Rumor Blazers now pursuing Jermaine O'neal

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magnifier661 said:
Paul Allen can't have Oneal follow him! Lol
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If Paul Allen contacted JO and offered him a roster spot, maybe just mayb ONeal would have reason to follow him on twitter..which then would mean that indirectly Allen did get him to follow him on twitter
 
Or maybe, just maybe Oneal is a huge fan of Paul's last CD
 
Imagine the reception oneal would get in his first home game
 
riverman said:
If Paul Allen contacted JO and offered him a roster spot, maybe just mayb ONeal would have reason to follow him on twitter..which then would mean that indirectly Allen did get him to follow him on twitter
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I'm fairly sure it's the other way around, O'Neal's agent is asking around looking for possible teams, and told JO to follow PA for potential future interview purposes. I'd be surprised if the Blazers specifically initiated contact.
 
Natebishop3 said:
And since his wife is from Portland, and he has a home in Portland, I can totally see him coming to..... Portland.
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I believe this is a sure thing now... It's pretty awesome actually! I've been wanting Jerm for 5 years now. It's a shame it's on his declining years though... :(
 
It doesn't look like he is following Mark Cuban either...
 
BlazerWookee said:
I'm fairly sure it's the other way around, O'Neal's agent is asking around looking for possible teams, and told JO to follow PA for potential future interview purposes. I'd be surprised if the Blazers specifically initiated contact.
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I doubt he has to shop himself around like that. Same with someone like ray allen.

Lol "told him to follow allen on twitter." Sounds so ridiculous. Why isn't he following any other owners then?
 
magnifier661 said:
I believe this is a sure thing now... It's pretty awesome actually! I've been wanting Jerm for 5 years now. It's a shame it's on his declining years though... :(
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He's 36..two years younger than Duncan and four years younger than Nash. Seems old because he started out of high school
 
Two older vets...Kaman and Oneal..combine to make one hell of a bench guy who's not gassed at the 4th qtr
 
Paul Allen was a very generous man when Jermaine was in Portland. He was responsible for a contract that Jermaine didn't even come to close to earning and yet didn't flinch a bit. Back in those days Paul Allen was all about going all out for his players. Expensive team meals on planes. Buying Hip Hop Radio stations to appease his star players. I'm pretty sure Jermaine has fond memories of this organization and Paul and def think he would take them seriously. He has a lot of friends here. Ironically some I'm pretty close too.
 
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Who would we cut? I doubt we have a 2-for-1 deal lined up just to open up a roster spot for JO.
 
MAS RipCity said:
Who would we cut? I doubt we have a 2-for-1 deal lined up just to open up a roster spot for JO.
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No, but maybe there's a 2-for1 deal we want to do that's only feasible if we can get O'Neal to fill a hole that would be left by a departing player.
 
e_blazer said:
No, but maybe there's a 2-for1 deal we want to do that's only feasible if we can get O'Neal to fill a hole that would be left by a departing player.
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Who would that player be though? I don't consider Leonard a part of the rotation so that pretty much just leaves Freeland. I doubt they would trade Freeland. He's got more value to Portland than to any other team. The more likely scenario is a 2-1 trade involving a wing. Or just cut claver outright.
 
Scalma said:
Who would that player be though? I don't consider Leonard a part of the rotation so that pretty much just leaves Freeland. I doubt they would trade Freeland. He's got more value to Portland than to any other team. The more likely scenario is a 2-1 trade involving a wing. Or just cut claver outright.
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If the Blazers are looking to improve the bench scoring, I'd think that they'd be looking for an experienced wing player. The two that are rumored to be available are Green, from the Celtics, and Deng, from the Heat. The Heat are currently starting Bosh at center, so they certainly would seem to be a team that would be looking for help at that position so that Bosh could move back to PF. Freeland, Wright and Claver for Deng and Ennis (included just to clear a roster spot) works from a cap standpoint.

