On First Take, Kendrick Perkins, Nick Friedell and Freddie Coleman discuss all the latest from around the NBA.0:00 Questions over Dame’s future
4:00 When is Portland going to want to move on?
7:00 What a trade could command for Dame
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46 Comments
I guess Tim Legler, JJ Redick, and Vince Carter should stop working for ESPN because they never won rings. Stop telling Dame what's best for him.
Let's say this Sam Amick tweet is true that Dame wants to go to Miami. And then Dame wins a ring. What then? He moves up about 5 spots? Nothing really changes.
Anthony Davis won a ring because he wasn't alpha enough to carry a team to a ring. Nobody looks at him as a top 50 player all-time. They still crucify him and KD.
Im tired of hearing from Kendrick Perkins, so I get it
To me we are talking about a guy from a small school who has repeatedly said he doesn’t want to leave Portland, sure it’d be awesome to win a ring but it seems like dude has made a home and will definitely be a legend in the town of Portland
These destinations are ridiculous. NY is not a contender. And Miami would have to give up too much to land Dame to still be a contender. This fat guy doesn’t know basketball
only time i agree with perk
yea dame just trolling fans because they can't let this trade sh*t go haha let dame do what he wants
Heat aint Giving the moon. Let him go else where then. Who gone trade the moon… Good luck getting future stars. Sending dame wherever…
Portland will never trade dame unless he asked
Nobody cares
Finally someone other than me who sees it how I see it. It’s like Mf if you really want to leave just say that.
I agree with Perk. It's beating a dead horse. He's content with being in Portland. If it was me, I'd leave. Especially if the team isn't looking like a contender and they're not attracting the pieces via FA, etc. They tried the duo with CJ and get some pieces, they made a Conf Finals and that was yrs ago. I think CJ is in a better spot with Pelicans, they got a bright future w/ that unit. Change of scenery is def needed for Dame
If it's not Miami Dame needs to stay in Portland
Perk is a true example that any ex player can be an analyst after they retire
Well Perk he will be the talk of this off season bruh.
Why is he talking period!?
Tired of hearing about Dame as well. He not about legacy just his money.LeBron and KD wanted to win big. There is a difference with this guy staying in loser land
Dame needs go to bucks and cp3 both play wit giannis 😮…perk it time put up the jus fa mens and be you stop hiding fa tv Jalen rose and Stephen A 😢😮😊😊
Tired of talkin bout dame but talkin bout Lebron 24/7 365.. talking about dame is a relief
Why would he get a statue? Horrible take my friedell
Kendrick is right for sure.
These dudes cornballs
He don’t deserve a statue until he wins a championship in Portland for right now just his number in the rafters
We are all tired of Perkins talking altogether
If I’m Portland I’m trading Dame so I can fully start my rebuild. I appreciate his loyalty but it’s time for him to go somewhere else. It’d be best for both parties.
Portland is a bad team WITH Lillard so why stay the course? It's up to Lillard, but if I'm the GM I want to trade Lillard and rebuild. Otherwise, at best it's a 10th place team.
LET’S GO DAME ! 🔥🔥🔥SOUTH BEACH !!
Damian “Brett Farve” Lillard.
ESPN should stop talking about him. Then, he would want that attention back and ask for a trade so ESPN can talk about him.
Most Blazer fans want Lillard gone. Blazers are a mess in front office. seemed like they made trades just to do it for the last few years.
I think people are more tired of Perkins. Can he be fired already? He is the worse on ESPN. They are getting rid of all these people at the network but he is still working??
He beeds to be a sixer.
Trade Tobias, and any other baller on the sixers that doesnt come out of the locker room ready to ball.
We need Maxey speed, Dames Precision, Hardens Leadership, Embiids Presence…
We can use anyone else to fill those four we winning
ESPN is laying off the wrong people
we just tired of hearing perk talk in general
Miami was just in the finals they have more than enough pieces… Portland is rebuilding that’s expiring matching deals and a Herro or whomever they choose
How is perk tired of dame but hype up russ? He only like to talk nice about his boys but shoot down people without his mindset
I'm not only sick of the topic, I'm sick of the player. His ego and big contract allow him to manipulate all of this nonsense when in reality he's not an all around player. He does one thing, scores.. Not efficient at it either. High Volume shooter that has to have the ball at all times and takes a ton of bad shots. I miss the days of team basketball and the only way that's coming back is when he's gone. The Blazers are the only franchise that are foolish enough to believe you can build around a guy that is not a number one option on a championship team. I've been saying this for years but the management has heads up their hind ends. Get rid of him, move Nurkic, Simons and Grant too. Build around this great group of hungry youthful talented players that you have. How many assets could they get back with those 4 players. A lot. Enough already!!
only in the nba you'll sign a contract for mad money and then when u dont get it your way you want out lol
Honestly if I'm Portland I'm trading Dame… even if he doesn't want to leave. What has he done for the team to show that he deserves to be a one team guy?
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The part that gets me is that if Dame so chooses to finally leave Portland fans will say he let them down & gave up n all this other slander 💯🤦🏾♂️& Whos to say Portland finally does win a ring and while still active that’ll be a slap to the face lml Either way knowing dame from what I’ve seen he’s gunna retire a blazer 🤷🏾♂️💯
Dame doesn’t have a no trade clause..
If I were Miami I would try again next year with the same guys.
Im tired of looking at Perk's uglee face
The organization didn't build around Dame. Proves they are unwilling to invest to make a contender.