Dame asks out

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1675171578517045249

AFTER THEY PAID JERAMI????

 

[captain bill]

He really couldnt have figured this out 48 hours ago?

 

[Pacboy]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1675171578517045249

AFTER THEY PAID JERAMI????

Lol did he wait for them to sign Jerami then ask?

 

[iowamcnabb]

What a joke

 

[kingsboi]

maybe he wants out because of what they gave Grant and/or not getting a Dray

 

[chief bromden]

I wonder how Grant would feel standing in the corner and watching Harden dribble at half court for 18 seconds

Seems like that trade is likely or a Lowry/Herro type package from the Heat.

I can't imagine the Blazers are caught off guard by this

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1675174750946033664

 

[New Era]

Mitchell, Huerter, 2 FTP's, and the right to the "Beam" next year for Dame?

 

[coolhandluke]

Mitchell, Huerter, 2 FTP's, and the right to the "Beam" next year for Dame?

I would do it but Dame decides where he wants to go.

 

[coolhandluke]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1675171578517045249

AFTER THEY PAID JERAMI????

Damn. I can't even imagine how the Blazers fans feel.

 

[burekijogurt]

I would do it but Dame decides where he wants to go.

How does Dame decide? I know the Blazers want to do right by him, but if they have a much better offer from a team that is not his preferred destination, the Blazers have to go for it

 

[SLAB]

Probably really glad they kept that 160 million dollar building block to help them along with their rebuild. Lmao

 

[coolhandluke]

How does Dame decide? I know the Blazers want to do right by him, but if they have a much better offer from a team that is not his preferred destination, the Blazers have to go for it

Which team wants to pay for a disgruntled Dame? It would be a one-year rental as he has a player option for next year. You don't antagonize the star player that you're getting in a trade.

 

[Dongoodboy]

It is not hard to choose between 19yr old Scoot and Dame, Portland FO just doesn't want to be the guy to say it first.

 

[burekijogurt]

Which team wants to pay for a disgruntled Dame? It would be a one-year rental as he has a player option for next year. You don't antagonize the star player that you're getting in a trade.

fair point. but I don't think Dame would be unprofessional if he ended up on a team that is not his preferred destination. Any team that would take him would be a team that is going for a championship and that thinks Dame would put them over the top. And if that were to play out, Dame might be happy to stay there.

 

[The_Jamal]

What a giant FU after that Grant contract.

 

[coolhandluke]

fair point. but I don't think Dame would be unprofessional if he ended up on a team that is not his preferred destination. Any team that would take him would be a team that is going for a championship and that thinks Dame would put them over the top. And if that were to play out, Dame might be happy to stay there.

One would hope so. We have seen superstars force their way out of teams many times.

I just realized that he has already exercised his player option for next year. Any team trading for him should get him on board their vision before taking on a $90 million contract.

 

[Tetsujin]

What a giant FU after that Grant contract.

Dame just doing the blazers a solid and making himself the villain lol

 

[sactowndog]

What a giant FU after that Grant contract.

wonder if both sides will back out. Could see a sign and trade for a lower number.

 

[coolhandluke]

maybe he wants out because of what they gave Grant and/or not getting a Dray

Looks like he expected some impact player signing and running it back with Grant was the last nail in the coffin.

 

[The_Jamal]

wonder if both sides will back out. Could see a sign and trade for a lower number.

Possibly, but no way in hell am i doing that if I'm Grant. He'd have to really care about winning to punt that cash

 

[pdxKingsFan]

You know, you could have done this a week ago and let Portland get some draft compensation and evaluate the Grant situation as a rebuilding team.

Dame Lillard is a b*. F dame.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Damn. I can't even imagine how the Blazers fans feel.

They are most likely blaming the FO for not trading the pick for 10 stars to win now.

My twitter feed has surprisingly not been Dame focused this morning, my son came down while I was playing video games and told me about it just now.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1675200599670009856

 

[Capt. Factorial]

You know, you could have done this a week ago and let Portland get some draft compensation and evaluate the Grant situation as a rebuilding team.

Dame Lillard is a b*. F dame.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

I couldn't remember what movie that was from. For some reason I was thinking it was a Stiller quote.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

I couldn't remember what movie that was from. For some reason I was thinking it was a Stiller quote.

The thing being brought to his attention a bit late (her decision to strand him at the altar) is the easy way to remember.

 

[Kingz19]

I think this is what the Blazers have been waiting for. They just didn’t want to be the ones to decide. Same with Lillard. He desperately didn’t want to look like a big market/ring chaser. Perhaps Blazers fans haven’t been realistic about their future prospects as built around Dame making this harder for the org to begin.

 

[hrdboild]

With the salary floor Portland probably needed to give all that money to Jerami Grant anyway. They're not in bad shape overall considering they're likely to get a ton of picks for Lillard and now they can focus on building around Scoot, Shaedon, and Kris Murray. Dame was the only player on the team in his 30s. I'm sure they tried to shop the #3 pick and the returns were underwhelming. Miami isn't trading Bam or Jimmy and Brooklyn isn't trading Mikal Bridges -- the whole point of getting Lillard would be to stay competitive. So maybe they get a third team involved.

 

[funkykingston]

I think this is what the Blazers have been waiting for. They just didn’t want to be the ones to decide. Same with Lillard. He desperately didn’t want to look like a big market/ring chaser. Perhaps Blazers fans haven’t been realistic about their future prospects as built around Dame making this harder for the org to begin.

With the salary floor Portland probably needed to give all that money to Jerami Grant anyway. They're not in bad shape overall considering they're likely to get a ton of picks for Lillard and now they can focus on building around Scoot, Shaedon, and Kris Murray. Dame was the only player on the team in his 30s. I'm sure they tried to shop the #3 pick and the returns were underwhelming. Miami isn't trading Bam or Jimmy and Brooklyn isn't trading Mikal Bridges -- the whole point of getting Lillard would be to stay competitive. So maybe they get a third team involved.

I agree with you both. But if the Blazers had the guts to make the decision on a full rebuild (the right decision IMO) they likely could have (a) gotten more for Dame and (b) used their cap room to absorb bad contracts from other teams for draft compensation ala the Thunder instead of locking up Grant for 5 seasons.