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Report: Dame plans to request a trade in coming days

I’d be cool with getting Dame out of the Western Conference.

Also, if there’s a fire sale in Portland, let’s get RoCo somehow.
 
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Avery said:
I think there's limited options for Dame and most are in the East. A team like NOP/OKC have a ton of picks they can send back, but he's not going to want to wait.

My guesses would be:

PHI - Simmons and some other pieces/picks would work cap-wise while giving POR something to work with in return. Would cost PHI some good depth that they don't have on their roster

BOS - Have to figure Brown would be part of any trade and probably some expirings/future picks. Boston is fresh out of actual pick assets at this point and I'm not convinced that a Dame/Tatum team is enough to get out of the finals

NYK - Have the cap space, would need to send out a bunch of young players and picks, but Dame would get to be the guy. Could he convince Kawai to opt and team up?

GSW - Curry, Thompson and Dame? Not entirely far-fetched, but POR is going to have to take back Wiggins, ask for Wiseman and want multiple picks. Their tax bill is tremendous and it would give GSW a 3-4 year window for some more championships before they enter a total rebuild.
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Something around Jaylen Brown or Ben Simmons makes the most sense.

Hopefully, Jaylen Brown refuses to go to force his way here. :) Maybe Bojan, Clarkson and a couple future 1st rounders???
 
Jingled said:
My only thought is I REALLY hope they trade him to an eastern conference team. I can't stand the thought of him ending up on the Lakers or Warriors.
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Zero chance he ends up on the Lakers unless it’s a swap for AD.

Warriors have a ton of assets so that is a scary thought. They could do Wiseman/Wiggins/7/14 plus whatever other future picks Portland would want to get it done.
 
baka98 said:
If there is any way you could pair Dame with Mitchell and keep Gobert, you do it NOW... I would trade Clarkson, Bogie and a pick in a heartbeat...
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Sure, but POR is either going to want to get an AS-caliber player in return and/or multiple future assets of a good value to rebuild. Dame can ask for a trade as much as he wants, but his leverage is only his discontent.
 
oneye said:
Because he really had no good choice but sign it, the next one he's locking himself in when he doesn't have to.
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But that's the exact same argument you could and would use if he signs another deal - "he had no choice but sign it because it was more money than anybody else could offer. But the 5th year is a player option so he really hates Utah...."
 
Bogey/Clarkson/Royce/30 along with our 2024 1st, 2026 1st and 2028 1st.
 
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Now if they are tearing it down I would trade Clarkson/30 for Covington in a heartbeat.
 
People can call me nuts if they want, but Utah is absolutely gonna try and get in on this trade.

Sure Portland doesn’t want to keep Dame out west- and within the division no less, but they are absolutely going to listen to Dame’s input on where he’d like to go and will accommodate him if they can get a good enough package in return. As far as trading him within the division, it will be pretty easy for Portland to sell the fact that this move puts them in rebuild/asset acquisition mode and their timeline basically resets the moment they trade him.

They could tell Utah “No”, turn around and trade him to New York, and it wouldn’t change the fact that Portland won’t be contending for **** until Dame is in the twilight of his career anyway.

There’s just too much smoke on this one: Dame’s a West Coast guy. He has no interest in going east. He’s already gone on record saying that the Jazz and Lakers are the other organizations he’d consider playing for. He loves Weber State and the Ogden area and spends time up there every offseason. He’s got a good relationship with Donovan. And lastly, THIS VERY SCENARIO is exactly why Ryan Smith gave D-Wade a sweetheart deal to become part owner. D-Wade’s official title should be: Head of Recruiting.

The Jazz might come up short in their efforts, but Ryan Smith is going to do everything within his power to try and make this happen.
 
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