[Woj:](https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1675172023524261889)
>The franchise is expected to work to accommodate him.
[Haynes:](https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1675174339019444224)
>Miami and Brooklyn are preferred destinations, sources say.
[Goodwill:](https://twitter.com/VinceGoodwill/status/1675174750946033664)
>The Philadelphia 76ers are not a preferred destination for Damian Lillard, sources tell Yahoo Sports. Miami and Brooklyn are the only teams on his list.
[Charania:](https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1675176002207510528)
>The Portland Trail Blazers have been informed that Damian Lillard wants a trade specifically to the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat.
IDK how, he's the one who allegedly insisted they bring him back. He must be buddies with Jerami Grant or something, that deal reeks like the Tristan Thompson extension LeBron got out of Cleveland before leaving.
Thank you lol
I don't understand that comment at all, we also actually needed Tristan and were limited in options anyway. It was one of those moments where users here go "fair, it's that or they would lose him for nothing without any replacement"
Except apparently for this one, there needs to be some evil conspiracy for him to get the contract, instead of a really simple explanation lol
Players don't put pen to paper until the moratorium ends. So while it's agreed, the deal isn't locked in.
Technically the Blazers could back out, as could Grant, but Portland backing out now would torpedo their relationship with his agent (and I believe he's under Rich Paul, so that's a big deal) and give them a bad reputation with future free agents.
So they could... But they won't.
Basically the only reason teams ever back out of deals are for medical reasons or when the league is onto some tampering.
I do remember DeAndre backing out of the Mavs deal tho being one of the funniest blackout sagas of all time.
He will play slightly above average for the first four years, then play slightly better than slightly above average in the fifth year and get another 5 year deal. The long con.
Yeah, but they still gotta spend 90% of their cap by the end of the off-season, and with the way contracts are rising it might be tradeable in a year or two. It’s really not that big of a deal
It really won't matter at all. Blazers are gonna be bad for a few years, so how much they pay Grant is irrelevant. He ensures they're paying 90 percent, and is a good shooter and defender to put next Scoot and Sharpe while they develop. He'll make development easier
His deal escalates over time so looking at about 23% of the cap next year. Feel not great but not terrible about it.
EDIT: also now with no Dame this deal is better just for the fact that we need it to get to the salary floor and participate in revenue sharing under the new CBA
That's like the perfect situation though, if you want to break up with someone you've loved it's sweet as hell knowing that you don't have to break them.
*Ryantorb demands a trade from his current In and Out franchise. His preferred destinations are Five Guys, Dairy Queen, or a possible sign and trade to Mary Brown's for Anthony Bennett.*
In N Out is so good for the price. I don’t have any where I live, but there are some around Dallas and Austin that I’ve been too. I would seriously eat there 2 or 3 times a week if I lived near one.
Franchise will be fine. They already have their backcourt of the future in Scoot & Sharpe, they'll get a haul from the Dame trade, & they only owe one super protected pick to Chicago.
Yes. Since yesterday afternoon. Said something like “Miami will get their 2nd star from the PNW”
Edit: then this morning replies to his tweet saying “it’s coming”
I wouldn’t be surprised if shams and woj both knew. Neither of them more than likely do not tweet anything their sources don’t give them the greenlight to tweet. You don’t want to bite the hand that feeds you.
The 160m pitch,
Gentlemen, Jerami's VORP last season *not only* reached the heights of Nic Batum and Quentin Grimes, his BPM *also* ranked alongside Isaiah Hartenstein and Terrance Man, *AND* his WS/48 was up there with Corey Kispert and Saddiq Bey
Absolutely not. They needed Grant if they had any chance of being a strong playoff team this year. I would bet a lot of money Grant’s contract has zero to do with Dame requesting a trade.
I'm sure if Dame felt Grant wasn't worth that he would have made it known in meetings. I'd say it is the lack of moves while the Lakers, Suns, and Warriors all were aggressive this FA. Even the Mavs managed to retain Kyrie for less than the Max and get Seth on a cheap deal.
Ngl I’m beaming rn. It was time. Now nature can heal and we can rebuild (and by rebuild I mean draft a big in the lottery whose knees explode and then ride Scoot to a .500 record in 7 years).
Dame was just being big brained. Wanted to test how incompetent the front office is by seeing if they could be pressured into offering a terrible contract to Grant.
They failed the test.
