What Would You Want in Return for a Blake Sign & Trade?

God bless Chris Paul for hooking us up instead of just leaving us dry like how KD did to OKC.

Hopefully Blake Griffin agrees to a sign and trade to help us out as well.

What do you guys want in return for a Blake Griffin sign and trade?

A lot of talk about how Paul George wants to become a Laker so there's a huge risk for Boston when it's time to retain him. Butler went to Minnesota. 2 out of 3 options look to be off the table for the Celtics. Blake and Hayward on their radar. If Jerry West can work his magic, I expect to see a deal get for Blake where we would either get Tatum or Brown, along with Marcus Smart with some expiring contracts to make the salaries match.

We can honestly very quickly turn this ship around. We have many assets to flip for good young players and draft picks after that. DJ, Beverly, Lou Will, etc.

This rebuild can be quick like how the Celtics did theirs. We just can't be scared to suck for a year or two again. It's worth it. No one is beating the Warriors or Cavs anytime soon.

Chris didn't hook us up. He simply delayed his supermax deal by one year. Houston on has him on a one year rental

I hope Blake resigns but if not sign n trade with Boston. Give us Tatum or Jaylen Brown with Marcus Smart

Can't expect to get too much back, but a pick + young player from Boston would be awesome

None.

I'd rather keep Blake and build around. That's still a very real possibility.

If all of you want to rebuild and get younger player?, Blake is still young we don't need to trade him, Maybe we'll trade DJ for a player like Town or Davis and most important get rid of Doc. The reason Boston trade their big 3 is because they are already old.

Once again the deification of Chris. As you said, it was mutual self-interest. People need to stop acting like he did anything special. Houston needed the cap space to get him there. If he tries to wait for Houston to clear that cap space it might take longer, and waited time may cause a team to change course if the cap clearing becomes too difficult. As you said, this just worked in our favor by luck.

Regardless, it's better than the luck this franchise is used to. The way I see it, we got a solid bench for under $20 mil.

If Phoenix is really interested in Blake, sign and trade for Bledsoe and a future 1st

I think the priority would be next year's Nets draft pick and then add Jaylen Brown/Jayson Tatum and maybe someone like Terry Rozier if that's possible.

If all of you want to rebuild and get younger player?, Blake is still young we don't need to trade him, Maybe we'll trade DJ for a player like Town or Davis and most important get rid of Doc. The reason Boston trade their big 3 is because they are already old.

I don't believe anyone is saying the issue is his age but rather his injury history. Risky to build your franchise around a player who's missed so many games with various injuries.

Injuries = age. Compare him now to the monster he used to be. BG functions in Dog Years. Bledsoe is great but he may be living in dog years too because of his injuries.

I don't believe anyone is saying the issue is his age but rather his injury history. Risky to build your franchise around a player who's missed so many games with various injuries.

But he had no major knee injuries. He had a stupid hand injury and a toe injury , that has nothing to do with a glass body. everyone can get a toe injury.

I don't believe anyone is saying the issue is his age but rather his injury history. Risky to build your franchise around a player who's missed so many games with various injuries.

Blake's probably learned his lesson by now that he needs to pick and choose his rim attacks. Up to now, when he feels scared by the moment, he tries to bully down below and pray the refs give him a call. He's wasting too much of his energy and raising the chances of injury. He's gotta know by now that being confident in his jump shot is the way to go. He has solid range, just scared of missing. I still think he can be great if he plays smarter. He has a really unique skill set of athleticism, touch, ball-handling and vision.

But he had no major knee injuries. He had a stupid hand injury and a toe injury , that has nothing to do with a glass body. everyone can get a toe injury.

He missed his first season because of a fractured knee cap and tore his quad twice.

I would say try to get some draft picks or a young player with star potential. GSWs are gonna be great for at least a few more years and I don't see how the Clippers can get enough stars around Blake to reach that level with their current situation but maybe the Logo can pull something off. Clips would need two more star players to compete with the Warriors I think or they would need a Lebron caliber player which isn't realistic.

But he had no major knee injuries. He had a stupid hand injury and a toe injury , that has nothing to do with a glass body. everyone can get a toe injury.

Other than cracking his knee cap, tearing his meniscus, a bone bruise in his knee, spraining his knee, tearing his quad, and a breaking his hand, yeah, he hasn't really had a history of injuries. That could have happened to anyone. 🙄 I think the scarier part is that, other than the broken hand, all of these injuries are non-contact injuries, meaning his body is just breaking on its own. Like his bones aren't strong enough to support his size.

I disagree. Any player in any sport gets injured regardless no one is NOT injury prone. Even baseball the least physical demanding sport players get injured constantly.

Leg injuries are most common in basketball because that's what you mostly use you are running back and forth in the basketball court. And what else do you use in basketball your hands to shot and catch.

I'm not defending Blake here but seems very childish from you guys talking like you guys would be non injury if you played the sport. Lol. In all, I would like Blake to stay but not ask a high price. If he stays we have a strong fwd and can add pieces to contain the warriors. Remember what Jerry said we are not trying to say we will build a championship team right away. We just want to add pieces to compete with the warriors. Time will tell.

Straight up for Westbrook would suit me. Throw in Jamal as a "sweetener", lol.

Would like for him to go to Boston. We'll take back Bradley and 2 first rounders(Brooklyn 18+ LAC 19), thank you very much.

If they don't want to give up the Brooklyn pick, and they want to seriously contend this year, we'll take back a big contract and 3-4 first rounders, one of which originally belonged to us anyway.

