a max salary tank team... why ?? Because the owner gets a HUGE check at the end of season for TV revenue sharing. Portland found a backdoor to maximize profits from bad basketball.
other than JAZZ on west they got weakest lineup.they got bunch of unproven talent.they just need to cash out vets like-grant/bogdon/robert williams and tank 1 more year to try to get cooper flag.
@@kb5509 I didn’t say or mean that but SA is going to need a lot of time and I like the kids fro the Trailblazers. You need patience and a lot of luck. Victor didn’t go to SA because of Pop’s skill but luck.
@@shadshad2972 The biggest problem is they are in the West but the Suns, Clippers and Lakers, and even the Mavs aren’t going to get any better. And they’re better without Dame at his age. Be patient and get some luck.
@@Davivd2you need to understand what situation this management came into they actually turned it around it was way worse the cap situation is not a problem they could easily trade a few vets to clear the books
@@hamadalkaabi2160 It's not a "this year problem". It's a half a decade long problem for the Blazers. How many players that were on this roster, (that could still be on this roster helping Dame in the playoffs right now) are on other playoff teams and a significant player? Josh Hart, Larry Nance, Nickeil Alexander Walker, Robert Covington. All guys who are good defenders, and the Blazers defense got progressively worse over the last 5 years. This team has, and has had, a serious problem for years.
Next year will obviously be another transition year for Portland, which is fine because their ceiling just isn’t very high right now anyway. But as of July 2025 they will need to really decide on their path forward, I think. If Scoot and Shaedon take steps forward, and learn to play well with Simons and Ayton, and Portland gets a high lotto pick in the ‘25 draft, and the ‘24 picks show promise next season, Portland will all of a sudden be a very interesting young team.
It took a long time to accept the rebuild. I would bottom out and lose all 82 games. For next couple of years. Hopefully hit couple number 1 draft picks. And get cornerstone player for next 10 years plus.
Trading one of their 1st round picks makes a lot of sense. They already have 15 dudes in the roster and are a tax team. Even if they move some of their bigger contracts, taking on 3 or 4 rookies when they already have so many young dudes to develop doesn't make a lot of sense. Also, they gotta move Ant sooner than later. They have hitched their wagon to Scoot and Sharpe. If those dudes don't pan out, they are in for a longer rebuild with or without Simons. Simons isn't good enough to be an offensive engine on a playoff team. He is a good complimentary piece to a team like the Magic that need are already good, already got their guy who runs the offense, but need more shooting and more creation. Ant has two years on his contract, now is the best time to move him and get the most value from that contract.
Brogdon to the Spurs is a great idea to clear that cap space, the team needs shooting Reed Sheppard if you trade off Simons , or Dalton Knelcht (although not a good defender but can shoot) if you don't trade Simons. I wouldn't take Knelcht with the 4th pick but if the Blazers fell to 7 I probably would. I personally think the Blazers need a small forward . I'd rather have Reed Sheppard over Simons. Sheppard can shoot and defend
Portland can trade Malcolm Brogdon to San Antonio for draft picks - for example, Atlanta's 2026 first-round pick and a 2027 second-round pick. Brogdon is in the final year of his deal, but I can see him re-signing as a veteran mentor and starter/sixth man for the Spurs.
As a blazer fan I really don’t mind the situation we have a lot of assets and key vets that a lot of these playoff teams rn really need. My thing is Billups is a little too conservative with the development of scoot like I wanted us to win and die w scoot in crunch times like let him play w Simons and let’s see how he grows in the clutch time he did the same thing w sharpe last year and Simons the year before like this year was the year to experiment and he just didn’t but he always eventually leans towards those minutes idk why it takes him awhile
Scoot was soooooo bad the start a the year i think it was a good move to bring him off the bench after he came back from injury.....he got more confidence and started to improve i think......i do think they will make some trades and billups will leave after this year.....he didnt come to pdx to ruin his career and be the most losing coach ever
@@SpencerOnYT, I can see Dallas trading for Jerami Grant. The Mavericks are seeing in the NBA Finals that they need a third scorer to complement Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. One trade idea is Grant for Tim Hardaway Jr., Josh Green and a 2025 second-round pick. Portland would have Hardaway's deal for one year at $16 million vs. paying Grant $132 million over four years. The Blazers then could move Green along with some veteran trade pieces in a separate deal. Meanwhile, Dallas will get a third scorer who can manufacture his offense, provide quality wing defense and fit into Dallas' win-now window.
