Chad ford: Blazers and Jazz.

[shadler]

Chad Ford from ESPN.com:
"The Blazers, Warriors, Raptors and Hornets are also looking at various options with their picks. I think the Blazers at No. 6 or No. 11 are the likeliest of that bunch to make a trade. They have interest in Jazz forward Paul Millsap and Rockets guard Kyle Lowry."

Thought I would share.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Makes sense. If the Jazz really really want Lillard, the team that is in their way is Portland. Things I have seen on the Web are heavily suggesting Lillard is going #6 (possibly 5) and at the latest #11.

I still don't think Utah trades Millsap, even for #6 to grab Lillard.

 

[Weezur]

Don't know why they would be interested in Sap, hed just be a bench player on that team cause their best player is Aldridge

 

[Dr. Jones]

If I was certain of Lillard as most others, I'd trade Sap for him in a second.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Don't know why they would be interested in Sap, hed just be a bench player on that team cause their best player is Aldridge

Most teams still have a 3-big rotation and that 3rd big gets a lot of minutes. It's not inconceivable to finish games with Aldridge/Millsap.

It would seem kind of weird though if they gave up #6 to get Millsap.

 

[orangello]

If I was certain of Lillard as most others, I'd trade Sap for him in a second.

I'm not certain. You might be able to get some Rockets picks with #6 though.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Most teams still have a 3-big rotation and that 3rd big gets a lot of minutes. It's not inconceivable to finish games with Aldridge/Millsap.

It would seem kind of weird though if they gave up #6 to get Millsap.

I agree, I'd think they'd want to unload someone as well.

 

[Dr. Jones]

I'm not certain. You might be able to get some Rockets picks with #6 though.

6 for 14/16/18

The Utah Diaper Dandies!

 

[HotRodHundley'sBooze]

I would definitely trade Sap for Lillard. I love Sap, he embodies what being a member of the Utah Jazz is, but the fact is that we will never move forward as an elite team with him as a starter. I feel fairly confident that Sap does not want to come off the bench anymore, and I'm a huge fan of Lillard. Guy just has it.

 

[ONE LOVE]

Best news we've heard for a long time IMO.

The drop off starts at that #6 spot where MKG, Barnes, etc are gone. Portland can get a proven scorer in Millsap and still pick up a PG in either Rivers/Marshall at #11 and that's a pretty good draft for them without going into the full rebuild mode with Drummond.

Make it happen KOC.

 

[Deleted member 848]

I agree, I'd think they'd want to unload someone as well.

But who? The only players that are being payed >$2 million dollars next season are Aldridge, and Wesley Matthews. They have 6 of their top 9 most paid players coming off of the books this offseason. Batum, they will be re-signing. SO with paying Batum 8 mill, Sap 8 mill, LMA 12 mill, they still have copious amounts of cap room.


Note: Id totally stay put if I was Portland. They're in a position where they can assemble a seriously talented core, if they get lucky and draft Drummond and Marshall, and they both pan out.

 

[YB85]

Why stop there? Try to flip #6 along with the Warrior pick and move up to 4 or 5.

 

[Thee Idiotic Minivan K]

I'm guessing they'd give up the 6th for Lowry and 11 for Millsap. I'm guessing they have more interest in Lowry as they have a bigger need there.

 

[YB85]

And not to be "that guy" but...link?

Nevermind: https://insider.espn.go.com/nba/blog/_/name/nba_draft

 

[ONE LOVE]

I'm guessing they'd give up the 6th for Lowry and 11 for Millsap. I'm guessing they have more interest in Lowry as they have a bigger need there.

But if they give up #6, at least Marshall or Rivers should fall to them at #11 anyway...

 

[Thee Idiotic Minivan K]

Why stop there? Try to flip #6 along with the Warrior pick and move up to 4 or 5.

Not being greedy enough I'd give the 6th, GS pick, and future pick, and ship out Kanter for the first pick. Is that enough?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

This may be stupid.

https://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=8xmn6x3

Portland gives the 11th pick to Houston.

Houston gives the 14th to Utah .

Utah gives future 1st to Portland (like 2014).


Portland does it for a proven PG. They get rid of Matthews and take a higher potential wing at 6 instead. They eat a year of Bell, but that isn't a big deal. They will get a 1st rounder from Utah in 2014, which will likely be in the 20's.

Houston gets a scoring center and upgrades from the 14th pick to the 11 pick. Jefferson could be packaged for Howard. They get some young player I know nothing about, but has a really high PER also.

Utah gets a lotto pick, draft Kendall Marshall. Also get Matthews to bolster 3pt shooting and defense. Gets Dalembert which helps defense.

 

[Dr. Jones]

NOLA is NOT giving up Davis for anything short of Lebron or Durant. Not only is he very good, but extremely marketable. Gold mine of merchandising.

 

[Thee Idiotic Minivan K]

But if they give up #6, at least Marshall or Rivers should fall to them at #11 anyway...

I don't think they have much interest in Marshall. He doesn't fit what they want to do, and that's run fast breaks all game long.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

So it would essentially be Millsap for Lillard, straight up? Aaaaahhh, no thanks. I want something else out of it. Hell, if this happened, knowing the Jazz, the writing's pretty much on the wall to re-sign Jefferson.