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What a deal for Toronto... I'm super high on Gary Trent Jr. Great move

Such an interesting move. I really like Powell in Portland, but doesn’t it seem like Trent is the better fit?

WOW!! Not expected at all

Good move by both teams. But I thought the Raps were moving Powell because they couldnt afford to resign? Can they afford Trent?

This deadline is wild. Teams coming way down off their prices.

RipPizzaGuy wrote:WOW!! Not expected at all

Good move by both teams. But I thought the Raps were moving Powell because they couldnt afford to resign? Can they afford Trent?

RFA rights vs UFA rights

Trent has bright future in my opinion, solid move for the Raps

I don't know if I like this for Portland. I like GTJr, Powell is not bad either, so I guess it's ok.

RipPizzaGuy wrote:WOW!! Not expected at all

Good move by both teams. But I thought the Raps were moving Powell because they couldnt afford to resign? Can they afford Trent?

Exactly.. I didnt buy that excuse then, definitely dont now. Trent is a sniper and I think that's what Ujiri wanted. They're so valuable.. but now they have to complete the deal by extending Trent. And I have to wonder what that will cost. That really should factor into evaluating this deal.

KEMBAtheMETEOR wrote:

RipPizzaGuy wrote:WOW!! Not expected at all

Good move by both teams. But I thought the Raps were moving Powell because they couldnt afford to resign? Can they afford Trent?

RFA rights vs UFA rights

Didn't realize Powell was UFA, but I guess thats right cuz he already signed an extension awhile ago.

So this is a rental for Portland then?

Gets more cap space in offseason, then re-sign trent for over the cap. Makes sense if masai wants to retool and not rebuild

This is odd. Is Portland gonna re-sign Powell?

Blazers under the minimum players, so a signing or gillie up trade will be coming. Also, they save immediate money, so should be able to go a little over minimum now to sign somebody and stay under the tax.

I'm sad.

gswhoops wrote:This is odd. Is Portland gonna re-sign Powell?

LOL Pre-cursor to a CJ trade? Many POR fans hope for that

Trent isn’t going to be much cheaper for TOR to re-sign than Powell would’ve been. And Powell is better offensively and Hood is dead money. Portland win.

is Powel a decent defender?

the_process wrote:Trent isn’t going to be much cheaper for TOR to re-sign than Powell would’ve been. And Powell is better offensively and Hood is dead money. Portland win.

Except Powell is likely to leave in fa, no?

Nice trade for Toronto. I don't understand it for Portland for its almost certainly a rental given he's
a UFA.

the_process wrote:Trent isn’t going to be much cheaper for TOR to re-sign than Powell would’ve been. And Powell is better offensively and Hood is dead money. Portland win.

Portland doesn't have 16 shots to go around to Powell coming off the bench. Portland also has desperate need for SF/PF/C starters. Very unlikely to resign him after this year. They're punting youth for a rental in a season that already looks dismal. Terrible trade, from a Portland fan perspective.