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The real issue here is Simons’ current trade value vs. his projected potential. The former IMG Academy product is a special player, someone who could eventually become a real contributor on a really good team. The problem for Cronin is he needs to find a trade partner prepared to offer players and picks that equate with the 22-year-old’s prospective peak. There can’t be too many franchises willing to give up real assets unless they were certain of a young player, like Simons’, potential. But you really only need one.

I’m talking about Simons being the centerpiece of a trade that yields the Blazers a player in the realm of a Jaylen Brown, Pascal Siakam or Domantas Sabonis. Anything less than this kind of return means the Blazers are almost certainly selling low on Simons’ ability.

bisme37 wrote:Hey fyi I noticed League Pass is down to $49.99 for the rest of the year over on NBA.com.

greenroom31 wrote:Found an article on BlazersEdge that discusses the above:

https://www.blazersedge.com/2022/1/14/22879096/portland-trail-blazers-damian-lillard-cj-mccollum-norman-powell-anfernee-simons-trade-rumors

The part on Simons mentions Jaylen Brown as a target — definitely a Portland homer view:

The real issue here is Simons’ current trade value vs. his projected potential. The former IMG Academy product is a special player, someone who could eventually become a real contributor on a really good team. The problem for Cronin is he needs to find a trade partner prepared to offer players and picks that equate with the 22-year-old’s prospective peak. There can’t be too many franchises willing to give up real assets unless they were certain of a young player, like Simons’, potential. But you really only need one.

I’m talking about Simons being the centerpiece of a trade that yields the Blazers a player in the realm of a Jaylen Brown, Pascal Siakam or Domantas Sabonis. Anything less than this kind of return means the Blazers are almost certainly selling low on Simons’ ability.

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bisme37 wrote:Hey fyi I noticed League Pass is down to $49.99 for the rest of the year over on NBA.com.

Bought it last night, you're getting almost half the season for $50, the price in October is four times that

playa-hater wrote:Has anyone seen Westbrook's dunk on R Gobert?? might be the dunk of the year. Really amazing how athletic he still is..

sam_I_am wrote:

playa-hater wrote:Has anyone seen Westbrook's dunk on R Gobert?? might be the dunk of the year. Really amazing how athletic he still is..

Whoever proposed the Westbrook for Horford maybe on to something. I don’t really like Westbrook but his playmaking, rebounding, defense and attitude would pair very well with Tatum and Brown as long as his ball hogging could be reigned in. What ability he has is wasted next to Lebron as Lebron does everything better and both need the ball to be effective. I much prefer Tatum and Brown off the ball than initiating offense unless it’s a fast break opportunity.

Long term it’s kind of a treadmill move but it would make this year a lot more interesting.

Larry_Russell wrote:

sam_I_am wrote:

playa-hater wrote:Has anyone seen Westbrook's dunk on R Gobert?? might be the dunk of the year. Really amazing how athletic he still is..

Whoever proposed the Westbrook for Horford maybe on to something. I don’t really like Westbrook but his playmaking, rebounding, defense and attitude would pair very well with Tatum and Brown as long as his ball hogging could be reigned in. What ability he has is wasted next to Lebron as Lebron does everything better and both need the ball to be effective. I much prefer Tatum and Brown off the ball than initiating offense unless it’s a fast break opportunity.

Long term it’s kind of a treadmill move but it would make this year a lot more interesting.

The westbrook deal only works if you can find a way to bring in a floor spacer for Smart and Boston gets some nice compensation from Lakers for taking on that contract.
Horford, Schroder, Juancho for Westbrook and 2 firsts.

Westbrook
Jaylen
???
Tatum
Timelord

That lineup can work, imo.

I still think that Dallas is a good spot for Westbrook though as his contract will expire at the same time as THJ giving them huge capspace. Enough for Jokic easily.


Horf, Schroder and Juancho to Lakers
Westbrook, LAL pick boston second to Dallas
KP, Burke, Green to Boston

Smart/Burke/Pritch
Brown/Richardson/Green
Tatum/Nesmith/Romeo
KP/Grant
Timelord/Kanter/Bruno

Fencer reregistered wrote:Superstar screen setting.

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