Faut arrêter l'hypocrisie le problème est qu'il y a trop d'équipe dans cette League pour qu'une équipe comme Portland puisse concourir pour les playoff.
The facts are is Billups is a lazy coach who installs his lazy ways to his players! Billups was a player who did nothing in the NBA until he got to Detroit and had talent around him! This is how he teaches his players to take any games off and rest up for more losses!
Heat should have blown it up. Joe asked for Jimmy or Bam. Therefore, the deal was never going to happen. You did, however, get played by Dame's agent and friends in the media like Chris Haynes.
We don't need to blow it up. Unlike your 💩 team, we find gems that no other teams wants and turn them into quality role players. Meanwhile, your team has a locker room cancer like Ayton, a logjam of guards like Scoot, who looks like a bust, all selected by a incompetent gm, who also chooses to not trade Grant and Brogdon in the deadline for picks. Betcha he will gets screw up again in the offseason. Good luck, y'all gonna need it.
I mean Portland is in a much better spot than Miami right now. Or y’all will definitely win more games next season but definitely won’t win a title. And Miamis future just looks bleak in general
@@hazeofthegreensmoke505 Not sure how you got the take away that I'm a Heat fan because I made a comment about the Blazers GM. Shouldn't you be focused on trolling a comment that's remotely relevant? Stay classy.
@@hazeofthegreensmoke505 at least the playoffs is a normal occurrence for us Heat fans. When was the last time your team went to the playoffs, let alone win a championship? Sit all the way down, sir!
Y'all Blazers fans are pathetic. Our arrogance is earned because our team always beat the naysayers. Instead on hating on our revelency in the league, why don't you hope that your idiot gm that he builds a team that won't lose to us by 60 points 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡
Blazers players act like wimps on defense when they can't hit shots. Portland leads the league in lazy basketball. No NBA head coach has ever withstood this many brutal losses and kept his job. Blazers are special bad.
we got multiple high value picks out of the Bucks/Celtics. Heat offered nothing of value and played themselves and we're still rent free in ur head while you get bounced 1st round.
@@drewbyx9144 at least we don't depend on draft picks that the gm would use, only to always manage to screw up. Enjoy the draft, and you better hope that that dummy Cronin doesn't mess it up for y'all again
The Blazers has so many vets to trade. It's crazy that they did absolutely nothing at the deadline and now is looking at the tax line.
Exactly
Nothing was available at the deadline. It cost nothing to wait until the off-season. Need to move 4 or 5 of the vets.
@@terrywilber4564right. Just because we had vets to trade, doesn’t mean there was a right deal. Can’t just deal just for the hell of it.
Did the pre-2023/24 Rockets teach us nothing?
a max salary tank team... why ?? Because the owner gets a HUGE check at the end of season for TV revenue sharing. Portland found a backdoor to maximize profits from bad basketball.
Likely they are going younger and playing capture the Flagg this year.
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Not necessarily a Blazer fan but I like their situation better than the other bottom fishers.
other than JAZZ on west they got weakest lineup.they got bunch of unproven talent.they just need to cash out vets like-grant/bogdon/robert williams and tank 1 more year to try to get cooper flag.
You like them better than the Spurs?
@@kb5509 I didn’t say or mean that but SA is going to need a lot of time and I like the kids fro the Trailblazers. You need patience and a lot of luck. Victor didn’t go to SA because of Pop’s skill but luck.
Agreed , at least they have talent and tradable assets
@@shadshad2972 The biggest problem is they are in the West but the Suns, Clippers and Lakers, and even the Mavs aren’t going to get any better. And they’re better without Dame at his age. Be patient and get some luck.
So nutty they got $165m in salary next year. Squad gotta be trimmed down for sure.
How are they tanking, and still over paying at the same time? Their management needs to go.
@@Davivd2you need to understand what situation this management came into they actually turned it around it was way worse the cap situation is not a problem they could easily trade a few vets to clear the books
@@hamadalkaabi2160 It's not a "this year problem". It's a half a decade long problem for the Blazers. How many players that were on this roster, (that could still be on this roster helping Dame in the playoffs right now) are on other playoff teams and a significant player? Josh Hart, Larry Nance, Nickeil Alexander Walker, Robert Covington. All guys who are good defenders, and the Blazers defense got progressively worse over the last 5 years. This team has, and has had, a serious problem for years.
