Where will Lilliard get traded to?

[shopson67]

It wouldn't because the Lakers don't have the kind of 1st round picks that the Blazers would want and picks in the 20's ain't it.

However, who will have high picks that Dame will want to go to? I'm guessing nobody other than maybe the Warriors. They'll have picks in closer drafts, but still near the end of round 1.

 

[shopson67]

They're not going to do that. Trading Bam to acquire Dame doesn't make sense. Leaves them in a similar position and doesn't improve them much. Knicks, Sixers, and Celtics have a much better chance imo

What are the Knicks going to trade that won't leave Dame alone on the roster?

 

[The Q]

However, who will have high picks that Dame will want to go to? I'm guessing nobody other than maybe the Warriors. They'll have picks in closer drafts, but still near the end of round 1.

spurs??

murray
White
12 is higher than most other teams can offer

 

[shopson67]

Oh, if they only have $25 million, then yeah, that wouldn't be better than what he has now other than it being in the East. so he'd at least get out of the first round. I thought they were looking at having enough to sign an actual star.

What pieces do the Knicks have to trade for Dame? If they can't match salary, that cap space is going to diminish considerably if they can even put together a package that interests the Blazers. The only Knick making even close to half of what Dame is would be Randle.

 

[shopson67]

spurs??

murray
White
12 is higher than most other teams can offer

Murray and White don't get you halfway to Dame's salary.

 

[fightinfunbags]

spurs??

murray
White
12 is higher than most other teams can offer

But why would Dame leave the Blazers for a situation that is arguably further away from competing for championships than where Portland is right now?

That’s the thing in assessing this. Once Dame wants out, there’s a short list of about 5-8 franchises that he would actually want to go to. A good number of those become less appealing to go to once a Dame move is completed. For example, is Boston closer adding Dame but subtracting Brown and Smart? Or you have a scenario like the Lakers were you look at the assets and it isn’t anything Portland wants back. History says that these things usually result in a two team race with one that stands out among the rest.

 

[trojanfan12]

However, who will have high picks that Dame will want to go to? I'm guessing nobody other than maybe the Warriors. They'll have picks in closer drafts, but still near the end of round 1.

True. That's why Dame to the Lakers is extremely unlikely to happen. The Lakers can't deliver the quality of players that some others can (they don't have a Simmons, for example) and they can't make up the difference with better draft picks.

 

[trojanfan12]

What pieces do the Knicks have to trade for Dame? If they can't match salary, that cap space is going to diminish considerably if they can even put together a package that interests the Blazers. The only Knick making even close to half of what Dame is would be Randle.

I read where it looks like the Knicks will have "north of $50 million" available in cap space this off-season. So they could conceivably add another high level player to Dame and Randle. But yeah, as far as who they could send back that the Blazers would want...

 

[fightinfunbags]

I read where it looks like the Knicks will have "north of $50 million" available in cap space this off-season. So they could conceivably add another high level player to Dame and Randle. But yeah, as far as who they could send back that the Blazers would want...

Much of that space goes away in a Dame acquisition though. They need to have the salary to bring him back. So let’s do a hypothetical. Portland won’t want him but let’s say the cornerstone of the trade is Derrick Rose. Knicks would have to sign and trade him and now that eats away at some of that projected space. At the end of the day, a Dame move would give them 20-25 million to play with. That allows them to add an Aaron Gordon or Schroeder type to go with Randle and Dame. Is that going to even get them out of the East?

 

[trojanfan12]

Much of that space goes away in a Dame acquisition though. They need to have the salary to bring him back. So let’s do a hypothetical. Portland won’t want him but let’s say the cornerstone of the trade is Derrick Rose. Knicks would have to sign and trade him and now that eats away at some of that projected space. At the end of the day, a Dame move would give them 20-25 million to play with. That allows them to add an Aaron Gordon or Schroeder type to go with Randle and Dame. Is that going to even get them out of the East?

Dame, Randle and Gordon or Schroder would be pretty formidable...but yeah, they'd have to do real well in the "vets chasing a ring" department to get out of the East.

 

[The Q]

Murray and White don't get you halfway to Dame's salary.

they have loads of cap room.

 

[shopson67]

they have loads of cap room.

That's because they only have a handful of players under contract. If they trade their only 2 trade assets (as players) for Dame, who's he playing with and why would he want to be there? Just for Pops who is going to retire in the very near future?

 

[HurricaneDij39]

Man that is dumb.

Portland wouldn’t do that first of all.

2nd, at his age, if he doesn’t like where he is dealt he can just retire.

3rd, and perhaps most importantly, you just can’t trade an icon like LeBron unless he wants to be traded. He doesn’t have a no trade clause, but he doesn’t need one. He is in control.

So, basically Portland would’ve been taking one for the league.

Shit, I’d have done it if it meant that selve-serving, manipulative asshole no longer being in the NBA. Not only that, the whole world be exposed to his true colors if he got traded and refused to play for the Blazers…

 

[msgkings322]

So, basically Portland would’ve been taking one for the league.

Shit, I’d have done it if it meant that selve-serving, manipulative asshole no longer being in the NBA. Not only that, the whole world be exposed to his true colors if he got traded and refused to play for the Blazers…

Obsessed

 

[tlance]

So, basically Portland would’ve been taking one for the league.

Shit, I’d have done it if it meant that selve-serving, manipulative asshole no longer being in the NBA. Not only that, the whole world be exposed to his true colors if he got traded and refused to play for the Blazers…

It is a stupid, unrealistic trade idea that neither team would even consider.

No reason to discuss it.

 

[seattlefan75]

It would be cool if they kept Lillard and somehow convinced leonard to come to Portland and they joined up.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Stephen A Smith is reporting that Dame’s first choice is the Knicks.

 

[tlance]

Stephen A Smith is reporting that Dame’s first choice is the Knicks.

That seems like a Dame thing to do.

He views himself like a LeBron. He can go to a market like NY and attract other stars to join him.

Not sure if he can, but I certainly wouldn’t rule it out.

Knicks should trade every asset they have for Dame and clear their cap space for 2022 to sign another star or 2 to play with him.

 

[fightinfunbags]

That seems like a Dame thing to do.

He views himself like a LeBron. He can go to a market like NY and attract other stars to join him.

Not sure if he can, but I certainly wouldn’t rule it out.

Knicks should trade every asset they have for Dame and clear their cap space for 2022 to sign another star or 2 to play with him.

One of the names mentioned by Stephen A that Dame is going to recruit is Embiid, haha. Just come play with Embiid now. The Knicks is where the career of star players go to die.

 

[tlance]

One of the names mentioned by Stephen A that Dame is going to recruit is Embiid, haha. Just come play with Embiid now. The Knicks is where the career of star players go to die.

They have never really had that guy though.

Melo and Marbury were frauds. Good players, but also very overrated in terms of impact.

I do think Dame is the right type of player to do it there, but he would need a lot of help and Knick FO/ownership is very underwhelming.