@@hugoignacio9520 to be fair Chauncey mainly puts ant on PFs and SFs to try and “hide him” and doesn’t let him gaurd PGs it’s also a lot harder to be better on defense when your the only compitent perimeter player outside of Shaedon
@@nahova3167 Chauncey its an awful coach, everyone would play better with a good coach, anyway Ant doesnt help the team and hasnt improve much to me his ceiling is beign a 3rd choice in a contender who can hide his bad defense
^^ this! CB is an awful coach who just needs to be fired 2 seasons ago. Ant has no future here. It's Scoot, Shae, Deni, Jabari and Ayton. That's who should start. I love Grants game but he's not for us. He needs to go too.
As a huge Blazers fan, but with minimal hoop experience, Ant just seems like a safer bet than some of the younger players. Admittedly I don’t know as much as some of y’all but having a guy that’s still young and a known offensive killer seems like a great thing. If he can defend at just an average level that would make him a huge plus in my eyes. Scoot and Sharpe could be amazing but no one knows. So why not keep him at least another year and try to stagger minutes?
He's to good to be a bench/ lower minute player imo. But also I think his traits are ones you could find in a guy who could be a bench/ low minute player. I just think if you're swinging for being a contender it would be safer to put all your eggs in the Scoot and Shae basket instead of keeping Ant as a backup plan who won't ever be a number 1 option, while also hindering the young guys development
25 years old absolutely fits the mold of a rebuild. Secondly, in an exercise considering whether or not trading away player X, how about presenting some realistic returns on said asset?
Hence why I mentioned there doesn't seem to be much value for him. That's good to know though, in future videos I'll try to add in trades of what I think would be fair value would be 👍🏽
@@pnwdevv I did enjoy the video. Keep up the good content. Wasn’t tryna to sound negative just lingering effects from people talking about Dame yet never presenting an actual trade package
@@fofaplayer6928 Thanks bro! I appreciate it. Totally understand, lots of fans have strong takes without taking if it's realistic or not into account haha, so I totally get where you're coming from
ANF MUST STAY AND SHOULNT BE TRADED: 1) he just turn 25 and perfectly fits with the rebuilt timeline, as guards can ball till mid 30s (Avdija 23.5, Camara/Murray 24 yo). 2) hes the only good and consistent 3point shooter for Portland atm, Scoot definitely not a shooter, Sharpe yet to prove he can be consistent. 3) atm Anf looks like is much much better player than Scoot can be (things can change but also there is a chance Scoot to be a bust, to be quite open and honest). 4) combo shooting guards dont have a high trade value atm, Miami cannot trade Herro for 2 years and hes part of the Miami scheme that appears to be a better defender. trading him for a shitty first and some unproven young player is stupid. Its hard to get 2x 1st and that young player that Portland will get still will need development minutes. 5) Between Anf Scoot and Sharpe, they can easily play over 30min a game in the guards position. And if Sharpe plays 10-15min as a SF (which he should here and there) play time shouldn't be a topic of conversation why Anf needs to be traded. 6) Cronin CH said they are acquiring talent, why would Portland give away arguably their best player. 7) Grant Thybulle Timelord must be traded asap (potentially Jabari Reath as a throw in to make it works). If Portland gets 2 more 1st, that we would have more than enough 1st for future. I cannot understand the argument of trading Anf so Scoot can develop as Anf can play 20min SG and 10-15min PG. Scoot cannot play 48min, and atm between foul trouble hes getting into he can barely play 25min (btw hes not much of a defender and hes much shorter than Anf).
I think the big concern is how many minutes he would take away from Scoot/ Shaedon but yeah if there's no trade market for him then probably not worth it
I think the tough part is finding good value. The league is becoming so versatile now that I'm thinking finding a landing spot for someone that, although is on another planet when he is on, is such a defensive liability. I love watching him play though, so I hope we hang onto him if the right deal doesn't fall for us.
Yeah thats what I feel like isn't talked about enough. If you want him traded that's cool, but not worth a huge debate if it's not realistic haha. And right now that seems to be the case
Not everyone on this team needs to be 21 years old, and as far as I can tell the only viable shooters are Simons and Deni. I don't want to win necessarily (This year) but the demoralization of getting destroyed every game could effect these competitive young players. We also need some players that have been in the league for a few years.
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For the sake of developing Scoot and Shaedon, I am praying that Simons gets traded hopefully before the start of the season but it’s not a big deal if he starts the season still on the roster, Grant should also be traded if we want to tank one last year for Cooper
Yeah tank and get some picks in return. Love him, but the timing does not line up. I’d take expiring picks and one first if that’s the best they can get.
It has nothing to do with timeline, it has to do with guard and rotation fit. He's young enough..but in that, it could possibly work still in rotation at all. Trading him now jus doesn't need to happen, but would be understandable if they got a perfect trade..tho I love him so. But ya, gettn off grant now has to happen because of timeline, and rotation fit now when we have deni who fits timeline and, well f grants iso ball n meh defense n awful rebounding
The logic doesn't hold up. He's literally 3 years older than half the players we are acquiring. If we hold to this logic, then by the time we draft next year.. Shaedon will no longer be part of the timeline lol
Moronic he's still super young. We develop him for 5 years then trade him? Scoot is 2-3 years away from being a legit starter. He can learn a lot from Ant who learned from Dame and CJ. There's plenty of minutes for Scoot, Shadeon and Ant especially with our injury history. Everyone saying trade ant is short sighted and moronic. 3 firsts value minimum to consider it
I totally disagree. There is no need to trade Anfernee yet. There’s a real chance Scoot never reaches Anfernees level. Anfernee is one of the best shooters in the NBA. He’s only 24/25. He’s not in his prime yet. He’s unbelievably skilled, and I want to see a HEALTHY season from him. Last year he got injured on opening night, missed sooo many games, yet still averaged 22.6 & 5.5. You don’t trade that for nothing.