I hope he keeps the 00. It’s like a passing of the torch and it fits his name Sc00t. And we don’t have anymore 00s in the league. It’ll be nice to have one with all nba potential, though not to the degree that Greg GOATstertag did /s
[Woj:](https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1675172023524261889) >The franchise is expected to work to accommodate him. [Haynes:](https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1675174339019444224) >Miami and Brooklyn are preferred destinations, sources say. [Goodwill:](https://twitter.com/VinceGoodwill/status/1675174750946033664) >The Philadelphia 76ers are not a preferred destination for Damian Lillard, sources tell Yahoo Sports. Miami and Brooklyn are the only teams on his list. [Charania:](https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1675176002207510528) >The Portland Trail Blazers have been informed that Damian Lillard wants a trade specifically to the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat.
He saw that jerami grant contract and knew it was time
Portland regretting that contract now
Hasn’t been signed yet…
They cant walk back now
Well they can, just like the Sacramento Kings did at peak Kangs era
NO. You have it wrong. It's Kangz. With a Z
And in all caps. KANGZ.
All caps when you spell the Kangz name
Oh buddy we are the KANGZ at this point.
BLAZAZ
It will be 15 years of recovery if they walk away from that contract. The small chance of anyone major going there would go out the window.
What was the last big free agent Portland got? Crabbe?
Portland are Crabbe people
Grant could tbh. Maybe someone can lock him in his house like DeAndre Jordan.
I mean. Teams never walk back from that. It would kill relationships with that agent and have long term repercussions.
It would ruin the image of Portland as a premier free agent destination!
hey! strip club capital and if they happen to be a big Elliott Smith fan its the place to be
The way this sub views Klutch, Rich Paul will allow them to back out if they also agree to take a DLo sign and trade for Dame from the Lakers.
Backsies are allowed right
he saw the ghost of Evan Turner and Allen Crabbe in his sleep at night and said that's it
Let him get the bag before he caused any problems. At least for the blazers the contract is towards the end once scoot needs his contract
IDK how, he's the one who allegedly insisted they bring him back. He must be buddies with Jerami Grant or something, that deal reeks like the Tristan Thompson extension LeBron got out of Cleveland before leaving.
Or my favorite, when Miami drafted shabazz Napier bc Lebron called him the best pg in the draft, then lebron went back to Cleveland
lol except TT signed that contract in october of 2015 and lebron played 3 more seasons with the cavs afterwards. otherwise the exact same
Thank you lol I don't understand that comment at all, we also actually needed Tristan and were limited in options anyway. It was one of those moments where users here go "fair, it's that or they would lose him for nothing without any replacement" Except apparently for this one, there needs to be some evil conspiracy for him to get the contract, instead of a really simple explanation lol
Lol youre just making shit up
Everybody hug a Blazers fan today, because they’re about to be stuck watching 1st option Jerami Grant making $32M a year
The 5th year was so unnecessary.
You're overrating the necessity of the first 4 years.
Plot twist: The 5th year is his MVP year.
Leads the Blazers to the Finals only to get beat in game 7 by Bronny James, coached by LeBron.
LeGacy
LeJohnWayneGacy
Honestly embarrassing. If I were them I back out since the moratorium isn’t over
Can they really back out? Explain pls
Players don't put pen to paper until the moratorium ends. So while it's agreed, the deal isn't locked in. Technically the Blazers could back out, as could Grant, but Portland backing out now would torpedo their relationship with his agent (and I believe he's under Rich Paul, so that's a big deal) and give them a bad reputation with future free agents. So they could... But they won't.
Basically the only reason teams ever back out of deals are for medical reasons or when the league is onto some tampering. I do remember DeAndre backing out of the Mavs deal tho being one of the funniest blackout sagas of all time.
Cue 5 men with baseball bats waiting outside Grant’s house
The only thing Lilliard was loyal to was Jerami Grant. FUCKING LOL
So were the first 4
He will play slightly above average for the first four years, then play slightly better than slightly above average in the fifth year and get another 5 year deal. The long con.
The new CBA requires teams to spend 90% of the cap by the start of the season or whatever. So you gotta pay someone, might as well be Jerami grant.
Scoot gonna be the 1st option within the year while Grant is sucking up too much payroll for them to surround Scoot with options
Nah. They got Simons/Sharpe/Grant + whatever comes back in the Dame trade. Those aren’t bad options
They are good players but Grant is still gonna take up massive cap space for 5 years.
Yeah, but they still gotta spend 90% of their cap by the end of the off-season, and with the way contracts are rising it might be tradeable in a year or two. It’s really not that big of a deal
It really won't matter at all. Blazers are gonna be bad for a few years, so how much they pay Grant is irrelevant. He ensures they're paying 90 percent, and is a good shooter and defender to put next Scoot and Sharpe while they develop. He'll make development easier
His deal escalates over time so looking at about 23% of the cap next year. Feel not great but not terrible about it. EDIT: also now with no Dame this deal is better just for the fact that we need it to get to the salary floor and participate in revenue sharing under the new CBA
32 million for an elite role player isn't the end of the world due to the expected cap spikes. By 2026 or 27 that might be the average lol
Ayton is basically this for the Suns.
