Shams: Blazers Buyout Deandre Ayton

[tsherkin]

At least for Portland, we get to see Yang this season. We get to see if there was a method to the madness or if that was pure insanity to take him that early.

That's definitely going to be a fascinating subplot to the season.

[EmpireFalls]

I hope the Lakers get him for free, it'll probably crash RealGM if they do!

They will. Even if he’s not a Klutch client, he will end up in Las Angeles and LeBron will be fine for at least half a season.

lol finally realized you were wrong about his agent?

[DusterBuster]

At least for Portland, we get to see Yang this season. We get to see if there was a method to the madness or if that was pure insanity to take him that early.

That's definitely going to be a fascinating subplot to the season.

It’s at least something to watch for? Yangs highlights look cool, and he’s got some fun nicknames already…

I really don’t hate the idea of them moving on from Ayton. I was actually hoping for it myself, but I wanted to see something (anything) in return vs giving him up for nothing.

There’s a very very very loose rumor floating around Portland that DAs agent asked for this to get him to the Lakers, and in response, the Lakers are gonna make a deal to take on Grant’s contract from the Blazers… rumors coming from Luka and Ayton having the same agent… so take this all with the tiniest tiniest of grains of salt.

It is pretty much a forgone conclusion regardless that Ayton is will be a Laker in the next 48hrs.

[DusterBuster]

I hope the Lakers get him for free, it'll probably crash RealGM if they do!

They will. Even if he’s not a Klutch client, he will end up in Las Angeles and LeBron will be fine for at least half a season.

lol finally realized you were wrong about his agent?

You’re mistaking me for someone who gives a **** that I got something wrong on an Internet forum.

[tsherkin]

I really don’t hate the idea of them moving on from Ayton. I was actually hoping for it myself, but I wanted to see something (anything) in return vs giving him up for nothing.

Yeah, it's never ideal to get literally nothing back for a player but a roster slot, but here we are, right?

We'll see what happens. But yeah, I think we're all expecting him to head down to LA, where he will briefly be a beacon of offensive value before they realize he won't solve their defensive issues. But maybe that'll work out for him with all that passing there, right?

[Calvin Klein]

Can't wait for the "LeBron will fix Ayton's mentality" takes...like he didn't play with Chris Paul

[Barnzy]

You'll find out in the next few days. He asked for buy out this soon because there's already an agreement with a team.

He’s a Klutch client. He probably told Portland he wasn’t resigning with them, and being with Klutch, they had their preferred destination (Lakers). Lakers weren’t willing to offer anything to get him this summer and wanted to wait. Joe “no balls” Cronin just said OK and gave Ayton and his agent what they want… likely hoping for more “good will” that being a “nice guy to work with” might bring… instead he just looks like the pushover that he is.

How can people so confidently wrong?

[DusterBuster]

I really don’t hate the idea of them moving on from Ayton. I was actually hoping for it myself, but I wanted to see something (anything) in return vs giving him up for nothing.

Yeah, it's never ideal to get literally nothing back for a player but a roster slot, but here we are, right?

We'll see what happens. But yeah, I think we're all expecting him to head down to LA, where he will briefly be a beacon of offensive value before they realize he won't solve their defensive issues. But maybe that'll work out for him with all that passing there, right?

I mean sure, we’re here. I have no say in what this team is doing, so whatever.

It’ll be interesting if the rumor we’re hearing here ends up true. If there’s a Grant to Lakers deal and Ayton signs there for pennies, than we can call that confirmed.

[DusterBuster]

Can't wait for the "LeBron will fix Ayton's mentality" takes...like he didn't play with Chris Paul

No one is going to talk about DA that much outside of his contract signing.

[Kilo]

Hey, everybody Malik Beasley might have bet the over in prop bets, nothing to see with League colluding to get Lakers and LeBron more and more help for cheap.

[tsherkin]

I mean sure, we’re here. I have no say in what this team is doing, so whatever.

Right, I just meant it's done now, that's all.

It’ll be interesting if the rumor we’re hearing here ends up true. If there’s a Grant to Lakers deal and Ayton signs there for pennies, than we can call that confirmed.

It would be better than the alternative, for sure!

[JujitsuFlip]

Hopefully the Cavs

[DusterBuster]

I mean sure, we’re here. I have no say in what this team is doing, so whatever.

Right, I just meant it's done now, that's all.

It’ll be interesting if the rumor we’re hearing here ends up true. If there’s a Grant to Lakers deal and Ayton signs there for pennies, than we can call that confirmed.

It would be better than the alternative, for sure!

