Blazers aiming to sign Kaman via sign and trade to retain MLE?

[OneLifeToLive]

Rep City...err I mean Rip City!

 

[Hobbesarable]

Most definitely, Blazer brother!

 

[magnifier661]

I would like Chalmers because he's a vet that was on a winning system.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Adrian Wojnarowski@WojYahooNBAChris Kaman has reached agreement on a two-year, $10M deal with Portland, league source tells Yahoo Sports

Just tweeted . . . no sign and trade?





Edit: Wrong! that was an old tweet . . .

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Why would the Lakers want to do that? They want to clear cap space too.

 

[RR7]

Adrian Wojnarowski@WojYahooNBAChris Kaman has reached agreement on a two-year, $10M deal with Portland, league source tells Yahoo Sports

Just tweeted . . . no sign and trade?





Edit: Wrong! that was an old tweet . . .

Am I missing... Oh never mind. I see your edit!

 

[e_blazer]

Why would the Lakers want to do that? They want to clear cap space too.

If the Lakers use cap space to sign a couple of max deals, they're going to need some cheap young players to fill out the roster. The Blazers can supply those contracts.

 

[illmatic99]

When does the moratorium end? It would be great we could retain our MLE for other deals. Then again, if this is done via MLE and we get other deals via trades, that's fine as well.

I was tearin up NYC this past weekend and didn't really follow what was going on much. Saw this news and immediately felt deflated since I wanted a lot more.

 

[magnifier661]

Why would the Lakers want to do that? They want to clear cap space too.

They only have like 4 players under contract or something.

 

[magnifier661]

When does the moratorium end? It would be great we could retain our MLE for other deals. Then again, if this is done via MLE and we get other deals via trades, that's fine as well.

I was tearin up NYC this past weekend and didn't really follow what was going on much. Saw this news and immediately felt deflated since I wanted a lot more.

We will know July 10th. That's when deals can get signed

 

[BBert]

Very interesting. So am I correct that we don't know if it's a sign and trade?

I read it as random speculation by someone who knows as much as you or me.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Why would the Lakers want to do that? They want to clear cap space too.

Because a third team with a $3M trade exception wants Freeland and sends LA a draft pick?

 

[magnifier661]

I read it as random speculation by someone who knows as much as you or me.

Yep... We just brain storming yo!

 

[Mediocre Man]

I missed why the Lakers do this?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Because a third team with a $3M trade exception wants Freeland and sends LA a draft pick?

But seriously.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

But seriously.

Yeah, seriously. You don't think Indiana would benefit from adding Freeland to their roster? They have a $4M exception from the Granger deal.

 

[TBpup]

If we did a sign and trade then after acquiring Kaman we'd still have 2 or 3 roster spots available. Maybe we'd be splitting up the MLE? Al-Farouq Aminu as a defensive SF with Ekpe Udoh as a defensive big? Then still keep Mo or whatever BAE PG we can get.

I would really like to see Aminu here. He could play some SF off the bench moving Nic to SG and off the bench Barton could be at the PG spot with all three of them splitting the ball-handling duties. Such a much more defensively disruptive group off the bench than Lillard/Williams/Wright.....ugh.

That would be very disruptive on the perimeter.

 

[tester551]

I have been hesitant on Aminu mainly because he is such a poor shooter. I love his defense, he just doesn't give you enough on the offensive side of the ball.

 

[santeesioux]

Isn't Aminu still pretty young? I'd be shocked if he went for only the BAE.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Isnt' Aminu still pretty young? I'd be shocked if he went for only the BAE.

Yes he is young, but he is no more than a defensive specialist. He is basically Wesley Johnson but better.

 

[jlprk]

This thread could teach Olshey some creativity. Even if the names are unlikely, he could fill in the blanks with different players.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Kerry Eggers @kerryeggers about 1 hour ago
More Freeland on Chris Kaman: “It means me and Meyers (Leonard) have to pick it up more and prove our worth so we can play on this team."

Kerry Eggers @kerryeggers about 1 hour ago
Joel Freeland on #blazers’ addition of Chris Kaman: “It’s a business. What can we do? He’s a great player. He’s going to help us a lot."