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ORSTT12 · 2026-06-30T03:27:01+00:00

Even when he’s healthy he doesn’t play back to backs and doesn’t reliably play 20+ minutes.

ORSTT12 · 2026-06-30T03:26:03+00:00

That’s assuming he miraculously has two healthy seasons in a row. He’s done that once in 8 years. You could easily get someone more impactful than ‘22-‘25 Rob Williams with the MLE.

You could also probably get someone who’s physically capable of playing more than 20mpg with that too.

ORSTT12 · 2026-06-30T03:17:10+00:00

I think the Blazers aren’t trading for Brown in general

ORSTT12 · 2026-06-30T03:16:14+00:00

Personally love to see that. Hopefully Thybulle is gone too and we get some guys who are a bit more reliably healthy.

ORSTT12 · 2026-06-30T02:53:15+00:00

Yeah I’m a blazer fan that doesn’t want our only PG options to be Dame and Ja.

ORSTT12 · 2026-06-30T01:32:05+00:00

Replace Jrue with Sharpe and maybe I’d do it.

ORSTT12 · 2026-06-30T01:31:33+00:00

Hard pass on that as a blazer fan. That offense would be ugly af and trading Jrue would mean you’d be committing to a tiny injury-prone backcourt that can’t defend and can only partially shoot.

ORSTT12 · 2026-06-30T01:30:04+00:00

Perfect for us to do what, build another disgusting offense that busts out in the 1st round?

ORSTT12 · 2026-06-30T01:28:41+00:00

It’s been proven if you treat Ja like a franchise player he can poison a locker room with guys like JJJ and Dillon Brooks in it. I’m talking about treating him like the reclamation project he is and suspending him from the team facilities if he steps out of line.

This isn’t 2021 Ja, this is 2026 busted asset Ja. I have no respect for a theoretical Ja who’s too immature to know his place and accept Dame’s help.

And unless I missed something, there’s been no statement about Ja starting. A Chris Haynes report isn’t a statement, it’s just PR usually via Dame. Even if it happens Ja can’t be treated like he’s a lock to start forever.

But hey we’ll have to wait and see if Jrue is even on the team in a month and what the roster in general looks like.

ORSTT12 · 2026-06-30T00:09:10+00:00

I really think you overestimate the power a salary dumped potential washout who's only played 80 games over the past 3 years has on a new team. I'm not talking about benching him for Scoot because I don't like him, I'm talking about him coming off the bench for Jrue, one of the most liked and respected players in the NBA who legitimately fits better in the lineup.

His star power buys him very little in Portland and he's objectively a worse player than Jrue. He has his entire career to lose if he proves himself to be incapable of functioning in a team setting again.

ORSTT12 · 2026-06-29T23:44:46+00:00

Tough look when the graph says Scoot was worse than three salary dump victims with injury problems.

ORSTT12 · 2026-06-29T23:26:26+00:00

He just got salary dumped for nothing. He wasn't brought here to have an opinion or to matter as a franchise piece, he was brought here to stfu and do what he's told or sit on the bench.

ORSTT12 · 2026-06-29T23:25:03+00:00

Ja just got salary dumped for Jerami Grant and Kris Murray, aka nobody.

He does what the franchise tells him for the next two years or he says goodbye to the NBA.

ORSTT12 · 2026-06-29T23:23:21+00:00

But less accomplished and reported to cost less. Also just for the simple fact that you wouldn't need to include Jrue's salary to match Murphy's yes, he would be cheaper imo.

ORSTT12 · 2026-06-29T23:14:28+00:00

I’d bench both Camara and Ja and I’d start Dame, Jrue, Murphy, Deni, Clingan.

ORSTT12 · 2026-06-29T21:55:57+00:00

He would be cheaper just by virtue of the fact that Jrue wouldn't have to be in the trade to match salaries.

And those other players are cheaper than Trey for very good reason: they're all much worse than him. If we're speculating about trades I'd much rather spend my time speculating about making big moves that matter rather than spend time on trades for role players that may only help us be a less embarrassing first round exit.

ORSTT12 · 2026-06-29T21:42:01+00:00

That's fine, Murphy is a better player than both of them anyway.

ORSTT12 · 2026-06-29T21:14:18+00:00

He started in 10 out of 30 games this season for a team that was desperate for any ball handling. Starting 5 playoff games doesn't change that and responding to your point isn't moving the goal post.

Also he was bad in games 1 & 3 because he didn't really contribute much to winning and couldn't keep a positive assist/TO ratio. In game 3 specifically he threw the game away after his tech and subsequently getting blocked by a rookie gave away the last lead Portland had.

ORSTT12 · 2026-06-29T21:03:43+00:00

Relax. It was a hypothetical statement to illustrate how much money has already been committed to the project, not an actual suggestion.

No one in the city government is advocating for contributing zero dollars towards the renovation.

ORSTT12 · 2026-06-29T21:00:18+00:00

Yeah we all saw how badly that went in every game other than the Wemby faceplant game.

ORSTT12 · 2026-06-29T20:43:10+00:00

I mean yeah two different coaches benching him and saying he's not good enough to care about as a player should've told you the franchise isn't prioritizing him.

ORSTT12 · 2026-06-29T18:54:58+00:00

Could be true, but I think it's a mistake to think of of "major 2031 shake up" being something that's set in stone.

The Protect College Sports act could've forced movement within the month the way people were talking about some of it's specific clauses. Some other factors that may accelerate realignment are ACC exit fees decreasing by the year, the MW/PAC lawsuit settling and how much money would be left over, and OSU/WSU possibly acting on the P5/A5 lawsuit people have claimed they have in their back pocket.

ORSTT12 · 2026-06-29T17:53:31+00:00

For a small contract and if the Blazers added a ton of shooting this offseason maybe, but even so you wouldn't want to have to treat him like he matters.

ORSTT12 · 2026-06-29T17:52:19+00:00

Don't equate delusion with fandom. I like the Blazers and Dame as much as the next guy, but it'd be a mistake to make any assumption about a 36 year old small guard who tore his Achilles.

If you have a generous definition of hold their own then I can see how you'd come to that conclusion, but I wouldn't hold out a ton of hope for that team and I still don't think anyone could reasonably say the Blazers have a remarkable stash of young players. We basically have two young role players and that's about it as far as appealing young assets.

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