Jim Beam
Gets aroused by men in low socks
It makes zero sense to keep him and Scoot as it will hurt his development, and it also makes zero sense to "try and get the final piece to help Dame win the chip" because that's just not going to happen. Scoot is a superb talent by all accounts, so is Sharpe, we have our backcourt under control for the next 8-9 years and can't squander that just so we can win 45 games. There'll be growing pains, there'll be some awful seasons in the meantime but as we've seen with many teams of recent years, those rebuilds don't take all that long if you have the right foundations which we seem to already have. Scoot could easily be on the same level as Ja (and not have the same character issues, hopefully), Sharpe can explode anytime, then you have Little/Simons and other pieces drafted recently, there's really a way to turn this into a .500 team within 2-3 years and take it from there.
Just let Dame pick the team he wants to join, get the best package possible and move on. Really no other way to go about it.
Agree, although I was looking around for some Dame trade roumors this morning and there were few reports that it shouldn't be surprise if Dame and Scoot start together next season. Don't think that is the best option and Blazers will certainly receive multiple offers in coming days. It just seems like the perfect moment to part ways from both sides.
As you say, Dame also fully deserved to have a say in it. Won't lie, would love to see him in Miami (him and Butler go in my top 5 favorite players) and think he fits them brilliantly. I want to see the East stronger as well. Not sure what kind of package the Heat can offer though.