Idk about real chance Scoot never gets there, Scoot was years better than Anfernee was his rookie season. But I agree, if theres not market for Anfernee then probably not worth it to trade him yet and just wait another year
I’d say the argument to trade Simons would be that the Blazers may be better than we think. A projected rotation of Simons, Sharpe, Deni, Grant, Ayton, Scoot, Camara and Clingan/Williams is very solid assuming health and development especially from Sharpe. Simons will be aided on defence now by Deni so except against the juggernauts he will be well hidden. If Deni also shoots like he did last year the starting 5 is a good offensive team. The minutes thing makes little sense to me. You could easily play Scoot, Shae, Anfernee all 96 minutes at the guard with them averaging 32 each, a very healthy amount. Maybe Scoot gets annoyed at not starting or closing but he hasn’t earnt that yet and is better protected playing most his minutes against backups. Basically I don’t see the Blazers being in the bottom 5 of the league at this stage and that is definitely a concern as continuing forward with this roster might mean 30-45 win mediocrity. But the draft is a crapshoot always and a upside season with Sharpe looking like a future star and Deni, Scoot and Clingon looking like playoff quality starters wouldnt be the worst thing. For me it comes down to how much you want a chance at the top pick this year.
EXACTLY. These Youngsters don't know the new NBA! Why get rid of the Blazers best player? He's the only closer on the team! Plus, who's the guy, when driving to the hoop for a layup, with a defender inches from blocking it, that makes those crazy angled layups almost all the time?Ant! ... All the other guys bounce it off the board and it rolls off the rim or clunks bad! Watch closely...Ant makes most of those incredibly hard shots! And, he carries the Blazers quite often. A team doesn't get better by trading their best player whose only 25 !
@@scottreid5696 scoot ain’t showing enough yet. His high was 33 points but with 31 attempts. 2nd highest scoring game was 30 with 23 attempts. Not to mention he only played 62 games. He may be that dude but he ain’t ready. Sharpe only played 32 games last year. We need Simons even though his injury history is just as bad. Honestly we need all 3 to pretend to stay competitive.
@@jimmygunz6762 even more reason to play Scoot more. No point staying competitive this year. Portland wasted Dames career "trying" to stay competitive. Don't bring up games played stats, you and I and just about everyone that knows the NBA, knows Portland was tanking vying for a better draft pick. Did anyone in Portland last few seasons ever play a full 82 games when you know they are tanking? Big free agents won't sign in Portland without massive star power and the only way that's going to happen is to get lucky through the draft. Portland has some good corner stones that need to play a heap together (Shae, Scoot, Donovan). Keeping Ant will only eat into Shae's and Scoot's development time. Next year is a fantastic draft. Play competitive but need to get the best draft pick you can get in the draft. Then after next season, let them play.
Im glad that we wont be trading Ant.. if anything it appears that Joe Cronin is building a team around ant to compliment his strengths and shore up his weaknesses. I swear Blazers fans would have traded Steph Curry
For me it is simple. The Blazers have used Two top 7 picks and a top 3 pick on guys. It is time to turn the keys over to Shae, Scoot and Clingan. WTH is the point of keeping Ant, Grant and Ayton to win 28 to 30 wins if healthy? Even without the Cooper Flagg factor, it is time to finish the tear down.
Because it's a 15 man roster with more players saved for later in the G league. As Cronin said in his latest press interview: "We're not good enough, we're in player acquisition mode. How many guards did the Blazers play last season? 9? 10? or?? Keeping a 3rd guard is not a bad thing! And, whose the Blazers best player? Ant! BY FAR! He's the only CLOSER on the team - the guy who can take the last shot of the game. Cronin said they are always looking for "the Guy" - The superstar player that all teams covet. ANT IS OUR GUY! It'd be foolish to trade away the Blazers best player. Especially when there are way lesser talented players they could cut or trade instead. Why trade the best one?
@KOrnhOliO1 Why? Because the Blazers can get either position they feel like they need or good draft picks. He may be the best player but he simply doesn't fit with Scoot & Sharpe as our ideal backcourt. Are we going to bring Ant off the bench as our best player? Because that is the only way Ant actually fits with the Blazers. Ant would surely get frustrated coming off the bench when he knows he and all of us know he's the best player. I also think Scoot & Sharpe should get opportunities taking the last shot, it is apart of their growth getting those opportunities and being needed down the stretch.
When he's put in the role of Point Guard he passed the ball well... People keep forgetting apparently that Anfernee was thrust in the role of Combo guard to play next to Dame.
