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Hickson will now have full Bird rights, allowing them to re-sign with their teams for any amount up to the maximum salary.
 
Good news for us. I like the way Hickson fit in. I wonder if that will affect the Freeland talks (or trade interest).

I guess it is best for the individual players and their teams (of which we are of course one of the few).
 
Probably not affect Freeland, but I think it will lessen the 'need' to draft a big man as BPA
 
Good news! Never thought I would be excited to find out we could have a better chance at re-signing Hickson. And now the Knicks can over pay for Lin.
 
This topic is going crazy on teh twitterz. It sounds like nobody on the players'/agents' sides expected this result.
 
HCP said:
Good news! Never thought I would be excited to find out we could have a better chance at re-signing Hickson. And now the Knicks can over pay for Lin.
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I agree with the dirty mexican.

Pacifico
:cheers:
 
Having options is always good, but IMO this also increases the likelihood that we overpay for Hickson, and might possibly cause us to spend cap-space on him (matching another team's offer) rather than using it on a free agent.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Having options is always good, but IMO this also increases the likelihood that we overpay for Hickson, and might possibly cause us to spend cap-space on him (matching another team's offer) rather than using it on a free agent.
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Ya, that's a concern. I'll be curious to see if a team is willing to gamble and promise him the starting PF spot and starter $$$ after how good he played at the end of the season.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Having options is always good, but IMO this also increases the likelihood that we overpay for Hickson, and might possibly cause us to spend cap-space on him (matching another team's offer) rather than using it on a free agent.
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his cap hold is also going to be quite large of we do the QO thing
 
BLAZINGGIANTS said:
Lillard it is, unless another SG/SF slides...
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Except that neither Freeland nor Hickson are really centers. They do play them on TV though.

I could still see Drummond big in the mix. If anything, maybe they are less likely to overpay for Robinson. Robinson forces LMA to move to C; Hickson/Freeland, even though they are not centers, would be more likely to fit at the 5.
 
Blazinaway said:
his cap hold is also going to be quite large of we do the QO thing
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According to ShamSports, his cap hold would only be 3.3M.

I was shocked when Sacramento released him and no one else claimed him before Portland did. The 19 games he played for us statistically look more like his last year in Cleveland than they do his time with the Kings. On most nights we can get away with JJ and LA on the court at the same time.

We will see what marquee players will consider Portland, but doubt we will have to renounce JJ in order to make a better signing. Being able to start him at the same price any other team can offer with bigger raises and a fifth year should make him a Blazer next season.
 
The Knicks are one of the teams that would might be willing to go over the cap a little...Portland doesn't seem to be one of those teams anymore. We already have a ton of cap space, so this won't help us much. If anything it would hurt, in that it takes Jeremy Lin off the market.
 
Reep said:
Except that neither Freeland nor Hickson are really centers. They do play them on TV though.

I could still see Drummond big in the mix. If anything, maybe they are less likely to overpay for Robinson. Robinson forces LMA to move to C; Hickson/Freeland, even though they are not centers, would be more likely to fit at the 5.
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Robinson moves LA over to C, but JJ and Freeland wouldn't? :dunno:

Robinson is a whole different story. If he's available, you take him and never think twice. But if it's Drummond and Lillard, it's 50/50 for me as it is. But if you're bringing in Freeland and interested in retaining JJ, then that sways me to Lillard.
 
Sinobas said:
The Knicks are one of the teams that would might be willing to go over the cap a little...Portland doesn't seem to be one of those teams anymore. We already have a ton of cap space, so this won't help us much. If anything it would hurt, in that it takes Jeremy Lin off the market.
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Over the cap? Yes. Over the luxury tax threshold? That would be stupid given the penalties of the current CBA.
 
BLAZINGGIANTS said:
Robinson moves LA over to C, but JJ and Freeland wouldn't? :dunno:
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I know on paper it doesn't make much sense, but Hickson has already shown he can and will play center next to Aldridge. Freeland is bigger than Robinson, and already plays F/C in Europe. Robinson is a PF at hearts and struggles on both ends of the court when playing bigger and longer guys. I'm not sure why that is the case, and he may overcome it, but right now that's the way it is. I don't see him progressing well coming into the NBA and playing C.
 
This all could be very tricky as it is easy to say "sign them and go over the cap" but this team isn't ready to contend yet. Do you really want to lock up your flexibility for the next five years by signing up two players who have not shown that they can be a top three player on a championship caliber team?

I don't like this idea, but I can see how it makes sense to let both Batum and Hickson go and keep the salary flexibility for guys who can be a top three player on a great team.
 
Reep said:
This all could be very tricky as it is easy to say "sign them and go over the cap" but this team isn't ready to contend yet. Do you really want to lock up your flexibility for the next five years by signing up two players who have not shown that they can be a top three player on a championship caliber team?

I don't like this idea, but I can see how it makes sense to let both Batum and Hickson go and keep the salary flexibility for guys who can be a top three player on a great team.
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I think Hickson might be able to get signed in the 6-7mil range. If he could be our starting center at say, 8mil I would be okay with that. Batum... I'm not attached to for more than 9mil
 
Reep said:
I know on paper it doesn't make much sense, but Hickson has already shown he can and will play center next to Aldridge. Freeland is bigger than Robinson, and already plays F/C in Europe. Robinson is a PF at hearts and struggles on both ends of the court when playing bigger and longer guys. I'm not sure why that is the case, and he may overcome it, but right now that's the way it is. I don't see him progressing well coming into the NBA and playing C.
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That was me being sarcastic, when you had just said that neither Freeland or Hickson were centers. But then you were talking about drafting Robinson and moving LA to C. Regardless, someone will be kinda playing out of position and forced into the C role.

I don't see T-Rob sliding (though I hope he does). In the event he doesn't, or we don't move up to get him.... the addition of Freeland and keeping JJ makes me favor Lillard over Drummond. I've been saying for some time now that LMA, JJ, and Freeland, plus a vet like Joel, would be a solid mix at 4/5. I would be comfortable with that mix. That's why I go for Lillard over Drummond.
 
Great news for Portland.....sort of.

It lowers our cap space by 1.5 million.
 
I have chosen my favorite player for 2012-13. J. J. Hickson, take a bow.

He is a Juwan Howard. If we sign Hickson, you'll see his name a lot in my posts.

If not, even more.
 
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