31 Jul 2017 20:32:59
UTAH - POR

UTAH get: Damien Lillard and Jusuf Nurkic

pg. Lillard
sg. Hood
sf. Johnson
pf. Favors
c. Nurkic

POR get: Rudy Gobert and Ricky Rubio

pg. Rubio
sg. McCollum
sf. Turner
pf. Leonard
c. Gobert

1.) 31 Jul 2017
31 Jul 2017 23:15:21
Don't like the move for Portland. It's a guards league so I rather have Lillard than Gobert. Additionally I rather have Nurkic than Rubio. Rubio is a solid point guard who would be a defensive upgrade over Lillard but his lack of shooting necessitates a very different offensive scheme to be effective. Nurkic gives you about the same stuff Gobert gives you, interior defense, intimidation, rebounding and a limited offensive skill set albeit at a lower level.

Utah would have to add more.

2.) 01 Aug 2017
01 Aug 2017 00:14:06
Interesting trade

Even more if portland get Ryan Anderson in the melo to houston trade for something like :

Rubio - Mccollum - Harkless - Anderson - Gobert

but i think Lilliard and Gobert are so the figure of their franchise, they'll never be traded.

3.) 01 Aug 2017
01 Aug 2017 06:47:27
I wouldn't do the trade either if I were Portland. But I disagree on one thing, it's not a guard driven league it's a wing driven league. You don't win championships because of point guards. You win championships with great wings.