i say ,well idk david does play hard ,but trading steve blake will pretty much leave us with sergio as the only expirienced player at his position with the addition kopenen(who im really liking and gunning for to make the team)and bayless being a rookie , idk
also if he did play SF martell would either have to be traded or get little to no playing time (same could be for david lee if martell backed travis up) i think if we do trade i think we should trade the ike diougu dude with steve (i really dont want him to go but some1 has to )
and keep channing cuz from what ive seen in interviews he seems to be a pretty vocal kid ,and a really good example who never puts his head down,so if he gets traded im afraid it might mess up our chemistry,so if some1 would have to go i prefer it being ike cuz hes hasnt played for us in which case we wouldnt miss him and thats one of our problems being blazer fans is letting our players go.

It reads more like someone in the new york media saying “hey, we need a PG. Lee is our only asset, let’s see who would be a possible trading partner. why look, portland just drafted bayless and also has rodriguez. the salaries could work, let’s suggest that as possible”.

I think it’s possible this swap was discussed on draft day as part of a deal involving draft picks maybe. But I don’t think there is anyway KP is going to send Nate into the season with Bayless and Sergio as his 2 point guards. Blake is not going anywhere.

The other piece of Diogu is he’s often injured and hasn’t even been available for 1/2 the games in any one of his first 3 years. That’s not likely to attract any big time offers. At the same time, I think trading Blake is premature. Granted, the future looks like a three guard rotation of Roy/Bayless/Ferandez, but we’re not in the future yet. We have two rookies that can use some good floor coaching from Blake, and my bet is we keep Blake for several more years given he’s a solid and intelligent, if not spectuacular player. And, he gives us a pure point if and when we need him. And finally, all it takes is one injury and we’re suddenly very thin in the three guard rotation. Remember, it was Jack we dealt – but if could’ve been Blake. Maybe later – just not right now.

A more likely scenerio is written up in Hoopsworld today in their “Mid-Day Report” : The Retooling Begins” segment. I don’t know if I agree right now, but they think that the only likely scenerio will be to package a combo of either Diogu/Frye, with Sergio, with Webster, and the get a starting SF. Outlaw would take the #2 SF spot, and Batum the #3 on the third team. Frankly, I think it’s all a little early given the cap space/LaFrentz we have coming and the idea I have that the Blazers will let Webster/Outlaw play at SF for 40-50 games before making a move there – if they make one at all.. And, they don’t need to rush into anything. But we’ll see.

But this deal doesn’t make us better. We need the steady PG play Blake can give us. He’s the ultimate backup PG.

Now, if we were going to package Frye + Martell/Trout for a solid veteran PG (Hinrich for example), you might have something there.

It would probably be a good long-term deal theoretically. Lee is a bit of a statistical marvel, being ridiculously efficient. He’s one of the few Knicks that Knicks fans give a damn about. I’m guessing Lee’s trade value is far far higher than that of Blake.

If that’s all we had to give up, I actually think I’d go for it. It’s not a 100% yes, obviously. Blake’s our best point guard right now (unless Bayless is more NBA ready than predicted). We’d be getting younger. Lee is a bad defender. Still, it is just too tempting because of the disparity in talent. Lee is reportedly a good guy too.

“He’s always been a pretty good defender in Europe, always been a good team player."
- Mike Born, Trail Blazers’ director of NBA Scouting on Casey’s blog

On Draftexpress, one of his strengths is “Perimeter defense”. Another quote is this: ” However, whenever he figured things out, he really impressed with his abilities. The guy can be simply unstoppable, able to create his own shot at will, to easily set up his teammates for easy baskets, to play lock down defense taking advantage of his freakish wingspan and athleticism, and come up with a slew of highlights in the form of blocks, dunks, long-range off-the-dribble shots, etc.

Batum needs to realize that he’s the clear-cut best player on his team, and start playing accordingly. It would be a crime to waste such an impressive collage of basketball goods. Indeed, he should be a lock for the lottery, but even if we can easily project him there, there’s no solid ground to protect him from slipping, given the concerns his game draws. “

From nbadraft.net: “Defensively, has all the tools to become great … A player possessing his type of length and athleticism to go along with great lateral foot speed is a rarity … Could eventually become a defender capable of guarding all 5 positions on the floor …Quick hands and feet, plus athleticism make him a potential lock down defender … “

From what I’ve read, he’s a good defender now, and he could be a great defender in the future. He still relies on his length and athleticism too much, and he’s a bit too skinny right now. Mike Born also said he’s potentially Tayshaun Prince-like on defense.

I like what Lee could bring to the bench unit. However, I don’t think we would do this deal because if we trade Blake we would have very little experience at the PG spot. Fernandez, Rodriguez, Bayless and Koppenen have very little or no experience playing the NBA point guard experience. I don’t think NY trades Lee unless someone takes back one of their UGLY contracts. That is how they are trying to get rid of their contracts is by including Lee. If that is the price, I’ll pass. If not, maybe they would take Rodriguez and two of our second rounders next year? I’d do that, not so sure they woud though.

i say the we dont trade blake for lee but u try to bring him in like say frye or digu, sergio and a few draft picks but definatlly not blake

now about bayless starting i think he wont right at first but maybe after the allstar break he will