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SoFlaKingReal wrote:Spacely wrote:SoFlaKingReal wrote:
Trade can't be finalized for a month, but JJJ's contract can now be used in a deal.
And why can’t a trade be finalized for a month?
Because JJJ signed. Just saying, that JJJ signing doesn’t mean he won’t be in the Dame deal.
IceColdCubano wrote:At the rate that were going in this thread, Lillard will be had in "Thread 22.0"
IceColdCubano wrote:At the rate that were going in this thread, Lillard will be had in "Thread 22.0"
IceColdCubano wrote:At the rate that were going in this thread, Lillard will be had in "Thread 22.0"
IceColdCubano wrote:At the rate that were going in this thread, Lillard will be had in "Thread 22.0"
3ammy3uck3ts wrote:IceColdCubano wrote:At the rate that were going in this thread, Lillard will be had in "Thread 22.0"
Mentioned in the other thread but it’s time to mix it up and be spontaneous on here. We all know the definition of insanity, if we keep making these new threads and expecting a different result nothing will ever change. Mods it’s time to leave this one open until we have our resolution whether it takes 1000 pages or not!!!
Rapaz wrote:miamiballer wrote:It’s 8 am in portland, gotta think cronins in his pjs having Cinnamon Toast Crunch and gonna call Riley shortly to negotiate the deal
I like you. This shows not all Heat fans are degenerates who think I spend my life jizzing into potted plants.
MettaWorldPanda wrote:SoFlaKingReal wrote:Spacely wrote:
And why can’t a trade be finalized for a month?
Because JJJ signed. Just saying, that JJJ signing doesn’t mean he won’t be in the Dame deal.
I think Portland asking for JJJ and dragging a massive deal out 30 days seems like a stretch at this point.
MettaWorldPanda wrote:SoFlaKingReal wrote:Spacely wrote:
And why can’t a trade be finalized for a month?
Because JJJ signed. Just saying, that JJJ signing doesn’t mean he won’t be in the Dame deal.
I think Portland asking for JJJ and dragging a massive deal out 30 days seems like a stretch at this point.
IceColdCubano wrote:3ammy3uck3ts wrote:Hallstar wrote:Brooklyn knows we're desperate and they have ZERO incentive to help us. We're in their conference and view themselves as a borderline playoff team. If they can leave us as Dame/Bam/Jimmy and absolute garbage without a pick til 2030, it's in their best interest to do so
I agree, they’ll cave eventually
SoFlaKingReal wrote:?s=20
Eagle4 wrote:I've never seen opposing fans and media hate so hard on a player trying to land on a team since '10. Won't even count Durant/GSW as that's pretty warranted, a top 2 player joining a 73-win team is ludicrous.
However, just a month ago Heat were being called frauds, Cinderella story turned pumpkins blah blah blah and now all of sudden you'd think MJ in his prime was demanding to go to Lakers with Magic and old man Kareem and Worthy. It's hilarious
BlueHeat wrote:Eagle4 wrote:I've never seen opposing fans and media hate so hard on a player trying to land on a team since '10. Won't even count Durant/GSW as that's pretty warranted, a top 2 player joining a 73-win team is ludicrous.
However, just a month ago Heat were being called frauds, Cinderella story turned pumpkins blah blah blah and now all of sudden you'd think MJ in his prime was demanding to go to Lakers with Magic and old man Kareem and Worthy. It's hilarious
Truer words have never been spoken.
greg4012 wrote:Flash4thewin wrote:IceColdCubano wrote:Its kind of different when your on a one year rental, You play out your year and GTFO. Toronto risked it and got a championship out of it and still couldn't retain him after the fact, so winning a championship doesn't even earn you enough kudos to keep a player of his caliber. In this case Lillard still has 4 years left on his contract. If Kawhi had 4 years left on his contract he would be playing out his contract in Toronto or traded elsewhere at his mid point if he pouted enough, Toronto may have repeated or rebuilt around that team.
That only works if one goes full Ben Simmons, look at him now and the consequences of his actions. Also you are neglecting that the risk reward justifies the move for many teams. If what we are offering is seen as trash by many around the league, it doesnt take much or any real effort to beat that by many teams. The Jazz could easily go for it with the armada of picks they have. The comic irony of getting a better player than Donovan for a fraction of a price to team up with Markkanaen. Oh and the icing on the cake is it bleep Pat. Yeah he is really going to pass up that opportunity lol. The 76ers and the Clippers can offer a ton of expiring and just out of spite the Blazers owner could make those moves. Look like we have reaches the point where it's at a personal level, the ok im going to Bleep you back for this betrayal. Thats where logic and common sense leave the room and petty grudges rule supreme.
Let's just see. There are too many examples to count that didn't require where a superstar doesn't go full Ben Simmons and still gets their way. Too many posters only see the economic transactions and don't understand that soft power (goes beyond what is written in the contract) and human dynamics impact this as much as anything else.
I remember when many were guaranteeing Dame wouldn't ask out. Guaranteeing Dame wouldn't specify his destination. Guaranteeing BKN would outbid Miami.
Power and leverage exist in more places than simply what is written in a contract.
AirP. wrote:SoFlaKingReal wrote:?s=20
What's being lost in this is why would Lillard do this unless he's been given strong hints or was told that this was on the table for him sometime before his latest contract was signed, I highly doubt he's completely ignoring the franchise he's been loyal to for his own benefit.