The Blazers pod talking about this with an insider who sounds pretty confident that this is gonna be the plan. Lakers wanted both DA and Grant, they couldn’t get both because of the CBA. The Blazers buy out DA so he can sign for vet min, then they make a trade for Grant but really it’s a trade for Grant and Ayton. Aligns also with DFS declining his options. Lakers would rather Grant over DFS (plus agent influence).

LeBron apparently thinks Grant is better than Rui (from Olympics), so for anyone that’s gonna ask why they would move Rui for Grant especially after Grants horse **** season, that’s why according to this insider.

[tsherkin]

The Blazers pod talking about this with an insider who sounds pretty confident that this is gonna be the plan. Lakers wanted both DA and Grant, they couldn’t get both because of the CBA. The Blazers buy out DA so he can sign for vet min, then they make a trade for Grant but really it’s a trade for Grant and Ayton. Aligns also with DFS declining his options. Lakers would rather Grant over DFS (plus agent influence).

LeBron apparently thinks Grant is better than Rui (from Olympics), so for anyone that’s gonna ask why they would move Rui for Grant especially after Grants horse **** season, that’s why according to this insider.

It certainly makes a degree of sense.

[EmpireFalls]

You'll find out in the next few days. He asked for buy out this soon because there's already an agreement with a team.

He’s a Klutch client. He probably told Portland he wasn’t resigning with them, and being with Klutch, they had their preferred destination (Lakers). Lakers weren’t willing to offer anything to get him this summer and wanted to wait. Joe “no balls” Cronin just said OK and gave Ayton and his agent what they want… likely hoping for more “good will” that being a “nice guy to work with” might bring… instead he just looks like the pushover that he is.

How can people so confidently wrong?

This guy took an incorrect “fact” and then spun up an entire fanfiction, complete with fake conversations and fake justifications for it… only for the entire premise to be wrong. It’s just hilarious. It’s one thing to get details wrong but the way he made up an entire story based off of it is pathetic.

[Blame Rasho]

The irony would be him going to the lakers with Luka given that Luka basically got him permanently in the dog house in the game 7 vs the Suns. Don’t get me wrong, he wasn’t exactly amazing before that game, he was always going to be on the outs because his shortcomings but his fued with his coach was the final nail in coffin. There was also other things, his motor, umm missing a game because he couldn’t leave his house(umm wtf) and etc. If you lower your expectations to nothing, anything he gives you or your team is good.

[magee]

This was a culture buyout. Ayton did not fit the culture the Blazers are instilling. Simple as that. They probably kicked the tires around on deals, and once they found they weren't getting what they would need in a trade, decided it's better for the team to move on.

No love lost. He gets paid still. He gets to go where he feels is best for him, as well as having the summer to move.

For anyone needing a fresh reminder, this is the same guy who slept on an air mattress for the first month or so when he moved to Portland because he didn't plan ahead, nor hired anyone to help him, get an actual mattress that he actually fits on.*

*Yes, I know I wrote "actual" twice. Just felt it fitting to drive the point home. Haha.

[JujitsuFlip]

He’s a Klutch client. He probably told Portland he wasn’t resigning with them, and being with Klutch, they had their preferred destination (Lakers). Lakers weren’t willing to offer anything to get him this summer and wanted to wait. Joe “no balls” Cronin just said OK and gave Ayton and his agent what they want… likely hoping for more “good will” that being a “nice guy to work with” might bring… instead he just looks like the pushover that he is.

How can people so confidently wrong?

This guy took an incorrect “fact” and then spun up an entire fanfiction, complete with fake conversations and fake justifications for it… only for the entire premise to be wrong. It’s just hilarious. It’s one thing to get details wrong but the way he made up an entire story based off of it is pathetic.

He writes for the local gazette, he can't help it, his mind wanders sometimes.

[xinxin]

Why would the Blazers front office even help the Lakers get Ayton on a silver platter ?

Besides as someone mentioned , he probably gets more money elsewhere.

& do the lakers even want him?


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[DusterBuster]

The Blazers pod talking about this with an insider who sounds pretty confident that this is gonna be the plan. Lakers wanted both DA and Grant, they couldn’t get both because of the CBA. The Blazers buy out DA so he can sign for vet min, then they make a trade for Grant but really it’s a trade for Grant and Ayton. Aligns also with DFS declining his options. Lakers would rather Grant over DFS (plus agent influence).

LeBron apparently thinks Grant is better than Rui (from Olympics), so for anyone that’s gonna ask why they would move Rui for Grant especially after Grants horse **** season, that’s why according to this insider.

It certainly makes a degree of sense.

Blazers and Lakers had advanced Grant trade discussions last offseason fwiw. That was widely reported in Portland sports radio around this time last year.