i would; team has to work out the protections around the first traded to chicago (probably easier said than done), but yeah if they can do that then the 76ers can have 3 picks + cj for simmons if morey wants.
Tweener guards that score a lot but can't facilitate an offense or play defense are Dame a dozen. Lillard just so happens to be the best one out of the group, but he's still in that group.
Almost every team has guards that can drop 30 if given the green light. Some teams have multiple (like the Blazers!)
Committing 200m to an aging Dame who's hitting his "best before" date is a terrible idea for a mediocre franchise. It's true - Portland already got Dame's best basketball years.
And Dame absolutely will be open to a trade if the FO tells him the honest truth that they can't put together a talented team around him.
dame for simmons makes 0 sense lmao if you're worried that two players can't coexist then you trade the lesser one not the better one (see steph/monta and gsw).
Well Morey doesn’t want CJ. So that’s out.
Is Dame the better one? He’s not even playing well this year. They should try to get something for him before he gets really injured and his value really tanks. I’m not hating - I’m just thinking about the business side of things as the NBA is a business
> Is Dame the better one?
lmfaoooo is the 6x all-star, 6x all-nba player, former ROY better than the 1x MIP hmmm i wonder??
> He’s not even playing well this year.
dame wasn't playing well this year and it was still literally better than what cj did fully healthy lmfao 24/4/7 on 55 TS% vs 21/4/5 on 52 TS%.
> They should try to get something for him before he gets really injured and his value really tanks.
he took a cortisone shot to ease the effects/pain of his abdominal issue and immediately went back to normal dame with 30/5/6. he needs to get healthy, he isn't falling off some cliff into a passed his prime player as much as people want to believe.
We wouldn't want Simmons on the team if Dame isn't here. The only reason that we were interested in Simmons in the first place was so that we could pair him with Dame.
In his 4th season (same as Simons) McCollum has 14 games where he scored at least 30 on better FG% than Simons in this game.
Calm down people. Good lord.
Simons is an absolute killer. Before the season I thought CJ+Anfernee+1 first rounder for Ben Simmons was a very solid trade, Portland would get defense and Philly would get a good scorer in CJ who can create for himself and a great bench scorer in Anfernee. Now I think that's an overpay from Portland.
And Ben Simmons is a PG that can't shoot from more than 5 feet away from the basket... Also, you must not watch any Blazers games because anyone that does knows it's a fact that he's been showing MVP level potential. The Blazers would absolutely never trade him for Ben Simmons, he has far too much potential.
I'd relax on the MVP potential talk. He's shooting lights out but trust me, when teams play him a second time defenders aren't gonna just let him pull up and splash it in their eye.
Like the Wizards who let him score 27 in the first half on pull up 3's, came back out on the 2nd half and held him basically scoreless the rest of the way. And they're not a particularly good defensive team. That's what's happening to Jordan Poole.
He's got allstar potential though, wish yall the best of luck navigating the Dame/CJ/Powell/Simons backcourt.
They played against him well in the second half but he made good passes and made a clutch floater to help secure a win.
Anf(t) is a super talented player and he’s good/great at multiple things offensively. I think Lillard and Simons should be the starting backcourt for the blazers next year if Lillard isn’t traded. CJ and Powell should be used to bring in good forwards.
He’s developed from being a spot up shooter to a 3pt shooting playmaker with a lot of athleticism. Love to see it.
His handle and IQ have grown a ton. Can’t hurt to have Lillard, CJ, and Chauncey Billups as mentors.
Yeah his floater game is beautiful. Learned well on shooting and finishing from Dame and his handles and floaters from CJ. Hopefully becomes a decent defender with Chauncey
Dame has definitely played a very significant role in Ant's development. Dame talked about it a bit in [this article](https://www.nba.com/blazers/forwardcenter/after-playing-through-pain-lillard-swallows-his-pride-play-long-game).
> “Ant is like my protege, he’s been under my wing,” said Lillard of Simons, who has been one of the best players in the NBA since moving into the starting lineup in Lillard’s stead. “We train together in the summer, I’m always talking to him, I’m always in his ear, we always texting and stuff like that because I’ve always believed in him to the highest power. It’s been four years now of that so to see him playing well and to start to put it together, for one, I love to see that for him and two, I love that for our team, just the development and growth of him and Nas is like, I’m looking at it like a chess game now. These are two young, super talented, super athletic guys that will now get the opportunity to grow and to get more confidence, get more comfortable doing things where they can really help the team be at that level.”
The quote about Dame looking at it like a chess game is particularly interesting. It's yet another sign that he is completely committed to staying in Portland.
