teams with superstars will need those contracts to dump salary.....you should know this. I didn't say you're trading Meyers for a star...or ET...I said salary dump come Feb their contracts will have value.
Trams with stars are looking for picks and prospects first... Every team has expirings...
all good ….but nowhere did I say you trade expirings for a star....don't know where you got that from
I'm saying in the grand scheme of things, they don't mean much.
seems to me getting them off the books in Portland is really important to folks around here....in the grand scheme of things right now the west is brutal
I'm saying in the grand scheme of things, they don't mean much in regards to as acquiring a star.
They mean roster spots and cap relief
That's not what teams are looking for for stars. Multiple picks+prospects. That has 10x more value than simply clearing salary.
we're the team looking for stars here....I don't know what your point or counters to my original post have to do with what I said ….it's a given the picks and prospects are valued in deals at the deadline....
Yes, we're looking for stars. And other teams who have stars would need to receive something of commensurate value in order to be willing to part with those stars. And what @BonesJones is saying is that expiring contracts don't rise to the level of commensurate value; any deal for an impact player (even if not a "star") would require us to be sending out picks/prospects, not just expirings/cap space. And that's even more the case this year than any other, as more than half of the free agent signings this summer have been one-year deals, so expiring contracts will be in abundance this coming trade deadline.
of course trades including salary dumps would be two way deals....players who are unhappy with their team often get moved...or teams unhappy with the player...D Howard got traded for Mozgov......these things occur...at any point...these are players we would benefit from moving in deadline deals...sure there's competition....and possibility that said players raise their value early in the season
Cry me a river bro... I’m sure he has more than enough money to get by... he is a clown and is failing at his job so he should be fired
Popovich is as snarky with the media as anyone in the league...he's walked out of interviews, not answered questions, etc.....Neil is not anymore arrogant than most suits who are charged with marketing a franchise. I think folks in Portland have more of an issue with his hair gel and New York aggressive vocal technique than anything else. I never really got the Neil hate concerning pampering the fans or whatever but it sure comes up alot around him...I do understand criticisms of his 2016 cap use...that's fair territory but his personality is a lot less grating than many execs on the mike.
Popovich is a totally obnoxious jerk who has won multiple championships. Olshey hasn’t won any.
