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Should the Blazers try to sign Dwight Howard

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We have interesting results in the Poll.

Let's sign him is at 21
Hell No is at 20

Depends on the price is at 51%. So You can interprate this as a draw basically. Because if the price is right 79.2% of voters would bring him in... Or you can read it as if his price is too high 78.1% so No Ho!
 
Do these responses give anyone pause when thinking about signing Howard?
ESPN: One of the other criticisms of your game is you never expanded your range beyond the key. Why not?

Howard: "I used to shoot 1,000 shots a day. I called Kobe when I was still playing in Orlando and asked him what I should do. He's the one who told me to do take 1,000 a day. So I'd practice and practice them but then I'd be so afraid to take them in a game because I was so worried I would miss. I hate messing up. I hate failure. I was just talking to (WNBA) star Tina Thompson the other day about it. I told her about my fear of missing and she said, 'Dwight, you're gonna miss. Everyone does.' But I want to be perfect.''

ESPN: So you don't take perimeter jumpers because you are afraid you will miss them?

Howard: "I don't like messing up. I didn't want to turn on the TV and see people say, 'Dwight is taking all those outside shots, he's screwing around, he doesn't care, he doesn't want to win.' So that's the war I'll be having in my head. I'm working on it. I have a sports psychologist I used in Houston and I have one in Minnesota. If my spiritual and mental game is right, the physical part will follow.''

Source: ESPN.com
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I'm not sure if Portland would be the right fit. We're a one horse town and all major contributors to the Trail Blazers are always put under a microscope. How would Dwight handle being looked at through that type of lens?
 
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Howard's comments certainly don't suggest being willing to embrace a smaller role. He likely sees himself as an offensive centerpiece type of player which, to me, isn't great news.

If Olshey signs him, I'll hope for the best but won't be expecting a lot. I don't think Olshey will sign him, though.
 
Sounds like we could sell him on Stotts. I agree he does come across whiny, but maybe he went to Morey because Morey is the one who convinced him to sign. Maybe he made promises that were not kept. I would never want to have Dwight as the focal point of our offense, but there definitely would be enough shots for him the way our team is made up now.

On the other hand maybe Dwight needs to go somewhere that features him. Maybe home to Atlanta is his best option. But then Atlanta would need to move some players. I heard yesterday Horford wanted close to 30 million...per
 
yuyuza1 said:
TBH, the article makes me want him less. He comes off as a diva kinda mentally fragile. We just got rid of a similarly fragile dude last year and have another one waiting in the ranks in Meyers.

Don't need to add to that.
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That's highly assumptive.
 
42N8Bounce said:
Since Miami doesn't have his Bird rights, they can only offer him 4.5% raises.
*Edit - Correction: they have his Early-Bird rights - so they can offer him 7.5% raises. (However the early-bird exception only allows them to pay him up to $1.7M if they go over the cap to sign him.)

Here's a look at Miami's cap situation:
Signed/Guaranteed:
- C Bosh, $23,741,060
- G Dragic, $15,891,725
- J McRoberts, $5,782,450
- J Winslow, $2,593,440
** $48M Guaranteed

Assuming the CAP is at $92M, that gives them $44M of CAP space.

Here are their CAP holds:
- D Wade, $30,000,000
- L Deng, $13,197,096

Everyone else is non-guaranteed, or minimum salary.

A team must have a minimum 12 man roster, filled out on minimum contracts, so if they only keep the 6 players noted above, there's a $3M CAP hit to reserve the minimum roster spots.

Since Whiteside is only a 4 year vet, his max salary will be about $21.5M.

$44M - $3M - $21.5M = $19.5M

Essentially, to be able to keep Whiteside, Miami would have to let everyone go on their roster with non-guaranteed salaries, including L Deng, and get Wade to sign for $19.5M or less.

Highly unlikely.
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http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...ne-wade-hassan-whiteside-offseason-priorities

"I really think we took a major step forward this year," Riley said. "When you objectively look at where we were two years ago and where we are today, the possibilities ... the flexibility we created."

That flexibility leaves the Heat with at least $40 million in salary-cap space to spend in free agency this summer, though most of that amount is likely set aside to retain Whiteside and Wade.

