(Thread has been bumped) SHAMS: Grizzlies Trading Valunciunas + Nos. 17 & 51 Picks to NOLA for Adams, Bledsoe, Draft Pix

Post #21 » by **HomoSapien** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:34 pm

Bad trade unless Memphis walks away with a franchise player at 10. Val was massive for them last year. NO seemed pretty desperate to deal Bledsoe, hard for me to believe that they would have walked away if Val and Adams were left out of the deal.

Dasein · Post #22 » by **Dasein** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:34 pm

Wait, people actually think New Orleans won this deal?? Picking from 10 instead of picking from 17 in the draft is a big difference IMO. David Griffin got fleeced. He is such a terrible GM, he trades a first round pick for Steven Adams last off-season, and now has to move back 7 spots in the draft just to dump his terrible contract. :lol:

Post #23 » by **Mavrelous** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:35 pm

Griffin pulled a rabbit out of hat, Memphis GM is drunk.

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_AIJ_ · Post #24 » by **_AIJ_** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:36 pm

Insert *and here we go* meme

DroseReturnChi · Post #25 » by **DroseReturnChi** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:36 pm

wait they are also getting bledsoe. thats 2 worst contracts in the league. i need all of griffins picks to even consider it.

HotelVitale · Post #26 » by **HotelVitale** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:36 pm

It’s not that bad, they pick up a 1st and move up a bunch to the top 10. Also remember that Adams is good, he just wasn’t righ for the Pells. And Bledsoe can play a solid role on the grizz too.

They barely made the PO last year, the point is to get good good and not just maintain. This seems like a move they could easily win, even if it doesn’t look good at first glance.

John Murdoch · Post #27 » by **John Murdoch** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:36 pm

Woahhh..cant beleive they included 17 here
..they must rly like xavier tillman

BigDan245 · Post #28 » by **BigDan245** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:36 pm

doesn't memphis already have enough players that can play?

Post #29 » by **Duke4life831** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:38 pm

I think this is a bad trade for both teams.

Wargreymon · Post #30 » by **Wargreymon** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:38 pm

Dasein wrote:Wait, people actually think New Orleans won this deal?? Picking from 10 instead of picking from 17 in the draft is a big difference IMO. David Griffin got fleeced. He is such a terrible GM, he trades a first round pick for Steven Adams last off-season, and now has to move back 7 spots in the draft just to dump his terrible contract.

Guys I think I found Justin Timberlake's realgm burner account :nod:

mademan · Post #31 » by **mademan** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:38 pm

Dasein wrote:Wait, people actually think New Orleans won this deal?? Picking from 10 instead of picking from 17 in the draft is a big difference IMO. David Griffin got fleeced. He is such a terrible GM, he trades a first round pick for Steven Adams last off-season, and now has to move back 7 spots in the draft just to dump his terrible contract.

Really? Difference between 10 and 17 in this draft could possibly be like Moody/Wagner vs Jared Springer, and i dont really see a huge difference between them as prospects. Some teams got different big boards and tiers obv, but there's not much difference in prospect talent 10-20

DroseReturnChi · Post #32 » by **DroseReturnChi** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:38 pm

so i guess theres a genenrational prospect to justify all of this crap. literally worst trade in a decade even 2K will reject it.

Jadoogar · Post #33 » by **Jadoogar** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:39 pm

Mamba Mentality wrote:What the **** is Memphis doing?

Must really love the #10 pick. Maybe they really like someone in that range.

Edrees · Post #34 » by **Edrees** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:39 pm

Memphis should have demanded the 2022 NO 1st be unprotected, then it would be an even trade. I don't think it's as one sided as people make it out to be. Adams looked bad in NO but if we so OKC Adams back then it'll look a lot better.

Mos_Heat · Post #35 » by **Mos_Heat** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:40 pm

I don't know why people like it so much for the Pelicans, Griffin just wasting assets left and right for nothing

Sign5 · Post #36 » by **Sign5** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:40 pm

Dasein wrote:Wait, people actually think New Orleans won this deal?? Picking from 10 instead of picking from 17 in the draft is a big difference IMO. David Griffin got fleeced. He is such a terrible GM, he trades a first round pick for Steven Adams last off-season, and now has to move back 7 spots in the draft just to dump his terrible contract.

Not a fan of Griff at all but he got Jonas, the best player in the trade and actually got rid of Bledsoe. It was a decent trade for them. Hence, why everyone is questioning if Memphis was inebriated before making the trade.

matt6715 · Post #37 » by **matt6715** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:40 pm

Big price to pay to move up 7 spots... they must be 100% locked in on somebody

zshawn10 · Post #38 » by **zshawn10** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:41 pm

Read on Twitter

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IgorK · Post #39 » by **IgorK** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:41 pm

I don't get this trade for Grizz, other than they love someone at 10. NO is obviously positioning to retain Lonzo or lure Lowry. This is the only way to make sense of this weird swap.

slos · Post #40 » by **slos** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:41 pm

I love it for Memphis.

- They used their cap space to trade up from #17 to #10 and from #51 to #40 by eating Bledsoe's salary.

- They flipped Val for Adams who is a better fit for JJJ and added another future FRP (2022 LAL) on top.

I feel bad for the Pelicans. They traded Jrue for Bledsoe, Adams + two meaningless future FRPs and swaps from Milwaukee and now they are paying to get rid off the two main pieces they traded for Holiday.

Who won this trade?