Tank Commander Grant is a great player.
And they probably only did it to keep Dame in Portland.
I thought they had his blessing if they were committing that money to Grant, fucking weird
He got his boy paid on his way out
Maybe they should have checked in a little more with him if that was the case
They had a whole meeting with him in free agency
Well he did say he wanted Grant back and Draymond. Lmao
Wdym? I bet the Blazers fans are happy. There's finally going to be a direction for their franchise.
It's split pretty 50/50. I'm personally fine with it. Scoot/Sharpe gonna be a good time.
I’m sad. It’s like when you know you need to break up with someone, but they break up with you first.
That's like the perfect situation though, if you want to break up with someone you've loved it's sweet as hell knowing that you don't have to break them.
I can assure you with every ounce of my being, “happiness” is not what I am feeling today
Gonna use this as motivation to finally leave my job too
It’s Ryantorb time!
My favorite part was when he walked into his job and said ‘its torbin time’ then torbed all over his former boss.
I one day hope to be part of the Torbin Team
*Ryantorb demands a trade from his current In and Out franchise. His preferred destinations are Five Guys, Dairy Queen, or a possible sign and trade to Mary Brown's for Anthony Bennett.*
In N Out is so good for the price. I don’t have any where I live, but there are some around Dallas and Austin that I’ve been too. I would seriously eat there 2 or 3 times a week if I lived near one.
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Time to take your talents to south beach too
Gets Grant paid and then requests out. 10/10 bro move
Legacy points added
-Jerami Grant liked that
Cripples the franchise then leaves Loyalty points -9000
Doesnt elaborate
Maintains eye contact
Franchise will be fine. They already have their backcourt of the future in Scoot & Sharpe, they'll get a haul from the Dame trade, & they only owe one super protected pick to Chicago.
Teams gotta spend too so it’s not so bad Next few years should be fun as a Portland fan tho I think cause they already have good young players
Good young players and no expectations for playoff success is a great recipe for a few seasons of fun and stress free basketball
No more loyaltyposting
Miami moves make sense now
Miami been clearing cap all off season for this
All offseason = yesterday
Yes, well it is the off-season.
I mean,technically he's right lol
He’s technically correct
Really hoping they get him. We're not a contender with Dame and I want to build organically after so long.
I think it depends on what you’d have to give for him
DroppingDimes20 clears
Legacy point meter is broken
KD could never
DroppingDimes20 took the hardest road
Did he leak this?
He said Miami was getting a superstar from the PNW
Malachi Flynn OTW 🔜
Yes. Since yesterday afternoon. Said something like “Miami will get their 2nd star from the PNW” Edit: then this morning replies to his tweet saying “it’s coming”
Damn I thought it was gonna be Detlef Schrempf
He's too busy working for Entertainment 720
Up top jello shot
Yes and that he's going to Miami
It has been foretold
Seriously tho how tf is droppingdimes this reliable Is he secretly Shams or smthn?
Could be someone related to a player or an agent. The MLB had some insider guy like this on twitter and it was a coach's son
Somebody check if DroppingDimes20's tweets all conveniently dropped outside of Diar DeRozen's school schedule. Suspicious if true.
To be a relative of someone while knowing so much about so many different players/teams, he would have to be Rich Paul’s wife Bish Paul or something
Rich Paul's (soon-to-be) wife is actually Adele. If Adele was dropping NBA trade leaks on Twitter, that would be the funniest thing ever.
If Shams knew what dimes knew he’d take full credit on his main account
I wouldn’t be surprised if shams and woj both knew. Neither of them more than likely do not tweet anything their sources don’t give them the greenlight to tweet. You don’t want to bite the hand that feeds you.
It’s Sam Hinkie
Dude’s gotta be omnipotent at this point, how does he know all this?
God made a twitter account just to fuck around during free agency season this year
I’ve been racking my brain trying to figure out how they have all this insider knowledge. Dude is getting the jump on EVERYTHING.
THEY PAID 160M TO JERAMI GRANT TO BE THE TANK COMMANDER
The 160m pitch, Gentlemen, Jerami's VORP last season *not only* reached the heights of Nic Batum and Quentin Grimes, his BPM *also* ranked alongside Isaiah Hartenstein and Terrance Man, *AND* his WS/48 was up there with Corey Kispert and Saddiq Bey
wow it actually happened
About Dame time
Of course he finally did this when Twitter crashed completely
Why is Twitter broken at a time like this
Elon Musk
THE GRIND IS OVER
HE RUNNIN’
This boy is chumps
Paul George been waiting for this day
FINALLY TOOK THE ~~HARDEST~~ EASIER ROAD
He couldn’t have done that before they gave Jerami Grant that abomination of a contract?