@@Davivd2 “ Helping dame in the playoffs “ you mean helping him lose in the first round
@@Davivd2 because we have the shittiest gm and shittiest owner in the league
Next year will obviously be another transition year for Portland, which is fine because their ceiling just isn’t very high right now anyway. But as of July 2025 they will need to really decide on their path forward, I think. If Scoot and Shaedon take steps forward, and learn to play well with Simons and Ayton, and Portland gets a high lotto pick in the ‘25 draft, and the ‘24 picks show promise next season, Portland will all of a sudden be a very interesting young team.
they just need to cash out thes vets and tank 1 more year for cooper flag.may be trade anfree too.they need atleast 1 generation talent.
Need to trade atyon and couple seconds for herb Jones Simmons for Jonathan Issac and get nic claxston markelle fulks in Free agency
It took a long time to accept the rebuild. I would bottom out and lose all 82 games. For next couple of years. Hopefully hit couple number 1 draft picks. And get cornerstone player for next 10 years plus.
Trading one of their 1st round picks makes a lot of sense. They already have 15 dudes in the roster and are a tax team. Even if they move some of their bigger contracts, taking on 3 or 4 rookies when they already have so many young dudes to develop doesn't make a lot of sense.
Also, they gotta move Ant sooner than later. They have hitched their wagon to Scoot and Sharpe. If those dudes don't pan out, they are in for a longer rebuild with or without Simons. Simons isn't good enough to be an offensive engine on a playoff team. He is a good complimentary piece to a team like the Magic that need are already good, already got their guy who runs the offense, but need more shooting and more creation. Ant has two years on his contract, now is the best time to move him and get the most value from that contract.
Brogdon to the Spurs is a great idea to clear that cap space, the team needs shooting Reed Sheppard if you trade off Simons , or Dalton Knelcht (although not a good defender but can shoot) if you don't trade Simons. I wouldn't take Knelcht with the 4th pick but if the Blazers fell to 7 I probably would. I personally think the Blazers need a small forward . I'd rather have Reed Sheppard over Simons. Sheppard can shoot and defend
The blazers do not need another guard (Sheppard, Knecht) they don’t even need a 3. They need bigs. 4 and 5.
taking another guard would be so insanely stupid theres not a chance they do it. Risacher/Buzelis/Holland are who the blazers will take, book it.
Portland can trade Malcolm Brogdon to San Antonio for draft picks - for example, Atlanta's 2026 first-round pick and a 2027 second-round pick. Brogdon is in the final year of his deal, but I can see him re-signing as a veteran mentor and starter/sixth man for the Spurs.
What does the term “dead money” mean? I hear that term a lot
Salary paid to payers that's not on the team
Duop broth lol
As a blazer fan I really don’t mind the situation we have a lot of assets and key vets that a lot of these playoff teams rn really need. My thing is Billups is a little too conservative with the development of scoot like I wanted us to win and die w scoot in crunch times like let him play w Simons and let’s see how he grows in the clutch time he did the same thing w sharpe last year and Simons the year before like this year was the year to experiment and he just didn’t but he always eventually leans towards those minutes idk why it takes him awhile
Scoot was soooooo bad the start a the year i think it was a good move to bring him off the bench after he came back from injury.....he got more confidence and started to improve i think......i do think they will make some trades and billups will leave after this year.....he didnt come to pdx to ruin his career and be the most losing coach ever
JODI SELL THE TEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cronin should’ve traded Grant and Brogdon at the deadline and maximized both players value at the time. Smfh. Ridiculous.
Brogdon yes but I’m okay with Grant for another year.
That market indicated that there wasn’t great value at the deadline. Hopefully there is similar or more value now
@@SpencerOnYT, I can see Dallas trading for Jerami Grant. The Mavericks are seeing in the NBA Finals that they need a third scorer to complement Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. One trade idea is Grant for Tim Hardaway Jr., Josh Green and a 2025 second-round pick.
Portland would have Hardaway's deal for one year at $16 million vs. paying Grant $132 million over four years. The Blazers then could move Green along with some veteran trade pieces in a separate deal. Meanwhile, Dallas will get a third scorer who can manufacture his offense, provide quality wing defense and fit into Dallas' win-now window.
Trade all the vets for picks please
Simon to Pistons for Stew sasser three seconds and pick swap
Banton needa get paid man
The man can't shoot.
