12-11-2019, 09:20 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-11-2019, 09:22 AM by HanspardsShowerVoice.)
I think this year's trade activity is be largely dormant. Not many sellers with the back end of the West looking a lot weaker than expected and the 8th seed up for grabs for anyone with a ~.500 record. None of the prospective buyers have much to offer and not much motivation to make a huge move. Paul isn't getting move until the offseason at the earliest. Everyone is expecting Portland to make a huge move like Love, but I think they're just as likely to chalk up this year to a lost season due to injuries and see what they can do with improved cap space when Whiteside comes off the books. To take on Love's $31 million and pair him with CJ and Dame's contracts, that roster gets hugely expensive in a hurry and I don't think it moves the needle for them that much as a contender.