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This team will not win a championship/Trade Idea

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This team will not win a championship/Trade Idea 

Post#1 » by Blazers20 » Mon Oct 18, 2021 4:59 pm

What about Blazers trying to get their own Big 3 if possible?

CJ-One Pick for Ben Simmons
Norm-Nance-Ant-Nas for Kylie
Or if the Nets want expiring RoCo-Nurk for Kyrie

Blazers end up with 3 perennial in Dame-Kyrie-Ben.
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Post#2 » by Napoleon7 » Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:05 pm

CJ and a pick for Simmons yes … I don’t want Kyrie anywhere near this team…


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Post#3 » by JRoy » Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:07 pm

Another smallish, offense only guard?

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Post#4 » by Blazers20 » Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:40 pm

Could this lineup get into the finals or better yet win a championship?

Dame-Kyrie-RoCo-Ben-Nurkic

Or will this team need more tweaks?
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Post#5 » by mighty_duck » Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:49 pm

Kyrie is a headcase, and shows no motivation to be traded.
His agents claim he will retire if traded. Even if he doesn't, he only has one year on his contract. Hard pass.

I'd do CJ + 1 pick for Simmons, but Morey wants a lot more picks and swaps.
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Post#6 » by DusterBuster » Mon Oct 18, 2021 9:14 pm

Napoleon7 wrote:CJ and a pick for Simmons yes … I don’t want Kyrie anywhere near this team…


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Yeah, totally agree that I'm plenty happy with Kyrie being about as far away physically from this team as possible... that said, ignoring all that, the Blazers would be in the same position as the Nets with him because of Oregon's mandates.
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Re: This team will not win a championship/Trade Idea 

Post#7 » by monopoman » Tue Oct 19, 2021 12:15 am

You think Kyrie causes problems in NY?

Imagine how many issues he would give this team being in the city of Portland, I have a feeling Kyrie would bitch about being here all the time.

Ben Simmons might actually end up liking being here, but I have a feeling Kyrie would either retire if traded here or start causing huge issues.
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Post#8 » by BNM » Tue Oct 19, 2021 1:45 am

Blazers20 wrote:What about Blazers trying to get their own Big 3 if possible?

CJ-One Pick for Ben Simmons
Norm-Nance-Ant-Nas for Kylie
Or if the Nets want expiring RoCo-Nurk for Kyrie

Blazers end up with 3 perennial in Dame-Kyrie-Ben.


3 perennial whats? 2 of the 3 are perennial headcases.

It feels like you're punishing Dame by forcing him to play with the two biggest prima donnas in the league.
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Post#9 » by BNM » Tue Oct 19, 2021 1:49 am

mighty_duck wrote:Kyrie is a headcase, and shows no motivation to be traded.


Kyrie also shows no motivation to actually play basketball.

And Ben shows no motivation to shoot, or to even learn how.
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Re: This team will not win a championship/Trade Idea 

Post#10 » by Blazers20 » Sat Oct 23, 2021 7:49 pm

Disagree, Ben will have something to prove and will play with a chip on his shoulder. Kyrie will do the same.
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Re: This team will not win a championship/Trade Idea 

Post#11 » by DeBlazerRiddem » Sat Oct 23, 2021 8:21 pm

I don't think Kyrie would be a good fit here, on or off the court.


Simmons is a maybe, he would at least work on the court, but it depends on things to which I cannot see or predict but are human level things that the GM, coaching staff and Lillard would have to feel out and make a call on. Simmons is just such a big question mark to bind ourselves to for the next 4 years.

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