Alot of teams should be interested in Simmons
Why don’t the nuggets have an off season guide?
So many things said that u dont watch the blazers lol. The contracts n all, that makes sense..but player wise.oof
Like we need to go young young AF and Sharpe didn't do bad lol.
Likely some of the vets will be traded. I think some of the bottom of the roster guys will be cut.
did I miss the spurs?
No it hasn't come out yet
Hire Mike Bud plsss
Gotta move on from simons this summer
Agreed
Get me the Spurs video already
They can not have another season of Chauncey completely ruining our youth with his inconsistency and inability to actually coach.
Duop "Roth" Dress for Less
Go Zers.
That’s beyond cringe.
please trade make matisse available for trade to dallas
I’ll say it… WHEN ARE THE SPURS GOING TO GET A VIDEO?
U don't kno nothing because Scoot mins was because of foul trouble
Portland has the 7th pick, not 4th
Faut arrêter l'hypocrisie le problème est qu'il y a trop d'équipe dans cette League pour qu'une équipe comme Portland puisse concourir pour les playoff.
Useless video. Speculate, please. Don't give us platitudes.
The facts are is Billups is a lazy coach who installs his lazy ways to his players! Billups was a player who did nothing in the NBA until he got to Detroit and had talent around him! This is how he teaches his players to take any games off and rest up for more losses!
lol thanks Cronin for not taking the package. Yours truly Heat fan
we're still livin in your heads rent free while you get bounced from the first round desperately in need of a Damian Lillard lol
Heat should have blown it up. Joe asked for Jimmy or Bam. Therefore, the deal was never going to happen. You did, however, get played by Dame's agent and friends in the media like Chris Haynes.
We don't need to blow it up. Unlike your 💩 team, we find gems that no other teams wants and turn them into quality role players. Meanwhile, your team has a locker room cancer like Ayton, a logjam of guards like Scoot, who looks like a bust, all selected by a incompetent gm, who also chooses to not trade Grant and Brogdon in the deadline for picks. Betcha he will gets screw up again in the offseason. Good luck, y'all gonna need it.
I mean Portland is in a much better spot than Miami right now. Or y’all will definitely win more games next season but definitely won’t win a title. And Miamis future just looks bleak in general
*Trail Blazers Offseason Guide* Fire their general manager. Problem solved.
😂 another disgruntled Heat fan. Shouldn't you be focused on losing a playoff series?
@@hazeofthegreensmoke505 Not sure how you got the take away that I'm a Heat fan because I made a comment about the Blazers GM. Shouldn't you be focused on trolling a comment that's remotely relevant? Stay classy.
I think you should replace him.
@@hazeofthegreensmoke505 at least the playoffs is a normal occurrence for us Heat fans. When was the last time your team went to the playoffs, let alone win a championship? Sit all the way down, sir!
@@hansduroseauWow you won 1 more game in the playoffs than us this year.
Portland is in the luxury tax because Joe Cronin is a bozo
You know seems that the blazers want to run a nursery not a pro team with grownups bkazers are going to continue to suck
The Dame package looking better than the entire Blazers organization. Blazers preferred to tank their organization than take the Dame Package
Dame package still looks cheeks. Enjoy your first round exit cause u were "only bidding against urself".
Heat fans are the most insufferable in the league. Pat Riley should have retired years ago, Heat culture turned in complete garbage.
Y'all Blazers fans are pathetic. Our arrogance is earned because our team always beat the naysayers. Instead on hating on our revelency in the league, why don't you hope that your idiot gm that he builds a team that won't lose to us by 60 points 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡
Blazers players act like wimps on defense when they can't hit shots. Portland leads the league in lazy basketball. No NBA head coach has ever withstood this many brutal losses and kept his job. Blazers are special bad.
Sharpe Simmons Henderson all didnt play college ball. They never learned how to play winning high IQ basketball. SMH
the dame package destroys their whole squad 😀 got dumpstered by 60 points last time by the heat GG cronin enjoy living in the gutter with DOMINAYTON 😂
we got multiple high value picks out of the Bucks/Celtics. Heat offered nothing of value and played themselves and we're still rent free in ur head while you get bounced 1st round.
@@drewbyx9144 at least we don't depend on draft picks that the gm would use, only to always manage to screw up. Enjoy the draft, and you better hope that that dummy Cronin doesn't mess it up for y'all again