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Who says OG is even on the table though
This Is Masai we're talking about, dont think he's trying to move on from him until he makes it known he's not gonna re-sign
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This Is Masai we're talking about, dont think he's trying to move on from him until he makes it known he's not gonna re-sign
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Cade and RJ comparisons and Pump Fake Masai discourse
We need preseason to get here asap
We need preseason to get here asap
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Not in Miami
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That man is 33 and on a max deal
By all reports he's thinking about competing for a chip/making legacy moves.
He's not looking to waste anymore years on another PDX 'project' waiting for another round of young guys to pan out and develop into either a worse version or similar level of a Blazer squad that he's been asked to carry for 10+ years
He's earned the right to choose where he spends the end of his prime IMO. If he wants to use that time to try to win then more power to him
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That man is 33 and on a max deal
By all reports he's thinking about competing for a chip/making legacy moves.
He's not looking to waste anymore years on another PDX 'project' waiting for another round of young guys to pan out and develop into either a worse version or similar level of a Blazer squad that he's been asked to carry for 10+ years
He's earned the right to choose where he spends the end of his prime IMO. If he wants to use that time to try to win then more power to him
He signed an extension when he didn't have to. How has he earned the right to do this when he chose money over wins signing the extension when he could be a free agent and signed where he wanted?
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Doubt he'd even be asking out in the first place if that front office managed to assemble a competitive squad, or make an effort to, instead of shipping off all their pieces for draft picks.
This isn't a Harden case where someone wants out at the first sign of adversity. Dude had shown to be more than willing to stick it out in Portland his whole career especially given the amount of chances he gave them in the past.
I'm not in the loop with insiders or anything but it definitely feels like something must've happened between the FO and him, a breach of trust or whatever, for him to immediately demand out soon as the draft ended.
Don't think he just up and decided to burn that bridge like that on impluse/a whim or that the timing was coincidental.
Also let's not act like stars can normally pick and choose winners in FA these days
, the best squads rarely ever have the space to go and fetch the big fish in the offseason. Those guys get their moves to competing squads of their choice through trade/sign and trades now.No star is ever looking to wind their contracts down to go sign for the Rockets, Spurs, Jazz or Thunder
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I stand with Dame.
Free that man.
Free that man.
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Headline: “Blazers trade Damian Lillard for Dikk Picks”
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Lillard coming to the Raps doesn’t even make them better.
Portland does become better off the deal though.
Yeah Dame F’d no matter what outcome. Least he got his rap career to focus on in this coming season.
Portland does become better off the deal though.
Yeah Dame F’d no matter what outcome. Least he got his rap career to focus on in this coming season.
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Most likely had assurances from Portland about being serious about building when he turned down Bron and AD's recruiting pitch.
I don't buy that he had a sudden change of heart just like that this offseason without reason after the years of sticking it out with that franchise
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Tbf, he was led to believe Portland was trying to compete. Not tank by January.
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He has done more than enough for Portland.
Let him go. This trade saga is almost as annoying as the Ben Simmons one.
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Dame is annoying but it’s absolutely fair for him to ask for the trade despite just signing the extension
He’s done everything the right way his whole career
Portland balking at the herro, 2 youngins/picks offer is a bit much imo
It’s not the lopsided trade everyone is making it out to be, Kanye shrug. Just move herro again if need be
He’s done everything the right way his whole career
Portland balking at the herro, 2 youngins/picks offer is a bit much imo
It’s not the lopsided trade everyone is making it out to be, Kanye shrug. Just move herro again if need be
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Dame is a 33 year old 6'3 guard. How many elite years does he really have left for Portland to be asking for everything and the kitchen sink for dude?
2 MAYBE 3?
Herro and a draft pick is almost TOO much if I'm keeping it 100.
2 MAYBE 3?
Herro and a draft pick is almost TOO much if I'm keeping it 100.
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The Toronto package with OG is crazy imo
I don’t see the point in offering that at all for Toronto
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Hope to see Dame get sent to Milwaukee or Toronto or whoever can give Portland the best deal. Can't have it both ways.
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Was Dame ever elite?
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Why is it wrong for a player to change his mind after signing a contract but not wrong for a team to change their mind about a player after signing them?
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It doesn’t help that the league has seen a trade like rudy gobert recently
Messes with the idea of fair trade value
Messes with the idea of fair trade value
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