I don't think so. Deni will be starting at the other forward position, so I think he will get 30+ minutes either way. Toumani maybe, but I still see him getting 20ish minutes a game as a backup to both Grant and Deni
@@justinveimau2432 My guess is Shae will come off the bench during the start of the season. But yes, this is why I ultimately am in favor of trading 1 or even both of Grant and Anfernee, IF we can get fair value for them
@@pnwdevv developing players rarely need to earn minutes, those are usually given to them. If they don’t improve given the opportunity then the team moves on. Keeping Grant blocks them from getting a chance.
@@pnwdevv Grant is playing power forward, where Deni excelled and made his breakout last season, so it is realistic to expect him to continue there. Deni can also shift to play small forward, but this would cause difficulty for Shaedon Sharpe and contribute to an already existing logjam at the position for the others. Since the Blazers are headed for a rebuild, they must develop their young core now in order to rely on them down the road, so the true worry about the starting lineup's composure right now is which position Shaedon is most suited for, guard or small forward. This, along with market demand, should determine who of Grant and Simmons will be traded first.
Jerami Grant is a championship contending ready player for any contending team, he is worth the money for sure. Blazers is not a contending team, he should be traded to where he will be utilized greatly.
@@pnwdevv and what's his value? Lavine is a good player too but nobody wants him because of his contract. Grant is cheaper but only desperate gm will give some good assets for him.
Im one of the biggest Jerami Grant fan, I rock his jersey in 2k. His catch and shoot is super impressive but what is most impressive about him is his off ball off court team dynamics. He is probably the most fashionable baller, and has amazing style. he is also one of the most valuable right now, if the blazers can build a trade to suit this new young team, it might not take a long time for the city to enjoy some exciting basketball wins. So Jeremy at Lakers, and Ant at Bucks to join with Lillard who might need some help.
As cool as that would be, it just doesn't seem like there's a market for them. I made a video about Anfernee and I said a similar thing. How it would be a nice to trade, but if you're trading them just to get rid of them, then it's not worth it
@@pnwdevv not to get rid of them; I think Lillard would love to have Ant over at the bucks. And I think Jeremy might love playing for the Lakers because So Cal is awesome when it comes to real fashion. But it’s more about what can the Blazers get in return to build an amazing young team, which is the theme. Lillard asked for a trade not because of Grant but because of the blazers not willing to trade Scoot.
@@YulaTsheringSherpa TBF, Dame requested a trade for many more reasons that Scoot lol. But yes, I agree its about what they can get back. Anfernee on the Bucks would be so fun, and JG on the Lakers would make sense. But if those teams are offering way below their value, or aren't offering anything, it's all hypothetical
@@pnwdevv Dame wanted Adebayo to play for the blazers. He made an effort to say it in a podcast because the blazers was lacking a strong center. Scoot could’ve been traded for a strong center but mgmt had different plans. I think Shaedon Sharpe is the new MJ, but the mgmt is trying to play the boring long game.
Fetching two first-rounders for Grant could prove to be difficult considering that the Wizards are also shopping Kuzma and seeking the same type of draft spoil.
I agree, hence why it may be better to just hold onto him until a team is desperate enough to offer fair value for him. 2 firsts + filler is definitely fair for him imo
@@vladimirpejcinoski5248 Maybe so, but Kuzma's contract is more palatable than Grant's for cap concerns since it's lower and declines over time. That could be a decisive factor for a contender, which I'm not sure Grant's defense is that far superior over Kuzma's to cover the differnce.
I'm more under the impression that the Blazers have a better young nucleolus than say, the Wizards, Pistons, and Hawks, but they should develop it rather than compete for a play-in spot this year, as that would be a better strategy in the long run.
Multiple sources have confirmed Cronin’s asking price for Grant is 2 first round picks and he won’t budge unless that price is met. No one is trading 2 firsts for him. He is not getting traded. End of the story.
