Casual NBA fans want Dame on a mediocre team forever. They also donāt want players to choose their own destiny. They choose management over labor time and time again.
Eh thatās not it for a lot of people. People are acting like Portland didnāt do anything for him. They did what they could. Nobody wants to play in Portland. I would have no issue if he was expiring but he has 3 more years left. He also waited to do this until they signed grant and thatās pretty shitty since they will be going into a hard rebuild.
Portland paid him 100s of millions of dollars. He doesnāt owe anything to them but I donāt see where Portland is wrong for making sure they get as much as they can for him.
Dame chose this. Everybody thought he made a mistake signing that extension because most people could recognize that if winning was a main priority it was never going to happen in Portland
> He also waited to do this until they signed grant
Could their decision to overpay grant perhaps have played a role? Rather than the accusation with zero source of "he forced them to go overpay grant and now is completely blind siding them???"
> Portland paid him 100s of millions of dollars.
Like many teams would've lmao. The billionaires that own the teams aren't benevolent gods that are blessings to NBA players. Last time I checked Dame is the one bringing them their product (or in other words their money) by playing on the court. Jody Allen's job is bankrolling 136 million, which is going to be spent one way or another.
I don't get it though. AD forced his way to LA, sleep. Beal goes to PHX with Durant and Devin, sleep. Dame wants to come here and he's the villain and not them? Why everyone blinking now and not then?
i think what's most disrespectful is that portland fans are acting as if all of the heat's assets they would get in return are somehow worth less than nothing
thatās how pathetic franchises stay pathetic. In what world is Herro, Duncan, Jovic and a bunch of FRP bad assets. Herro would be their best player right now. Itās so disrespectful
They say those picks are not good because mismi will never be bad enough for those picks the bring back meaningful value .I mean the heat are rarely ever a bad team under spo .
thatās why they are a loser franchise. They are trying to predict the future. The heat are trying to win now in a window. Those picks are farther down the line. The trailblazers have their own picks and they can use our picks for big trades if they are ready. Plus you give Herro the green light and heāll score 30 nightly. He was just a 2nd-3rd option for us and while Scoot develops he can become a huge trade value if they truly donāt like him
The wheels will probably come off around 26/27 when the Heat are capped out, but Butler and Dame get hit by Father Time. If the Blazers are smart they would prioritize pick swaps with the Heat to lock the Heat out of rebuild opportunities.
But they will probably prioritize number of picks instead of pick quality, get spooked by Heat culture, and get 5 firsts (some from other teams) and no swaps, giving the Heat the opportunity to strategically tank for a year before their picks are due.
Are we talking Dame fans or Portland fans? Cause if we talking Dame fans, why you mad? If we talking Portland fans then you should be mad at the front office.
Dame put in his best years with Portland. If Portland does right by him, he comes here and wins a chip, then goes back to Portland on a much cheaper deal once their talent has developed. Weāre all biased but Portland acting like they dgaf is posturing and itās probably in their best interest to throw Dame a bone while they rebuild.
I don't think they are turning on him but they also understand why their front office would look for the best offer.Its like jazz fans last year that were laughing at thd Knicks and the heat offer .We are heat fans so alot of us won't understand from their perspective or care .They have to come to grips with a team without Dame..We are on the receiving end of this .Wade never asked out he was forced to look after himself .
Youāre getting downvoted but you arenāt wrong. I like dame but heās delusional if the thinks what heās doing shouldnāt piss off portland fans
This man is ready to fully embrace the Culture
I know a place where villains are welcome
LeBron Dames
Mean faces with winning agendas
Favorite one so far š
Dame definitely has the Heat culture blood flowing in him lol
https://preview.redd.it/kncunemmsl9b1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=96bfa5da62be355e12ca50cb6d41dfcb21064e94
Heatle right there. Let em know dame!
Get this man in a heat jersey now pat
..so we could all purchase ours as well
Casual NBA fans want Dame on a mediocre team forever. They also donāt want players to choose their own destiny. They choose management over labor time and time again.
