3 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

Has everything to do with it

Morey is patient and willing to let the river card play out 

yeah. ok.... 

 

 

Shaq has not been holding back on him. 

Shaq and Barkley have both been killing Ben this year. 

 

[Wojnarowski] The Clippers are trading Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow, Keon Johnson and future second-round pick to the Trail Blazers for Norman Powell and Robert Covington, sources tell ESPN.

4 minutes ago, mr_hunt said:

[Wojnarowski] The Clippers are trading Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow, Keon Johnson and future second-round pick to the Trail Blazers for Norman Powell and Robert Covington, sources tell ESPN.

Blazers are doing some odd things.  They just traded for Powell.

Powell would be nice. And they took a pile of junk for him.

 

I was just reading the relationship between Mitchell and Gobert is bad again. Passive aggressive. Gobert praised Devin Booker's defensive improvement, and Mitchell took that as a slight towards him. Windy says that is this most underplayed story in the NBA at this time. If it were a big market team it would be all over ESPN shows because its beef between 2 all star level players on the same team.

Maybe theres some outside shot at a Mitchell trade? Probably not but wishful thinking.

 

Not necessarily 6ers related:

Supposedly Atlanta is no longer in a rush to make a big trade.

And Pelicans are trying to be buyers even though they arent good. A lot of uncertainty with Zion. They have a ton of draft picks to use to make a deal.

1 minute ago, HazletonEagle said:

Maybe theres some outside shot at a Mitchell trade? Probably not but wishful thinking

Probably won't come here but if he is available, that is another young and coming star to be in the mix in a 3 or 4 team trade with us.

Just now, Khani1 said:

Blazers are doing some odd things.  They just traded for Powell.

Bledsoe has one year remaining on his contract. 19.3M salary is only partially guaranteed (3.9M). Justice Winslow has 1 year left for 4M. Keon Johnson has 1 year left until a club option for the following 2 years. He will make 2.5M next season.

They just took about 10M of expiring contracts for Powell. Maybe the 1st move of a blowup.

 

1 minute ago, Khani1 said:

Probably won't come here but if he is available, that is another young and coming star to be in the mix in a 3 or 4 team trade with us.

Itd be kind of perfect since he doesnt like Ben. Ben would be gone in the trade. Ben and Gobert could go be soft cry babies together.

Charmin wanted to play in LA.  Maybe we can pry George from them now that they got Powell 😆

Just now, Khani1 said:

Charmin wanted to play in LA.  Maybe we can pry George from them now that they got Powell 😆

they just said Leonard isnt coming back this season now. So, they probably just wanted to try to fill that talent gap a little. I dont think theyre gonna trade anyone away.

Just now, HazletonEagle said:

they just said Leonard isnt coming back this season now. So, they probably just wanted to try to fill that talent gap a little. I dont think theyre gonna trade anyone away.

Not even sure I want him now because I am not sure if he is starting to break down or that it is just his injury but Dame is never winning.  And his contract the next few years looks terrible.  Portland is screwed.  They can't even do a proper tank with him on the team.

That's an awful trade for the Blazers.  Yikes.  

It takes the bad deal they made giving up a younger, cheaper Gary Trent for Powell and makes it even worse.  

dame to philly...coming soon!!!     

I don't follow college.  Are there a few studs coming out this year that Portland could be targeting?

The Blazers traded two first-round picks and Trevor Ariza for Robert Covington. The Blazers traded Gary Trent Jr. and Rodney Hood for Norman Powell. And now all the Blazers have to show for those two trades is a Keon Johnson, J Winslow, a couple months of Eric Bledsoe. Yikes

[Marks] The trade will put Portland under the luxury tax. The Clippers tax bill increases from $93.9M to $112.9M (+$19M).

37 minutes ago, Shepard Wong said:

That's an awful trade for the Blazers.  Yikes.  

It takes the bad deal they made giving up a younger, cheaper Gary Trent for Powell and makes it even worse.  

I would disagree. They realized they made a bad trade for Trent. Instead of compounding it by keeping the contract, they at least realized it and got off that 5/90 for Powell. 

I like the move for the Blazers and a sure sign of blowing it up. CJ is next and could see the Pelicans as the destination. 

No point in fiddling for the 6th to 9th seed for next 3 years. 

14 minutes ago, Khani1 said:

The Blazers traded two first-round picks and Trevor Ariza for Robert Covington. The Blazers traded Gary Trent Jr. and Rodney Hood for Norman Powell. And now all the Blazers have to show for those two trades is a Keon Johnson, J Winslow, a couple months of Eric Bledsoe. Yikes

Oh they tried to make Dame happy and backfired. Now blow it up and get young guys, draft picks, and cap space. 

21 minutes ago, Khani1 said:

I don't follow college.  Are there a few studs coming out this year that Portland could be targeting?

Chet, Paolo, and Jabari Smith 

All big that have high end potential. 

48 minutes ago, Khani1 said:

Not even sure I want him now because I am not sure if he is starting to break down or that it is just his injury but Dame is never winning.  And his contract the next few years looks terrible.  Portland is screwed.  They can't even do a proper tank with him on the team.

I was never too thrilled with a Dame trade. 

my thoughts on a dame trade would 100% depend on what the sixers would have to give up....ben + picks & a backup player or 2...sure. but at this stage, i really wouldn't want them to include maxey...and probably not thybulle either. 

I can see Dame going to the Knicks and CJ going to the Pelicans to totally blow it up. 

2 minutes ago, mr_hunt said:

my thoughts on a dame trade would 100% depend on what the sixers would have to give up....ben + picks & a backup player or 2...sure. but at this stage, i really wouldn't want them to include maxey...and probably not thybulle either. 

To me you throw your chips on the table for Beal. Beal is a better #2 than 1 and we don't have any internal struggle of where the ball goes on the last possession. 

Make it a 3 way with the Pacers for Sabonis to Wiz. Then Sixers make a decision if they want KCP or Levert. I would take KCP for his shooting and D.