#19 up for sale

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  1. Crimson the Cat

    Crimson the Cat Well-Known Member

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    http://www.draftexpress.com/blog/Jonathan-Givony/#Word-on-the-Street-June-16th-3263

     
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    Meh. Taking on dead weight like Speedy to move up 5 spots just isn't appealing.
     
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    If you can get 19 for cheap, you combine it and 24 to NJ that are rumored to want to drop back to get Casspi at a lower pick/salary. They may not even want the 24, maybe the 33 and its non-guaranteed contract. There are lots of possibilities here.
     
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    I agree.

    Now, if we could obtain the 19th pick while keeping the 24th......would those 2 picks and perhaps a little extra get us a pick in the 14-16 range? That might give us a shot at someone like Blair.

    Oops - Big Q beat me to it!
     
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    We all know that Paul likes to buy draft picks.
     
  7. Crimson the Cat

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    I have a feeling Pritchard could deplete his assets this offseason. #19 could be very useful to begin building those reserves back up.
     
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    But if insurance would pay for the majority of Speedy's salary and we cut him, not that much of an impact.
     
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    It is an impact on our cap space, though, of 5 millions, which kill smost of it.
     
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    But would adding him give us enough salary that when included with the MLE would then bring us high enough to earn the MLE?
     
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    That would be cool to buy this pick!
     
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    I didn't even think of that.
     
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    I disagree. There will be 5 players available to us that wouldn't normally be there. Also, it'd be an easier pick to trade and move up further. That's about as much of a no brainer as it could be.
     
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    I see your point, but it's not like this year has any major free agents we need or want. And, if it's a peice of the puzzle that lands us the PG we want in the draft, then so be it. It's not like Blake is a complete scrub and keeping him ensures we'll never get past the first round of the playoffs.
     
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    We've been waiting on that cap space for 2 years, and you think we'd blow it for the 19th pick? No.
     
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    Well, of course, but the point is, this draft is full of question marks, and there doesn't seem to be a lot of difference between the guys available at 24, 19, or 30. It's all a crap shoot at that point, and you're just as likely to get a good player at 24 as you are at 19.
     
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    Exactly. The actual monetary cost might only be a million or two but the cap cost will be the full $5.2 million. Memphis might be interested in #19 plus Speedy, but I doubt that the Blazers are.
     
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    I don't read into the OP that you'd have to trade them the #24. The blazers could have both 19 and 24.

    The pick is sweetener to anyone that'll absorb Claxton's paycheck.

    If they do demand a pick, a crappy 2nd rounder (near the end of the draft) would suffice, IMO.
     
  19. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Maybe we could convince Memphis to take Speedy, and then give them $3M (so they actually make money on the deal) along with a late 2nd, and we get the #19 without having to cripple our capspace. Sounds like a win-win-win to me.
     

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