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BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 said:
If they had a Batum or a Deng at the 3 they'd be pretty set.
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I could see then pushing Griffin and Barnes for Batum and LA.. Batum killed them this year and Deandre would be a perfect Pick n Roll tandem with him plus its the only way they can get a competent SF since they'll be over the cap. LA would fit better with CP3 too

Would y'all do that?
I think Griffin would be a good fit, plus we'd save $12M this year so we could really build a contender
 
BonesJones said:
I could see then pushing Griffin and Barnes for Batum and LA.. Batum killed them this year and Deandre would be a perfect Pick n Roll tandem with him plus its the only way they can get a competent SF since they'll be over the cap. LA would fit better with CP3 too

Would y'all do that?
I think Griffin would be a good fit, plus we'd save $12M this year so we could really build a contender
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If we did that, we would have to revamp the entire team. I think it would mean no, Wes, No RoLo. The only starter that we'd keep would be Dame.

If the trade went down we would have to draft a floor spacer (RJ Hunter), sign a defensive center (Chandler), another point guard (CJ Watson) and fill out the roster with cheap vets/retained players.

Lillard / Watson / Blake
Hunter / CJ (bulk minutes)
Barnes / Crabbe / Wright
Griffin / Leonard
Chandler / Kaman / Freeland

Idk if it makes us better, but it does make us younger.
 
As long as we keep LMA you guys can trade for Betty Boop as far as I am concerned.
 
BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 said:
If we did that, we would have to revamp the entire team. I think it would mean no, Wes, No RoLo. The only starter that we'd keep would be Dame.

If the trade went down we would have to draft a floor spacer (RJ Hunter), sign a defensive center (Chandler), another point guard (CJ Watson) and fill out the roster with cheap vets/retained players.

Lillard / Watson / Blake
Hunter / CJ (bulk minutes)
Barnes / Crabbe / Wright
Griffin / Leonard
Chandler / Kaman / Freeland

Idk if it makes us better, but it does make us younger.
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that would leave our payroll at like $54mil.. Getting rid of Blake and Freeland would give us $16M. I think we would try to sign Watson for the room exception, giving us $19M to resign Wes and a starting SF (maybe Luol Deng?)

PG Lillard($4M)/Watson ($2.8M Room Ex.)
SG Matthews($8.5M)/McCollum($2.5M)Crabbe($1M)
SF Deng($9M)/Barnes($3.2M)/Wright ($1M)
PF Griffin($18M)/Leonard($3M)
C Chandler(9M)/Kaman($5M)/Freeland ($1M)
Total: $66M (included draft pick), then sign CJW to room exception

Upgraded starting lineup with legit backups at every position, sounds good to me. Best case scenario if LA leaves
 
Natebishop3 said:
CP3 is most likely a HOFer. Griffin is a perennial All-Star. Rivers hasn't done anything since Garnett, Pierce, and Allen aged and left Boston.
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Doc was amazing with the Magic, he got a horrific roster with Darrell Armsteong as his best player to a 41-41 record. I think he's a good coach but he's a horrible GM. The roster is the problem.
 
BonesJones said:
I could see then pushing Griffin and Barnes for Batum and LA.. Batum killed them this year and Deandre would be a perfect Pick n Roll tandem with him plus its the only way they can get a competent SF since they'll be over the cap. LA would fit better with CP3 too

Would y'all do that?
I think Griffin would be a good fit, plus we'd save $12M this year so we could really build a contender
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Interesting idea. Yeah they don't do a LMA for Blake swap but add another starter they at least listen. Since it would be a sign and trade we could stay above the cap and resign our other free agents.

Dame, Blake, Frazier
AAA, CJ, Crabbe
Wes, Wright
Blake, Meyers, Freeland
Rolo, Kaman

Plus we'd have a first round pick and MLE. The Blazers could decide to instead let our free agents walk so we either make a run at a big name free agent; or sign guys for one year deals to have flexibility to add talent to a young core. If we could get Wes, AAA, Rolo on fair contracts I'd like to keep them but there are different options that would all be interesting.

I just don't think there's any way they trade Blake Griffin though. Balmier paid $2 billion for that team and I see him trading CP3 before Blake.
 
BonesJones said:
that would leave our payroll at like $54mil.. Getting rid of Blake and Freeland would give us $16M. I think we would try to sign Watson for the room exception, giving us $19M to resign Wes and a starting SF (maybe Luol Deng?)

