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If we can get Ben Simmons for Hart, Bledsoe, Didi and draft picks… that will be huge for this team
 
RR7 said:
a 2nd rounder, sure.
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If Houston just did this deal and carried Thybulle into the season I'm sure they can get something close to a first during the season.
 
B-Roy said:
If Houston just did this deal and carried Thybulle into the season I'm sure they can get something close to a first during the season.
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Possibly. Just saying, I'm not going that high for the Blazers.
 
Am also still really curious to see what the matching salary would be from Philly. They don't have much in that way.
 
B-Roy said:
If Houston just did this deal and carried Thybulle into the season I'm sure they can get something close to a first during the season.
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Two seconds
 
Pinwheel1 said:
I keep reading this from fans and I don't really think it is accurate. If we signed him for the minimum a couple of years ago and he played well, he would still be due for another contract this summer....at a higher price. Unless you all think we would have given him a 4-year minimum deal. This way he was at least well coached before coming to us.
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Yeah the argument is really moot because we signed him. Value is value. I could see being annoyed if we traded for him.
 
Here’s an interesting little nugget from the CBA FAQ page:

“During the July Moratorium (see question number 105), teams may not enter into verbal or written agreements with most free agents. Therefore any such agreements that are struck during the Moratorium are still characterized as negotiations, and do not count toward team salary.”

I think this means that GP2’s deal isn’t currently on the Blazers’ books so they aren’t technically hard capped at the moment.
 
e_blazer said:
Here’s an interesting little nugget from the CBA FAQ page:

“During the July Moratorium (see question number 105), teams may not enter into verbal or written agreements with most free agents. Therefore any such agreements that are struck during the Moratorium are still characterized as negotiations, and do not count toward team salary.”

I think this means that GP2’s deal isn’t currently on the Blazers’ books so they aren’t technically hard capped at the moment.
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You are correct but as some others have pointed out, the order of operations are irrelevant. Unless we renege.
 
Miles Bridges Unrestricted FA… anyone? Or is it good citizen far more important than winning?
 
RR7 said:
Correct. But once we sign him we have to be below the apron. So it's irrelevant
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True, but couldn't it mean that Cronin has the opportunity to make a move or two first, before signing Payton, and as long as he ends up under the apron he could still use the MLE?
 
e_blazer said:
True, but couldn't it mean that Cronin has the opportunity to make a move or two first, before signing Payton, and as long as he ends up under the apron he could still use the MLE?
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I believe that is correct. We aren't hard capped.....until we are, and we are not...yet.
 
e_blazer said:
True, but couldn't it mean that Cronin has the opportunity to make a move or two first, before signing Payton, and as long as he ends up under the apron he could still use the MLE?
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Yeah, but we can sign guys after he has signed as well, the same way.
 
e_blazer said:
True, but couldn't it mean that Cronin has the opportunity to make a move or two first, before signing Payton, and as long as he ends up under the apron he could still use the MLE?
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Sure but it’s kinda irrelevant. We have to have 13 players and we can’t exceed the apron. Whether we have Payton signed or not doesn’t really impact that.
 
TBpup said:
I believe that is correct. We aren't hard capped.....until we are, and we are not...yet.
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I feel like there’s a misunderstanding about being hard capped. You guys are acting like we have more flexibility if we aren’t hard capped yet. That doesn’t matter. The only thing that matters is at the end of the day, if you trigger the hard cap, you have to have a minimum of 13 players and you can’t exceed the hard cap for any reason. So unless we are planning on trading someone like Hart for a pick, we can’t really do much. We have to free up space to make any moves.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Sure but it’s kinda irrelevant. We have to have 13 players and we can’t exceed the apron. Whether we have Payton signed or not doesn’t really impact that.
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It’s totally hypothetical, but let’s say Cronin does one trade trade that ends up just over the apron and another that pushes it back below, as long as those two deals are processed by the league before Payton is signed, it looks to me like the MLE could still be used.
 
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