I want the Blazers to get players they actually use now and in the future. For that the most ideal trade would be to the Raptors for Bruce Brown & Jamal Shead. I think both those players fit the Blazers better and would be better for Shaedon & Scoot to have around for guidance and to learn from. Bruce Brown would be a great backup 2-3 and Jamal Shead would be a great backup 1 for the future and can even start if Scoot misses a game due to injury. Jamal Shead is a rookie, but he seems mature beyond his years and seems like a great player to have in the locker room tbh.
Yeah I guess it just depends if they see Anfernee fitting the timeline longterm or not. If they don't, then should definitely trade him either now, or when he has good trade value
@pnwdevv I think it's more than just the timeline if the Blazers want to have a chance of being successful with Anfernee starting, then it's as simple as Scoot cannot start alongside him and then it makes Shaedon no longer as ideal to start alongside him either. They'd need somebody like Mikal Bridges Bridges at the 2 (tall good defender who can guard 1-4), with Deni Avdija at 3. To help defensively to mold the entire team around Anfernee. There's almost zero chance Anfernee would be content coming off the bench for the Blazers when he's already started for us and has been arguably our best player.
You gotta remember the CBA. Contract elevations will happen a lot slower. We will have the time to develop players from the bench and force them to be started.
I aint trading Ant, there is enough minutes to share in the backcourt and actually, Im waiting to see if Scoot has more ceiling than Ant or if he's going to be the better player. For now just accept that we have 3 great talents, playing different style of basketball, and that there is a way to make it work. Avdija is the type of SF that open up things for Ant and Sharpe as scorers due to his playmaking skills. So we should not even consider trading Ant. I want Ant alongside Sharpe, Scoot getting 6th man minutes, developping chemistry with Clingan in the 2nd unit.
Finally someone who understands that it's a 15 player squad! So many idiots here! And, how many guards did the Blazers play last season? 9?, 10??? If you want to experiment with who starts, fine, but Ant is the Blazers best player - BY FAR! He's the only player I'm happy with taking an end of quarter or game on the line shot!!!
@@KOrnhOliO1 We have potentially one of the best backcourt rotation in the game, this is an assets we should build around. I actually feel like we have a balanced squad now, if we stay injury free, we will be WAY better than we were last season, not even close.
watch Cronin give Anfernee a mega-max 200m contract. If the goal is losing games for the next 5 years to "rebuild", signing the worst defender in the NBA who quits his season early, is an important tool in the tanking closet.
Tanking for Flagg most likely will NOT work out. The odds are very much against it. I would rather they keep the team they have for a few years and let them develop and blend together. Last year was a good eye opener with ALL of the injuries, that we need to keep our depth. Even if a miracle happened and we get Flagg, that does not mean an automatic championship. Go Blazers!
The Blazers should trade Scoot Henderson, Anfernee Simmions, Dalano Banton, Matisse Thybulle, Jerami Grant, Robert Williams, DeAndre Ayton, to the Jazz for Colin Sexton, Jordan Clarkson, Talen Horton-Tucker, Lauri Markkanen, John Collins, Walker Kessler in that order.......
Good report on this Blazer dilemma. I was inclined to keep Simons but not after you showed him telling the reporters that he wants to win now. Better move him if his vibe is not aligned with the current state of the rebuild.
Blazers got so much tanking going on might as well start there own army Draft a champ from UC. Sucks soon u He Comes can't even think champ mind bright future but prepare to tank... Wack!!!!
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Why do y’all fanbase wants to trade your most promising young player on the team? I don’t get it. Outside looking in , simons has the potential to be another tyrese maxey. He’s cold!! If y’all trade him it will be the biggest mistake , other than not trading lillard sooner
As I said, my hope is only to trade him for a fair deal, which doesn't seem to be out there. But at least for me, if he won't be the next star, and he won't really compliment whoever he's playing with, then idk why you keep him. I guess he and Shaedon could work, but then Ant takes minutes and development time from Scoot so idk
The best player on the team now is Deni Avdija. His all-around game needs to be unlocked - don't relegate him to a third or fourth option. And Shae needs to start. At the end of the day, the Blazers are putting together a much more capable defensive squad. Both Shae and Scoot may not become great defensively, but their ceiling is higher than Ant's. His shooting would be missed, but the team would be better off to find Ant a new home.
Also, have anyone who's saying "don't trade ant!" Watched us play? His a TO monster in crunch time. He's a wildly inconsistent shooter. 1 hot game then 3 poor games. His defense is NON EXISTENT. Why pound the defense mentality into a guy who gives up on plays, turns over balls and doesn't hustle back. I watched 90% of the games last year for us, he has no future here.
Lol he was top in the league in crunch time points my guy and he wouldn’t average 23 if he had 1 good game and 3 bad games… that math ain’t mathing bud.. I bet u watched the games but lack knowledge of what your looking at
The Blazers owner & GM only care about money. It's really bad basketball. The team loses by 60 !! Lillard had to demand a trade... Simons might have to ask to be traded, otherwise he's stuck on the west coast Pistons
Blazers are in a rebuild. We need to give time to our future players. If Simmons is not that, then he needs to be traded. Especially if we are tanking one more year for Cooper Flagg. We should move Grant, Simmons, and time lord before the end of the year. Just my opinion.
@VotelessMass Can't speak for everyone, but auto correct for me. Now, assuming how much of a fan I am based on that issss adorable 😅 You know what they say about assuming, though.
