Did Olshey blow it by not trading Whiteside?

[Mediocre Man]

100%

 

[Drttimmy]

I don't believe our system maximizes CJ's contributions. He needs to be put in a JJ Redick role where he's almost exclusively a spot up shooter or coming off curls. I think he'd be unbelievable in that type of role.

I'm sure there are advanced stats out there that would verify one way or the other, but based on the eyeball analysis, I see CJ as a better jump shooter than spot up guy. He seems to feel his rhythm better on the move vs being in a set position, but I could be reading that wrong. Obviously, the guy is over-paid and we wish he could just do a little more a lot of the time. I still believe CJ is the kind of guy you need in the playoffs. Someone that can create his own shot and is capable of getting hot. You just don't want him as a number two scorer. I could see him ending his career as a 6th man for a championship team. If the goal is still competing for a championship, than he's probably worth more to us than in trade value. How much is someone going to pay for an ideal 6th man with a bloated contract?

The topic question would have been easier to answer a month ago. Since the Ariza trade and a settling of the new faces, I kind of like the way we're playing. I guess I'd rather play it out and see what happens vs trading him. Probably the same mindset that got us in trouble with Aldridge, but I do think the West is a little more ripe for the taking than anytime in recent memory. Often, in playoff matches, the team with the better two/three top players wins, and we can compete on those grounds. Who know, but I'm curious.

 

[santeesioux]

Yes

 

[HailBlazers]

No

 

[Wade Garrett]

Whiteside is a good fit here.
Let's not over react after a lousy game.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Whiteside leads the league in blocks and yet it's a constant layup drill when teams play us. Watching the Grizzlies just stroll in and dunk it about ten times in a row was just embarrassing. Our offense is not nearly good enough for our defense to be this atrocious. (Plus Whiteside has pretty poor hands for somebody who gets so many rebounds.)

 

[HailBlazers]

Whiteside leads the league in blocks and yet it's a constant layup drill when teams play us. Watching the Grizzlies just stroll in and dunk it about ten times in a row was just embarrassing. Our offense is not nearly good enough for our defense to be this atrocious. (Plus Whiteside has pretty poor hands for somebody who gets so many rebounds.)

Exactly why we'll retain him relatively affordably.

 

[bobf]

Whiteside leads the league in blocks and yet it's a constant layup drill when teams play us. Watching the Grizzlies just stroll in and dunk it about ten times in a row was just embarrassing. Our offense is not nearly good enough for our defense to be this atrocious. (Plus Whiteside has pretty poor hands for somebody who gets so many rebounds.)

I don’t think one guy is capable of stopping a layup drill if the rest of the D is bad enough.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

No, because the value of Whiteside is less than Drummond who got a second round pick.

Whiteside had the value similar to an injured player. No contender could work him into a max slot on their cap to help their team. No rebuilding team wants him.

The failure was the contracts signed in the 2016 offseason. They didn't have value when signed, were worth less later, and had little value as expiring deals
No teams want cap room this summer.

Neil should've saved the cap space for another use.... hell even just taking on salary and draft picks would've been better.

The Turner contract was especially unforgivable. He was a 10th man earning $2 million. Meyers was also terrible. Crabbe/Harkless were fine, just sort of the normal poor deals GMs sometimes make.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

Probably yeah.

 

[H.C.]

What exactly is Whitesides' value around the league?
What exactly could've Portland got in return for him?

I don't think it's a question that Lillard & co has been able to get the best out of Whiteside.
Do other teams have a structure like that to keep his mind right so he stays playing hard?
Is Whiteside playing harder throughout the year because he's in a contract year.... That will more than likely be his last?
How does he look next year? away from Lillard & Portland?

I think there is a reasonable argument to be made that Whiteside wasn't all that tradeable given what happened in Miami.
Miami is a respected organization who gives their players the ability to just go do their job. But Whiteside wasn't able to do that.
Is Portland more respected than Miami? Or is the defining factor a combination of Lillard and contract year for Whiteside?

These are real things imo an opposing GM would shy away from giving up future assets or tradeable players who don't create a headache.
Not really sure there was a market for Whiteside. Just like I have serious doubts on how high his next contract will be.