2020 Free Agency Thread

[B-Roy]

Steven Adams to New Orleans...

 

[Scalma]

Guards still available:

- DJ Augustin
- Avery Bradley -- most likely can't afford him
- Jeremy Lin
- Kris Dunn
- Bryn Forbes -- prolly my favorite of the lot.
- Shaq Harrison
- Shabazz Napier

forbes is undersized, not a good passer, and a liability defensively. Other than that hes sick.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

2 decent trades, no help in the draft, free agency once again a joke.

Maybe not a treadmill....not enough progress to give us real hope.

Perhaps you should watch some Blazers highlights for the last couple of years.
You'll see Dame hitting step back 3, dunking, and being a badass. But, if you're
careful, you'll see these highlights being in the 4th quarter, and you'll see the
names of some of his teammates on the floor with him. Names like Pat C,
Vonleh, Layman, Turner, Biebs, and other drivel.

Then, go to the rotation thread I just created, and see nothing but solid players
in a 10-man rotation.

So, you may not like it, but it is a significant improvement to recent years.

 

[illmatic99]

forbes is undersized, not a good passer, and a liability defensively. Other than that hes sick.

he's a career 40% 3pt shooter with volume and the same size as Dame. but ya, you know it all.

 

[Buffalo Custard]

Perhaps you should watch some Blazers highlights for the last couple of years.
You'll see Dame hitting step back 3, dunking, and being a badass. But, if you're
careful, you'll see these highlights being in the 4th quarter, and you'll see the
names of some of his teammates on the floor with him. Names like Pat C,
Vonleh, Layman, Turner, Biebs, and other drivel.

Then, go to the rotation thread I just created, and see nothing but solid players
in a 10-man rotation.

So, you may not like it, but it is a significant improvement to recent years.

I'll just say I think you are waaay too optimistic about Hood and Collins and leave it at that.

 

[TBpup]

 

[TBpup]

Ariza has been on 4 teams in the last week.

 

[B-Roy]

Being an OKC fan right now must be wild.

 

[B-Roy]

Ariza has been on 4 teams in the last week.

I don't like that Ariza wound up on the Mavs. He's a solid player for contending teams.

 

[B-Roy]

Nevermind.

 

[Labinot41]

Ariza really is the bitch of the nba lmao

 

[illmatic99]

Dame on the moves: from Quick
https://theathletic.com/2212279/2020/11/21/enes-kanter-derrick-jones-jr-rodney-hood/

The Trail Blazers are not yet done in their offseason rebuild, but by nightfall Friday, Damian Lillard liked where the team was headed.

Portland is deeper, more versatile and has more defenders after a whirlwind week that included acquiring forward Robert Covington, followed by a frantic Friday of deals that featured trading for backup center Enes Kanter, signing 23-year-old free agent Derrick Jones Jr. and re-signing free agent Rodney Hood.

“I had my eye on a few guys that would have been tough to get,” Lillard told The Athletic late Friday night. “But with that being said, Neil (Olshey) has worked his ass off to make improvements. We became deeper and more defensive. Everything we’ve done so far complements our team, in my opinion.”

 

[PHXBlazer1]

OKC getting another first rounder llol

 

[illmatic99]

OKC getting another first rounder llol

Presti deserves a vacation man

 

[illmatic99]

Anyone on Charlotte we want to S&T?

 

[Labinot41]

Presti is a hell of a GM, extremely creative

 

[B-Roy]

Presti is a hell of a GM, extremely creative

Great GM in a vacuum, but will probably remembered for one trade that may have cost his team multiple championships.

 

[LayneStaley]

Ariza gets traded to a worse team every 2 days. That must suck.

I’d like him back honestly.

 

[illmatic99]

Presti is a hell of a GM, extremely creative

he's been really good in extracting value but don't think it's that hard to tear down a team for picks.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Anyone on Charlotte we want to S&T?

Pipe dream: Devonte Graham

Realistically though — no.

 

[LayneStaley]

Presti is good at trading players for 1st rounders, not sure how fun that’s to watch on game days.

 

[illmatic99]

Pipe dream: Devonte Graham

Realistically though — no.

haha that would be insane, but they already have Rozier and drafted LaMelo

 

[B-Roy]

Dame on the moves: from Quick
https://theathletic.com/2212279/2020/11/21/enes-kanter-derrick-jones-jr-rodney-hood/

The Trail Blazers are not yet done in their offseason rebuild, but by nightfall Friday, Damian Lillard liked where the team was headed.

Portland is deeper, more versatile and has more defenders after a whirlwind week that included acquiring forward Robert Covington, followed by a frantic Friday of deals that featured trading for backup center Enes Kanter, signing 23-year-old free agent Derrick Jones Jr. and re-signing free agent Rodney Hood.

“I had my eye on a few guys that would have been tough to get,” Lillard told The Athletic late Friday night. “But with that being said, Neil (Olshey) has worked his ass off to make improvements. We became deeper and more defensive. Everything we’ve done so far complements our team, in my opinion.”

Sounds like we didn't get the guys Dame was looking for. What else was said?

 

[Tince]

Presti is a hell of a GM, extremely creative

Only GM to have 3 future MVPs on his roster at the same time, have zero championships, and a bunch of future 1st rounders to show for it.

 

[illmatic99]

Sounds like we didn't get the guys Dame was looking for. What else was said?

that's the only dame quote in the article. rest is Quick patting himself on the back for suggesting Jones earlier in the fall

 

[Tince]

Sounds like we didn't get the guys Dame was looking for. What else was said?

Dame summarzing the thoughts of many of us!

 

[PCmor7]

Anyone on Charlotte we want to S&T?

Terry Rozier?

 

[LayneStaley]

Does Charlotte have the money to sign HW? If not is there anything there to extract?

 

[PHXBlazer1]

I'd love Rozier as a back up PG

 

[MickZagger]

Terry Rozier?

Shit would be one of the best backups in the league at PG