I won't lie and say that I've been watching trailblazer games but from what I've seen he's definately not a 3 and he's spotty at the 1. Could be a top 5 two gaurd in this league though
Ant is too much of a defensive liability, and cannot be in a backcourt with Scoot because he is a small player too. Ant's value (for the Blazers) will never be higher than it is now. I like Anfernee as much as anyone, its time for him to move on.
Honestly, I take it back to an extent. The blazers need to focus on getting Cooper Flag, if that means trading Ant then I guess we have to. But that would be about the only reason I can reason with…
I think the 'keep Ant' crowd are being too sentimental, with respect. The timelines don't match, and you can't have all of your salary cap tied up in offense-first guards. We lived through the Lillard / CJ era, was that not the takeaway? Ant wants to win, and the team needs to fully rebuild, it would be a huge mistake to hold onto him and Grant.
I understand both sides. He's a good player, but just seems like the teams timeline and his don't matchup. But also if there's no market for him then it makes it tricky
Yes. He absolutely needs to go. Can’t/won’t defend, is a poor playmaker. No leadership qualities and cannot play with either Scoot or Sharpe. Addiction by subtraction.
@@pnwdevvI don’t think he’s good on defense but look at his isolation defense it grades well. It looks bad because he doesn’t get any steals or blocks he just stays solid and doesn’t gamble which can make the numbers go down
That is manifestly untrue. He has been among the worst defensive players in the league every year. He might be a solid if expensive 6th man for a contender; play him if he’s hitting his shots, sit him if he isn’t because he brings NOTHING else to the table.
Trade Grant and one center first. Front court is now what the back court was. Overcrowded. Trade Simons in February and hope we get Flagg next year. Trade Murray or Walker also. Play Clingan on Day 1, see if he can play PF with Ayton, but only if Clingan hits threes.
i agree with almost everything you said, but trading Anf. and prefer walker to be traded as portland got a lot of players that can play PF (Avdija Camara Ayton) and who knows who will get back from Grant trade, might be another PF like Rui
@@vladimirpejcinoski5248 True, but are we going to play position-less basketball or not. I think the GM needs to figure that out. Also, with the injuries we had last year, I’m more concerned with front court health and them fouling out since most teams can put in layups and dunks unlike the Blazers. Also, I’m concerned also with getting rid of bad contracts and there a few in the front court. Keeping Simons to help mentor Scoot is good. But Ant plays no defense and is in his seventh season. You can unclog PF spots by unclogging SF or C spots since we need to play Clingan because he is a first round pick, Ayton because of his contract and Duop Reath because we signed him to a regular contract and knows the system and Williams only to see him get minutes to get trade value. In other words, the team has no choice but to play all four centers and the best way is to try one at PF and move off of Grant or Walker. Does Walker earn an extension contract or do we play Grant at SF and sit Murray? Then there is Camara. He plays hard but as a second round pick, I’m concerned about fit on the team. Obviously drafting Murray was a mistake, and I think we need to get rid of Thybulle, another mistake. Having more height on the roster doesn’t make up for short guards, which most teams have. All tall players aren’t going to play center or power forward. We don’t have to trade a center. How about trading bad contracts. We had injuries to both the back court and front court. Injuries and bad contracts are bad for the team. Ant wants to play for a contender and I’m thinking in order to get Flagg, February trade line will help us. Maybe Cronin is done for now. Ironically the team would have been a borderline playin team without the injuries last season.
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Ik this is an unpopular opinion but I think Ants ceiling is higher than Scoot’s so I don’t want him traded
Definitely a hot take but I respect it 🔥
Look at all best scoring pg/sg with no defense, even if he averages 30ppg he still doesnt help the team
@@hugoignacio9520 to be fair Chauncey mainly puts ant on PFs and SFs to try and “hide him” and doesn’t let him gaurd PGs it’s also a lot harder to be better on defense when your the only compitent perimeter player outside of Shaedon
@@nahova3167 Chauncey its an awful coach, everyone would play better with a good coach, anyway Ant doesnt help the team and hasnt improve much to me his ceiling is beign a 3rd choice in a contender who can hide his bad defense
^^ this! CB is an awful coach who just needs to be fired 2 seasons ago. Ant has no future here. It's Scoot, Shae, Deni, Jabari and Ayton. That's who should start. I love Grants game but he's not for us. He needs to go too.
As a huge Blazers fan, but with minimal hoop experience, Ant just seems like a safer bet than some of the younger players. Admittedly I don’t know as much as some of y’all but having a guy that’s still young and a known offensive killer seems like a great thing. If he can defend at just an average level that would make him a huge plus in my eyes. Scoot and Sharpe could be amazing but no one knows. So why not keep him at least another year and try to stagger minutes?
He's to good to be a bench/ lower minute player imo. But also I think his traits are ones you could find in a guy who could be a bench/ low minute player. I just think if you're swinging for being a contender it would be safer to put all your eggs in the Scoot and Shae basket instead of keeping Ant as a backup plan who won't ever be a number 1 option, while also hindering the young guys development
25 years old absolutely fits the mold of a rebuild. Secondly, in an exercise considering whether or not trading away player X, how about presenting some realistic returns on said asset?
Hence why I mentioned there doesn't seem to be much value for him.
