Blazers making offer to Kanter

[Scalma]

How do you teach a heavy-footed plodder lateral agility?

Kanter is heavy footed? Since when

 

[BlazerCaravan]

How do you teach a heavy-footed plodder lateral agility?

By teaching him to predict the right position to be in and stay there rather than try to dance around. Sabas was great defensively even though his lower half was 65 years old. It takes smarts more than anything.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

In reading I guess Utah Jazz fans call Enes Kanter....Penis Cancer

Not exactly endearing

They spent a high draft pick on the guy. He was ungrateful and didn't play D, at all.
For us, we're spending capspace we don't really have much to do with any way. He's a top flight offensive player. We can dream that he'll improve on D.

 

[RoyToy]

Kanter can't be any slower than Rolo I suppose

Looking for positives

 

[dviss1]

Ugh. Well come next year when the cap increases substantially it will no longer be a horrible contract. But wow, there goes defense and allowing our younger bigs to grow.

We have too many bigs. There's going to be a trade.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Kanter is heavy footed? Since when

Since every time he had to protect the rim.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Sounds like POR wants him to me:

Or that he wants to be in Portland, wants to make sure he isn't traded again right away. Or to ensure that OKC has to keep him if they match. Or again, that he wants to be in Portland and wants to make it more difficult for OKC to match.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

agreed that this is win-win.
If we get him, good.
If we screw OKCs financials, even better.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Watch it around the 107 mark

 

[Further]

I'm so twisted by this offer. I think it's way too much for a very bad defender, but .... He pretty fun on offense, and I can imagine some fun high scoring routes. And there's always the hope he can figure stuff out on D.


But I wonder which bigs will be leaving if Kanter is staying.

 

[Chrionex]

Or that he wants to be in Portland, wants to make sure he isn't traded again right away. Or to ensure that OKC has to keep him if they match. Or again, that he wants to be in Portland and wants to make it more difficult for OKC to match.

If I were him I'd rather be in portland. Sure OKC has a better shot this year, but he also has to share everything with that masked ballhog and a former MVP.

Also who the fuck would want to live in Oklahoma for half the year.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

I think this is a win-win. I actually would rather they match but if they don't we get a very nice piece. However, if they do match I think we get PJ Perry Jones (at least) and they send us a 2nd rounder to boot.

Do you think they would be in the mood to deal with us after we did this to them?

 

[RoyToy]

I'm so twisted by this offer. I think it's way too much for a very bad defender, but .... He pretty dame fun on offense, and I can imagine some fun high scoring routes. And there's always the hope he can figure stuff out on D.


But I wonder which bigs will be leaving if Kenter is staying.

My guess is Plumlee

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Do you think they would be in the mood to deal with us after we did this to them?

We did them a favor in a lot of ways.

 

[Further]

Watch it around the 107 mark

That gets me a bit excited, but where's the other half? The clip with his great defensive moves?

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Or that he wants to be in Portland, wants to make sure he isn't traded again right away. Or to ensure that OKC has to keep him if they match. Or again, that he wants to be in Portland and wants to make it more difficult for OKC to match.

I wonder what the story was with Dallas. I mean, he was in Dallas yesterday and signed here today.

 

[Chrionex]

Well Dallas doesn't have the greatest reputation at the moment.

Cuban was probably too busy chasing his tail to be very convincing.

 

[Pinwheel1]

I noticed in watching the video of Kanter in Utah he took lots of outside shots. (And made them)
But when watching the video of him in OKC they were mostly down low.
My conclusion from watching the videos......they will match. Presti knew what he was getting when he traded for him.

 

[Mediocre Man]

That gets me a bit excited, but where's the other half? The clip with his great defensive moves?

With Lillards. Sometimes elite offense has to be enough

 

[santeesioux]

Believe it or not we might be a more desirable destination than Dallas at this point. All they have is injured guys like Wes and Parsons and old ass Dirk.

 

[Scalma]

@Schultz_Report: Sam Presti on record that OKC intends 2 match offer 4 Kanter. One NBA insider tells me Presti likely will not. Never been a luxury tax team.

 

[Scalma]

@Schultz_Report: Being told Suns were willing to give Kanter 10M per year, basically half. Blazers feel this is all they can do.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Please note Kanter did have some knee issues in his youth, but it's plausible they were tied to his youth.

 

[Scalma]

@Schultz_Report: OKC paid $2,793,950 in luxury tax last season. Presti just doesn't do it. Matching Portland's max offer sheet on Kanter? I just don't see it

 

[Sedatedfork]

I thought max money for Monroe was kind of crazy. This is even worse, but honestly I guess it was BPA and maybe it all works out. Now all the other teams can have Enes envy.

 

[santeesioux]

I mean, this is Clay Bennett we're talking about. Presti may want to match but his hands could be tied.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Dude at OLive just tweeted this.

I am starting to hope they match.

 

[riverman]

How do you teach a heavy-footed plodder lateral agility?

Salsa dance lessons

 

[HailBlazers]

@Schultz_Report: OKC paid $2,793,950 in luxury tax last season. Presti just doesn't do it. Matching Portland's max offer sheet on Kanter? I just don't see it

What's the tax implications if they match?

 

[Pinwheel1]

I love the 15% trade kicker. (That is about 2.5 million) Neil knew Presti would match for at the very least just to keep the asset for trading purposes down the road. This makes it a little tougher.