Should Cronin had traded CJ for KP

Blazers20 · Post #1 » by **Blazers20** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 7:50 pm

Do you think KP for CJ would had been a better trade rather than sending him to NOLA? Also do you think he should had traded Norm for Grant? Or RoCo-Powell for Sabonis? You can’t rebuild with a bunch of 2nd round picks.

Post #2 » by **The Sebastian Express** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 7:59 pm

Absolutely not when you see the package Porzingis returned. But I do feel righteous vindication of the Mavs suffering this awful trade because of one of their mods hammering the Blazers and our players for the last six months on the trade board.

I WILL REVEL IN THIS MOMENT.

Post #3 » by **The Sebastian Express** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 8:00 pm

Also there's no way the Pacers were dealing Sabonis for RocO-Powell. They got a blue chip prospect in Haliburton for him. Norm and Roco aren't blue chip prospects. They're win now players. Indiana isn't trying to win now, that's what they traded away two of their big starters for assets.

DusterBuster · Post #4 » by **DusterBuster** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 8:05 pm

Almost guaranteed Mavs offered this. They were rumored interested in CJ, so assuredly they offered and Blazers rejected.

Happy they passed. Too injury prone. Would rather just have the space open this summer.

Wizenheimer · Post #5 » by **Wizenheimer** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 8:26 pm

just say no to unicorns

kumquat · Post #6 » by **kumquat** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 8:29 pm

Nope. KP is nice in theory, but he doesn’t make any impact.

HoopsFanAZ · Post #7 » by **HoopsFanAZ** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 8:50 pm

Unicorns in basketball ... I like them as long as they aren't the fragile, soft ones. KP ... a shame. If the Pels pick is 5-14, trading CJ was a good move. Who gets picked ... I don't have a guess at this point. Someone taller than 6'6 I hope.

With a "broken back" near the end of last season and a collapsed lung this season, CJ is not looking like Mr. Reliable either ... especially being 30 with significant mileage.

monopoman · Post #8 » by **monopoman** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 9:57 pm

HoopsFanAZ wrote:Unicorns in basketball ... I like them as long as they aren't the fragile, soft ones. KP ... a shame. If the Pels pick is 5-14, trading CJ was a good move. Who gets picked ... I don't have a guess at this point. Someone taller than 6'6 I hope.

With a "broken back" near the end of last season and a collapsed lung this season, CJ is not looking like Mr. Reliable either ... especially being 30 with significant mileage.

It seems that many think CJ is overpaid for what he provides, so I think some could argue even without injury worries that contract is an overpay.

If it was more in the $20 million range I think it looks a lot better.

JRoy · Post #9 » by **JRoy** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 10:24 pm

An injury prone big in POR?

Sure what could go wrong.

Post #10 » by **mojomarc** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 11:13 pm

Part of me wants to say KP was underrated a bit. The other part of me remembers that Knick fans thought he was the absolute savior. It is always safer to vote against Knick fan opinions of popular Knick players. Good pass.

Napoleon7 · Post #11 » by **Napoleon7** » Fri Feb 11, 2022 12:01 am

The Sebastian Express wrote:Absolutely not when you see the package Porzingis returned. But I do feel righteous vindication of the Mavs suffering this awful trade because of one of their mods hammering the Blazers and our players for the last six months on the trade board.

I WILL REVEL IN THIS MOMENT.

TSE, I 100% agree with every comment here!

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PDXKnight · Post #12 » by **PDXKnight** » Wed Feb 16, 2022 9:55 pm

I really like the cj return if that pick ends up being decent

JasonStern · Post #13 » by **JasonStern** » Wed Feb 16, 2022 10:56 pm

JRoy wrote:An injury prone big in POR?

Sure what could go wrong.

This was nearly word-for-word what I was going to post.

DusterBuster · Post #14 » by **DusterBuster** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 4:51 am

If the Blazers end up with the Pelicans pick this year - Hart and a pick in 5-14 for a decent draft is pretty damn solid return for CJ tbh. At least CJ on his current contract... Also, Hart has been a lot more impressive than I was expecting. He's revitalizing his career in Portland.

Blazinaway · Post #15 » by **Blazinaway** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 2:18 pm

DusterBuster wrote:If the Blazers end up with the Pelicans pick this year - Hart and a pick in 5-14 for a decent draft is pretty damn solid return for CJ tbh. At least CJ on his current contract... Also, Hart has been a lot more impressive than I was expecting. He's revitalizing his career in Portland.

it would be way better than "solid" because of the addition by subtraction of removing CJ and letting Ant shine