Blake for Horford, Celtics '18, Lakers '18, Memphis 19, and Clippers 19

The 4 picks might be a reach but they're getting a potential superstar who is still 28 years old.If not 4, then 3 is reasonable. It doesn't gut their roster and they keep the Brooklyn pick. They could use that pick to potentially land Paul George and build their super team.

Not sure what the market is for DJ but he could potentially land us a couple first round picks as well. Maybe an expiring contract plus a 1st and 2nd round pick. I know he's cool with Jimmy Butler. Maybe Rubio+Minny 1st '19+Miami's 2nd '19.

Flip Lou Williams to Washington for a first round pick in either '18 or '19

Rubio / Rivers / Dekker / Horford / Harrell/ Beverly / Crawford / Johnson /

That's enough to win 33 games and get a good draft pick. This would put us in good position for a rebuild. To go from no future picks to potentially ending up with 8-9 in the next two years would be awesome. Cap space and assets with Jerry West steering the ship sounds like a plan to me

How about Kyrie, there's talk of the Cavs being willing to trade

Let's do it the right way. Let's get a bunch of draft picks and expiring contracts for DJ.. Sign Blake and preserve the rest of CAP space. Tank next season to get Michael Porter Jr. at number 1 next year. Have Porter Jr., Blake and a bunch of CAP space and lots of draff picks to build an instant contender. Porter Jr. would have to live up to the hype for this to work.

Odds are high Blake resigns and DJ's not going anywhere

got mixed feelings w/moving Blake if we get an invitation for a SnT.... albeit have no hesitation when it comes to fleecing Danny Ainge, if and whenever that chance might present itself.

would be interested in some combo of Bradley, Crowder and Olynyk, and as many draft picks as we can squeeze outta that guy.... he's fleeced us and too many others before.

what goes around must come around.....

Let's do it the right way. Let's get a bunch of draft picks and expiring contracts for DJ.. Sign Blake and preserve the rest of CAP space. Tank next season to get Michael Porter Jr. at number 1 next year. Have Porter Jr., Blake and a bunch of CAP space and lots of draff picks to build an instant contender. Porter Jr. would have to live up to the hype for this to work.

I'm really intrigued by Michael Porter Jr. I really do think he's the real deal. But also, if we end up not making the playoffs next year and get a draft pick between 5-12, I think Collin Sexton would be a great draft pick and possibly our point guard for the future.

West will keep BG and DJ. Interesting that somebody said "I don't know who BG's friends are" with a slight frown. If he wants to win he stays here especially with a new coach (please) or maybe to Boston. Less money he leaves. Trying to beat GSW is insane unless you're the Bad Boy Pistons.

Blake agrees to resign with Clippers!

Blake Griffin Cancels Meetings With Suns, Nuggets As Clippers Improve Position

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/246621/Blake-Griffin-Cancels-Meetings-With-Suns-Nuggets-As-Clippers-Improve-Position

5 years 173 mil

Looks like Blake is staying. Really really hope he stays healthy. Hope it doesn't turn out to be a told ya so outcome.

What can we get to fill out our roster?

What can we get to fill out our roster?

We should go after Rondo or Livingston and try and dump Crawford or Williams

We should go after Rondo or Livingston and try and dump Crawford or Williams

Love to get Livingston back.

Love to get Livingston back.

Me too! I just read some where that west was really high on Livingston and that he might try and sign him.

You can remove this thread. Blake is back! 😄

Just saw it too looks like Blake is staying. Ballmer was at the meeting today and he wasn't gonna let Blake go. Looks like 5 years at 173mil. Still not official.

Me too! I just read some where that west was really high on Livingston and that he might try and sign him.

Hope so.

Livingston would be great. Warriors are having issues with $$$ and they don't want to pay the luxury tax. So just a matter of these players agreeing to come over.

Hope so.

Me too. Combo guard with length and vision. I would also get to wear my Livingston jerseys again too, lol.

Well Shaun Livingston just resigned with the warriors.

Well Shaun Livingston just resigned with the warriors.

*sigh*

Odds are high Blake resigns and DJ's not going anywhere

Yep, I agree.

Well Shaun Livingston just resigned with the warriors.

Kinda surprised he didn't play the field a little more, he could've gotten a lot more money. He's interesting for them, he defends well, but he hurts their spacing.

Him resigning doesn't affect too much. If and when Iguodala signs elsewhere, that will make GS significantly more human.

Shaun likes the rings.

Shaun likes the rings.

Fair enough, I guess. Just from a personal standpoint, I really disagree haha. He has two rings already, and his role will continue to be marginalized. Non-superstar Basketball players live a risky financial life by making a large sum in their 20s and 30s that they need to stretch over their lifetime. Not to insult Shaun's intelligence, I don't know what he plans for post-bball, but he'll never get another opportunity as lucrative as the one he just passed up. Hope he knows how to budget. Very short-sighted in my opinion.

Fair enough, I guess. Just from a personal standpoint, I really disagree haha. He has two rings already, and his role will continue to be marginalized. Non-superstar Basketball players live a risky financial life by making a large sum in their 20s and 30s that they need to stretch over their lifetime. Not to insult Shaun's intelligence, I don't know what he plans for post-bball, but he'll never get another opportunity as lucrative as the one he just passed up. Hope he knows how to budget. Very short-sighted in my opinion.

Yeah, not sure how he can get along on only 24 mil for those three years. Sigh.

And with the contract he just signed, he's only made about 60 mil in his "shortened/injured" career. I'm sure he'll budget his $ just fine, lol.