He’s not worth 2 firsts and the team needs to do one last tank cause 2025 is supposed to be a great class. The team doesn’t need Grant they need to give more playing time to the young players like Ryan Rupert or Murray or Camara to be able to see who’s sticking around and who’s going to be able to carve a role on the team. Grant gone also means even more opportunities for Deni and Sharpe
@@pnwdevv, If he’s that stubborn than he’s an idiot cause then it’ll just end up like what happened with the Pistons where they waited too long to trade him and only got a 2nd round pick. But I guess that’s what you should expect from a Neil Olshey disciple. There’s talent on the roster but Joe Cronin is gonna fuck it up
Good point. Unless you're convinced that walker or camara is really ready to be as good as oh say, jerami grant, why would you trade him to open up space for them
There will never be a market for Grant. All a GM needs to do is look at his games played and his contract. Not to mention, he has never proven to be more than a role player on a good team. We are another injury away from talking about attaching picks just to trade him like Brogdon. At that point, might as well keep him for the rest of his contract.
Every team could use a big, defensive minded, forward who can shoot. The contract is the big turn off for most teams though. Could easily be a 3rd option on a contender imo
@@pnwdevv and still (due to his contract and asking 1st round pick/s...) can't close a trade on him with LA. With time, do you think Grant value will go up (at age of...)?!, now it is the time to trade him regardless of the price (after all we need at least one more year of tanking).
so few days ago you put a video why portland should trade Anf whos 25, but now you post another video to keep Grant whos 30 years old and we just traded for a younger better version of Grant in Avdija.. yes they shouldnt move him for the sake of it, price needs to be good, but he needs to go 1st with Thybulle. Avdija Camara Walker even Ayton can play at the PF position, Avdija Camara Thybulle Murray Rupert can play as SF. once upon i time backcourt was stacked for portland, now we have too many forwards not enough guards/shooters
I know the titles were different but I said similar things in the Anfernee video. I said it would be good to move off of him if there was a good trade available. Grant fits the starting PF position, and would be less awkward to keep him on the team as compared to Anfernee when we aren't trying to compete imo
Umm.. yes he clearly does need to be traded. He's over 30 and still an asset. He needs to be cashed in for whatever they can get ASAP. He also takes minutes and shots away from young players that have a future with the team.
Top priority? No. Do we need to move him? Most def. Shedding his salary opens up opportunities to absorb bad contracts with picks coming back. JG's not a part of our future. Our young wings need as many developmental mins as possible right now. The problem isn't his value. The problem is GM's view JoeCro as a victim to be fleeced. We saw this w/Pat Riley last yr. Until Joe sheds his soft as baby sh*t persona he'll continue to be perceived this way. Joe's in the midst of one of the most non-traditional and poorly executed rebuilds I can remember. Who's in cap hell during a rebuild? I admit he inherited Neil's mess, but he's made a lot of I'll advised decisions that are hurting us now.
Keeping Grant means Avdija and Camara get less minutes
I don't think so. Deni will be starting at the other forward position, so I think he will get 30+ minutes either way. Toumani maybe, but I still see him getting 20ish minutes a game as a backup to both Grant and Deni
But if you star both grant and avdija,, you’re forced to bench one of ant, scoot, or shae
Start*
@@justinveimau2432 My guess is Shae will come off the bench during the start of the season. But yes, this is why I ultimately am in favor of trading 1 or even both of Grant and Anfernee, IF we can get fair value for them
Avdija, Camara, Walker, Murray, and Rupert could all use the minutes.
Murray and Rupert gotta earn some minutes. They're still struggling in the summer league. Walker and Camara already gonna see lots of minutes
@@pnwdevv developing players rarely need to earn minutes, those are usually given to them.
If they don’t improve given the opportunity then the team moves on.
Keeping Grant blocks them from getting a chance.
@@pnwdevvexactly. Murray & Rupes who Joe saw both as lotto guys. 🙄
Do not want to see Murray or Rupert on the court 💀
@@henryvoss8995 Both pretty disappointing but I'm not ready to give up on either yet. Under a competent coach who knows where they'd be.
you dont think grants minute will stop deni from playing as much?
For sure!