That's good to know though, in future videos I'll try to add in trades of what I think would be fair value would be 👍🏽
@@pnwdevv I did enjoy the video. Keep up the good content. Wasn’t tryna to sound negative just lingering effects from people talking about Dame yet never presenting an actual trade package
@@fofaplayer6928 Thanks bro! I appreciate it. Totally understand, lots of fans have strong takes without taking if it's realistic or not into account haha, so I totally get where you're coming from
ANF MUST STAY AND SHOULNT BE TRADED:
1) he just turn 25 and perfectly fits with the rebuilt timeline, as guards can ball till mid 30s (Avdija 23.5, Camara/Murray 24 yo).
2) hes the only good and consistent 3point shooter for Portland atm, Scoot definitely not a shooter, Sharpe yet to prove he can be consistent.
3) atm Anf looks like is much much better player than Scoot can be (things can change but also there is a chance Scoot to be a bust, to be quite open and honest).
4) combo shooting guards dont have a high trade value atm, Miami cannot trade Herro for 2 years and hes part of the Miami scheme that appears to be a better defender.
trading him for a shitty first and some unproven young player is stupid. Its hard to get 2x 1st and that young player that Portland will get still will need development minutes.
5) Between Anf Scoot and Sharpe, they can easily play over 30min a game in the guards position. And if Sharpe plays 10-15min as a SF (which he should here and there) play time shouldn't be a topic of conversation why Anf needs to be traded.
6) Cronin CH said they are acquiring talent, why would Portland give away arguably their best player.
7) Grant Thybulle Timelord must be traded asap (potentially Jabari Reath as a throw in to make it works). If Portland gets 2 more 1st, that we would have more than enough 1st for future.
I cannot understand the argument of trading Anf so Scoot can develop as Anf can play 20min SG and 10-15min PG. Scoot cannot play 48min, and atm between foul trouble hes getting into he can barely play 25min (btw hes not much of a defender and hes much shorter than Anf).
They really have no reason to trade him. He fits in with them currently
I think the big concern is how many minutes he would take away from Scoot/ Shaedon but yeah if there's no trade market for him then probably not worth it
@@pnwdevv put sharpe at sf bro 6’6
Scoot
Ant
Sharpe
Grant
Ayton/ clinigan
Do not trade Simons!
I think the tough part is finding good value. The league is becoming so versatile now that I'm thinking finding a landing spot for someone that, although is on another planet when he is on, is such a defensive liability. I love watching him play though, so I hope we hang onto him if the right deal doesn't fall for us.
Yeah thats what I feel like isn't talked about enough. If you want him traded that's cool, but not worth a huge debate if it's not realistic haha. And right now that seems to be the case
Not everyone on this team needs to be 21 years old, and as far as I can tell the only viable shooters are Simons and Deni. I don't want to win necessarily (This year) but the demoralization of getting destroyed every game could effect these competitive young players. We also need some players that have been in the league for a few years.
I agree, it's a tricky situation and would be quite the risk trading him. Which is why I'm only in favor of it if we get good value.
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For the sake of developing Scoot and Shaedon, I am praying that Simons gets traded hopefully before the start of the season but it’s not a big deal if he starts the season still on the roster, Grant should also be traded if we want to tank one last year for Cooper
Yeah tank and get some picks in return. Love him, but the timing does not line up. I’d take expiring picks and one first if that’s the best they can get.
It has nothing to do with timeline, it has to do with guard and rotation fit. He's young enough..but in that, it could possibly work still in rotation at all. Trading him now jus doesn't need to happen, but would be understandable if they got a perfect trade..tho I love him so. But ya, gettn off grant now has to happen because of timeline, and rotation fit now when we have deni who fits timeline and, well f grants iso ball n meh defense n awful rebounding
Ant is 25 years old...same age as Ayton...how do those players not line up?
The logic doesn't hold up. He's literally 3 years older than half the players we are acquiring. If we hold to this logic, then by the time we draft next year.. Shaedon will no longer be part of the timeline lol
Blazers fan logic: "every player on the team has to be exactly the same age or they don't fit the timeline"
Moronic he's still super young. We develop him for 5 years then trade him? Scoot is 2-3 years away from being a legit starter. He can learn a lot from Ant who learned from Dame and CJ. There's plenty of minutes for Scoot, Shadeon and Ant especially with our injury history. Everyone saying trade ant is short sighted and moronic. 3 firsts value minimum to consider it
Scoot was a legit starter at the end of his rookie season averaging nearly 19 points a game bro cmon
no
Zero need to trade him. Also, wont get much for him, hes not quite primetime yet. Let's continue to build him and reach his potential.
I totally disagree. There is no need to trade Anfernee yet. There’s a real chance Scoot never reaches Anfernees level. Anfernee is one of the best shooters in the NBA. He’s only 24/25. He’s not in his prime yet. He’s unbelievably skilled, and I want to see a HEALTHY season from him. Last year he got injured on opening night, missed sooo many games, yet still averaged 22.6 & 5.5. You don’t trade that for nothing.
Idk about real chance Scoot never gets there, Scoot was years better than Anfernee was his rookie season. But I agree, if theres not market for Anfernee then probably not worth it to trade him yet and just wait another year
I’d say the argument to trade Simons would be that the Blazers may be better than we think. A projected rotation of Simons, Sharpe, Deni, Grant, Ayton, Scoot, Camara and Clingan/Williams is very solid assuming health and development especially from Sharpe.
