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Btw, I think Lopez would be a great fit in Portland.

It would be funny to see Wallace be our leading rebounder with two 7 footers in the linuep.

 

[Boise Blazer]

ESPNSteinLine Marc Stein
Just filed to ESPN with @chadfordinsider: Blazers emerge in trade scenario that would send Dwight Howard from Magic to Nets. Talks ongoing

WTF?

 

[Mediocre Man]

WTF?

Part of the 4 team trade

 

[Boise Blazer]

Part of the 4 team trade

How would we be involved?

 

[Carlito]

Says we are sending Wallace to Orlando per stein

 

[Boise Blazer]

More info:

ESPNSteinLine Marc Stein
In most advanced scenario discussed, Blazers swingman Gerald Wallace would join Nets center Brook Lopez as principal pieces Magic would get

ESPNSteinLine Marc Stein
Remains to be seen if ORL can indeed be convinced to part w/DH12 before season but this deal would also let them shed Hedo/Duhon contracts

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

How would we be involved?

We are taking Travis Outlaw back from NJ and Hedo from Orlando.

Icing on the cake biatches!

 

[Brock]

so this means we are tanking this season!

 

[Mediocre Man]

How would we be involved?

You would have to ask someone with sources. All I have is a talkative pizza guy who thinks Wallace would go to Orlando, and possibly Matthews to GS

 

[RR7]

S&T for Humphries? Hopefully a 4th team giving us SOMETHING for Wallace. Maybe explains some of the looking hard at wings?

 

[Brock]

we are seriously trading wallace for humprhries??

and what are we getting for wes? is this a blazer fire sale???

 

[Brock]

Dot-connecting: For those wondering how Portland can offer Crawford 2yrs, $10 mil, I believe that Wallace-to-ORL scenario is how.

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Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
Blazers' main haul in proposed deal would be multiple draft picks for facilitating trade. ESPN link with @chadfordinsider on way shortly

Yep we are rebuilding. Why even bother signing crawford then?

 

[RR7]

Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
Blazers' main haul in proposed deal would be multiple draft picks for facilitating trade. ESPN link with @chadfordinsider on way shortly

 

[ironcrotch]

Sounds interesting, opens up starting job for Nic, brings on room to sign Crawford without having to waive Roy, brings us multiple picks in one of the deepest drafts in years.

 

[Brock]

shitty picks

 

[craigehlo]

Sounds interesting, opens up starting job for Nic, brings on room to sign Crawford without having to waive Roy, brings us multiple picks in one of the deepest drafts in years.

I really like the sounds of this. Hate to Wallace go, but he's no longer in the timeline of this team obviously.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Its crazy how much our team has changed in such a short time. Most people wanted Wallace so bad and it was a good get for us and now we are set to trade him for draft picks?

 

[Brock]

seriously.... the blazers are tanking this season

 

[craigehlo]

Its crazy how much our team has changed in such a short time. Most people wanted Wallace so bad and it was a good get for us and now we are set to trade him for draft picks?

Picks and guaranteed cap flexibility next season.

 

[ironcrotch]

Possibly opens up a no brainer for Crawford to sign here.

 

[Brock]

i dont think this deal happens

 

[RR7]

So we'd lose Wallace for picks, AND lose his ability to play the 4 in small lineups behind Aldridge. I don't really care about getting Crawford if we're dumping Wallace to do it.

 

[craigehlo]

So we'd lose Wallace for picks, AND lose his ability to play the 4 in small lineups behind Aldridge. I don't really care about getting Crawford if we're dumping Wallace to do it.

Wallace isn't in the timeline of this team. We can now clear up cap room with trading Wallace and amnestying Roy. We could afford a legit 4 with that for use some of these new assets to get one in trade.

 

[Boise Blazer]

So we'd lose Wallace for picks, AND lose his ability to play the 4 in small lineups behind Aldridge. I don't really care about getting Crawford if we're dumping Wallace to do it.

I thinking Im leaning the same direction ... I dont have a great feeling about this

 

[BrianFromWA]

Who would the 4th team be?

BTW, getting picks for us would be huge. Assuming it is Wes and Wallace going out (and Players X&Y coming back, assuming they're not expiring deals in the most conservative sense):

we'd have "boatload" of picks, and some salary coming back (who in ORL or NJN do we like? That's why there has to be a 4th team, maybe)
Business-wise, it leaves us with Players X and Y and LMA and not much else going into the FA period next year--saving us in space. We'd have around 23M spoken for in LMA, Batum's cap hold, Babbitt, Elliot, Smith, Gomes' Ghost, and the Euros PLUS whatever came back in trade (assume 10-15M in long-term players' salary coming back). So that becomes anywhere between 20-25M in cap room (minus whatever Oden's cap hold is, if that's renounced or not).

With Oden's revamped not-quite-a-QO-anymore, does he have a significantly reduced cap hold?

Now this makes a lot more sense. Sucks to see Wes and Wallace go, but we could be monsters in FA next year.

Who could Players X and Y be from Team #4?

 

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If Crash goes out, we better get something good. And by good I mean something a whole hell of a lot better than Jamal Crawford.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Rumors from earlier in the week of players "available": Josh Smith, Chris Kaman, Monta Ellis, OJ Mayo, Mo Williams, Odom (can only be traded by himself from NOH)

 

[Mediocre Man]

If Crash goes out, we better get something good. And by good I mean something a whole hell of a lot better than Jamal Crawford.

Hypothetically, what if it was Crawford and 2 firsts?

 

[BrianFromWA]

can Humphries be included in an S&T with us? A 26 y/o double-digit rebounder could help a bit.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Hypothetically, what if it was Crawford and 2 firsts?

It would depend on the firsts, but Orlando and NJ do not have any that make that attractive. It would be a shame to have chased Crash for so long only to have him for a few games, then trade him for essentially what we gave for him.