Damian Lillard

uh we're gonna try to build towards the future with number three pick scoot Henderson we're going to contend for championships with an aging Superstar who's grown impatient after 11 years those don't work here's Blazer's Jam are you kind of telling us that the chances of either Dame or scoot being traded now are zero well initially there's no such thing as zero probably but I would say that my goal is to keep both of them um I already said that you know I would love to see Dame retire a Trailblazer I have zero desire to trade him um I really hope this works out here I mean just what I'm done with all this what why else is the show why what do you leave the show I hope I you know what do you want to happen they need this is a mess the question you were supposed to ask me chances are chances because this is a term for it the chances of Dame being there at the beginning of the Season like any well any chance of him honestly as bad as it would be yeah there's a chance because clearly Cronin doesn't want to trade Dame and put what's best for the organization ahead of Dame and Dame I gotta be honest I don't think even after last night Damian Lillard wants to be traded I don't think he wants to be traded pure and I don't think anything's gonna change that now he may accept being traded but do I think he I might be wrong but do I think he's going to come out and ask them or demand the trade I don't think so what what happened last night with that we all didn't expect to have we all thought it would happen Dame as you said the other day isn't stupid Dame knew they're not close to a championship and nothing that was going to happen last night was going to make them well so I I tend to agree with you in fact well not I tend to I do agree with you however I would argue for Dame's future in Portland last night was actually the worst thing that could have happened because who's gonna make the move right why agree with one thing that could happen is they trade the pick for a veteran right they trade the number three pick for Paul George then no one would be talking about them today he's there but the other thing that could have happened is Michael Jordan could have picked the right player at number two he of course didn't even though Brandon Miller God love him he tried to get Jordan to pass on him he did his level no he's so to get into his heart okay sure okay if I'm talking trashy if I'm Michael Jordan I want to see what you made are you going to crumble okay that's the goal are you gonna show something he showed some heart you probably would have done that if Paul George had talked trash to him because that's his goat but it's either in or there so now all of a sudden Portland has a 6-2 guard is who they took at number two Aaron number three pardon me I however am not going to take that quote we just heard at face value because I heard this five days ago from the new GM of the Golden State Warriors can we play it please it's Mike Dunleavy Jr we love having those guys here Jordan especially with his contract extension planned have him here for four more years at least had him there for literally less than four more days after he said that so sometimes guys say things they don't totally necessarily mean okay the Blazers can't the Blazers can't run this team out there next year they have to trade Dame at this point and this is where you and I are in total agreement it shouldn't be it should be about what Dame wants in regards to where he lands well not completely not entirely right by the way I hear all your media I don't necessarily always hear all three hours of you you're my media repackage it into your own not true at all but I heard you on Collins show today okay say you know and I know some people are throwing out Miami trades there's nothing Miami can give them Brew ice can we show it to you again please I gave you a good trade yesterday put it up this is yeah put it up there that's a good trade really Junior now why Tyler here I got shayden shark on the come everybody's forgetting about Anthony Simons who's like 20 and six with the Blazers on the average six assists but he their future backcourt is scoot Henderson and Anthony Simons and Shaden sharp on the wing I don't need Tyler okay what other trade is there because the Phillies 6. Philly has no picks they control it's not just about pick right but Tyrese they do they need more young boys Maxie is not such a guaranteed player that you can give me 20 points but you're not going to trade Damien Lillard for Tyrese Maxi and not get picks back I don't I'm also getting a tie Tobias Harris who whether you look at him as a veteran or as you look at him as an expiring contract when you're and how about Boston with Jalen Brown I don't think Boston's doing that I would agree but if you're Portland would you yes I'm not going to be forced to make a trade with Miami just because Dame told me to well it's like does Miami have the best stuff to offer well but what if the team that has the best stuff to offer is non-viable in it when it comes to Dame so really I can go to Brooklyn if he wants to go to Brooklyn and they have a better offer because it seems like he might want to go to Brooklyn no what I'm saying is what if the team I'm trying to think of a good example of it but what if all of a sudden I was the Houston Rockets said you know what we don't want to be in the jail and green business anymore and they give you the best package would they do that today I wouldn't not to send him to a bad team but I'm saying there are contenders who I think can offer me more as I mentioned Philly and Boston than Miami can I don't go ahead but outside if there's if Philly and Boston trades don't exist and Chris Haynes flatly said and Chris seems to be pretty close with Dame that Dame has no interest in going to Boston he flat leads told me they offer me Jason Brown you're the center he won't get used to boss I know I I feel like he's earned that's what I'm saying no trade clause I also also have to do what's best for my franchise I gave you 11 years here I'm sending you to a contender I don't want to go there it's too cold look don't live there in this off season I mean I'm just saying like come on this is a business the I understand but that Brew don't you agree what does that Miami trade do for them I mean okay let's say they do that what is Olympics get some Tyler hero who was six man how good are they who well they're rebuilding they're not they don't want to be good they're not trying to win right now well I'm not talking about championships I've got three perimeter scores already yeah in sharp uh in Scoot and and Simons now I'm bringing in Tyler Heroes somebody he doesn't play defense free package Tyler Tyler Hero has value in this league do you agree with that so you can repackage them and send them somewhere the Mac listen I had been saying Damon Philly for a while so I also like like I like the Maxi part of it and you know how much I like Maxie they truly though they have no picks they can trade and so I think they can trade their 2029 first and that's it and so that's to me a stumbling block for them they're full of young players I pick shouldn't be the only consideration Hornets take Brandon Miller with the number two pick he's a six nine forward who loves Paul George and is expected to fit better alongside lamello will Charlotte regret this pick obviously I mean I and it's not a shot on Brandon Miller but uh well I mean it's not I just think scoot's going to be a far far better player and I also think that sometimes something is not everything but it's not nothing and they showed the draft party and you know who was disappointed this is where you get your takes this is not a bad test this is 20 minutes but this guy is a better Prospect than Luka not on the offensive side I disagree he's a better price I I I I flatly disagree and so I I can hear him he can shoot it he can get to the free throw line he can post up okay he's got it that's the idea that's the part that I'm saying is an idea the a guy who has a great looking shot that that in the last two years that we've seen him play the and again I know he's incredibly young shot 27 and 28 from three is not typically a guy we say he can shoot a guy who averages more turnovers than assists is not a guy and what you're missing is he's not going to be rely relying solely on his jump shot because of his size yes he's not gonna have to I agree he's got to improve his jumper but he's not going to rely solely on the jump shot because of the other things he can do so so he'll be at this power scored 20 I don't know how East corn 18. okay well that's that that's like magic doesn't have don't have a ton of offense Powell came in as a rookie pretty good stronger right you're gonna say the body strong that's yes of course I'm gonna say that but the Bible says I'm going to say the you guys are acting they had the same views of Kevin Durant he couldn't bench press 100 .5 in Texas I watched it durian at Texas be like oh my God that wasn't the competition this guy faced it's just a fact okay well I the again I'm not sure that I totally agree with you even back then