Simons will be aided on defence now by Deni so except against the juggernauts he will be well hidden. If Deni also shoots like he did last year the starting 5 is a good offensive team.
The minutes thing makes little sense to me. You could easily play Scoot, Shae, Anfernee all 96 minutes at the guard with them averaging 32 each, a very healthy amount. Maybe Scoot gets annoyed at not starting or closing but he hasn’t earnt that yet and is better protected playing most his minutes against backups.
Basically I don’t see the Blazers being in the bottom 5 of the league at this stage and that is definitely a concern as continuing forward with this roster might mean 30-45 win mediocrity. But the draft is a crapshoot always and a upside season with Sharpe looking like a future star and Deni, Scoot and Clingon looking like playoff quality starters wouldnt be the worst thing. For me it comes down to how much you want a chance at the top pick this year.
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Simons game is PERFECT for being a vet with a young group. Why get rid of him?
EXACTLY. These Youngsters don't know the new NBA! Why get rid of the Blazers best player? He's the only closer on the team! Plus, who's the guy, when driving to the hoop for a layup, with a defender inches from blocking it, that makes those crazy angled layups almost all the time?Ant! ... All the other guys bounce it off the board and it rolls off the rim or clunks bad! Watch closely...Ant makes most of those incredibly hard shots! And, he carries the Blazers quite often. A team doesn't get better by trading their best player whose only 25 !
Simons plays the same position as Scoot, Scoot needs to start.
Also, Simons is the only player left from the Neil Olshey era.
@@scottreid5696 scoot ain’t showing enough yet. His high was 33 points but with 31 attempts. 2nd highest scoring game was 30 with 23 attempts. Not to mention he only played 62 games. He may be that dude but he ain’t ready. Sharpe only played 32 games last year. We need Simons even though his injury history is just as bad. Honestly we need all 3 to pretend to stay competitive.
@@jimmygunz6762 even more reason to play Scoot more. No point staying competitive this year. Portland wasted Dames career "trying" to stay competitive.
Don't bring up games played stats, you and I and just about everyone that knows the NBA, knows Portland was tanking vying for a better draft pick. Did anyone in Portland last few seasons ever play a full 82 games when you know they are tanking?
Big free agents won't sign in Portland without massive star power and the only way that's going to happen is to get lucky through the draft.
Portland has some good corner stones that need to play a heap together (Shae, Scoot, Donovan). Keeping Ant will only eat into Shae's and Scoot's development time.
Next year is a fantastic draft. Play competitive but need to get the best draft pick you can get in the draft. Then after next season, let them play.
Just bring Ant off the bench as the 6th man, pretty simple.
Nah bring scoot off the bench
Im glad that we wont be trading Ant.. if anything it appears that Joe Cronin is building a team around ant to compliment his strengths and shore up his weaknesses.
I swear Blazers fans would have traded Steph Curry
idk about that but I agree I don't think we trade him
For me it is simple. The Blazers have used Two top 7 picks and a top 3 pick on guys. It is time to turn the keys over to Shae, Scoot and Clingan. WTH is the point of keeping Ant, Grant and Ayton to win 28 to 30 wins if healthy? Even without the Cooper Flagg factor, it is time to finish the tear down.
Because it's a 15 man roster with more players saved for later in the G league. As Cronin said in his latest press interview: "We're not good enough, we're in player acquisition mode. How many guards did the Blazers play last season? 9? 10? or?? Keeping a 3rd guard is not a bad thing! And, whose the Blazers best player? Ant! BY FAR! He's the only CLOSER on the team - the guy who can take the last shot of the game. Cronin said they are always looking for "the Guy" - The superstar player that all teams covet. ANT IS OUR GUY!
It'd be foolish to trade away the Blazers best player. Especially when there are way lesser talented players they could cut or trade instead. Why trade the best one?
Need to keep them to tank for next season, obviously
@@KOrnhOliO1if you keep him this season he becomes an expiring contract which will lower his value tremendously
@KOrnhOliO1 Why? Because the Blazers can get either position they feel like they need or good draft picks. He may be the best player but he simply doesn't fit with Scoot & Sharpe as our ideal backcourt. Are we going to bring Ant off the bench as our best player? Because that is the only way Ant actually fits with the Blazers. Ant would surely get frustrated coming off the bench when he knows he and all of us know he's the best player. I also think Scoot & Sharpe should get opportunities taking the last shot, it is apart of their growth getting those opportunities and being needed down the stretch.
DUDE WE ARE NOT GETTING COOPER FLAG GET THAT SHIT OUT YOUR HEAD
like any player, i would wonder: does he pass the ball well for group-basketball? and what about his defence?
When he's put in the role of Point Guard he passed the ball well... People keep forgetting apparently that Anfernee was thrust in the role of Combo guard to play next to Dame.
I want the Blazers to get players they actually use now and in the future. For that the most ideal trade would be to the Raptors for Bruce Brown & Jamal Shead. I think both those players fit the Blazers better and would be better for Shaedon & Scoot to have around for guidance and to learn from. Bruce Brown would be a great backup 2-3 and Jamal Shead would be a great backup 1 for the future and can even start if Scoot misses a game due to injury. Jamal Shead is a rookie, but he seems mature beyond his years and seems like a great player to have in the locker room tbh.
