Desperate Robin Lopez salary dump coming

I didn't see this coming, but could definitely be a fit for Portland.

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 2m
To clear salary for Tyreke Evans or sign-and-trade w/ Kings, Pelicans expected to try and unload Robin Lopez, league source tells Y!

 

LOL U beat me to it, I could see Blazers go after him

 

How much? He's around 2.5 mil right?

 

Looks like he makes $11m or so over the next two years?

Looking at some of his profiles, he's even a worse rebounder than his brother. But he posted a monster 18+ PER this season. He's certainly a young, big body.

 

5.1 mil next yr and 5.3 mil yr after - not fully guaranteed, really a pretty decent contract and he had a good yr last yr

 

How is his defense? If they are going to cut him anyways how about we float a 2nd rounder for him.

 

Nah unless we can't grab asik. I think we need to wait until weds when Howard makes his decision.

 

Bird in the hand. If they were willing to dump him now for nothing, I'd be happy to take him. Still have about 4 million left, go after someone like Corey Brewer as abackup 2/3. And then sign a vet 3rd string PG.

 

I watched a couple of games of his and liked how active he was. Then I looked at his stats after the games, and was surprised at how few rebounds and blocked shots he actually had gotten.

I guess that is a good thing....

 

Well I just think adding asik is much better than adding Lopez. If there is a chance; then I think we should take it.

But it's definitely a gamble

 

We should take him. Especially if the cost is nothing.

 

He would be a kind of crappy consolation prize for not getting Asik, but if it makes Aldridge happy...

His hair certainly belongs in Portland. (Or Springfield.)

 

well he's only what? 25, he gives us two yrs while leonard and Withey develop (hopefully). we have 3 bigs and have "C" my committee, perhaps not ideal but I'll roll with that, and he might come cheap and we'd still have some cap left, remember the Olshey "gathering asset" comments - this continues that

 

If we do pick him up; it's not the end of the world. I just think it's not the home run in looking for.

 

I think I'd rather be starting Lopez than Kaman or Zaza. Obviously Asik is the dream but we don't know how plausible that trade is yet.

 

I have no problem taking Lopez. I do not think we get Asik for just cap space, if at all.

We could then stretch Freeland and pick up one more significant player.

 

I beat you all to it a few hours ago in the main free agency thread.

http://sportstwo.com/threads/237215-2013-Official-NBA-Off-season-Movement-Rumors-(Merged-threads)?p=3045357#post3045357

GTFO!! :MARIS61:

 

Few random thoughts on it. Lopez's deal is not fully guaranteed, at a little over 5 a year the next two years. So same length as Asik, but ASik is an 8 million cap hit, but Paul has to pay out 15 million next season. Robin just turned 25. Asik turns 27 in 3 days.

On offense, few random stats, in the P&R, Robin scores 1.08 PPP, 38th in the league. Asik 1.02, 55th. Robin 1.28 on offensive rebouns, 16th in the league. Asik 1.00, good for 131st. On cuts to the basket, Robin scored 1.26, 69th in the league. Asik 1.08, 173rd.

On defense, overall, Asik gives up .87 PPP, 195th in the league. Robin .81, 71st. On post ups, Asik .85, Robin .73. In the pick and roll, Asik .97, Robin .58. Asik blocked 1.6 shots per 36 and had a 2.7% block percentage. Robin blocked 2.2, 5.0 block percentage. Asik's biggest(only?) advantage, and it was a big one, admittedly, was defensive rebounding.

 

I think you're setting yourself up to be very disappointed this summer Mags.

 

Wasn't hickson an average rebounder in sactown? Maybe that improves next to Aldridge?