All Things Whiteside

[Ripcity4life77]

IF Portland is still wanting a chance at Whiteside and i have to believe they might decide to pass and maybe go someplace else BUT if they do not i hope the Blazers still get a meeting. However i am fearing i wake up tomorrow with news of him and Dallas agreeing to a deal and no meeting with Blazers.

ADDON via Marc Stein

Marc Stein

✔ @ESPNSteinLine
The Mavericks, sources say, recently wrapped up their New York City recruiting pitch to Hassan Whiteside


I am glad there is no report of a deal in place and maybe IF the Blazers still want him they will have a shot at getting him.

 

[BonesJones]

No, because the base year compensation rule would only make our outgoing salary on that deal 8.5M.

Ok I read up on it at cbafaq.com

I'm trying to think of a way where we could sign Parsons and Whiteside without gutting our bench.

 

[masieo]

Says Whiteside is going to post on Snapchat tomorrow who he's going with.

 

[Scalma]

Says Whiteside is going to post on Snapchat tomorrow who he's going with.

Yeah, we never had a meeting with him.

 

[masieo]

Yeah, it does seem that way now. I would like to think there is the slightest chance we get to see him before that Snapchat announcement, but I know that's not likely.

 

[Blazer509]

Man that sucks.

 

[Blazer509]

 

[B-Roy]

Whiteside just announced on Snapchat he's staying in Miami

 

[jlprk]

Whiteside just announced on Snapchat he's staying in Miami

You beat me.

 

[Binx]

Whiteside just announced on Snapchat he's staying in Miami

No kidding? That's too bad.

 

[Binx]

Did Portland even get a chance to make their case?

 

[JDC]

Did Portland even get a chance to make their case?

Nope, but it wouldn't have mattered. The max and Miami is what he wanted and he got it.

 

[Strenuus]

Did Portland even get a chance to make their case?

No. Whiteside wanted money, not an actual role on a team.

 

[B-Roy]

Yeah let's act like anyone that doesn't want to play in Portland is stupid. That is how a smart fanbase thinks!

 

[JDC]

No. Whiteside wanted money, not an actual role on a team.

Over half the league had the money. It was Miami that got the deal done.

 

[illmatic99]

Move on.

 

[Schilly]

Over half the league had the money. It was Miami that got the deal done.

The max from Miami is higher than the max from anyone else yeah we might sit here and think to ourselves "but it's only $4mil more" well that and the state income tax aspect... Also as Whiteside said because of being I the DL he's played for 8 teams in 4 years not changing probably was high on his list.

 

[BBert]

I'm not even a tiny bit surprised.

I'm not really disappointed either.

 

[illmatic99]

I'm not even a tiny bit surprised.

I'm not really disappointed either.

Agreed. I wasn't emotionally invested in the idea of Whiteside.

Dwight is still out there as well some more value dudes.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Agreed. I wasn't emotionally invested in the idea of Whiteside.

Dwight is still out there as well some more value dudes.

Supposedly, Portland is no longer on Howard's list but we shall see..

 

[Strenuus]

Over half the league had the money. It was Miami that got the deal done.

Wasn't he a UFA and get the 5th year with Miami?

 

[Blazinaway]

Supposedly, Portland is no longer on Howard's list but we shall see..

Koufus on the block, he signed a 4 yr 33 mi deal last yr with Kings - that seems like a huge bargain now

 

[illmatic99]

Supposedly, Portland is no longer on Howard's list but we shall see..

That's what they said about Whiteside and Miami.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Time to lock this sum'bitch up.

 

[BBert]

Agreed. I wasn't emotionally invested in the idea of Whiteside.

Dwight is still out there as well some more value dudes.

Me either. In fact, I could never shake my apprehension. I'm not sure he has the right outlook, he didn't want to be here, so it's no loss if he isn't. He made the best businessman choice, so good for him.

I'd rather have had Dwight but we're not getting him either. Maybe we get a cheap young center who can defend. Maybe we trade for one. Maybe Neil goes under the radar and we get Sanders. Or maybe we roll with the three centers we already have.

It's all good.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Whiteside may be in play again. We could still have max space for him if we renounce Meyers/Moe. Should Olshey make the call to try to "Deandre" him? Should he risk alienating Ezeli?