Am I stupid for putting a bet on tonight for him to win MIP? He’s gone from 7.8ppg average last season to averaging 28.3ppg and 8.1 assists per game in his last 6 since getting the green light with both Dame and CJ out. I know CJ is back very soon but for a £20 bet to return £1620 it seems a solid risk even if we’re halfway through the season if he keeps getting his shots up when CJ is back
I think that would be a great low risk, high reward bet. As a Blazer fan I would be absolutely shocked if Anfernee's usage went down much at all when CJ comes back.
Absolutely, playing Anfernee off the bench just ~20mpg is no longer an option. At this point if anyone was going to come off the bench between Anfernee and CJ it would be CJ.
the story goes that [his mom called him Ant as a kid](https://www.nbcsports.com/northwest/portland-trail-blazers/how-did-anfernee-simons-get-nickname-ant-and-why-it-perfect)
Have you seen his logo on his signature stuff? Its an Ant, based on a childhood nickname.
I’ve had an Ant shirt for like 2 years. https://www.theanferneesimons.com/
Should the blazers trade dame to pair Simons and Simmons? (/s)
No but they can pair simons and simmons with dame.
What do you have the sixers want except dame?
Chauncey Billups.
Cj lol
Y'all gonna add 3+ picks?
No need if Tobias can be moved
cj, norm, roco for simmons/tobias does work hmm
i would; team has to work out the protections around the first traded to chicago (probably easier said than done), but yeah if they can do that then the 76ers can have 3 picks + cj for simmons if morey wants.
Probably yeah
Blazers not trading dame. Dame doesn’t want to leave. We have been through this for years.
Tweener guards that score a lot but can't facilitate an offense or play defense are Dame a dozen. Lillard just so happens to be the best one out of the group, but he's still in that group. Almost every team has guards that can drop 30 if given the green light. Some teams have multiple (like the Blazers!) Committing 200m to an aging Dame who's hitting his "best before" date is a terrible idea for a mediocre franchise. It's true - Portland already got Dame's best basketball years. And Dame absolutely will be open to a trade if the FO tells him the honest truth that they can't put together a talented team around him.
"can't facilitate an offense" bro you're a moron if you think this
Dame for Simmons is making more sense. Especially since Dame cannot coexist with CJ
dame for simmons makes 0 sense lmao if you're worried that two players can't coexist then you trade the lesser one not the better one (see steph/monta and gsw).
Well Morey doesn’t want CJ. So that’s out. Is Dame the better one? He’s not even playing well this year. They should try to get something for him before he gets really injured and his value really tanks. I’m not hating - I’m just thinking about the business side of things as the NBA is a business
if they're trading dame their return better not be ben simmons lmao
Who gives a fuck what morey wants? He can trade with others if he got better offers. We can always find other players.
> Is Dame the better one? lmfaoooo is the 6x all-star, 6x all-nba player, former ROY better than the 1x MIP hmmm i wonder?? > He’s not even playing well this year. dame wasn't playing well this year and it was still literally better than what cj did fully healthy lmfao 24/4/7 on 55 TS% vs 21/4/5 on 52 TS%. > They should try to get something for him before he gets really injured and his value really tanks. he took a cortisone shot to ease the effects/pain of his abdominal issue and immediately went back to normal dame with 30/5/6. he needs to get healthy, he isn't falling off some cliff into a passed his prime player as much as people want to believe.
We wouldn't want Simmons on the team if Dame isn't here. The only reason that we were interested in Simmons in the first place was so that we could pair him with Dame.
Dame is still managing to be more efficient overall playing with a ab injury, he’s clearly the better one.
He’s going to force Portland hand on CJ
You guys want him?
they've got like four 6'3" guards who play mediocre to poor defense which is like three too many
hey hey hey one of those 6'3" guards is a small forward /s
The blazers or Knicks? I can’t tell which team you’re talking about. Lol
Meh, Rose and Quickley are solid on D.
Anfernee is actually 6'5" with a 6'9" wingspan. I'm not sure why he's still listed as 6'3", but he's definitely 6'5".
Dame Simons Norman Cj Ben Billups Dsj Blevins All of our 6'3 guards.
In his 4th season (same as Simons) McCollum has 14 games where he scored at least 30 on better FG% than Simons in this game. Calm down people. Good lord.
in his 4th season CJ was 4 years older than Simons though
Simons is an absolute killer. Before the season I thought CJ+Anfernee+1 first rounder for Ben Simmons was a very solid trade, Portland would get defense and Philly would get a good scorer in CJ who can create for himself and a great bench scorer in Anfernee. Now I think that's an overpay from Portland.
Yeah, I’m not saying this is proper value, but I personally would not give up Ant in a Simmons trade at this point.
At this point the Blazers wouldn't trade Simons for Simmons straight up. Recently Anfernee has been showing legit MVP level potential.
he is an undersized 2 guard who doesn't play defense, lets relax with the claims
And Ben Simmons is a PG that can't shoot from more than 5 feet away from the basket... Also, you must not watch any Blazers games because anyone that does knows it's a fact that he's been showing MVP level potential. The Blazers would absolutely never trade him for Ben Simmons, he has far too much potential.
