Blazers pick at #31 (MERGED)

[Minstrel]

Deng's contract is absurd.

I hope we don't go in that direction.

It's a gamble. If he's healthy and hasn't lost anything to injuries, he was a tremendously promising young player. A very good all-around talent who played defense. Portland would be adding an impact talent for pennies on the dollar in terms of talent sent to Chicago.

If he's permanently declined then Portland loses.

It all depends on the medical evaluations and scouting evaluations.

 

[andalusian]

Deng is overpaid by Chicago even if he comes back as good as he was before the injuries... He is not a player you want to be paying $14m in 3 years from now.

 

[Minstrel]

Deng is overpaid by Chicago even if he comes back as good as he was before the injuries...

He's overpaid if he only comes back to what he was in 2006-07 and stays there for the rest of his career. By return to form, I meant he fully regains his abilities which, IMO, suggested superior performance than he showed in his age-21 season.

Even if he only returned to his 2006-07 numbers and didn't improve at all over them, I don't think overpaying him to add a young 19 PER small forward with good defense would be a terribly bad thing. That would basically be a younger Caron Butler.

 

[andalusian]

He's overpaid if he only comes back to what he was in 2006-07 and stays there for the rest of his career. By return to form, I meant he fully regains his abilities which, IMO, suggested superior performance than he showed in his age-21 season.

Deng looks like Iggy with less offense to me. Nice player to have at $8-10m per, ugly at $14m. If we get him - I promise to love him and sing his praises around the interweb!

 

[maxiep]

Re: Claver is Portland's Pick (MERGED)

So... Sergio + a pick = Pendergraph?

That is... ridiculous.

Don't forget the cash we sent along with Sergio and Brockman.

 

[andalusian]

Re: Claver is Portland's Pick (MERGED)

Don't forget the cash we sent along with Sergio and Brockman.

I pay to have my trash hauled out. Same with the Blazers.

 

[Minstrel]

Deng looks like Iggy with less offense to me.

To me he seems like a larger version of Iguodala. A near 19 PER at age 21 speaks to pretty high level talent, and PER doesn't consider most of a player's defense and Deng's defense seemed pretty strong to me when I watched him play.

Of course, if he's regressed permanently then acquiring his contract would be pretty ugly. To me, getting Deng should be a last resort...if Portland can't use their cap space to get someone like Sessions or another good player, I wouldn't mind using it on a gamble like Deng.

 

[Minstrel]

Re: Claver is Portland's Pick (MERGED)

Don't forget the cash we sent along with Sergio and Brockman.

Cost dollars, saved cap space. Since it's not my money, I'm satisfied with that swap since the cap space could help the team's chances to acquire a free agent or make a financially lopsided deal.