Riley said Wednesday that the team's top goal is to bring back Whiteside, who hits the open market in position to command a deal that could be worth up to $100 million over four years.
 
Denny Crane said:
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...ne-wade-hassan-whiteside-offseason-priorities

"I really think we took a major step forward this year," Riley said. "When you objectively look at where we were two years ago and where we are today, the possibilities ... the flexibility we created."

That flexibility leaves the Heat with at least $40 million in salary-cap space to spend in free agency this summer, though most of that amount is likely set aside to retain Whiteside and Wade.

Riley said Wednesday that the team's top goal is to bring back Whiteside, who hits the open market in position to command a deal that could be worth up to $100 million over four years.
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Yep. That matches my calculations. With that $40M of "space", they have $43M of Cap holds. Let go of Deng, and sign Wade at a discount, and they can get Whiteside back. Is he worth gutting a team for?
 
42N8Bounce said:
Yep. That matches my calculations. With that $40M of "space", they have $43M of Cap holds. Let go of Deng, and sign Wade at a discount, and they can get Whiteside back. Is he worth gutting a team for?
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They don't have to renounce anyone until they really need the cap space.

If Wade agreed to a $10M contract, it'd free up $20M in cap space.
 
42N8Bounce said:
Yep. That matches my calculations. With that $40M of "space", they have $43M of Cap holds. Let go of Deng, and sign Wade at a discount, and they can get Whiteside back. Is he worth gutting a team for?
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What constitutes "gutting the team"? Because I guarantee you 30/30 GMs in the league would take Whiteside over Deng/Johnson/Green/Stoudemire.
 
And they can trade mcroberts pretty easily id think. He only makes like 5.7 million, which will be nothing in this new cap era for a rotational big.
 
Denny Crane said:
They don't have to renounce anyone until they really need the cap space.

If Wade agreed to a $10M contract, it'd free up $20M in cap space.
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I'd be surprised if Wade pulled a Tim Duncan and took a big pay cut to help sign Whiteside, but stranger things have happened. Wade's negotiations last year weren't smooth.

Wade, 34, is also a free agent for the second straight summer. He said Monday that he doesn't expect negotiations with the Heat to be as tenuous as they were last summer before the sides came together on a one-year, $20 million contract.

Wade is coming off his healthiest season since 2010, having played in 74 games and averaged 19 points, 4.6 assists and 4.1 rebounds during the regular season. His production was even higher in the playoffs, when Wade averaged 21.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists through 14 games.
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Coast541 said:
Howard and Trump....considering whats available, sure why not.
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Guess we'll have to move to Canada AND become Raptors fans.

barfo
 
42N8Bounce said:
I'd be surprised if Wade pulled a Tim Duncan and took a big pay cut to help sign Whiteside, but stranger things have happened. Wade's negotiations last year weren't smooth.
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Interesting that, at his age, he went with a 1-year contract. Given the UFA status of his good buddy LBJ, along with KD, I wonder if some shenanigans might be afoot to create another "super team".

PG - Anybody (DAME!)
SG - Wade
SF - Durant
PF - LBJ
C - Anybody (PLUMLEE!)
 
stampedehero said:
I could never be an owner Spending 1-5 million a year on a player is hard to swallow
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When my wife and I were younger we would buy Yellowtale and Bare Foot wine because that was our budget and laugh at how silly it is to spend more. Now we make more money then we did then and laugh at how ignorant we were to think Yellowtale was good.
 
JFizzleRaider said:
Newsflash. Canada doesnt want you or me or any of the people destined to move if so and so becomes president.
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Oh, they want me. It's you they don't want. They don't like your type.

barfo
 
I saw this on Blazersedge:

One thing to keep in mind with any potential Howard deal is the possibility of either the Union or League opting out of the CBA next year (which will probably happen)
So there is a good chance there will be another amnesty provision and allow a team to void a contract. Let’s say Portland does give him his max and it goes horribly wrong next season then they can cut ties with him after one year and his contract comes off the cap.
by Blazerfan72 on May 19, 2016 | 2:26 PM reply

Does this seem as likely as this person says?
 
santeesioux said:
I saw this on Blazersedge:

One thing to keep in mind with any potential Howard deal is the possibility of either the Union or League opting out of the CBA next year (which will probably happen)
So there is a good chance there will be another amnesty provision and allow a team to void a contract. Let’s say Portland does give him his max and it goes horribly wrong next season then they can cut ties with him after one year and his contract comes off the cap.
by Blazerfan72 on May 19, 2016 | 2:26 PM reply

Does this seem as likely as this person says?
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If there are a ton of egregious contracts signed this year as the signs point to.... My guess is yes.
 
