Update: It is time to trade Scottie Barnes before it's too late!

NinjaBro · Post #1 » by **NinjaBro** » Thu Oct 9, 2025 8:04 pm

Now don't give this crap about it's only one preseason game, I don't want to hear it. We now have years of data on our "franchise" player.

Watching Ingram play brings tears to my eyes, and I'm not even an emotional person. This is what a franchise player looks like. Scottie is just a maxed out role player at this point. We need to trade him and get what we can before he becomes another Gary Trent.

Discuss.

HumbleRen · Post #2 » by **HumbleRen** » Thu Oct 9, 2025 8:05 pm

No but he should no longer be an “untouchable” for trade talks.

Grew · Post #3 » by **Grew** » Thu Oct 9, 2025 8:28 pm

I think we all thought RJ has been in trouble for a while. After two preseason games, RJ looks locked in, and has chemistry with BI.

Scottie looks entitled and unprepared. He has time to figure it out, but it's crazy how quickly the narrative has changed. He's in the hot seat.

CMB being his natural replacement role wise, while looking like natural leader, isn't helping Scottie's image.

LoganAndWade · Post #4 » by **LoganAndWade** » Thu Oct 9, 2025 8:39 pm

NinjaBro wrote:Now don't give this crap about it's only one preseason game, I don't want to hear it. We now have years of data on our "franchise" player.

Watching Ingram play brings tears to my eyes, and I'm not even an emotional person. This is what a franchise player looks like. Scottie is just a maxed out role player at this point. We need to trade him and get what we can before he becomes another Gary Trent.

Discuss.

DreamTeam09 · Post #5 » by **DreamTeam09** » Thu Oct 9, 2025 8:46 pm

The answer is a resounding no, It is time to lock this tread tho already less than 5 post in that's for sure. Scottie is by far the teams best defender

theonlyeastcoastrapsfan · Post #6 » by **theonlyeastcoastrapsfan** » Thu Oct 9, 2025 8:54 pm

Just in terms of value/return and making pieces work around him, it’s something I’ve been thinking about. That was before I became even more bullish on CMB.

LoveMyRaps · Post #7 » by **LoveMyRaps** » Thu Oct 9, 2025 8:57 pm

Yall need to relax lol

ahollz · Post #8 » by **ahollz** » Thu Oct 9, 2025 8:58 pm

Year too late

deck · Post #9 » by **deck** » Thu Oct 9, 2025 9:02 pm

We shouldn't be forcing any trades right now. We don't have a real tax problem until next year. We should let the team try to playing winning basketball, let their value hopefully increase, and then make the right moves.

Shakril · Post #10 » by **Shakril** » Thu Oct 9, 2025 9:05 pm

NinjaBro wrote:Now don't give this crap about it's only one preseason game, I don't want to hear it. We now have years of data on our "franchise" player.

Watching Ingram play brings tears to my eyes, and I'm not even an emotional person. This is what a franchise player looks like. Scottie is just a maxed out role player at this point. We need to trade him and get what we can before he becomes another Gary Trent.

Discuss.

No. This is the year he has to prove he can be a starplayer and he should have all season long to do it. Maybe it starts working at game 40 instead of game 1, but he should have the time. After the season we can talk about it, if he isnt up to this task.

HangTime · Post #11 » by **HangTime** » Thu Oct 9, 2025 9:08 pm

No.... It's really that simple.

He wants to get everyone get incorporated.
How do people do not see this? That's what's mind-blowing to me.

Remember this from last pre-season?

Watch on YouTube

Clutch0z24 · Post #12 » by **Clutch0z24** » Thu Oct 9, 2025 9:13 pm

Hes still young and has time to get more consistant....But CMB deff makes him expendable to the roster and if a trade comes along for an upgrade and the asking price is Barnes for said player go and make the move.....I don't think Barnes ever reaches franchise player during his career and will just be a upper tier roleplayer at his very best. Could really plug CMB in Barnes position on the team and add an upgrade in a different area like the PG position using Barnes as a trade chip.

Post #13 » by **Duffman100** » Thu Oct 9, 2025 9:18 pm

lol no.

Basketball_Jones · Post #14 » by **Basketball_Jones** » Thu Oct 9, 2025 9:20 pm

We don’t have any untouchable players on this roster. Aside from CMB and probably Ingram since we are locked into seeing what we have with him for now. But sure, I’d throw anyone in the conversation and I’m sure Bobby would too.

dballislife · Post #15 » by **dballislife** » Thu Oct 9, 2025 9:27 pm

poeltl will be past his prime in 2-3 years probably...imo barnes and cmb is a big enough front court and should wreck serious havoc on defense...jakob would then make a nice vet bench big

Coco Costanza · Post #16 » by **Coco Costanza** » Thu Oct 9, 2025 10:17 pm

Who would you trade him for if you could?

S.W.A.N · Post #17 » by **S.W.A.N** » Thu Oct 9, 2025 10:19 pm

god i hate this fan base.

so low iq

kalel123 · Post #18 » by **kalel123** » Thu Oct 9, 2025 10:24 pm

No but sure as heck wish we could trade posters who create stupid pointless BS threads like this one. I have a special word for someone like you I wanna use but it's probably not allowed so I'll hold back for now.

djsunyc · Post #19 » by **djsunyc** » Thu Oct 9, 2025 10:28 pm

probably quicker just banning the op

Raptorfan2012 · Post #20 » by **Raptorfan2012** » Thu Oct 9, 2025 10:32 pm

I would trade Scottie for a bonafide star, yes. But I wouldn’t put Scottie on the hot seat for the sake of trading him.