PG Lillard($4M)/Watson ($2.8M Room Ex.)
SG Matthews($8.5M)/McCollum($2.5M)Crabbe($1M)
SF Deng($9M)/Barnes($3.2M)/Wright ($1M)
PF Griffin($18M)/Leonard($3M)
C Chandler(9M)/Kaman($5M)/Freeland ($1M)
Total: $66M (included draft pick), then sign CJW to room exception

Upgraded starting lineup with legit backups at every position, sounds good to me. Best case scenario if LA leaves
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Good idea although I dont think you can have Freeland/Wright at $1mil so they probably sign elsewhere. But still would be very good roster.
 
BonesJones said:
that would leave our payroll at like $54mil.. Getting rid of Blake and Freeland would give us $16M. I think we would try to sign Watson for the room exception, giving us $19M to resign Wes and a starting SF (maybe Luol Deng?)

PG Lillard($4M)/Watson ($2.8M Room Ex.)
SG Matthews($8.5M)/McCollum($2.5M)Crabbe($1M)
SF Deng($9M)/Barnes($3.2M)/Wright ($1M)
PF Griffin($18M)/Leonard($3M)
C Chandler(9M)/Kaman($5M)/Freeland ($1M)
Total: $66M (included draft pick), then sign CJW to room exception

Upgraded starting lineup with legit backups at every position, sounds good to me. Best case scenario if LA leaves
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I think Watson gets around 4m, same for Freeland.
 
BonesJones said:
Freeland won't get more than $2M. And if Watson doesn't wanna join a championship contender for a reasonable $2.8M then just play CJ at both guard spots.
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Defensive minded bigs don't come cheap. He will get 3.5-4, if guys like Joel Anthony and Ian mahimi can get that so can Freeland.
 
I think the Clippers would accept Batum and Aldridge for Griffin and Barnes in a heartbeat. They'd arguably upgrade at PF, and definitely upgrade at SF, while getting guys that fit better with the guys they have.. Balmer is bold, I think he'd do this.
We'd get a great return for LMA and wed be able to build a contender right away.
 
Sorry but having a lineup like this...

PG Lillard/Watson
SG Matthews/McCollum
SF Deng/Barnes
PF Griffin/Leonard
C Chandler/Kaman

Is easily worth losing Freeland for

And if you want a defensive big that bad you draft Upshaw at 23
 
BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 said:
I disagree, you keep guys like Freeland. He can plug and play start better than a guy like Kaman if people were out.
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You might as well because the chance of getting Chander without over paying him is not good. I just don't see Dallas letting him go twice. (they will pay him) If he leaves Dallas I think he goes to whatever team he sees as having the best chance to win it all. Is that the Blazers?
 
Pinwheel1 said:
You might as well because the chance of getting Chander without over paying him is not good. I just don't see Dallas letting him go twice. (they will pay him) If he leaves Dallas I think he goes to whatever team he sees as having the best chance to win it all. Is that the Blazers?
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Well, golden state has Bogut, Houston has Dwight, Clippers have Jordan, Grizzlies have Gasol, Spurs have Splitter/Duncan, Hawks have horford, Cavs have Mozgov, Bulls have Noah... I think we would be the best place for him.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
You might as well because the chance of getting Chander without over paying him is not good. I just don't see Dallas letting him go twice. (they will pay him) If he leaves Dallas I think he goes to whatever team he sees as having the best chance to win it all. Is that the Blazers?
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That Dallas situation is terrible and every year they reshuffle. Plus they'll be talking to DeAndre and that will push Chandler out. If the Blazers are puting together a squad with Griffin, Dame, Deng and Wes, he'd be crazy not to join
 
BonesJones said:
Sorry but having a lineup like this...

PG Lillard/Watson
SG Matthews/McCollum
SF Deng/Barnes
PF Griffin/Leonard
C Chandler/Kaman

Is easily worth losing Freeland for

And if you want a defensive big that bad you draft Upshaw at 23
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Wait, how are we getting Deng? Trade? I think he is gonna stay in Miami, they'll be contenders next year for the east and the tax is light.

Dragic / Napier
Wade / Johnson
Deng / Beasley / Ennis
Bosh / McBob / Haslem
Whiteside / Birdman

And that's just before the draft and FA.

