ESPN: Portland among "favorites" for Dwight Howard in Free Agency

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I probably would have taken him at the trade deadline to give him audition with the team, but to sign him outright after how badly Houston has performed this season...... and it would have to be a fairly sizable contract. No thanks.
 
He would need to accept a Tyson Chandler type role if he wanted to come here. Just focus on the little things and he is a game changer. At this point of his career he isn't a star he is an extremely valuable role player (like Batum).
 
Natebishop3 said:
I probably would have taken him at the trade deadline to give him audition with the team, but to sign him outright after how badly Houston has performed this season...... and it would have to be a fairly sizable contract. No thanks.
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Depends on who else you can get a buy in from. All this talk about Horford or Whiteside etc. relies on the scenario where they actually choose Portland. Howard at the very least has less suitors, and is a more realistic target. Not saying make him priority A, but if all else fails walking away this offseason with no one would be a massive failure.
 
Denny Crane said:
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ps 0-Trump is very Irish :wink:
 
B-Roy said:
Depends on who else you can get a buy in from. All this talk about Horford or Whiteside etc. relies on the scenario where they actually choose Portland. Howard at the very least has less suitors, and is a more realistic target. Not saying make him priority A, but if all else fails walking away this offseason with no one would be a massive failure.
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The big problem that I see is that we would have to renounce some people to clear enough cap space to make significant moves.

I want to keep Crabbe.

I want to keep Harkless.

I don't really want to keep Leonard, but I also don't want to lose him for nothing.
 
I actually want to keep Leonard over Crabbe

And that has nothing to do with the Jersey!

I think Crabbe is more replaceable than Leonard.
 
Crabbe's cap hold isn't very big. You'd only need to renounce him if you're short $3M (I think his cap hold is about that).
 
Orion Bailey said:
I actually want to keep Leonard over Crabbe

And that has nothing to do with the Jersey!

I think Crabbe is more replaceable than Leonard.
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Leonard was hardly a factor during this season. How is that not easy to replace?
 
riverman said:
Lot of red flags with Howard...I'd guess Stotts would balk at bringing in the coach killer. If he bought into the team concept there's no doubt he'd make us better on the court when facing teams with allstar rim protectors in the paint. Wouldn't help our free throw percentage much though.
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Don't worry, they will change the Hack-A-Player rule though.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Leonard was hardly a factor during this season. How is that not easy to replace?
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I think he still has some room for growth and the things be brings to the table are much harder to find than what Crabbe does.

I agree with you in that if Leonard doesnt improve then he is a waste, but I think he can and will. His outside shooting and size are much more sought after and needed than Crabbes abilities in my opinion.
I'm basing my wants on potential and the future not on history and what they have/have not done.
 
Orion Bailey said:
I think he still has some room for growth and the things be brings to the table are much harder to find than what Crabbe does.

I agree with you in that if Leonard doesnt improve then he is a waste, but I think he can and will. His outside shooting and size are much more sought after and needed than Crabbes abilities in my opinion.
I'm basing my wants on potential and the future not on history and what they have/have not done.
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3&D players like Crabbe are extremely sought after. Danny Green is getting $10 million per year right now with the Spurs... go look at his averages. He's lousy.
 
I was actually thinking about this a couple of days ago. Dwight is not the super-star he once was, which might make him a little more attainable. I can see him being ready to leave Houston.

With the "hack-a" rule going into effect, it makes his crappy FT shooting less of a thorn. He's still a top notch rebounder and finisher inside.
 
JFizzleRaider said:
Id take dwight. We need a rim protector. But it still wouldnt fix our issue of needing a pf. Howard and leonard would make a great center combo.

Buttttt, where would that leave plumlee and davis?

Guess we could put a package together with some of the bigs
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If Plumlee could just hit a wide open jumper he'd be a nice PF I think. I wonder what kind of offers Mason will get this offseason.
 
What if we could get both Dwight Howard and Greg Menore this off season? Neil has to shoot big. Our front line will change so be prepared and don't fall in love.
 
santeesioux said:
I'd totally take him if the team sat him down and explained to him that he isn't the same player he was in Orlando and he'd be the third option. If he's okay with that I'd totally bring him in. Surprisingly enough, all of the teams mentioned are small market teams, that benefits us.
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Is he one that whines for the ball? He only averages 11 attempts per 36 minutes in his career, and is down to 9.5 this year. He'd be be a great finisher inside, and is good enough in the post that we could punish a team inside for playing too small. And he's a post defender that we've needed.
 
Natebishop3 said:
The big problem that I see is that we would have to renounce some people to clear enough cap space to make significant moves.

I want to keep Crabbe.

I want to keep Harkless.

I don't really want to keep Leonard, but I also don't want to lose him for nothing.
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You only need to renounce Henderson and possibly one of Crabbe/Hark/Leonard depending on the price.
 
BigGameDamian said:
What if we could get both Dwight Howard and Greg Menore this off season? Neil has to shoot big. Our front line will change so be prepared and don't fall in love.
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Dwight Howard would be a horrible addition.

No one is fallng in love, we need front court help BAD, but howard is bad.

You sure are infatuated with people falling in love with other people. Are you Chuck Woolery?
 
Natebishop3 said:
3&D players like Crabbe are extremely sought after. Danny Green is getting $10 million per year right now with the Spurs... go look at his averages. He's lousy.
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Sorry, I meant for our situation for the Blazers. I think Leonards potential skill set is more of as need than Crabbes for the Blazers.
 
Orion Bailey said:
Sorry, I meant for our situation for the Blazers. I think Leonards potential skill set is more of as need than Crabbes for the Blazers.
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See, I think that means Leonard needs to go. We DO have a need for a big who can score, and Leonard is just not very good. So the one guy that we have to fill that role is sub-par. To me, that means we need to go out and find a better player to fill that need.

Crabbe is a luxury, and I would like to at least explore a trade. I don't want to let him walk for nothing.
 
Natebishop3 said:
See, I think that means Leonard needs to go. We DO have a need for a big who can score, and Leonard is just not very good. So the one guy that we have to fill that role is sub-par. To me, that means we need to go out and find a better player to fill that need.

Crabbe is a luxury, and I would like to at least explore a trade. I don't want to let him walk for nothing.
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One or both of those guys will probably price themselves out of Portland..I don't see Neil breaking the bank for either guy.
 
Natebishop3 said:
See, I think that means Leonard needs to go. We DO have a need for a big who can score, and Leonard is just not very good. So the one guy that we have to fill that role is sub-par. To me, that means we need to go out and find a better player to fill that need.

Crabbe is a luxury, and I would like to at least explore a trade. I don't want to let him walk for nothing.
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I think it comes down to how much the Blazers think he can improve still. Obviously we are a bit off from each other in what we think his upward curve still is.
 
riverman said:
One or both of those guys will probably price themselves out of Portland..I don't see Neil breaking the bank for either guy.
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Crabbe, Leonard, Harkless, Hendo....it only takes *one* team to make a dumb offer.

I would rather hang on to the cap space for one year than panic and over-pay.
 
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