Deng and Batum would be a pretty awesome rotation at the SF spot. Not sure which one ultimately starts, but either way it would upgrade the bench immensely. O'Neal would give the Blazers the ability part with Freeland. Don't get me wrong, I love Freeland, but this is a time when the Blazers have to be looking to go all-in on a championship run. Their record puts them in contending status, Lillard and Aldridge have matured to a legitimate All-Star duo, and there's no super-dominant team that stands in the Blazers' way.
 
e_blazer said:
If the Blazers are looking to improve the bench scoring, I'd think that they'd be looking for an experienced wing player. The two that are rumored to be available are Green, from the Celtics, and Deng, from the Heat. The Heat are currently starting Bosh at center, so they certainly would seem to be a team that would be looking for help at that position so that Bosh could move back to PF. Freeland, Wright and Claver for Deng and Ennis (included just to clear a roster spot) works from a cap standpoint.

Deng and Batum would be a pretty awesome rotation at the SF spot. Not sure which one ultimately starts, but either way it would upgrade the bench immensely. O'Neal would give the Blazers the ability part with Freeland. Don't get me wrong, I love Freeland, but this is a time when the Blazers have to be looking to go all-in on a championship run. Their record puts them in contending status, Lillard and Aldridge have matured to a legitimate All-Star duo, and there's no super-dominant team that stands in the Blazers' way.
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The thing with Deng is he can only play SF and PF (and PF is a stretch). Batum could slide to 2, which would give Deng more minutes, but that would reduce playing time for CJ and Crabbe. Don't get me wrong... Dang is 10x the player Crabbe is, but I'm hoping that Crabbe and CJ will eventually be enough for us years down the road.
 
The only Deng rumor I'm seeing is that the Grizzlies are pursuing him, not so much that the Heat want to ditch him. Also, with Hassan Whiteside playing well for them, at a legit 7', their need for a center may be decreasing. If Deng is available, however, T-Rob & Wright straight across for Deng also works.
 
magnifier661 said:
The thing with Deng is he can only play SF and PF (and PF is a stretch). Batum could slide to 2, which would give Deng more minutes, but that would reduce playing time for CJ and Crabbe. Don't get me wrong... Dang is 10x the player Crabbe is, but I'm hoping that Crabbe and CJ will eventually be enough for us years down the road.
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I don't think this is the time to worry about that. This is the time to win a title. Sort out the future next summer.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
The only Deng rumor I'm seeing is that the Grizzlies are pursuing him, not so much that the Heat want to ditch him. Also, with Hassan Whiteside playing well for them, at a legit 7', their need for a center may be decreasing. If Deng is available, however, T-Rob & Wright straight across for Deng also works.
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You really think the Heat will give up Deng for T-Rob & Wright? Deng is a starting SF.
 
BigGameDamian said:
You really think the Heat will give up Deng for T-Rob & Wright? Deng is a starting SF.
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Not really, no. But again, my post was IF the Heat are making him available. They would only be doing that, presumably, because they're giving up on the season, and want to clear cap room for this coming summer. That deal would accomplish that, saving them money both this year and next.

If you were to suggest a deal for Deng to Portland, what would you propose?
 
Batum & Deng have around the same deal. Deng has a player option 15/16, Batum does not.
PtldPlatypus said:
Not really, no. But again, my post was IF the Heat are making him available. They would only be doing that, presumably, because they're giving up on the season, and want to clear cap room for this coming summer. That deal would accomplish that, saving them money both this year and next.

If you were to suggest a deal for Deng to Portland, what would you propose?
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I think the heat would be asking for someone like CJ or Crabbe. Maybe along with Leonard or a draft pick with an expiring deal. Or they could ask for Batum who doesn't have a player option come 15/16 and he's younger. I do think they would want more than just Wright & T-Rob though.
 
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The Grizzlies have long been interested in Jeff Green but Danny Ainge has a high asking price, according to USA Today Sports
 
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