2023-24 Roster. Who stays? Who goes?

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Of the 6 Free Agents, what 3 should stay?

  • J Grant

    Votes: 70 90.9%

  • D Eubanks

    Votes: 42 54.5%

  • J Winslow

    Votes: 13 16.9%

  • C Reddish

    Votes: 5 6.5%

  • M Thybulle

    Votes: 74 96.1%

  • K Knox

    Votes: 16 20.8%
  • Total voters
    77
bxb said:
I dont even know where to begin on who gets cut n who stays and goes... We're too close now. I believe rosters need to be set for opening day on the 23rd, so 5 more days....
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Seems pretty clear to me that Minaya and Conditt will be cut, Reath will be retained, and then it comes down to Brown or Knox for the 15th spot, and I'd predict Knox stays.
 
bxb said:
A lot of players are about to get cut from all the rosters.. So as much as some familiar names n faces might be cut lose, there might be even better versions of those players being cut from other rosters.
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Yeah, Joe's definitely got to keep his ears open. Not sure that there will be anyone eye-popping released, but if there's somebody that Schmitz is particularly high on, then I think we have to take swings where we can.
 


I never saw anything official from the Blazers, but Spotrac shows that they released John Butler to make room for Justin Minaya.

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From my count, the Blazers have 2 roster spots still open. Who gets one of those spots? Knox? Reath? Both? Neither? I think with Camara playing so well in pre-season, Knox becomes redundant. I'm guessing the Blazers will sign Reath and leave one open roster spot. Although Knox is 3 years younger than Reath. Perhaps he has more value (potential?)...
 

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42N8Bounce said:


I never saw anything official from the Blazers, but Spotrac shows that they released John Butler to make room for Justin Minaya.

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From my count, the Blazers have 2 roster spots still open. Who gets one of those spots? Knox? Reath? Both? Neither? I think with Camara playing so well in pre-season, Knox becomes redundant. I'm guessing the Blazers will sign Reath and leave one open roster spot. Although Knox is 3 years younger than Reath. Perhaps he has more value (potential?)...
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For my money, Camara makes the rotation a 10-man. I think he's earned it, actually forcing Billup's hand.
 
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From my count, the Blazers have 2 roster spots still open. Who gets one of those spots? Knox? Reath? Both? Neither? I think with Camara playing so well in pre-season, Knox becomes redundant. I'm guessing the Blazers will sign Reath and leave one open roster spot. Although Knox is 3 years younger than Reath. Perhaps he has more value (potential?)...
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What is the downside of keeping all 15 and cutting one later if someone else becomes available?

I am warming up to keeping both Reath and Brown since they are so different in skill sets. And I want to see more of Knox because he is a bigger SF than what we have.

I am wondering if Reath can be an old-school type PF. He is a good rebounder, but not a good rim protector. (Brown is just the opposite) On offense, I think he could as he can stretch the floor. But on defense, it would have to be situational as I doubt he could cover the perimeter against most stretch 4s. But I could see him and Williams playing together with the 2nd unit on occasion
 
Wizard Mentor said:
For my money, Camara makes the rotation a 10-man. I think he's earned it, actually forcing Billup's hand.
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Agreed. I'd love to see Camara make a strong argument to get rotation minutes. If that's the case though, the question becomes - who's minutes does he take? Most likely Walker. Unless he plays some small forward, in which case he would take some minutes from Thybulle.

It's always a good problem to have too many players deserving playing time. Let's just hope that translates into some wins in the long term.
 
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Agreed. I'd love to see Camara make a strong argument to get rotation minutes. If that's the case though, the question becomes - who's minutes does he take? Most likely Walker. Unless he plays some small forward, in which case he would take some minutes from Thybulle.

It's always a good problem to have too many players deserving playing time. Let's just hope that translates into some wins in the long term.
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imho, Thybulle's minutes are very cuttable. I could see him getting 23 mpg, Camara getting 15 mpg, and Grant/Sharp getting the remainder at SF.
 
Is there downside risk to carrying 15 guys into late December if your 14th and 15th guys are on partial guarantees?
 
Samuel said:
Is there downside risk to carrying 15 guys into late December if your 14th and 15th guys are on partial guarantees?
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Good question. Other than minimum salaried contracts (for the year), and 10-day contracts, I think there is restrictions on putting partially guaranteed contracts into the season. All of the contracts I've seen have guarantee dates pre-season. Once they're on the roster at a certain point before the season begins, their contract is guaranteed for the season. And I believe there is a maximum of number of 10-day contracts a team can offer a player before they have to offer them a full contract for the remainder of the season. I'm certainly no expert in this area though...
 
Contracts can be partially guaranteed until way into the season. It's something like January or February that all deals become fully guaranteed.
 
Bad news for people who like height (Ish is officially listed at 6’5”), but I’m intrigued.

EDIT: I went to basketball-reference and now I’m less intrigued. We’ll see how good he is at waving a towel I guess.
 
Everything Beagle said:
Bad news for people who like height (Ish is officially listed at 6’5”), but I’m intrigued.

EDIT: I went to basketball-reference and now I’m less intrigued. We’ll see how good he is at waving a towel I guess.
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He is 250 lbs with a 7'2" wing span. Supposedly a good defender.
 
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Knox and Reath will apparently play for the remix
 
Latest update:

Guards:
scoot 6-3
ant 6-3
*mays 6-4
brogdon 6-5
thybulle 6-5
wainright 6-5
sharpe 6-6
rupert 6-6

Forwards:
*minaya 6-7
camara 6-8
grant 6-8
murray 6-8
walker 6-9

Centers:
williams6-9
ayton 7-0
*badji 7-1

Remix:
knox 6-7
reath 6-11

*two-way
 
inconceivable said:
Latest update:

Guards:
scoot 6-3
ant 6-3
*mays 6-4
brogdon 6-5
thybulle 6-5
wainright 6-5
sharpe 6-6
rupert 6-6

Forwards:
*minaya 6-7
camara 6-8
grant 6-8
murray 6-8
walker 6-9

Centers:
williams6-9
ayton 7-0
*badji 7-1

Remix:
knox 6-7
reath 6-11

*two-way
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Brown
 
Wainwright is 30 years old. Started his NBA career 2 years ago. Did offer some decent role playing minutes last year for Phoenix. Wainwright has "playoff experience" !!! (played some garbage minutes in 6 games last season). The Blazers need pivotal veteran presence in the locker room to be successful.
 
This looks like the roster the Blazers will carry into opening night -

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I like it. This is probably the most balanced roster I've seen for quite some time. It's a solid mix of young potential, with a few vets sprinkled in here and there to add some needed mentoring.

I can't wait until opening night. I'll be in the arena!
 

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