Dame Time

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I don’t feel bad for Dame. I’m sorry not sorry. The days of super teams are gone. Back to competition and blood, sweat, and tears. Denver proved that. I’m done seeing super teams and players not being loyal to the team that draft them. “If you can’t win with the team that drafted you, and you have to call your friends to “help” you win, it’s the cowards way. No MAN wants help he does it succeed or fail. But HE does it.

The idea that you can only be on a great team if you get drafted there is bogus lmao.

 

[Sean]

Dame has been very complimentary toward the Jazz, the fans and the state for years, so, even if Miami is his top destination, I would hope he'd still be reinvigorated to potentially take the Jazz to their first-ever NBA title.

I don't see Dame as the type of player to hold an attitude because he didn't get the destination he wanted, even if it's not the most favorable situation for him (and he has to know this ain't FA).

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

So all the messaging today is Dame/Agent are pushing hard for Miami.

Kind of wild to me Dame is being hardline on this after years of loyalty/grind talk.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

So all the messaging today is Dame/Agent are pushing hard for Miami.

Kind of wild to me Dame is being hardline on this after years of loyalty/grind talk.

I am guessing there was a wink and a nod agreement when he signed his extension that they’d do right and send him where he wanted if the time came. I think they are teasing out the best Miami offer possible… but Dames team is going to be consistent with their message to make sure no team gets a wild notion.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I am guessing there was a wink and a nod agreement when he signed his extension that they’d do right and send him where he wanted if the time came. I think they are teasing out the best Miami offer possible… but Dames team is going to be consistent with their message to make sure no team gets a wild notion.

I just don't see the offer from Miami getting better unless something unforseen happens that makes Tyler Herro much more desirable to someone

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Also, I don't think any wink/nod existed. He signed the contract because it's a lot of ****ing money

 

[margodydek]

This is really starting to irk me. Lillard has had multiple chances to enter free agency and go somewhere else. That's the whole point of free agency. On top of that, he signed an extension just one year ago. I have no problem with a player leaving a team in FA, but this whole, "I'm going to sign for as much money as legally possible, only to ask out in less than a year fad," is going to have some major unintended consequences for the players in future CBA negotiations.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Also, I don't think any wink/nod existed. He signed the contract because it's a lot of ****ing money

Yes I’m sure his team that advises him never brought up an exit strategy in their conversations lol.

 

[Elizah Huge]

MacMahon keeps mentioning us a sleeper team for Dame which has to mean something.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Yes I’m sure his team that advises him never brought up an exit strategy in their conversations lol.

I think they brought up $$$ first second and third

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

If Dame wanted a NTC he should have negotiated a NTC like Beal...

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I think the narrative flipping on Dame is hilarious… like he didn’t give them 10 years and multiple chances this very offseason to make it better… like everyone of us wouldn’t sign the megamax and request out when we saw our window closing. Portland has been unwilling to make hardly any win now moves… loyalty has to be a two way street… we applaud Portland for doing what’s best for the franchise but mock Dame for taking control.