Kris is making 5.5 mil next year, saddiq 6.5 mil. i'm sure the pelicans would want a first, i'd be happy to trade the orlando first for bey but i wanted to keep the blazers pick situation clean for future moves. Pelicans ultimately free up more room for herb, trey, and zion + whoever they draft this year.

Scoot is from atlanta so i'm sure if he had to choose anywhere to get traded the hawks would be pretty high on his list. Buddy just doesn't have as much value as scoot and in my opinion, atlanta would be better off with scoot backing up NAW as the point guard because he really is a pass first point guard. Blazers just desperately need shooting and this first round pick they acquire frees up more room for them to make a big giannis or other superstar trade.

Blazers can now trade the bucks swaps in 2028 and 2030 as well as the first in 2029 without missing consecutive draft picks. The 2027 class ain't all that so we could trade that as well and still have the orlando first, the 2029 atlanta first, and our own picks in 2031, 2032 and 2033

blazers rotation:

dame / jrue / blake or love

shaedon / buddy / krejci

deni / saddiq / thybulle

toumani / jerami / cissoko

clingan / timelord / hansen

potential roster if we trade for giannis:

dame / jrue / blake or love

GTJ / buddy / krejci

deni / saddiq / thybulle

giannis / toumani / cissoko

clingan / timelord / hansen