Yeah I guess it just depends if they see Anfernee fitting the timeline longterm or not. If they don't, then should definitely trade him either now, or when he has good trade value
@pnwdevv I think it's more than just the timeline if the Blazers want to have a chance of being successful with Anfernee starting, then it's as simple as Scoot cannot start alongside him and then it makes Shaedon no longer as ideal to start alongside him either. They'd need somebody like Mikal Bridges Bridges at the 2 (tall good defender who can guard 1-4), with Deni Avdija at 3. To help defensively to mold the entire team around Anfernee. There's almost zero chance Anfernee would be content coming off the bench for the Blazers when he's already started for us and has been arguably our best player.
You gotta remember the CBA. Contract elevations will happen a lot slower. We will have the time to develop players from the bench and force them to be started.
I haven't even started listening and gave this a thumbs up. You sir, are good!
That really means a lot, thank you so much! Blessings my friend!
I AGREE, get Simons, Ayton, and maybe Grant OUTTA HERE! And fire chauncy billups, especially if the blazers are poor this season. Great vid brotha! 🔥
Yup, might as well gut the entire team of their best players...those players that can help school all the youngest players on the team. DUMB!
I aint trading Ant, there is enough minutes to share in the backcourt and actually, Im waiting to see if Scoot has more ceiling than Ant or if he's going to be the better player. For now just accept that we have 3 great talents, playing different style of basketball, and that there is a way to make it work. Avdija is the type of SF that open up things for Ant and Sharpe as scorers due to his playmaking skills. So we should not even consider trading Ant. I want Ant alongside Sharpe, Scoot getting 6th man minutes, developping chemistry with Clingan in the 2nd unit.
NONSENSE‼️
Finally someone who understands that it's a 15 player squad! So many idiots here! And, how many guards did the Blazers play last season? 9?, 10??? If you want to experiment with who starts, fine, but Ant is the Blazers best player - BY FAR! He's the only player I'm happy with taking an end of quarter or game on the line shot!!!
@@KOrnhOliO1 We have potentially one of the best backcourt rotation in the game, this is an assets we should build around. I actually feel like we have a balanced squad now, if we stay injury free, we will be WAY better than we were last season, not even close.
watch Cronin give Anfernee a mega-max 200m contract. If the goal is losing games for the next 5 years to "rebuild", signing the worst defender in the NBA who quits his season early, is an important tool in the tanking closet.
Wack been watching Simon's ready to take dame spot
NOW WE GOT A TEAM FULL
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Winning is his top priority. Over defensive effort haha. Cart ahead of the horse there.
Tanking for Flagg most likely will NOT work out. The odds are very much against it. I would rather they keep the team they have for a few years and let them develop and blend together. Last year was a good eye opener with ALL of the injuries, that we need to keep our depth. Even if a miracle happened and we get Flagg, that does not mean an automatic championship. Go Blazers!
We are not getting cooper flag dude
The Blazers should trade Scoot Henderson, Anfernee Simmions, Dalano Banton, Matisse Thybulle, Jerami Grant, Robert Williams, DeAndre Ayton, to the Jazz for Colin Sexton, Jordan Clarkson, Talen Horton-Tucker, Lauri Markkanen, John Collins, Walker Kessler in that order.......
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Good report on this Blazer dilemma. I was inclined to keep Simons but not after you showed him telling the reporters that he wants to win now. Better move him if his vibe is not aligned with the current state of the rebuild.
Simons was so upset we drafted Sharp, he wouldn’t even pass him the ball, even when Sharp was wide open
I don't remember this
WHERE'S THAT TEACHING OF A CHAMPIONSHIP MENTALITY AT
GOT THE HEART OF LOSING ACT SOFT SUCKS WHEN THE OTHER TEAM KNOWS THERE GOING TO WIN ..
Blazers got so much tanking going on might as well start there own army
Draft a champ from UC. Sucks soon u
He Comes can't even think champ mind bright future but prepare to tank...
Wack!!!!
Hey there brother its great to see another aspiring youtube enter the basketball game. I was curious if you would be interested in a collaboration around the trailblazers going into next season if so let me know!
Hey man, that sounds super cool! My twitter is @pnwdevv , feel free to message me on there! 👍🏽
Ant is a 2 guard. But if he want to win, he must play defense.
Why do y’all fanbase wants to trade your most promising young player on the team? I don’t get it. Outside looking in , simons has the potential to be another tyrese maxey. He’s cold!! If y’all trade him it will be the biggest mistake , other than not trading lillard sooner
As I said, my hope is only to trade him for a fair deal, which doesn't seem to be out there. But at least for me, if he won't be the next star, and he won't really compliment whoever he's playing with, then idk why you keep him. I guess he and Shaedon could work, but then Ant takes minutes and development time from Scoot so idk
The best player on the team now is Deni Avdija. His all-around game needs to be unlocked - don't relegate him to a third or fourth option. And Shae needs to start. At the end of the day, the Blazers are putting together a much more capable defensive squad. Both Shae and Scoot may not become great defensively, but their ceiling is higher than Ant's. His shooting would be missed, but the team would be better off to find Ant a new home.
Just when we start gathering a full 15 man roster not half filled with G league caliber players? DUMB!
