Trade Deadline thread

[Ickey Shuffle]

I never knew Blake Griffin was a franchise changer. Pistons gave them the farm.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Deandre is gone for sure now.

What does everyone think about this Blake deal? @bksballer89 @CitySushi @tlance @trojanfan12

Money wise

Blake - $29 mil this year. 4 more years on contract
Reed - $1.5 mil this year. Last year of contract

For

Bradley - $8.8 mil this year. Last year of contract
Harris - $16 mil this year. One more year on contract

 

[tlance]

Deandre is gone for sure now.

What does everyone think about this Blake deal? @bksballer89 @CitySushi @tlance @trojanfan12

Money wise

Blake - $29 mil this year. 4 more years on contract
Reed - $1.5 mil this year. Last year of contract

For

Bradley - $8.8 mil this year. Last year of contract
Harris - $16 mil this year. One more year on contract

Good for LAC.

Blake is not worth the $. Good, not great. Getting out form under that contract without taking back anything long term is a major win.

 

[DJ]

The Clippers traded BG and got a nice return for him.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Good for LAC.

Blake is not worth the $. Good, not great. Getting out form under that contract without taking back anything long term is a major win.

I agree completely

 

[DJ]

Deandre is gone for sure now.

What does everyone think about this Blake deal? @bksballer89 @CitySushi @tlance @trojanfan12

Money wise

Blake - $29 mil this year. 4 more years on contract
Reed - $1.5 mil this year. Last year of contract

For

Bradley - $8.8 mil this year. Last year of contract
Harris - $16 mil this year. One more year on contract

Good trade.

They also got a 1st and 2nd rounder for him.

 

[DJ]

I never knew Blake Griffin was a franchise changer. Pistons gave them the farm.

He's not.


Next season......when Jackson and BG are both on the bench for 15-25 games, they will regret it.

 

[thunderc]

He has been healthy for what, a month now? Perfect time to trade him.

 

[DJ]

Thunder seem to be in the market for a SG.

They should be trying to trade for Avery Bradley.

 

[CitySushi]

Deandre is gone for sure now.

What does everyone think about this Blake deal? @bksballer89 @CitySushi @tlance @trojanfan12

Money wise

Blake - $29 mil this year. 4 more years on contract
Reed - $1.5 mil this year. Last year of contract

For

Bradley - $8.8 mil this year. Last year of contract
Harris - $16 mil this year. One more year on contract

Good trade for the clips. Gives them a chance to rebuild but the real
Key is what they get back for Deandre and Lou.

Head scratcher to me from the Pistons. Blake is now their best player but I’m not sure how him and Drummond work together. Tons of money now locked between the two.

 

[trojanfan12]

Maybe IT just hasn’t had time to gel but it is looking more and more like he is the problem, I understand it takes time sometimes half of a season but he just doesn’t look like he fits with this team the more I see him play. I hope I am wrong but wonder if they tried to deal him bc this is his last year of his contract. I doubt it bc I don’t see them getting a ton for him

I think the problem for IT, and therefore the Cavs, is that while IT is really good, he's not as good as Kyrie. I still think the Cavs will get things figured out enough to get out of the East, but the finals are likely to be over pretty quickly because they aren't as good as they were last year.

 

[Hambombs]

I think the problem for IT, and therefore the Cavs, is that while IT is really good, he's not as good as Kyrie. I still think the Cavs will get things figured out enough to get out of the East, but the finals are likely to be over pretty quickly because they aren't as good as they were last year.

They will lose in the east

 

[wildturkey]

Good trade for the clips. Gives them a chance to rebuild but the real
Key is what they get back for Deandre and Lou.

Head scratcher to me from the Pistons. Blake is now their best player but I’m not sure how him and Drummond work together. Tons of money now locked between the two.