I think more realistic SFs are Aminu, Crowder,
 
I think he'll opt out, that team is a 7th placed team in the East with the worst bench in the league. I think he wants to win
 
BonesJones said:
That Dallas situation is terrible and every year they reshuffle. Plus they'll be talking to DeAndre and that will push Chandler out. If the Blazers are puting together a squad with Griffin, Dame, Deng and Wes, he'd be crazy not to join
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If Dallas goes after Jordan then why wouldn't Chandler go home to LA and play for the Clippers?
Chandler never wanted to leave Dallas the first time, he seems pretty content on staying.


Chandler just doesn’t want to experience what he experienced in the off-season of 2011 when the business of basketball forced him to play for the Knicks.

“I think management will do a job of bringing the right personnel here —they always have throughout the years,” Chandler said. “I think they’ll have opportunities.

“I think this summer they have flexibility, maybe more than they’ve had in the past. So being a good organization and a good city, you have opportunities with free agents, but you kind of have to see how it plays out.”


Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nba/dallas-mavericks/article20153577.html#storylink=cpy
 
Pinwheel1 said:
If Dallas goes after Jordan then why wouldn't Chandler go home to LA and play for the Clippers?
Chandler never wanted to leave Dallas the first time, he seems pretty content on staying.


Chandler just doesn’t want to experience what he experienced in the off-season of 2011 when the business of basketball forced him to play for the Knicks.

“I think management will do a job of bringing the right personnel here —they always have throughout the years,” Chandler said. “I think they’ll have opportunities.

“I think this summer they have flexibility, maybe more than they’ve had in the past. So being a good organization and a good city, you have opportunities with free agents, but you kind of have to see how it plays out.”


Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nba/dallas-mavericks/article20153577.html#storylink=cpy
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Because they have almost $60M in guaranteed money for next year (not counting Crawford, their only competent player off the bench) so they don't have enough space. Plus once they're accept the Batum and Aldridge trade they'd have no cap space anyways
 
BonesJones said:
Because they have almost $60M in guaranteed money for next year (not counting Crawford, their only competent player off the bench) so they don't have enough space. Plus once they're accept the Batum and Aldridge trade they'd have no cap space anyways
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In your scenario you had Dallas pursing Jordan. If that was the case wouldn't a sign and trade be beneficial to both teams? The Clippers would be desperate for a center and LMA would not go to the clippers without them having a center.
 
I never said Dallas would sign him. Just pursue which means meet let Tyson go. And the Clippers will have less than $2M in cap if they accept Crawford's option (which they will) and $7M if they don't. So how could they afford Chandler?

I think LA would love to play with CP3, plus DeAndre comes back if they get Nic and LA, guaranteed. Tyson wants to win and escape the bad situation in Dallas so he comes to Portland.
 
BonesJones said:
I never said Dallas would sign him. Just pursue which means meet let Tyson go. And the Clippers will have less than $2M in cap if they accept Crawford's option (which they will) and $7M if they don't. So how could they afford Chandler?

I think LA would love to play with CP3, plus DeAndre comes back if they get Nic and LA, guaranteed. Tyson wants to win and escape the bad situation in Dallas so he comes to Portland.
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Maybe. But I really don't think Tyson thinks the Dallas situation is that bad. He likes it there from every interview I have seen. They were all happy until Rondo got there.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
Maybe. But I really don't think Tyson thinks the Dallas situation is that bad. He likes it there from every interview I have seen. They were all happy until Rondo got there.
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He may love Dallas but they are unstable. Near the end if his career he should want a team that isn't gonna get blown up every off season.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
Who other than Cp3 , Blake, and Jordan are talented? I see a lot of role players, but basically 3 starters.
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First, that's a pretty impressive three-man core. There aren't many better. Redick is one of the most dangerous shooters in the NBA. Crawford, while his career is on the downside, has proven he can score in bunches. Even Hawes has shown pretty good ability, just not any with this team.
 
PCmor7 said:
First, that's a pretty impressive three-man core. There aren't many better. Redick is one of the most dangerous shooters in the NBA. Crawford, while his career is on the downside, has proven he can score in bunches. Even Hawes has shown pretty good ability, just not any with this team.
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Hawes was a puzzler this last year. Doc was counting on him being a major contributor. He was basically their big FA addition and only played 7 minutes a game in the playoffs. Here is a quote from last summer:

"Hawes was determined to sign with a contender and his commitment to the Clippers on Friday becomes a tremendous coup for president and coach Doc Rivers."
 
Doc getting roasted right now on local LA radio for letting Collison go, and signing Hawes instead of .....Paul Pierce.

I don't know if they had a chance for Pierce, but I do remembering thinking that it was a perfect fit. I bet Doc tries this summer for PP.
 
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