西装外套对梅森荔枝贸易作出反应：“我们肯定会想念他”

ThePortland Trail Blazerslearnin后,周日下午会见了媒体g about the unexpected trade ofMason Plumleeto theDenver Nuggets为了Jusuf Nurkic.和a first-round draft pick. Much like Blazers fans, the players expressed complete surprise at the announcement.

Joe Freeman的OregonLiverecapped a crazy day for the players,who were blindsided at breakfast.

WhenMeyers Leonardsat down for breakfast Sunday morning at thePortland Trail Blazerspractice facility, he overheardCJ McCollum和Damian Lillardhaving a serious conversation.

"I asked what they were talking about," Leonard said.

The answer was a stunner:Mason Plumleehad been traded.

Lillard was frank about the challenge of playing without Plumlee by his side.

“这是一个艰难的人，男人，”Lillard说。“Mase是我们的一个人;就像一个兄弟给我。我与Mase有很大的纽带，在地板上。它被吸引看到他去......我们肯定会想念他。”

Lillard反映了Plumlee在法庭上的无私，以及在法庭上的领导力。

"You don't find people that committed to being a better player and as committed to our team as he was," Lillard said. Plumlee is "always trying to figure out what he can do better to help us. Always in the game, he would come to me with a play call where he could literally help me get an easier look, a play where he's handling the ball and he can look for me. He would bring his iPad to me and say, 'Dame, look at this play. Right here, we should look at this more often in the game. You could (go) backdoor right here or be on the weak side.' It was just a lot of communication where he was trying to make the game easier for me."

Elsewhere,凯西Holdahl.的blazers.com讨论了通过球员撕裂的冲击波as they learned the news, and their realization that the popular Plumlee will not be part of their long-term growth. McCollum lamented the removal of a major cog in the Blazers’ offensive engine.

"Starting center does a lot for us," said Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum. "(Plumlee) handles the ball, a lot of responsibilities playmaking. He’s just a glue guy that you want on your team. He’s a guy who does things the right way, never complains and he’s getting better. He put together a nice string of 20, 25 games to where he’s getting double-doubles, making his free throws, finishing in the lane. And he’s a good guy. That’s what matters the most, he’s a good guy."

Lillard告诉记者他在离开他的新团队之前他对Plumlee说的话。

"I just told him how much I appreciate him as a teammate and he was one of my favorite teammates that I ever played with," Lillard said. "Not just in the NBA, but in my life period. I'll miss him for sure."

I mean, the business sucks man. You wish you could get a team together and put pieces together and you can keep it together. You wish you had the power to keep it together regardless of anything. It happens this way sometimes."

Lastly,杰森快速的CSN NWrecapped a crazy day for Plumlee, who never caught his breath after he walked to his vehicle.

早上早些时候，当他在珍珠区综合体的停车库中接近他的SUV时，他注意到有人闯入他的车。

His mind raced. Gone was his checkbook. His wallet.

“I went in early to the facility to start cancelling my checkbook, my credit cards,’’ Plumlee said. “And someone said, ‘Neil wants to meet with you.’’’

由于他准备取消信用卡，并找到识别，以他的最后几天短暂地反映在他的最后几天里，并找到了一架飞机。

“我只是和哥哥说话。在赛季交易中，它的交易非常不同，“Plumlee说。“作为一名球员，你总是觉得你在战斗中。我们只是昨天作为一个团队说话，“我们在这......我们必须进入季后赛并通过......'''

这将成为他的最后一次会议。

The Plumlee/Nurkic trade is expected to complete tomorrow, when the NBA League Office is open for business. It is unknown if Plumlee or Nurkic will suit up for their new teams, who are both in action Monday night. The Blazers play theAtlanta Hawks在TNT, and the Nuggets host the Western Conference ChampionGolden State Warriors.