Source: https://streamable.com/zpuakg
#Transcript:
> Imma throw a scenario out there, one that is fictional but could be rooted in reality if we look ahead a few months. Let’s say Oklahoma City is gangbusters to start the season. Let’s say they win like 60-something percent of their games through January where they’re sitting in the third or fourth seed in the Western Conference– which is not outrageous because, organically they’re going to grow.
> Chet Holmgren is gonna be really good. Lot of good players in Oklahoma City. Let’s say they’re sitting there and– Oklahoma City knows they can’t pay all these guys on their roster. They’ve got a surplus of young talent. They’ve got a surplus of draft picks. What’s to stop Sam Presti from saying, “You know what? Damian Lillard’s got 3.5 years left on his deal? Let’s go get him! Let’s put Lillard in a backcourt with Shai and with Lu Dort as the three man and let’s see how that works.”
> I think that’d be pretty damn good. Personally, I think Shai can defend two guards. Lu Dort is strong enough to defend threes and fours when he has to. You know, if you’re Portland, you’ve got to be thinking about that scenario or something like that in the next three or four months. Not like “Let’s get Lillard off the roster and take whatever Miami’s going to give.”
#Mock Trade:
**Oklahoma City receives:**
Damian Lillard
**Portland receives:**
– Cason Wallace
– Ousmane Dieng
– Aleksej Pokusevski
– Kenrich Williams
– Davis Bertans
– 2024 1st via HOU
– 2024 1st via LAC
– 2025 1st via MIA
– 2027 1st via DEN
– 3-4 2nd round picks
**Is this better than the rumored Miami package?**
**How far could a starting lineup of Damian Lillard, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Josh Giddey, Jalen Williams, and Chet Holmgren go next season?**
by UnbiasedNBAFan_
14 Comments
Ngl as a guy that grew up in seattle, but is a blazer fan due to my dad being from Portland I’d be disgusted to see Dame in an OKC jersey.
is chris mannix at all reliable???
if the Blazers could get Jaylin Williams, it would be better than the Miami offer
I suggested this months ago and got flamed to hell and back.
Except Dame doesn’t match their time line and that OKC is young, they gotta lose a couple play off series before they are ready to go. No way OKC agrees to this.
find a third team for wallace and possibly poku and you’ve got a deal
I’d want Jaime, Jovic, + 4-5 FRP instead
no lotto picks and no good players yawn
The All NBA point guard that they already have is what would stop them. Ahh September..
Mannix is so desperate for Dame not to go to Miami, reminds me of another Boston media personality, Bill Simmons
Shai, Lillard and Dort, the rich man’s Dame, CJ, Powell
the question is something like “is X team a high-scoring guard away from a title?”
I don’t know if the answer is yes for OKC
I don’t think OKC is the fit, BUT, I do think this is why Cronin is going to wait to trade Dame til in-season. Some team other than Miami will likely see themselves with a legit shot and Dame can be that missing piece, then Dame also would get his shot at a ring. He might be bummed it’s not MIA, but if he really cares about winning…….
I’d love to have Dieng and Poku. These picks aren’t amazing but they would come to us sooner than most of the miami offer, and even with protections would probably be higher.
OKC could easily field a better offer than this, but I guess I’d be inclined to take this over Miami’s offer.