I don't think so no. Deni might play some of the other foward position but I don't see Grant taking his minutes. Still expecting 32+ from Deni
@@pnwdevv Grant is playing power forward, where Deni excelled and made his breakout last season, so it is realistic to expect him to continue there. Deni can also shift to play small forward, but this would cause difficulty for Shaedon Sharpe and contribute to an already existing logjam at the position for the others.
Since the Blazers are headed for a rebuild, they must develop their young core now in order to rely on them down the road, so the true worry about the starting lineup's composure right now is which position Shaedon is most suited for, guard or small forward. This, along with market demand, should determine who of Grant and Simmons will be traded first.
Jerami Grant is a championship contending ready player for any contending team, he is worth the money for sure. Blazers is not a contending team, he should be traded to where he will be utilized greatly.
Now is not the time to trade Grant, wait until close to next years playoff when someone is looking for that final piece to get them a championship.
I agree. It would be great to trade him now, but if teams don't wanna offer what he's worth, would be better to hold out
@@pnwdevv and what's his value? Lavine is a good player too but nobody wants him because of his contract. Grant is cheaper but only desperate gm will give some good assets for him.
Im one of the biggest Jerami Grant fan, I rock his jersey in 2k. His catch and shoot is super impressive but what is most impressive about him is his off ball off court team dynamics. He is probably the most fashionable baller, and has amazing style. he is also one of the most valuable right now, if the blazers can build a trade to suit this new young team, it might not take a long time for the city to enjoy some exciting basketball wins. So Jeremy at Lakers, and Ant at Bucks to join with Lillard who might need some help.
As cool as that would be, it just doesn't seem like there's a market for them. I made a video about Anfernee and I said a similar thing. How it would be a nice to trade, but if you're trading them just to get rid of them, then it's not worth it
@@pnwdevv not to get rid of them; I think Lillard would love to have Ant over at the bucks. And I think Jeremy might love playing for the Lakers because So Cal is awesome when it comes to real fashion. But it’s more about what can the Blazers get in return to build an amazing young team, which is the theme. Lillard asked for a trade not because of Grant but because of the blazers not willing to trade Scoot.
@@YulaTsheringSherpa TBF, Dame requested a trade for many more reasons that Scoot lol. But yes, I agree its about what they can get back. Anfernee on the Bucks would be so fun, and JG on the Lakers would make sense. But if those teams are offering way below their value, or aren't offering anything, it's all hypothetical
@@pnwdevv Dame wanted Adebayo to play for the blazers. He made an effort to say it in a podcast because the blazers was lacking a strong center. Scoot could’ve been traded for a strong center but mgmt had different plans. I think Shaedon Sharpe is the new MJ, but the mgmt is trying to play the boring long game.
Fetching two first-rounders for Grant could prove to be difficult considering that the Wizards are also shopping Kuzma and seeking the same type of draft spoil.
I agree, hence why it may be better to just hold onto him until a team is desperate enough to offer fair value for him. 2 firsts + filler is definitely fair for him imo
yes but kuzma is terrible defender compared to Grant.. his contract is much better though
@@vladimirpejcinoski5248 Maybe so, but Kuzma's contract is more palatable than Grant's for cap concerns since it's lower and declines over time. That could be a decisive factor for a contender, which I'm not sure Grant's defense is that far superior over Kuzma's to cover the differnce.
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I think the Blazers should try to trade Grant at the trade deadline to the Lakers for First pick and DeAngelo that we trade for rebuild peices.
If they could flip DLO for another first i'd be happy with that
We need to trade him since we need the younger guys we drafted to get minutes. Plus we're tanking again, so trade to make it happen.
I feel like we need to dump grants contract before he loses trade value
We are a contender right now. We don’t need to trade him but we can easily make the 4-8 seed.
With how loaded the west is idk if the Blazers could make the playoffs. Best case if everyone is healthy and everything lines up, maybe a 10 seed imo
Cronin burner???
whatever you’re on i need asap 😂😂😂
@@denzel8827 I thought I was optimistic thinking fully healthy and all stars aligning this team could be a 10 seed 💀
I'm more under the impression that the Blazers have a better young nucleolus than say, the Wizards, Pistons, and Hawks, but they should develop it rather than compete for a play-in spot this year, as that would be a better strategy in the long run.
