Dame Time

[LogGrad98]

Girls stop! You’re all pretty. Now get along.

Uh, no they are not.

 

[Elizah Huge]

View: https://twitter.com/KevinOConnorNBA/status/1676974281748807680

I think Cronin and Ainge could get together to **** Riley. If there is any other place Dame wouldn’t mind playing I’m sure it’s Utah where he literally said he would like to play for before and called home.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

I think if Danny were to trade for Dame, he'd also need to have another move or two lined up that would "make Dame happy to come to Utah." Again, think of Boston acquiring Ray Allen before KG agreed to be traded to Boston back in the day. Seems like the Jazz would need a high-caliber wing from somewhere.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Uh, no they are not.

You aren't wrong. sadly

 

[LogGrad98]

You aren't wrong. sadly

I mean, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And all I can surmise from that is that my wife is nearly blind.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I think Cronin and Ainge could get together to **** Riley. If there is any other place Dame wouldn’t mind playing I’m sure it’s Utah where he literally said he would like to play for before and called home.

The reason Dame's agent is being so adamant is because he knows there are GMs like DA that don't care and will do it anyway. Amin was on a pod saying that 8/10 GMs would still do a good Dame deal and think they could get him to chill on his preferences.

If Miami is hesitating on things they could include then I can see another offer coming in that is reasonable and a team taking a chance. Say the price is 3 firsts and neutral salary... I can see DA going eff it... I'll make it work.

Dame won't get the Rudy/Don/KD return... he just won't... whether he's cool with 1 team or 10.

 

[stitches]

I just have a hard time with the double standard here... teams sign guys to contracts to play for their teams... and then change their minds and trade them wherever they want. Both parties signed a contract. Neither party is really in the "wrong" here for operating with their own self interest in mind.

Not the best look for Dame here but ain't like he's out drowning puppies or something.

The difference is one is within the rights of the teams stipulated by the CBA - to trade players, to cut players, etc. with all of the ensuing repercusions for it. The other is NOT. In fact, if I'm not mistaken the NBA actually has a rule AGAINST players asking for trades and there are fines within the CBA for such behavior(at least this was in the previous CBA). When a player signs with a team they do it with the express understanding that they can be traded within the rules of the CBA, unless they have a no trade clause, which Dame does NOT have.

 

[NUMBERICA]

LOL!

No, you absolutely don’t. You dig your heels in. Even now you can’t admit that you were passing gas. You’re only admitting that you *might* have gotten conversations confused after nearly 2 pages of MT bashing your head in.

This is rich. You should have a seat.

 

[NUMBERICA]

I think Cronin and Ainge could get together to **** Riley. If there is any other place Dame wouldn’t mind playing I’m sure it’s Utah where he literally said he would like to play for before and called home.

Jazz are gonna try to swoop in at the 11th hour. I just hope it’s reasonable or the Blazers pass anyway.

 

[KqWIN]

Me not knowing wtf is going on:

 

[NUMBERICA]

I think if Danny were to trade for Dame, he'd also need to have another move or two lined up that would "make Dame happy to come to Utah." Again, think of Boston acquiring Ray Allen before KG agreed to be traded to Boston back in the day. Seems like the Jazz would need a high-caliber wing from somewhere.

Okay, such as?

I think taking Grant and Dame as a package is actually the closest answer to the question. Unfortunately, that can’t happen until December 15th at the soonest. Unless there’s something that can be done about the signed player trade moratorium (but Clarkson can’t be traded until January anyway).

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

The difference is one is within the rights of the teams stipulated by the CBA - to trade players, to cut players, etc. with all of the ensuing repercusions for it. The other is NOT. In fact, if I'm not mistaken the NBA actually has a rule AGAINST players asking for trades and there are fines within the CBA for such behavior(at least this was in the previous CBA). When a player signs with a team they do it with the express understanding that they can be traded within the rules of the CBA, unless they have a no trade clause, which Dame does NOT have.

I had a response but it dropped into the netherworld... tldr... you are technically correct... I just don't like the fact pattern of "you signed a contract to play HERE... so tough" when in reality it that he signed a contract to play basketball... a contract they will gladly transfer over to another club for great value.