting to try to destroy it for who the fuck knows why. In the next couple years you could add some great pieces to this roster and make it a contender. Teams will have issues with a better roster and dame and cj leading the way. They are a real problem for teams, yeah the defense isn't that great by those two but they won't be stopped especially when this roster gets even better with more weapons that defenses have to focus on. What a great story it would be for this backcourt of two very underrated guards coming out of small schools to lead a team to a title but I forgot a lot of blazer fans love to fuck with the dumbest of ideas. "Hey lets trade cj for Tristan Thompson or okafor." Are you out of your fucking mind? This shit baffles me but hey whatever if you can't see it then maybe basketball isn't your thing.
I think calling people idiots for considering ways to improve the team is a bit harsh. I think there's a difference from 'shopping' a player, and listening to offers. I'm a huge CJ fan, but if a team comes to the Blazers with an offer that potentially improves the team, I certainly hope the Blazers listen.
Go up to Neil or any gm in the league and ask them if cj for nerlens Noel, okafor, or Thompson is a smart move. These are all moves proposed in this thread that are pretty ridiculous. I think it's totally acceptable for the word idiot. This dudes a rising star. Pair him and his mid range game and ability to create his shots with dames athleticism and that's a mean back court as proven so far. Add some better pieces next year and it's looking scary. I mean yeah some day if there is a trade we absolutely can't pass up on then go for it but there is no reason to trade him or even think about it. People should be happy we have such a dangerous offensive backcourt but instead, not even a full season in with this duo, fans talking reckless about trading cj. It's the craziest thing in the world to me. We haven't even seen what this duo can do with an even more stacked team in years to come and people wanna make trades for average bigs. Come on now. If anybody thinks cj is even being thought of for trades, they are crazy. This is our future back court and talent will be added around them. I mean what thread are we gonna see next, "trading Allen crabbe". Can't people be excited about these players we got developing into their own and actually want to be here and play for Portland
