Comment Opinions Please. Does This Make Sense? Is It Fair All Around? Please Read The Full Description As All The Draft Picks, Trade Details, & Free Agent Signings Are There.
Quick Note, I did a lottery simulation for who picks where. It went like this:
SAS #1, ORL #2, DET #3, HOU #4, CHA #5, & POR #6
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NBA Draft
1) Draft PF Jarace Walker With The #6 Pick
2) Draft G Nick Smith Jr With The #18 Pick
3) Draft C Derrick Lively With The #23 Pick
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Front Office Decisions
1) Waive Kevin Knox(team option)
2) Waive Jeenathan Williams(non-guaranteed)
3) Waive Davis Bertans(only $5M guaranteed for the 2024-25 season)
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Trades To Make
1) Send Damian Lillard & Jabari Walker To The Miami Heat For Tyler Herro, Duncan Robinson, Nikola Jovic, #18, 2027 More Favorable Swap, 2028 1st, 2029 More Favorable Swap, & 2030 1st
2) Move Jusuf Nurkic & Nassir Little To The Dallas Mavericks For Davis Bertans, JaVale McGee, & 2027 1st
3) Deal JaVale McGee & #43 To The Orlando Magic For A Dozen Fresh Oysters
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Free Agent Signings
1) Sign Naz Reid To A Four Year Contract Worth $62M($14M First Season)
2) Resign Cam Reddish To A Three Year Contract Worth $24M($8M Per Year)
3) Resign Matisse Thybulle To A Three Year Contract Worth $35M Using The Full MLE($11.3M First Season)
4) Sign Cory Joseph To A One Year Minimum
5) Sign Taj Gibson To A One Year Minimum
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Trail Blazers Ideal Starting Lineup:
Simons, Herro, Sharpe, Walker, & Reid
Backup Five:
NSJ, Thybulle, Reddish, Jovic, & Lively
Rest Of Bench:
Joseph, Johnson, Robinson, Watford, & Gibson
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