JFizzleRaider said:
Newsflash. Canada doesnt want you or me or any of the people destined to move if so and so becomes president.

If trump becomes president they will probably have to build a wall too
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Why move to the cold north
I'll be heading south before THAT wall gets finished if so and so ends up in office.
 
My concern is that we JUST got rid of a me-first guy who whines behind closed doors and resents his teammates for touches he should have had, or endorsements, or accolades.
 
Did you see the latest interview he did? IT seems he might have just turned the corner and be willing to do what a team needs him to do to win. HE still wants the max though....
Id take him for 1-3 years at $20-$22 mil a year though with a team option on the third.
 
Orion Bailey said:
Did you see the latest interview he did? IT seems he might have just turned the corner and be willing to do what a team needs him to do to win.
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Is that what you got from it? What I drew from it was that he was wounded that Houston/Morey didn't want him more involved on the offensive end. He didn't come out and say exactly how involved he wants to be, but I suspect that if he weren't emphasized enough on the offensive end, he'd be unhappy again. And I just don't think he warrants being much of an emphasis on offense. Drop it into him once in a while? Sure. Run some pick-and-rolls if he's willing (something he hasn't shown much in the past). But he definitely shouldn't be touching the ball nearly every time down the court.
 
Minstrel said:
Is that what you got from it? What I drew from it was that he was wounded that Houston/Morey didn't want him more involved on the offensive end. He didn't come out and say exactly how involved he wants to be, but I suspect that if he weren't emphasized enough on the offensive end, he'd be unhappy again. And I just don't think he warrants being much of an emphasis on offense. Drop it into him once in a while? Sure. Run some pick-and-rolls if he's willing (something he hasn't shown much in the past). But he definitely shouldn't be touching the ball nearly every time down the court.
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I think that is the old one form almost a week ago? He just did another one I heard clips of this AM. I will try to search for it.
 
Minstrel said:
Is that what you got from it? What I drew from it was that he was wounded that Houston/Morey didn't want him more involved on the offensive end. He didn't come out and say exactly how involved he wants to be, but I suspect that if he weren't emphasized enough on the offensive end, he'd be unhappy again. And I just don't think he warrants being much of an emphasis on offense. Drop it into him once in a while? Sure. Run some pick-and-rolls if he's willing (something he hasn't shown much in the past). But he definitely shouldn't be touching the ball nearly every time down the court.
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Well what a bunch of crap. I just lost some respect for rip city 2 in the mornings and travis in the afternoon.

They were saying Howard did another interview and has turned the corner. Then they quoted a few comments ( obviously out of context) that made me think it was a new interview. I did the research and he hasn't done one since the one last week. I think the radio guys were picking up on this new ESPN article from 23 hours ago reporting the same old news. WTH is ESPN doing posting this yesterday when its old news. I think it fooled the DJ's and then I ran with their mistake.
Egg in face..

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15596878/dwight-howard-qa-superman-returns
 
Orion Bailey said:
Well what a bunch of crap. I just lost some respect for rip city 2 in the mornings and travis in the afternoon.

They were saying Howard did another interview and has turned the corner. Then they quoted a few comments ( obviously out of context) that made me think it was a new interview. I did the research and he hasn't done one since the one last week. I think the radio guys were picking up on this new ESPN article from 23 hours ago reporting the same old news. WTH is ESPN doing posting this yesterday when its old news. I think it fooled the DJ's and then I ran with their mistake.
Egg in face..

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15596878/dwight-howard-qa-superman-returns
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They aren't reporting the 'same old news." There was a lot of new stuff in that article.
 
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