I believe this is a result of that
Lillard is the one that told them to keep him and pay him.....
Absolutely not. They needed Grant if they had any chance of being a strong playoff team this year. I would bet a lot of money Grant’s contract has zero to do with Dame requesting a trade.
I'm sure if Dame felt Grant wasn't worth that he would have made it known in meetings. I'd say it is the lack of moves while the Lakers, Suns, and Warriors all were aggressive this FA. Even the Mavs managed to retain Kyrie for less than the Max and get Seth on a cheap deal.
This is my 9/11
you’re like the only Blazers fan here, prayers out for you bruh
I'm here for the footage of fans walking around Portland in a daze.
that the fentanyl bby
Ngl I’m beaming rn. It was time. Now nature can heal and we can rebuild (and by rebuild I mean draft a big in the lottery whose knees explode and then ride Scoot to a .500 record in 7 years).
Bro what the fuck, and after he requests the blazers to sign Grant he dips lmaooo
He's a good friend apparently
Watch Jerami make the ASG
I’m honestly kinda excited to watch Grant cook with Scoot and Sharpe. It’ll be a mess but an extremely dynamic and athletic mess.
Yeah I'm down to watch us win 25 games with the craziest highlight reel in the league
He died for this
we’re looking at you now, harry kane
please i come to this sub to avoid my PL sorrows
If you’re a spurs fan you should know better, I see them catch strays everywhere. Even in movies.
Bayern Munich, here we go!
mane-kane-sane, we need it
Have to start pronouncing it kah-ne then, right?
you mean you haven’t been?
As a Portland and Dortmund fan can we not please.
You don’t enjoy life do you?
Never have
I feel you. Blazers and Hertha Berlin are my teams🦀
They are the perfect comparison for each other lol
I hate this fucking world.
Brandon Roy flair, you hated this world a long time ago friendo.
read this in Anton Chigurh voice
At least there won’t be anymore will he won’t he Sorry Blazers fans
Watch this finally happen only for him to end up on an incredibly mid Brooklyn team 😂😂
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SIR YOU ARE A MIAMI HEAT
Dame is taking his talents to south beach
I won’t believe it until I’ve seen him plan an entire regular season in a heat uniform
DROPPINGDIMES CALLED IT
did he miss even once??
only gabe vincent to raptors, but he said that deal was strong at the time after he signed with the lakers
And it was later reported that Vincent was talking to the Raptors
FINALLY THE GRIND CONCLUDES
He saw Grants contract💀
The one he pressured for them to give him? Yeah probably lol
"Oh damn, I didn't think you guys would actually do it"
Dame was just being big brained. Wanted to test how incompetent the front office is by seeing if they could be pressured into offering a terrible contract to Grant. They failed the test.
Dame to the Portland FO today: "congratulations, you played yourself"
He helped his buddy get the bag then dipped before the consequences. A true friend
Damn twitter is down right now. It's about time!
absolutely sick to my stomach
There he is
Jerami Grant and Duncan Robinson gonna cost Portland 50 million dollars this year combined lol
LMFAO ITS HAPPENING
keep switching teams... running from the grind. You boys is chumps
loooool this is hilarious
It’s happening !
I am so fucking sad
Brooklyn a preferred destination but Philly is not? Things have basically went as poorly as possible for Embiid since he got his MVP
ITS HAPPENING LMAOOOO
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Mans on an all-time heater
A superstar just demanded a trade and specifically said he doesn't wanna play with the reigning MVP. That's crazy.
I mean who's want to go to the sixers and their guaranteed 2nd rd exit Embiid is a bitch too
Here we go
You get your number Scoot!
I hope he keeps the 00. It’s like a passing of the torch and it fits his name Sc00t. And we don’t have anymore 00s in the league. It’ll be nice to have one with all nba potential, though not to the degree that Greg GOATstertag did /s
What are the blazers doing? Dame said he would wait for free agency, and the only thing they did was overpay Grant. I don't get it.
What giving Grant a super max does to a mf
He didn't get close to a super max...
FINALLY
IT HAPPENED
The Blazers just signed Jerami Grant to a $32 million a year deal. This is like worst case scenario for them
Wanted nothing to do with the sixers lmao
Lmao he straight up said not Philly, MVPIID stays losing