Lillard available?

[MDAV28]

That's the thing. As much as we are giving up for Lillard, we wouldn't be giving up the team for him. We'd still have Hill, Hayward, Neto, Burks, Ingles, Johnson, Lyles, Gobert.

Yeah, Lillard has defensive problems. He also has incredible offensive abilities.

Hood and Exum aren't exactly defensive elites. Lillard is a lot better offensively than Hood and Exum are defensively. Losing Favors hurts, but reality is, we are losing Favors anyways. We can't afford to keep him. If you can move him for a star, do it.

Think of it this way:

You can only have three max guys. Gobert and Hayward are 1 and 2 for the Jazz. Who is #3? Do you see Hood, Favors or Exum as our #3?

Or, if you can move those three for a legit #1, wouldn't the smarter thing be to move them for the #1, especially if Hood is going to get 90 million as a free agent?

Like I said earlier, I have no problem moving them for a #1 (like Jimmy) because I am well aware of the financial decisions looming. The question is if Lillard is a #1.

 

[MDAV28]

Lillard is a plus player on a s*** team. Despite admittedly being a negative Defender. You should watch the Blazers. I'm sure you haven't that's pretty clear.

If Willard can be a net-positive on a team with s*** defense all around then he's going to be an even bigger positive on a good defensive team. It's simple stuff really.

So we are throwing him on this squad? Sign me up. We are trading our team for him. What money does Hill take? Where's the other money going?

Let me know when Gobert can change how Lillard gets around a screen. Until then, giving up the farm for him would only hurt the defense, depth, and flexibility. Never once said he's a net negative.

I actually would want it to happen to see heads roll when Lillard gets targeted play after play and gets stuck on screen after screen.

 

[fishonjazz]

Lillard to the jazz without giving up gobert or hayward? Yes please. And duh

 

[green]

Like I said earlier, I have no problem moving them for a #1 (like Jimmy) because I am well aware of the financial decisions looming. The question is if Lillard is a #1.

If Butler is a #1, then Lillard is. Butler is a three time all star, three time all defensive team.
Lillard is a two time allstar, two time all nba team.

Butler has been an allstar one additional time. Lillard has been on all NBA teams twice...Butler has zero.

Now, I'd rather have Butler as well. But, that doesn't mean Lillard isn't a #1 and not worth looking into.

 

[green]

Lillard to the jazz without giving up gobert or hayward? Yes please. And duh

But, the screens!!!

I will never understand why this fanbase is so anti-star.

 

[Ron Mexico]

If Butler is a #1, then Lillard is. Butler is a three time all star, three time all defensive team.
Lillard is a two time allstar, two time all nba team.

Butler has been an allstar one additional time. Lillard has been on all NBA teams twice...Butler has zero.

Now, I'd rather have Butler as well. But, that doesn't mean Lillard isn't a #1 and not worth looking into.

So is Hayward a #1 to you? If Lillard and Butler are stars then Hayward is as well.

None of those players can put their teams on their backs and carry them by themselves. If they are the #1 they need a really good team around them to do well. Clearly Hayward was not good enough to carry young, injured bad teams, neither is Lillard. Frankly the three of them and George are all in the same tier of player. Arguing which is better in ranking is too difficult. It is easier to put them in tiers of players.

It would be nice to get any of these big name all-star players who are supposedly on the trade block. I think Cousins was our best bet and he is a big risk. These are other players are less of a risk, but much harder to get and pretty unlikely for us.

 

[elan_prodigy]

The first part is dumb. Why do people think Quin wants to play slow? I promise he doesn't.

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Hows it dumb? Our team plays at a slow pace... Im sure Quin can coach up tempo bball but he's correctly identified our strength as defense and he's had a young team, its a great way for them to learn and half court offense/defense IS playoff basketball.

None of this changes imo with the addition of Dame.

We aren't Houston or GSW, we have our own identity (thanks to DL); DEFENSE, LENGTH and the ability to SWITCH at every position.

Is Lillard a competent DEFENDER. Nope
Does he have LENGTH. Nope
Can he SWITCH multiple positions. Nope

 

[hgb]

These don't really exist anymore cause players get the same salary in a sign-and-trade as they would in the open market.

But if a team with no cap space wants the guy, sign-and-trade is still relevant, is it not?

 

[MDAV28]

But if a team with no cap space wants the guy, sign-and-trade is still relevant, is it not?

Sure but it's just extremely rare. It doesn't benefit the player to do so, and obviously without cap space you're matching salaries

 

[hgb]

Sure but it's just extremely rare. It doesn't benefit the player to do so, and obviously without cap space you're matching salaries

It's not _that_ rare, is it? Was just two the previous summer, though (Troy Daniels and Dellevadova), so perhaps you're correct. I thought it was more common for teams over the cap.

 

[green]

So is Hayward a #1 to you? If Lillard and Butler are stars then Hayward is as well.

None of those players can put their teams on their backs and carry them by themselves. If they are the #1 they need a really good team around them to do well. Clearly Hayward was not good enough to carry young, injured bad teams, neither is Lillard. Frankly the three of them and George are all in the same tier of player. Arguing which is better in ranking is too difficult. It is easier to put them in tiers of players.

It would be nice to get any of these big name all-star players who are supposedly on the trade block. I think Cousins was our best bet and he is a big risk. These are other players are less of a risk, but much harder to get and pretty unlikely for us.

Lillard single handily put PDX on his back and took them to the playoffs last year.

 

[green]

Hows it dumb? Our team plays at a slow pace... Im sure Quin can coach up tempo bball but he's correctly identified our strength as defense and he's had a young team, its a great way for them to learn and half court offense/defense IS playoff basketball.

None of this changes imo with the addition of Dame.

We aren't Houston or GSW, we have our own identity (thanks to DL); DEFENSE, LENGTH and the ability to SWITCH at every position.

Is Lillard a competent DEFENDER. Nope
Does he have LENGTH. Nope
Can he SWITCH multiple positions. Nope

Let's hope DL and Snyder feel differently than this. Steph Curry can't do any of that either.