Trade Blazers trade away Noah Vonleh

[Wizard Mentor]

Dude doesn't appear on Trade Machine, probably just his rights - he's 32.

So, a salary dump, pure and simple.

 

[Strenuus]

LOL. so dumb.

 

[lamlor]

So Portland.

 

[Strenuus]

"Hey Vonleh, you did well for us, especially next to nurk. But lets bench you for 3 months then trade you for nothing"

Fuckin a.

 

[Natebishop3]

Exciting news!

 

[Strenuus]

So, Batum for...

This guy.

 

[BonesJones]

Fuck Neil with a rusty Nail.

 

[Natebishop3]

So, Batum for...

This guy.

On the bright side, at least we aren’t the ones regretting a huge contract on batum.

 

[julius]

Well, if this says anything it says that Collins totally outplayed him and they realized that he wasn't going to be anything special.

er, I mean DAMN YOU OLSHEY, YOU JUST TRADED AWAY JERMAINE O'NEAL PART 2!

 

[lamlor]

 

[lamlor]

Only thing Portland wanted. Sad.

 

[Blazinaway]

Neil's big move, lets get rid of him please

 

[Strenuus]

Well, if this says anything it says that Collins totally outplayed him and they realized that he wasn't going to be anything special.

er, I mean DAMN YOU OLSHEY, YOU JUST TRADED AWAY JERMAINE O'NEAL PART 2!

It's not that, it's that there were situations where Vonleh could be used to help our team next to Nurk, which we saw... but then it just stopped for months.

 

[julius]

So, Batum for...

This guy.

Well, it sucks that they got little out of the trade with Batum/Charlotte, but on the plus side...at least they're not paying Batum 77 million over the next 3 years to average 12 points a game.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Called this (only moving Vonleh) of course I wasn't the only one.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Good move, but preferably isn't the only one.

I'm sure that this is exactly who Lillard mentioned to Paul Allen.....

 

[PtldPlatypus]

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

#TradeDeadline2018

 

[Strenuus]

I guess Neil is done being our GM then.

 

[Mediocre Man]

LOL. I'd literally trust Kingspeed more with this franchise than Olshey

 

[julius]

It's not that, it's that there were situations where Vonleh could be used to help our team next to Nurk, which we saw... but then it just stopped for months.

While I admit that, I would say that in the time that Collins has been in there, his growth was better than Vonlehs.

If Vonleh was better, he would've played.

 

[lamlor]

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[Wizard Mentor]

 

[Natebishop3]

It's not that, it's that there were situations where Vonleh could be used to help our team next to Nurk, which we saw... but then it just stopped for months.

That’s a stotts thing though, right?

 

[Strenuus]

That’s a stotts thing though, right?

Yep. Neil should recognize it though, too, I would think?

 

[julius]

I remember a lot of people getting hell bent out of shape when Thomas Robinson was traded, because he was a 'stud"'.

Where is he now?

It wouldnt surprise me if Vonleh has a very pedestrian career. It's not like PF was a strong position for the Blazers this year...

 

[Natebishop3]

I have been thinking about this a lot lately and most of our problems as an organization began with Paul Allen buying the team. We have heard so many things about the Vulcans and the tampering and this feels like a financial move that didn’t come from a basketball standpoint.

 

[tester551]

I have been thinking about this a lot lately and most of our problems as an organization began with Paul Allen buying the team. We have heard so many things about the Vulcans and the tampering and this feels like a financial move that didn’t come from a basketball standpoint.

It is 100% financial.
The Blazers are a business first and foremost. They should always make the decision that make the most financial sense.
More fans need to understand that.

 

[B-Roy]

Vonleh sucks. It sucks we couldn't extract any value out of him, but let's be real, Noah was useless.