Aminu and Davis are signed

[KingSpeed]

@jwquick: Over steak dinner at El Gaucho in downtown Portland, Al-Farouq Aminu and Ed Davis officially become Trail Blazers http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i..._dinner_trail_blazers_sign_free_agents_a.html

 

[BrianFromWA]

nothing says "I'm signing for 8 figures" like a $65 Chateaubriand and a $300 magnum of Malbec.

 

[ripcityboy]

Free agents signed in Portland! (Head explodes)

 

[Haakzilla]

...Aminu is now the highest paid player on the roster, wow!

 

[riverman]

Awesome! Welcome to Rip City!

 

[TBpup]

We got guys that wanted to come here for the opportunity and a decent paycheck. Given what was handed out recently, they are bargains but still have a chance to win in a couple years. I feel bad for Wes who took the money and now is almost a lonely soul in Dallas.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Free agents signed in Portland! (Head explodes)

Portland always signs FA's. Just not top tier ones

 

[OSUBlazerfan]

Ed Davis has a descending salary starting at $6.98 mil to $6.35 mil - $20 mil total with Blazers
Al-Farouq Aminu sttarts at $8.04 mil, earning $30 mil w/o options with Portland Trail Blazers

 

[KeepOnRollin]

So Rouq's must be descending as well to start at 8.04 MIL right? These are smart moves structuring them like this!

 

[e_blazer]

...Aminu is now the highest paid player on the roster, wow!

With Aminu's contract worth only one-quarter of Dame's, I doubt he's threatened by that.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Ed Davis has a descending salary starting at $6.98 mil to $6.35 mil - $20 mil total with Blazers
Al-Farouq Aminu sttarts at $8.04 mil, earning $30 mil w/o options with Portland Trail Blazers

Very interesting, that both are descending in value while the cap will be increasing.

So Rouq's must be descending as well to start at 8.04 MIL right? These are smart moves structuring them like this!

Yeah--by my calcs it will decrease about $360K per year, down to 6.96M in year 4.

 

[OSUBlazerfan]

By that token, they should have just gave them a 20 -3 -3 -3

We have cap space now!

 

[PtldPlatypus]

By that token, they should have just gave them a 20 -3 -3 -3

We have cap space now!

If only they were allowed to. For the second time today, I say, "Darn CBA."

 

[Further]

Loved this

Aminu (four years, $30 million) and Davis (three years, $20 million) were part of a 12-person party at the steakhouse that included Blazers president of basketball operations Neil Olshey and the agents and family of the players. Blazers point guard Damian Lillard also stopped by the restaurant.

Lillard is really proving at every turn to be a real leader.

 

[dd def]

...Aminu is now the highest paid player on the roster, wow!

are you talking on a per-year basis? because i think lillard has him beat by a couple bucks overall