Multiple sources have confirmed Cronin’s asking price for Grant is 2 first round picks and he won’t budge unless that price is met. No one is trading 2 firsts for him. He is not getting traded. End of the story.
He’s not worth 2 firsts and the team needs to do one last tank cause 2025 is supposed to be a great class. The team doesn’t need Grant they need to give more playing time to the young players like Ryan Rupert or Murray or Camara to be able to see who’s sticking around and who’s going to be able to carve a role on the team. Grant gone also means even more opportunities for Deni and Sharpe
I saw that. Should've mentioned it in the video, but if Cronin wants 2 firsts then great. Hold onto him until a team offers that up
@@pnwdevv, If he’s that stubborn than he’s an idiot cause then it’ll just end up like what happened with the Pistons where they waited too long to trade him and only got a 2nd round pick. But I guess that’s what you should expect from a Neil Olshey disciple. There’s talent on the roster but Joe Cronin is gonna fuck it up
@@stevenpage8571 Agree. Grant value will only go down. We have until the deadline of this year.
@@AI-qb9ex , yeah that’s the very latest assuming he stays consistent or doesn’t get injured. Ideally before the season
Good point. Unless you're convinced that walker or camara is really ready to be as good as oh say, jerami grant, why would you trade him to open up space for them
Better to keep him than trade him for pennies on the dollar
@@pnwdevv 100%
There will never be a market for Grant. All a GM needs to do is look at his games played and his contract. Not to mention, he has never proven to be more than a role player on a good team. We are another injury away from talking about attaching picks just to trade him like Brogdon. At that point, might as well keep him for the rest of his contract.
No team will ever be more desperate than the Lakers right now, and some reports say they refused to even offer ONE first.
Every team could use a big, defensive minded, forward who can shoot. The contract is the big turn off for most teams though. Could easily be a 3rd option on a contender imo
@@pnwdevv and still (due to his contract and asking 1st round pick/s...) can't close a trade on him with LA. With time, do you think Grant value will go up (at age of...)?!, now it is the time to trade him regardless of the price (after all we need at least one more year of tanking).
so few days ago you put a video why portland should trade Anf whos 25, but now you post another video to keep Grant whos 30 years old and we just traded for a younger better version of Grant in Avdija.. yes they shouldnt move him for the sake of it, price needs to be good, but he needs to go 1st with Thybulle.
Avdija Camara Walker even Ayton can play at the PF position,
Avdija Camara Thybulle Murray Rupert can play as SF.
once upon i time backcourt was stacked for portland, now we have too many forwards not enough guards/shooters
I know the titles were different but I said similar things in the Anfernee video. I said it would be good to move off of him if there was a good trade available. Grant fits the starting PF position, and would be less awkward to keep him on the team as compared to Anfernee when we aren't trying to compete imo
Umm.. yes he clearly does need to be traded. He's over 30 and still an asset. He needs to be cashed in for whatever they can get ASAP. He also takes minutes and shots away from young players that have a future with the team.
Which is why I am in favor of trading him, but I'd disagree about getting what we can get. If thats not at least 2 frps then it aint worth it
@pnwdevv Agreed, gotta get value back. I'd probably settle for a 1st and Kobe Brown from the Clippers too.
Top priority? No. Do we need to move him? Most def. Shedding his salary opens up opportunities to absorb bad contracts with picks coming back. JG's not a part of our future. Our young wings need as many developmental mins as possible right now.
The problem isn't his value. The problem is GM's view JoeCro as a victim to be fleeced. We saw this w/Pat Riley last yr. Until Joe sheds his soft as baby sh*t persona he'll continue to be perceived this way.
Joe's in the midst of one of the most non-traditional and poorly executed rebuilds I can remember. Who's in cap hell during a rebuild? I admit he inherited Neil's mess, but he's made a lot of I'll advised decisions that are hurting us now.
He inherited Neils mess, but every single player was either traded for, signed, or re signed by JC so he has no one to blame but himself atp.
Overpaid.
Undersized for PF.
Doesn't rebound.
Bad fashion lol.
His fashion is a bit silly