Blow it Up Trade Ideas

[DusterBuster]

With the apparent injury to Joe Ingles, Utah which has been interested in Roco might have to
complete a deal with Portland using Ingles and FRP to get him.

Utah does not have a 1st round pick to trade till 2028. That is practically worthless

I wasn't aware of Utah's pick situation, so yeah, I don't really see any realistic 2 team deal that I would move RoCo to Utah for.

[Norm2953]

I took a peek at Utah’s future pick status and yes while they might technically might not have a future pick any time soon, it’s almost virtually certain to convey this year for it’s only top 6 protected and they are a playoff team.

[DusterBuster]

I took a peek at Utah’s future pick status and yes while they might technically might not have a future pick any time soon, it’s almost virtually certain to convey this year for it’s only top 6 protected and they are a playoff team.

They're still locked into being not able to trade the pick at the deadline.

[Norm2953]

They could simply pay a few bucks to remove the protection on the pick for the other team knows they are
getting the pick. Whether they choose to pay the few bucks is another matter

[GOBlazers]

They could simply pay a few bucks to remove the protection on the pick for the other team knows they are
getting the pick. Whether they choose to pay the few bucks is another matter

I like it. How soon of a pick could we get from Utah if they paid to have the pick protection removed?

[JasonStern]

The worst part about blowing this team up is they're actually a pretty likeable bunch. There isn't even a Hezonja for me to crap on. Not a fan of Tony Snell or Colton Zeller, but I don't actively dislike them or anything.

[JRoy]

Hezonja deserves to be crapped upon.

His game was an offense to the gods.

[wco81]

So does the trade today make it more or less likely that the Blazers re-sign Simons?

More or less likely that they trade CJ? (that's assuming they have hopes that Keon Johnson develops into a starter level 2-way guard).

More or less likely that they trade Dame? Blazers got rid of a good starter in Powell. They didn't get picks to draft potential starters.

[GEE]

MORE,
LESS &
MORE
I HOPE.

[PDXKnight]

So does the trade today make it more or less likely that the Blazers re-sign Simons?

More or less likely that they trade CJ? (that's assuming they have hopes that Keon Johnson develops into a starter level 2-way guard).

More or less likely that they trade Dame? Blazers got rid of a good starter in Powell. They didn't get picks to draft potential starters.

Man if cronin trades dame the nba will probably ban the trade on account of tampering. I wouldn’t put it past him to do dame for westbrook at the rate he’s going. Do the pelicans have any worse contracts than cj? Maybe we do that too...

[JasonStern]

So does the trade today make it more or less likely that the Blazers re-sign Simons?

Based on today's trade, it likely depends on if any team has a 2026 2nd round pick to trade.

So does the trade today make it more or less likely that the Blazers re-sign Simons?

More or less likely that they trade CJ? (that's assuming they have hopes that Keon Johnson develops into a starter level 2-way guard).

More or less likely that they trade Dame? Blazers got rid of a good starter in Powell. They didn't get picks to draft potential starters.

Man if cronin trades dame the nba will probably ban the trade on account of tampering. I wouldn’t put it past him to do dame for westbrook at the rate he’s going. Do the pelicans have any worse contracts than cj? Maybe we do that too...

I doubt that. But I could honestly see something as ridiculous as a CJ + Nance for Westbrook trade for "cap flexibility".

[wco81]

Whether the Blazers decide to blow it up or not, would the team re-sign Nurkic for next season and beyond?

If not, one would assume they plan to trade Nurkic this week?

[DusterBuster]

So does the trade today make it more or less likely that the Blazers re-sign Simons?

More or less likely that they trade CJ? (that's assuming they have hopes that Keon Johnson develops into a starter level 2-way guard).

More or less likely that they trade Dame? Blazers got rid of a good starter in Powell. They didn't get picks to draft potential starters.

This seems to be a pretty clear indication that the Blazers intend to resign Simons regardless the cost.

I would say CJ is probably on his way out as well.

As for Dame, who the hell knows. My guess is they intend to keep Dame still unless he demands out (which I’m not discounting as an even higher possibility this summer now).

[DusterBuster]

Whether the Blazers decide to blow it up or not, would the team re-sign Nurkic for next season and beyond?

If not, one would assume they plan to trade Nurkic this week?

No one seems to have a good read on what the Blazers want to do with Nurkic. He wants to stay as long as Dame stays. But rumors are the team and Billups want a more athletic defender type at C… sooo yeah, who knows.

[The Sebastian Express]

Whether the Blazers decide to blow it up or not, would the team re-sign Nurkic for next season and beyond?

If not, one would assume they plan to trade Nurkic this week?

No one seems to have a good read on what the Blazers want to do with Nurkic. He wants to stay as long as Dame stays. But rumors are the team and Billups want a more athletic defender type at C… sooo yeah, who knows.

I really love Jusuf. But I think his hands (as in his ability to catch the ball sometimes in the post) and his finishing will be the reason we move on from him. He was never 100% the guy who dunked it in your face, but ever since his leg injury it feels like he's - still even to this day years later - just not comfortable taking it hard to the hoop as much as he can and wants to flip it up to avoid contact or having to go up and risk coming down awkwardly. which I totally get from a human standpoint, I have to imagine that all was extremely painful and traumatic. But I do think we need to get a little more athletic.

[JasonStern]

Zach Collins is back. Put up 10 points, 7 rebounds. That'd be nice to have if we're rebuilding around Simons.

Gary Trent Jr. has been averaging 18ppg this season. That'd be nice to have if we're rebuilding around Simons.

And that's really the frustrating thing. The Blazers don't seem to be going all-in with Dame or building around Simons. Going 41-41 is somehow the goal.

[wco81]

Correct me if I'm wrong, most of the people on this board seemed to support the GTR-Norm trade at the time?

And supported extending Powell?

[GEE]

For the record, I was pretty openly concerned with the trade when it happened, for the very reason that JS points out: Simons / GTJ / Little / Collins / Nurkic would have been pretty nice to have today. Also, Collins never was the problem with this roster and I will still cheer for him; It's always been the Dame / CJ investment that has really crippled this franchise, made worse by trading for a 6'3 SF to a 5 year/$90 mil deal. Olshey's genius. But again... History.

[Norm2953]

I hated the Powell trade for I would have paid GTJ for it does not take a rocket scientist to see Norm
was never going to be the answer at SF in a conference with a lot of big front courts. Let's see how long
Zach will be back before he goes down again but he was Portland's attempt to replace LA which failed

[Goldbum]

How about CJ plus Zeller
4
KP?
With Dallas wanting CJ this could be a nice return and relocation of funds from the guards to the front court.