Demar Derozan

[cb1mvp]

Assuming Toronto may blow this thing up.. any interest we may be able to get him for blake ?

[Spider156]

Or Jackson for Lowry

I like to think one of Wall Lillard McCollum Derozan and Lowry is available this summer

[tradez401]

Assuming Toronto may blow this thing up.. any interest we may be able to get him for blake ?

no way in hell we get derozan for blake.

[Neptune]

Why trade Blake when we could attempt to get Deronzan to team up with Blake? We'll give you guys Luke Kennard and fillers for Derozan...

[LaSheed]

Absolutely flip Blake for Derozan and not thinking twice about it.

[Crymson]

The Pistons would, the Raptors would not even consider it. DeRozan is tremendously more valuable than Griffin.

If Toronto blows it up--and I doubt they will--DeRozan will be the very last to go.

[The Penguin]

Why trade Blake when we could attempt to get Deronzan to team up with Blake? We'll give you guys Luke Kennard and fillers for Derozan...

This.

If we are screwed on rebuilding for real anyways, toss Stanley / Kennard with contract filler (Leuer / Ish) for DeRozan.

Spacing would still be an absolute nightmare, but he fits age wise with Blake & Reggie. A Dre / Blake / DeRozan / Reggie core, try to add as much shooting around them as possible with the MLE / vet min contracts, hire a coach who'll actually stagger Dre & Blake's minutes, hope Lebron goes to the West and we can squeeze out an ECF or even Finals appearance before Philly takes over, Milwaukee figures it out around Giannis and Boston gets healthy / their youth develops.

That's about the only semi-realistic scenario for even fake contention with this group. Even then, it's still ridiculous.

[The Penguin]

The Pistons would, the Raptors would not even consider it. DeRozan is tremendously more valuable than Griffin.

If Toronto blows it up--and I doubt they will--DeRozan will be the very last to go.

A shooting guard who can't shoot 3's, has documented mental health issues, completely melted down in the playoffs and is making $90 mil over the next 3 years. I don't think teams are going to be banging down their door for him.

[Spider156]

Assuming Toronto may blow this thing up.. any interest we may be able to get him for blake ?

no way in hell we get derozan for blake.

Why not? Blake is a better player than Derozan in the Playoffs...

[BadMofoPimp]

Not a chance in hell the Raptors would ever trade Demar to take on Blakes salary if they are blowing anything up. Maybe, in NBA2k.

[Crymson]

A shooting guard who can't shoot 3's,

A shooting guard who is one of the league's elite wings, has begun shooting threes, hit them at a good clip when open, and scored efficiently on very high volume as his team's primary option.

completely melted down in the playoffs

His entire, poorly-coached team melted down in the playoffs. Casey constantly sent him off on predictable, low-percentage isolations into double- or triple-teams.

and is making $90 mil over the next 3 years

Which is a vastly better value than Griffin's $151 million over four seasons. Griffin is injury-prone, does not fit at his own position, and is extremely difficult to build around. Even the Clippers did not want to keep him at that price, but Ballmer insisted.

has documented mental health issues

You've won today's award for most ignorant poster.

I don't think teams are going to be banging down their door for him.

I shouldn't need to explain to you the value of elite wings in today's NBA, nor why they're all much more valuable than Blake Griffin.

If we are screwed on rebuilding for real anyways, toss Stanley / Kennard with contract filler (Leuer / Ish) for DeRozan.

Is this a joke? Honest question.

[Crymson]

Why trade Blake when we could attempt to get Deronzan to team up with Blake? We'll give you guys Luke Kennard and fillers for Derozan...

Because we have nowhere even remotely near the assets to pull that off. That package would be literally laughed at. If it were sent by letter, the Raptors would send it back covered in bird droppings.

[The Penguin]

A shooting guard who can't shoot 3's,

A shooting guard who is one of the league's elite wings, has begun shooting threes, hit them at a good clip when open, and scored efficiently on very high volume as his team's primary option.

completely melted down in the playoffs

His entire, poorly-coached team melted down in the playoffs. Casey constantly sent him off on predictable, low-percentage isolations into double- or triple-teams.

and is making $90 mil over the next 3 years

Which is a vastly better value than Griffin's $151 million over four seasons. Griffin is injury-prone, does not fit at his own position, and is extremely difficult to build around. Even the Clippers did not want to keep him at that price, but Ballmer insisted.

has documented mental health issues

You've won today's award for most ignorant poster.

I don't think teams are going to be banging down their door for him.

I shouldn't need to explain to you the value of elite wings in today's NBA, nor why they're all much more valuable than Blake Griffin.

If we are screwed on rebuilding for real anyways, toss Stanley / Kennard with contract filler (Leuer / Ish) for DeRozan.

Is this a joke? Honest question.

Someone brought their internet tough guy pants.

Zach Lowe and Kevin Arnovitz ran down DeRozan trade options on Zach's last podcast. There's not a lot of obvious suitors. Given the uninspiring returns for PG13 (looks better now than it did) and Kyrie (looks worse now than it did), I think it's safe to say teams aren't exactly going to be lining up to give up premier young assets for DeRozan.

Blake for DeRozan makes zero sense. But a Kennard / Stanley package isn't that far off from what could be expected given traditional trade returns.

How about you actually attempt to add to a conversation instead of just throwing out snark? Give actual teams / returns that you think are realistic for a DeRozan trade instead of just being a useless idiot throwing shade.

