An interesting option (Re: Plan B)

[Fez Hammersticks]

Absorb salary in a trade.

Looking at the available free-agents, using the cap in a trade looks like it's the best option.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Re: In interesting option (Re: Plan B)

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Mods, can you switch In to An <---

 

[RR7]

Re: In interesting option (Re: Plan B)

Sure. Who needs to dump salary, and what can they pay us in return.

 

[Mediocre Man]

But who is on the block? Or who might be on the block?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Igoudala. :MARIS61:

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Jason Quick: Blazers' free agent plan is Hibbert or nothing, GM Olshey says. Focus now turns to trades, where Blazers can make an uneven financial deal 1 minute ago

 

[Mediocre Man]

Oh, and preferably someone not on the downside of their career before El Pres comes in here spouting off about Iggy

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

But who is on the block? Or who might be on the block?

I'd look at teams looking to shed salary (Atlanta and Horford?) or teams trying to get rid of a headache (Sacramento and Evans?)

 

[Nikolokolus]

Igoudala. :MARIS61:

I heard he was an all-star?

 

[RR7]

Jason Quick ‏@jwquick
Blazers' free agent plan is Hibbert or nothing, GM Olshey says. Focus now turns to trades, where Blazers can make an uneven financial deal

Eliminates the thought of McGee, or Lopez or whatever.

So sounds like this is, in fact, their plan B

 

[ironcrotch]

Jason Quick: Blazers' free agent plan is Hibbert or nothing, GM Olshey says. Focus now turns to trades, where Blazers can make an uneven financial deal 1 minute ago

I like this.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Igoudala. :MARIS61:

 

[Nikolokolus]

I'd look at teams looking to shed Salary (Atlanta and Horford?) or teams trying to get rid of a headache (Sacramento and Evans?)

Horford would be intriguing, but Evans and Lillard paired in the backcourt seems like it would't profit Aldridge much.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I'd look at teams looking to shed Salary (Atlanta and Horford?) or teams trying to get rid of a headache (Sacramento and Evans?)

What would they want though? What do we have? Can't trade our pick this year

 

[Mediocre Man]

Horford would be intriguing, but Evans and Lillard paired in the backcourt seems like it would't profit Aldridge much.

Is Ellis a willing passer?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I heard he was an all-star?

and olympian. all in the last year...but then again, he's on the decline so before that he was an ULTRA allstar and Greek Olympiad.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Jason Quick ‏@jwquick
"I don't see the guys who fit the criteria we are looking for,'' Olshey said of free agent market. He wants young, All-Star caliber player


So we can stop talking about old man Iggy

 

[Nikolokolus]

What would they want though? What do we have? Can't trade our pick this year

it would have to be a pure salary dump for a second round pick or one of the throw-away players on our roster (i.e. pretty much everybody besides LA, Lillard and Cooney).

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Jason Quick ‏@jwquick
"I don't see the guys who fit the criteria we are looking for,'' Olshey said of free agent market. He wants young, All-Star caliber player


So we can stop talking about old man Iggy

he's a year older than Aldridge.

:MARIS61:

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

PG: Lillard
SG:
SF: Batum
PF: Aldridge
C:

Move Batum to SG and look at Rudy Gay? There are many options out there.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Is Ellis a willing passer?

Ummm ... for a guy that plays 40 minutes a game? Not particularly.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Jason Quick ‏@jwquick
Blazers' cap space can be used to execute uneven financial trade with a team that wants to shed salary. Center will likely come this route

 

[RR7]

Jason Quick ‏@jwquick
Blazers' cap space can be used to execute uneven financial trade with a team that wants to shed salary. Center will likely come this route

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Unfortunately, about the only thing good we have to offer via trade is cap space.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Jason Quick ‏@jwquick
Blazers' cap space can be used to execute uneven financial trade with a team that wants to shed salary. Center will likely come this route

Unforuntately, I don't believe there are any good centers available via this route.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Unfortunately, about the only thing good we have to offer via trade is cap space.

It's not exactly the same situation, but it should be noted that it was this kind of flexibility that allowed the Thunder to pick up Eric Maynor for a song from the Jazz ... who knows what will happen, but something might turn up?

 

[Mediocre Man]

Unforuntately, I don't believe there are any good centers available via this route.

Horford? McGee (S&T)?

 

[Kilkenny]

I would think you guys would be pissed if Olshey matched a $45 million deal for Batum now. That's a lot of buck to tie up on a guy that averaged 13.9 and 4.6.

 

[Reep]

Noah?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

too bad Hawes is off. looks like Kaman is the target. unless we get into the D12 sweepstakes and take back lopez somehow.