Clippers trade Blake Griffin to Pistons for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley and picks

She may be a gold digger... but it's hard to tell, really.

She has 1 kid with Leinart. She/they didn't know she was pregnant, when she was still at USC, when they broke up. It's not like that's a situation that only happens with professional athletes or gold diggers. She gets child support checks from Leinart, per whatever the court decided was appropriate (of course her side pushed for more, as anyone would do in that situation). Seems she did 99% of the raising of that child, that was born in 2006.

Regarding Griffin, it "sounds" like they had a "loving" relationship, were acting as "de-facto" husband and wife, and he made "promises" to her regarding their future, her career (and not needing one) / role as primary caregiver for their two kids, etc. Had they gone ahead and got married, and stayed married for 10, 20 years or longer, no one is calling her a gold digger, just a girl that had a first, unplanned child outside of a long-term relationship and then in her late 20s/early 30s settled down. It happens.

Griffin seems to be the jackass in this situation. A prenup is fine... but it sounds like the prenup was nowhere in line with previous discussions, etc. And of course he just up and left and traded down.

I'm definitely not saying Griffin or Leinart should fund a lavish lifestyle for her. But Griffin absolutely should step up and provide (1) whatever is appropriate for the children, and (2) whatever is appropriate to make up for the fact that she is at a different place career wise because of her sacrifice being the primary caregiver in lieu of a career, which was a joint decision they made together - this part might not be that meaningful, but is real.

The lawsuit should hash this out.

 

Griffin has so little impact on results. The ultimate all sizzle guy.

The hype around this him was even worse than the Amare Stoudamire hype back in the day.

 

Except amare actually was the best player on those suns teams, they failed to make the playoffs ever since he left. He was a much better rebounder and knew his role in the offense and subordinated to the real leader of the team (Nash). Blake wanted more ISO midrange and "beefed" with CP3, the best player and team leader.

 

Amare on the Suns deserved the hype. Then he got injured. Blake's hype has always exceeded his impact.

Blake is a great talent. His main problem is between the ears.

 

I think his hype was mostly because of his macho-looking dunks on people. (And I've always have beef with his leveraging the off arm to push the defender down. Should be offensive foul most of the times.) He didn't have a post up game. His outside shots were developed quite late in his career.

 

Not surprising. Blake is a pouting loser that is emotionally 5 years old. After he broke up with his fiancé he is even worse. Guy will literally spend all day smoking pot and playing video games.

Another epic move by SVG. Maybe he can trade multiple #1’s this summer for Aldridge and sign Derrick Rose.

He can roll out a triple tower line up of:

Drummond
Griffin
Aldridge
Jackson
Rose

That’s got to be good for at least 25 wins.

 

Steve Nash and Shawn Marion both were better than Amare. Even Griffin and MDA have discussed Marion and Nash being the best players on the Suns.

 

Griffin will decompose in obscurity in Detroit. The team will be stuck in mud and he won't give a damn.

Detroit has 4 more years of this Griffin. Bleak.

 

Blake is miserable lol.

No more bright shiny LA lights.

He had the option to choose his own destination this past off season. Went back to LA and then they traded his ass to miserable Detroit.

 

I can actually see him being a new Josh Smith for them in the lockeroom very soon and being traded for peanuts, i think someone will still bite.

 

SVG's first blunder was signing Jodie Meeks to a ridiculous contract when he was competing against no other team. Secondly, he signed Reggie Jackson to a stupid contract that locked them into mediocrity (at best).

However, trading for Blake's onerous contract takes the cake. SVG the GM (and probably the coach) should be fired after the season ends.

 

I think what we will see first is SVG being let go and Drummond's contract being traded. Probably try to shuffle the deck chairs to see what they can do to build around Blake. It ultimately won't matter. With Blake's poor play, poor attitude and huge cap stuffing contract, not sure there is a team that would trade for him. Who will be more desperate than Detroit?

 

Coach doubling as GM is not a good idea. Coaches want to win now. GMs have a much longer term perspective for the team. Coaches need to understand the game and the players. GMs need to understand business dealing and management. Very few people can do both well.

 

Eh, good question, maybe no one, and i agree with you about Drummond being moved first eventually, but i can still see another desperate team taking the risk if Blake will be available for cheap which is what i expect to happen at some point, let's say i wouldn't bet on it, but wouldn't exactly be shocked to see him traded in a year.

 

Yup, even when Stoudamire got hurt they were winning 60 games with gawdamn Tim Thomas.

 

Blake being "available for cheap" is impossible. His contract the next 4 years is $32 / $34 / $37 / $39 million. (I know exactly what you meant, but my point is made).

Blake will be untradeable next year even if they try to give him away unless he starts playing like a superstar. Who wants to be stuck with that contract until the summer of 2022.

 

On the bright side, plenty of punching opportunities for Blake in Detroit.

 

And went down 3-1 to a mediocre lakers team, and were one tim thomas 3 from losing to the Lakers in the first round in 6 games.

And then the Elton Brand clippers took them to 7 games,

Then they got blown out in the WCF by the mavs.

That team would have won 68-69 games with Amare that year, and might have won the finals that year.