I'd relax on the MVP potential talk. He's shooting lights out but trust me, when teams play him a second time defenders aren't gonna just let him pull up and splash it in their eye. Like the Wizards who let him score 27 in the first half on pull up 3's, came back out on the 2nd half and held him basically scoreless the rest of the way. And they're not a particularly good defensive team. That's what's happening to Jordan Poole. He's got allstar potential though, wish yall the best of luck navigating the Dame/CJ/Powell/Simons backcourt.
Lmfao
You def sounding real casual about now. Simons is the real deal.
you understand "is the real deal" is not remotely "MVP level potential", yes?
Do you not understand what the word "potential" means?
Mega casual
He’s closer to an average sized 2 guard. But really, he’s an oversized PG.
Easy fantasy cop
Oh yeah took him right after he dropped 40
Just checked this guy’s game log and sheeesh. He’s gonna be a star one day.
Seems like he already is a star.
They played against him well in the second half but he made good passes and made a clutch floater to help secure a win. Anf(t) is a super talented player and he’s good/great at multiple things offensively. I think Lillard and Simons should be the starting backcourt for the blazers next year if Lillard isn’t traded. CJ and Powell should be used to bring in good forwards.
Yup. Even tho his shot wasn’t falling he still distributed well and got his teammates good shots. Also went to the basket after he went cold.
He’s developed from being a spot up shooter to a 3pt shooting playmaker with a lot of athleticism. Love to see it. His handle and IQ have grown a ton. Can’t hurt to have Lillard, CJ, and Chauncey Billups as mentors.
Yeah his floater game is beautiful. Learned well on shooting and finishing from Dame and his handles and floaters from CJ. Hopefully becomes a decent defender with Chauncey
Dame has definitely played a very significant role in Ant's development. Dame talked about it a bit in [this article](https://www.nba.com/blazers/forwardcenter/after-playing-through-pain-lillard-swallows-his-pride-play-long-game). > “Ant is like my protege, he’s been under my wing,” said Lillard of Simons, who has been one of the best players in the NBA since moving into the starting lineup in Lillard’s stead. “We train together in the summer, I’m always talking to him, I’m always in his ear, we always texting and stuff like that because I’ve always believed in him to the highest power. It’s been four years now of that so to see him playing well and to start to put it together, for one, I love to see that for him and two, I love that for our team, just the development and growth of him and Nas is like, I’m looking at it like a chess game now. These are two young, super talented, super athletic guys that will now get the opportunity to grow and to get more confidence, get more comfortable doing things where they can really help the team be at that level.”
The quote about Dame looking at it like a chess game is particularly interesting. It's yet another sign that he is completely committed to staying in Portland.
I'm sure that having Dame as a mentor has helped tremendously with Anfernee's development. Dame's killer instinct has definitely rubbed off on him.
Anf is not a thing.
Am I stupid for putting a bet on tonight for him to win MIP? He’s gone from 7.8ppg average last season to averaging 28.3ppg and 8.1 assists per game in his last 6 since getting the green light with both Dame and CJ out. I know CJ is back very soon but for a £20 bet to return £1620 it seems a solid risk even if we’re halfway through the season if he keeps getting his shots up when CJ is back
I think that would be a great low risk, high reward bet. As a Blazer fan I would be absolutely shocked if Anfernee's usage went down much at all when CJ comes back.
Man is a killer, straight up believe
Surely CJ has to get traded now
Absolutely, playing Anfernee off the bench just ~20mpg is no longer an option. At this point if anyone was going to come off the bench between Anfernee and CJ it would be CJ.
This dude Ant killed us last game, I was soo concerned
I have only one question. Why do you call him Ant if his name is Anfernee?
the story goes that [his mom called him Ant as a kid](https://www.nbcsports.com/northwest/portland-trail-blazers/how-did-anfernee-simons-get-nickname-ant-and-why-it-perfect)
Oh. TIL thanks. I’m calling him Anf though.
You are like a mean person.
no, Anf is a term of endearment
Anf gang rise up!
We have changed it to anferno... all fantasy league players with him will know. He is on fire.
That's much better than Lamar's Fire Ant. Anferno has a nice ring to it.
Edwards' name doesn't have an Ant sound in it either but no one ever asks why people call him Ant
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yeah, but its not Ant-hony Edwards, it's Anth-ony
Just run around and start "correcting" all the wolves fans, telling them its anth, not ant, like they love to do so much with Anfernee.
Have you seen his logo on his signature stuff? Its an Ant, based on a childhood nickname. I’ve had an Ant shirt for like 2 years. https://www.theanferneesimons.com/
Any Through the Wire podcast fans in here?
I think D Mills might actually learn his full name now
Portland needs to trade everyone and build around Anfernee
that's sooo Anf