Lillard to Miami trade imminent; Herro to the Spurs makes too much sense

[jmard5]

Stealthy move...

[rjv]

i don't know if the blazers trade away jrue; he's the perfect mentor for scoot.

well, , i guess they are gonna try and move him

[timtonymanu]

Lol Butler.
Lol locker room diva mistaken for “leadership”
Lol 2 finals losses in a row

[Dverde]

holiday can still be re-routed

I hear Miami need a play making PG. Tyler Herro and some firsts?

[Leetonidas]

Awful return for Portland. Suns also played themselves. Milwaukee made out like bandits

[Mr. Body]

Haha wow who had this on their dance card.

- Miami off

- Portland took late firsts anyway

- Suns get rid of the Ayton error. This saves them a TON of money

- Improves Suns' depth

- Milwaukee obvs with the stealth kill. Brilliant move

Dunno about Portland. They can flip Jrue for some nice pieces. Ayton fills an important slot, but he has the same mentality as Sharpe: lazy, disinterested, doesn't care and won't improve. Can Scoot be the leader this team needs?

This is the same picks package the Spurs got for Dejounte. Man did we start in on getting picks when the market was still there.

[Mr. Body]

Holiday to Heat -- Herro to Jazz -- compensation to Portland?

[cd98]

Awful return for Portland. Suns also played themselves. Milwaukee made out like bandits

Really? I think the draft pick and draft swap are valuable if Giannis leaves and Damian Lillard is 33. He'll help the Bucks for maybe two years. Will Giannis stay with the Bucks? If not, the draft consideration will be very good. I think that Portland got as good a haul as you can get for a 33 year old point guard that needs speed to be effective.

[Mr. Body]

Really? I think the draft pick and draft swap are valuable if Giannis leaves and Damian Lillard is 33. He'll help the Bucks for maybe two years. Will Giannis stay with the Bucks? If not, the draft consideration will be very good. I think that Portland got as good a haul as you can get for a 33 year old point guard that needs speed to be effective.

It's the same draft package any team was offering.

[cd98]

It's the same draft package any team was offering.

Well, I guess my point would be that no one was offering a better package. Durrant will be good, like Lebron, until he's like 38. So a haul for him is justifiable. But this guy will not be elite in three years, so basically what is his worst for 2 years of him slightly below his prime? About what Portland got. Portland's mistake was not trading him three years ago when they could have gotten an awesome haul for him.

[Dverde]

10958440[/URL]]Holiday to Heat -- Herro to Jazz -- compensation to Portland?

Holiday to Toronto makes sense and fits their culture.

[spurraider21]

Holiday to Heat -- Herro to Jazz -- compensation to Portland?

only question is how we expand this to include Reaves to Spurs

[Davidicus]

Woj "you cant judge this trade until you see what Portland can get for Jrue Holiday"

Lets go get him!

[NASpurs]

Woj "you cant judge this trade until you see what Portland can get for Jrue Holiday"

Lets go get him!

How many second round picks would it take?

[Davidicus]

How many second round picks would it take?

Fiddy

[Mr. Body]

Well, I guess my point would be that no one was offering a better package. Durrant will be good, like Lebron, until he's like 38. So a haul for him is justifiable. But this guy will not be elite in three years, so basically what is his worst for 2 years of him slightly below his prime? About what Portland got. Portland's mistake was not trading him three years ago when they could have gotten an awesome haul for him.

I agree. I don't think it's horrible for Portland tbh. The market is really poor right now.

Ayton gives the team balance. He makes a horrible $32-35 million/year for the next three years. They have young inexpensive players so it's fine for now. Not sure you'd want to extend him after that.

Jrue can get flipped for something, which is good.

Anunoby was a free agent after this year and stands to make bucks anywhere other than Portland; they'd not likely be able to keep him.

The Miami offer was just a non-starter from the jump.

[LeBowen]

Massive win for the entire league.

Competent enough front office to not fold and give in to Riley's bullying.
Hopefully this shows every small market front office that there's no need to accept deals from LA and Miami just because of nonsense by media mouthpieces and talk about players refusing to be traded anywhere else.
Noone will ever refuse to play, the league would step in.

Funnies thing is that Lillard got to an even better team and Bucks are easily the best team in the East now.
Sixers might aswell blow it up, it was already a losing battle with their current roster situation, but it's too far gone now. Get the haul for Embiid before he gets injured again.

[exstatic]

Haha wow who had this on their dance card.

- Miami off

- Portland took late firsts anyway

- Suns get rid of the Ayton error. This saves them a TON of money

- Improves Suns' depth

- Milwaukee obvs with the stealth kill. Brilliant move

Dunno about Portland. They can flip Jrue for some nice pieces. Ayton fills an important slot, but he has the same mentality as Sharpe: lazy, disinterested, doesn't care and won't improve. Can Scoot be the leader this team needs?

This is the same picks package the Spurs got for Dejounte. Man did we start in on getting picks when the market was still there.

Actually, we got two unprotected FRPs and an unprotected swap, plus the undetermined CHA FRP. Portland got two unprotected swaps and one unprotected FRP. We got more for Dejounte.

[John B]

Awful return for Portland. Suns also played themselves. Milwaukee made out like bandits

3 unprotected 1st when Giannis is already done should be lottery picks

[ducks]

Ayton act could be the suns coach hated him and refused to coach him
It was stupid of suns to max him if the coach refused to coach him.
Now they got rid of both.
Suns now have more debth but they could regret trading Ayton

[NASpurs]

^^^

Debth...

[Mr. Body]

Actually, we got two unprotected FRPs and an unprotected swap, plus the undetermined CHA FRP. Portland got two unprotected swaps and one unprotected FRP. We got more for Dejounte.

Yeah how did I forget that. My brain is rotting. Somehow the Spurs dealt him at exactly the right time.

[spurraider21]

Actually, we got two unprotected FRPs and an unprotected swap, plus the undetermined CHA FRP. Portland got two unprotected swaps and one unprotected FRP. We got more for Dejounte.

depends what Holiday nets

dejounte was also on a way more favorable contract

[Spurs Homer]

Branham, keldon for jrue

[exstatic]

Ayton act could be the suns coach hated him and refused to coach him
It was stupid of suns to max him if the coach refused to coach him.
Now they got rid of both.
Suns now have more debth but they could regret trading Ayton

They matched Indys' offer last year, paid him a huge salary for a season, and then essentially salary dumped him in this trade. Stupid.