Yes he must
Also, have anyone who's saying "don't trade ant!" Watched us play? His a TO monster in crunch time. He's a wildly inconsistent shooter. 1 hot game then 3 poor games. His defense is NON EXISTENT. Why pound the defense mentality into a guy who gives up on plays, turns over balls and doesn't hustle back. I watched 90% of the games last year for us, he has no future here.
Lol he was top in the league in crunch time points my guy and he wouldn’t average 23 if he had 1 good game and 3 bad games… that math ain’t mathing bud.. I bet u watched the games but lack knowledge of what your looking at
The Blazers owner & GM only care about money. It's really bad basketball. The team loses by 60 !! Lillard had to demand a trade... Simons might have to ask to be traded, otherwise he's stuck on the west coast Pistons
Blazers are in a rebuild. We need to give time to our future players. If Simmons is not that, then he needs to be traded. Especially if we are tanking one more year for Cooper Flagg. We should move Grant, Simmons, and time lord before the end of the year. Just my opinion.
Why do so many apparent Blazer fans still call "Simons" "Simmons'?!?! He's been on the team for 6 years now.
@VotelessMass Can't speak for everyone, but auto correct for me. Now, assuming how much of a fan I am based on that issss adorable 😅 You know what they say about assuming, though.
Gotta give them some slack, even ESPN guys and reporters be saying Simmons 😂
@@pnwdevv 😅🤣
Not Simons but Grant
Don’t trade Ant, he’s the perfect 1-3 spot kind of player. His age and potential matches the team perfectly. We should trade Ayton WAY before Ant🤦♂️
I won't lie and say that I've been watching trailblazer games but from what I've seen he's definately not a 3 and he's spotty at the 1. Could be a top 5 two gaurd in this league though
Ant is too much of a defensive liability, and cannot be in a backcourt with Scoot because he is a small player too.
Ant's value (for the Blazers) will never be higher than it is now.
I like Anfernee as much as anyone, its time for him to move on.
Honestly, I take it back to an extent. The blazers need to focus on getting Cooper Flag, if that means trading Ant then I guess we have to. But that would be about the only reason I can reason with…
I would keep Ant and run him as the PG and trade Ayton.
I think the 'keep Ant' crowd are being too sentimental, with respect. The timelines don't match, and you can't have all of your salary cap tied up in offense-first guards. We lived through the Lillard / CJ era, was that not the takeaway? Ant wants to win, and the team needs to fully rebuild, it would be a huge mistake to hold onto him and Grant.
I understand both sides. He's a good player, but just seems like the teams timeline and his don't matchup. But also if there's no market for him then it makes it tricky
No no no no
Bye bye 👋🏽 Ant!
he is a poor defender.
Get rid of him!
Yes. He absolutely needs to go.
Can’t/won’t defend, is a poor playmaker. No leadership qualities and cannot play with either Scoot or Sharpe.
Addiction by subtraction.
People say hes a bad defender when the advanced stats show hes not as bad as people claim lol, also he was our leading apg last year as a sg
He was quite literally the worst defender in the entire NBA in the 2022-2023 season, but yes he was a little better this last season
@@pnwdevvI don’t think he’s good on defense but look at his isolation defense it grades well. It looks bad because he doesn’t get any steals or blocks he just stays solid and doesn’t gamble which can make the numbers go down
That is manifestly untrue. He has been among the worst defensive players in the league every year.
He might be a solid if expensive 6th man for a contender; play him if he’s hitting his shots, sit him if he isn’t because he brings NOTHING else to the table.
@@Putitonthefloor123 looks like your math ain't mathin bud! Lol
Trade Grant and one center first. Front court is now what the back court was. Overcrowded. Trade Simons in February and hope we get Flagg next year. Trade Murray or Walker also.
Play Clingan on Day 1, see if he can play PF with Ayton, but only if Clingan hits threes.
i agree with almost everything you said, but trading Anf. and prefer walker to be traded as portland got a lot of players that can play PF (Avdija Camara Ayton) and who knows who will get back from Grant trade, might be another PF like Rui
@@vladimirpejcinoski5248 True, but are we going to play position-less basketball or not. I think the GM needs to figure that out. Also, with the injuries we had last year, I’m more concerned with front court health and them fouling out since most teams can put in layups and dunks unlike the Blazers. Also, I’m concerned also with getting rid of bad contracts and there a few in the front court. Keeping Simons to help mentor Scoot is good.
But Ant plays no defense and is in his seventh season. You can unclog PF spots by unclogging SF or C spots since we need to play Clingan because he is a first round pick, Ayton because of his contract and Duop Reath because we signed him to a regular contract and knows the system and Williams only to see him get minutes to get trade value.
In other words, the team has no choice but to play all four centers and the best way is to try one at PF and move off of Grant or Walker. Does Walker earn an extension contract or do we play Grant at SF and sit Murray? Then there is Camara. He plays hard but as a second round pick, I’m concerned about fit on the team. Obviously drafting Murray was a mistake, and I think we need to get rid of Thybulle, another mistake.
Having more height on the roster doesn’t make up for short guards, which most teams have. All tall players aren’t going to play center or power forward.
We don’t have to trade a center. How about trading bad contracts. We had injuries to both the back court and front court.
Injuries and bad contracts are bad for the team. Ant wants to play for a contender and I’m thinking in order to get Flagg, February trade line will help us. Maybe Cronin is done for now.
Ironically the team would have been a borderline playin team without the injuries last season.