[Crymson]

Someone brought their internet tough guy pants.

Someone generally tries to be civil, but finds you offensive. DeRozan had the courage to share his struggles with depression in a culture that still carries a stigma about mental illness, an act almost unheard-of among major sports figures and certainly a first in the NBA. He has since come out in support and advocacy for those who live with depression, an devastating affliction that affects untold millions and gets nowhere near the mainstream attention it deserves. You used that brave and noble act to impugn his character as a player. I find that incomprehensibly ignorant.

Zach Lowe and Kevin Arnovitz ran down DeRozan trade options on Zach's last podcast. There's not a lot of obvious suitors. Given the uninspiring returns for PG13 (looks better now than it did) and Kyrie (looks worse now than it did), I think it's safe to say teams aren't exactly going to be lining up to give up premier young assets for DeRozan.

The notion is that nobody will offer a package of sufficient worth to make it worthwhile for Toronto to move him, not that it makes sense for Masai to trade him away for peanuts. That would be madness.

Blake for DeRozan makes zero sense.

For Toronto. Were Detroit to pull off that trade, the front office would pop the champagne and get roaring drunk in celebration, and the Pistons would be lauded for taking the Raptors to the cleaners.

But a Kennard / Stanley package isn't that far off from what could be expected given traditional trade returns.

A role player and a disappointing, expiring prospect will not get you a star, or anything near it. Kennard is not Oladipo, and Johnson is not Sabonis, and Pritchard was castigated for turning down larger offers in the name of sending George out of the conference. Kennard and Johnson is likewise nothing on the level of Zach Lavine and the 7th-overall pick, and that trade was made by a front office duo with a history of incompetence so thorough that it is universally hated by Bulls fans. Masai is no fool.

How about you actually attempt to add to a conversation instead of just throwing out snark? Give actual teams / returns that you think are realistic for a DeRozan trade instead of just being a useless idiot throwing shade.

What other teams may offer for him is none of my concern. I focus on the Pistons, and the Pistons do not have anything like the assets necessary to acquire a player of his quality.

[ByeByeDre]

I think a Blake for Ibaka/filler/picks trade is more likely. Ibaka expires in 2020 like everyone else.

[The Penguin]

Someone brought their internet tough guy pants.

Someone generally tries to be civil, but finds you offensive. DeRozan had the courage to share his struggles with depression in a culture that still carries a stigma about mental illness, an act almost unheard-of among major sports figures and certainly a first in the NBA. He has since come out in support and advocacy for those who live with depression, an devastating affliction that affects untold millions and gets nowhere near the mainstream attention it deserves. You used that brave and noble act to impugn his character as a player. I find that incomprehensibly ignorant.

Zach Lowe and Kevin Arnovitz ran down DeRozan trade options on Zach's last podcast. There's not a lot of obvious suitors. Given the uninspiring returns for PG13 (looks better now than it did) and Kyrie (looks worse now than it did), I think it's safe to say teams aren't exactly going to be lining up to give up premier young assets for DeRozan.

The notion is that nobody will offer a package of sufficient worth to make it worthwhile for Toronto to move him, not that it makes sense for Masai to trade him away for peanuts. That would be madness.

Blake for DeRozan makes zero sense.

For Toronto. Were Detroit to pull off that trade, the front office would pop the champagne and get roaring drunk in celebration, and the Pistons would be lauded for taking the Raptors to the cleaners.

But a Kennard / Stanley package isn't that far off from what could be expected given traditional trade returns.

A role player and a disappointing, expiring prospect will not get you a star, or anything near it. Kennard is not Oladipo, and Johnson is not Sabonis, and Pritchard was castigated for turning down larger offers in the name of sending George out of the conference. Kennard and Johnson is likewise nothing on the level of Zach Lavine and the 7th-overall pick, and that trade was made by a front office duo with a history of incompetence so thorough that it is universally hated by Bulls fans. Masai is no fool.

How about you actually attempt to add to a conversation instead of just throwing out snark? Give actual teams / returns that you think are realistic for a DeRozan trade instead of just being a useless idiot throwing shade.

What other teams may offer for him is none of my concern. I focus on the Pistons, and the Pistons do not have anything like the assets necessary to acquire a player of his quality.

I applaud his bravery in revealing his issues. It doesn't change the fact he's come up short in big moments time and time again. One may have nothing to do with the other, or they might.

As for finding me offensive. Because I said "documented mental health issues" He came out and talked about it. Again, I applaud it. But it's certainly included in his evaluation as a player.

Obviously Toronto is under no edict to move him and wouldn't move him for something that doesn't make sense. But George / Butler / Kyrie are all just better than him and even they didn't get home run trade packages. He's a difficult player to build around, even though he "improved" from 3, 31% is still dreadful and was terrible against Cleveland.

And what other teams would offer is highly relevant. Again, Toronto is under no pressure to move him unless they just decide to blow it up, but the bigger hang up in an offer for him is Leuer's not being an expiring to make the money work IMO than the quality of Kennard / Stanley. If Masai wanted rebuilding pieces, he may certainly get a better offer, but the list of teams trying to win now in this climate with GSW and Lebron and who can accomodate his salary while giving up young players is short. For that reason, it's not likely he's dealt, but every year people say "stars don't get traded for that" and then every star trade is met with "wtf? that's all?!".

[ImHeisenberg]

Toronto is going to get a new coach. They're not blowing it up.