The same way he and Jordan played and that worked out fine. Drummond is essentially the same player as Jordan. Not quite the same, but close enough to where it won't be a problem. Detroit's real issue is getting some starting PG not named Reggie Jackson

 

[flyerhawk]

Head scratcher to me from the Pistons. Blake is now their best player but I’m not sure how him and Drummond work together. Tons of money now locked between the two.

I cannot for the life of me understand why the Pistons made this trade. It makes zero sense. The Pistons are not measurably better now with Griffin but they now have a huge contract and lost a bunch of assets.

 

[wildturkey]

I cannot for the life of me understand why the Pistons made this trade. It makes zero sense. The Pistons are not measurably better now with Griffin but they now have a huge contract and lost a bunch of assets.

They want/need a star. They have a new building so they need to sell tickets and haven't been relevant in quite some time. They damn sure weren't getting one in free agency so this is their best shot at one. And they really didn't give up much for him. Bradley was gonna hit free agency anyway. Harris is good, but just a starter. The pick can have some value but its likely in the teens. That's a fair price for guy with Griffin's resume and potential. Yes, they eat his big salary (fwiw, I said last summer no team should give him a big number for that many years due to his injury history), but its a worthwhile gamble for them. IF Griffin is healthy, they are a better team. Now they still aren't championship caliber, but for a team that's languished in obscurity for years, perennially being in the playoffs is an accomplishment and they can build from there down the road. That's their thinking.

 

[flyerhawk]

They want/need a star. They have a new building so they need to sell tickets and haven't been relevant in quite some time. They damn sure weren't getting one in free agency so this is their best shot at one. And they really didn't give up much for him. Bradley was gonna hit free agency anyway. Harris is good, but just a starter. The pick can have some value but its likely in the teens. That's a fair price for guy with Griffin's resume and potential. Yes, they eat his big salary (fwiw, I said last summer no team should give him a big number for that many years due to his injury history), but its a worthwhile gamble for them. IF Griffin is healthy, they are a better team. Now they still aren't championship caliber, but for a team that's languished in obscurity for years, perennially being in the playoffs is an accomplishment and they can build from there down the road. That's their thinking.

Well at least that makes sense sort of. But I can't think of many examples where this worked especially when the star is an oft injured star.

 

[msgkings322]

They will lose in the east

Agree. That's the thing, everyone says 'Cavs always win, LeBron will find a way you'll see they win the East", but they've never been actually threatened like this year. The other years they were a fait accompli. Now it's very likely they don't get out of the East. And why should they? Kyrie is replaced by a significantly lesser player, there's some regression by most, and here you are.

 

[tlance]

They want/need a star. They have a new building so they need to sell tickets and haven't been relevant in quite some time. They damn sure weren't getting one in free agency so this is their best shot at one. And they really didn't give up much for him. Bradley was gonna hit free agency anyway. Harris is good, but just a starter. The pick can have some value but its likely in the teens. That's a fair price for guy with Griffin's resume and potential. Yes, they eat his big salary (fwiw, I said last summer no team should give him a big number for that many years due to his injury history), but its a worthwhile gamble for them. IF Griffin is healthy, they are a better team. Now they still aren't championship caliber, but for a team that's languished in obscurity for years, perennially being in the playoffs is an accomplishment and they can build from there down the road. That's their thinking.

There is no down the road though.

This is the same copout BS move that poorly run franchises always make. They just maxed themselves out as a 45-50 win team with no chance of being a legitimate contender in the current build cycle.

Granted, it was unlikely they would have been anyway, but still. Teams who build for a mediocre playoff squad are doing it wrong, IMO. I don't currently see a pathway for this group to be more than that.

 

[thunderc]

I expect a lot more no trade clauses in the not too distant future.

 

[SoCalWizFan]

Wow - how things have changed. Just 4 years ago the Clippers beat the Warriors in the playoffs & they appeared to be heading towards being a major contender for the NBA title. Then the Sterling scandal hits & it has been pretty much been downhill since then. Meanwhile the Warriors have the dominant force in the NBA ever since.

All of this since Ballmer bought the team for $2 billion - yikes.