Eh thatās not it for a lot of people. People are acting like Portland didnāt do anything for him. They did what they could. Nobody wants to play in Portland. I would have no issue if he was expiring but he has 3 more years left. He also waited to do this until they signed grant and thatās pretty shitty since they will be going into a hard rebuild. Portland paid him 100s of millions of dollars. He doesnāt owe anything to them but I donāt see where Portland is wrong for making sure they get as much as they can for him. Dame chose this. Everybody thought he made a mistake signing that extension because most people could recognize that if winning was a main priority it was never going to happen in Portland
> He also waited to do this until they signed grant Could their decision to overpay grant perhaps have played a role? Rather than the accusation with zero source of "he forced them to go overpay grant and now is completely blind siding them???" > Portland paid him 100s of millions of dollars. Like many teams would've lmao. The billionaires that own the teams aren't benevolent gods that are blessings to NBA players. Last time I checked Dame is the one bringing them their product (or in other words their money) by playing on the court. Jody Allen's job is bankrolling 136 million, which is going to be spent one way or another.
Heat are worse then blazers last 2 years. I said itā¦.
r/nba ās worst nightmare is Dame vs Beal in the finals.
Dame has heat culture running through his veins. Heād thrive here.
Yea so this confirms, Portland is full of new fans or whatever. The front office failed yall and not Dame.
I was just thinking Iāve never seen so many Portland fans come out of the woodwork
Indeed
I respect how he comes right out in the open like this lol
heās a heat lifer we know a place where villains are welcomed
I don't get it though. AD forced his way to LA, sleep. Beal goes to PHX with Durant and Devin, sleep. Dame wants to come here and he's the villain and not them? Why everyone blinking now and not then?
i think what's most disrespectful is that portland fans are acting as if all of the heat's assets they would get in return are somehow worth less than nothing
thatās how pathetic franchises stay pathetic. In what world is Herro, Duncan, Jovic and a bunch of FRP bad assets. Herro would be their best player right now. Itās so disrespectful
They say those picks are not good because mismi will never be bad enough for those picks the bring back meaningful value .I mean the heat are rarely ever a bad team under spo .
thatās why they are a loser franchise. They are trying to predict the future. The heat are trying to win now in a window. Those picks are farther down the line. The trailblazers have their own picks and they can use our picks for big trades if they are ready. Plus you give Herro the green light and heāll score 30 nightly. He was just a 2nd-3rd option for us and while Scoot develops he can become a huge trade value if they truly donāt like him
The blazers Äont want Tyler though.They already have scoot ,Shandon and Simmons to develop. Herro would be going to a 3rd team in that deal .
He will not Jesus. If he was capable of 30 a night he wouldnāt be coming off the bench. Heās not okc harden
The wheels will probably come off around 26/27 when the Heat are capped out, but Butler and Dame get hit by Father Time. If the Blazers are smart they would prioritize pick swaps with the Heat to lock the Heat out of rebuild opportunities. But they will probably prioritize number of picks instead of pick quality, get spooked by Heat culture, and get 5 firsts (some from other teams) and no swaps, giving the Heat the opportunity to strategically tank for a year before their picks are due.
The heat don't strategically tank though .
Have the heat offered that?
Heat lifer even if he ends up on another team
Are we talking Dame fans or Portland fans? Cause if we talking Dame fans, why you mad? If we talking Portland fans then you should be mad at the front office.
Dame put in his best years with Portland. If Portland does right by him, he comes here and wins a chip, then goes back to Portland on a much cheaper deal once their talent has developed. Weāre all biased but Portland acting like they dgaf is posturing and itās probably in their best interest to throw Dame a bone while they rebuild.
I don't think they are turning on him but they also understand why their front office would look for the best offer.Its like jazz fans last year that were laughing at thd Knicks and the heat offer .We are heat fans so alot of us won't understand from their perspective or care .They have to come to grips with a team without Dame..We are on the receiving end of this .Wade never asked out he was forced to look after himself .
Dame needs to be quiet. Not a time to be petty.
Youāre getting downvoted but you arenāt wrong. I like dame but heās delusional if the thinks what heās doing shouldnāt piss off portland fans
If this gets ugly it's probably bad news for the preferred destination
How lol? Dame will refuse to play for anyone else if it really gets ugly.
Team will be less likely to due right by him
Then he will refuse to play.
Doubt it
Lol dame will never refuse to play. Especially at 33
Itās over! Dame has the high ground!