Freeman: Qualifying Offer For Blazers G Eric Maynor "Unlikely"

[SlyPokerDog]

http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i...f_eric_maynor_has_provided_a_late-season.html

 

[Sinobas]

I think the Blazers will end up keeping Maynor and Hickson, and going into the season with pretty much the same roster we have now. Best hope, I think, is that we can work out a trade, and deal either LA or Hickson for a center. I'd like Gortat, Noah or Hibbert

 

[magnifier661]

I think the blazers will actually extend the QO to maynor. I think they will try and renegotiate his contract and get it squared away quickly. He will get around 2.5-3.5 mil per for the next 3 years.

It would be a huge mistake if Portland doesn't. Maynor has the ability to keep the pressure off of Lillard. Basically, maynor makes Lillard better; as crazy as it sounds.

 

[ripmycity]

This is what I was worried about. Maynors in limbo. His pricetag is going up. Hes pricing himself out of backup PG but hes not starter material. Hopefully other teams sleep on him.
Yr G Min PPG RPG APG
12-13 Por 13 20.7 7.1 1.4 3.5

 

[magnifier661]

This is what I was worried about. Maynors in limbo. His pricetag is going up. Hopefully other teams sleep on him.
Yr G Min PPG RPG APG
12-13 Por 13 20.7 7.1 1.4 3.5

I think a great situation is Portland actually has a bright future. Once a player comes to Portland; he stays as long as the fans and team still wants him.

 

[RR7]

I think the blazers will actually extend the QO to maynor. I think they will try and renegotiate his contract and get it squared away quickly. He will get around 2.5-3.5 mil per for the next 3 years.

It would be a huge mistake if Portland doesn't. Maynor has the ability to keep the pressure off of Lillard. Basically, maynor makes Lillard better; as crazy as it sounds.

if he takes 2.5, then you waive him, use up all your space, and then use your room exception to bring him back.

 

[magnifier661]

if he takes 2.5, then you waive him, use up all your space, and then use your room exception to bring him back.

Would we even need to wave him? If we just agree to a price; just give it to him. I understand your point; but sometimes it's better to guarantee his return. Any "wave" is gambling. If we don't keep maynor than we pay much more for a decent backup pg.

 

[RR7]

Would we even need to wave him? If we just agree to a price; just give it to him. I understand your point; but sometimes it's better to guarantee his return. Any "wave" is gambling. If we don't keep maynor than we pay much more for a decent backup pg.

you go to him and say 4 years, 10 million. He says ok, you say we're using our room exception, please hold. If you do it immediately, you lose that 2.5 in space.

 

[mgb]

Would we even need to wave him? If we just agree to a price; just give it to him. I understand your point; but sometimes it's better to guarantee his return. Any "wave" is gambling. If we don't keep maynor than we pay much more for a decent backup pg.

Doesn't that eat into any cap room we have to get a FA we want to sign?

 

[MickZagger]

Freeman can lick the sweat off my sack. Seriously.

 

[mgb]

you go to him and say 4 years, 10 million. He says ok, you say we're using our room exception, please hold. If you do it immediately, you lose that 2.5 in space.

Didn't see this post. I was so excited to bo able to post something that hadn't been posted yet.

 

[magnifier661]

Doesn't that eat into any cap room we have to get a FA we want to sign?

If Portland had some wink deal with maynor; then I'm down. It would have to be 100% guaranteed for me to be comfortable with it

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Blazers are in a tough position. Maynor gels with the team, but he is probably getting attention around the league now. If I'm Maynor, I play out the free agent market to see how much I can get. If I'm the Blazers, I like mags idea and offer the qualifying while trying to work out a quick deal.

Can that qualifying offer be withdrawn if Blazers want to make a big offer to a free agent?

 

[ripmycity]

Freemans just punking us:
The question prompted Damian Lillard’s eyes to widen and a smile to spread wide across his face.

Has he felt a difference since Eric Maynor joined the Trail Blazers?

“I feel a huge difference,” Lillard said, beaming. “Everything has opened up. Everything has slowed down.”

http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i...f_eric_maynor_has_provided_a_late-season.html

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

If olshey feels he can land something of value with the space it makes a ton of sense to let maynor go. You can grab a backup pg with the room exception after we use up our cap

 

[The_Lillard_King]

If olshey feels he can land something of value with the space it makes a ton of sense to let maynor go. You can grab a backup pg with the room exception after we use up our cap

I see this logic. HCP put out a list of FA Pgs and I was surprised how many there were. Still Maynor does fit in nice. Tough situation for Olshey.

 

[Pinwheel1]

I would not risk losing him. Who is his agent?

 

[magnifier661]

Blazers are in a tough position. Maynor gels with the team, but he is probably getting attention around the league now. If I'm Maynor, I play out the free agent market to see how much I can get. If I'm the Blazers, I like mags idea and offer the qualifying while trying to work out a quick deal.

Can that qualifying offer be withdrawn if Blazers want to make a big offer to a free agent?

No it can't be withdrawn until someone offers him a contract.

If we lose maynor because we try and save money for free agents; we will feel the burn.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

No it can't be withdrawn until someone offers him a contract.

If we lose maynor because we try and save money for free agents; we will feel the burn.

Oh, well if it can't be withdrawn, I lean the other way and say don't offer the qualifying and try to quickly negotiate a deal. I hate to see Blazers tie up cap space and lose out getting a big free agent for a back up PG.

 

[mgb]

No it can't be withdrawn until someone offers him a contract.

If we lose maynor because we try and save money for free agents; we will feel the burn.

Depends on the FA we sign. Especially if we get a good FA and are able to resign Maynor.

 

[KingSpeed]

Who is the magical FA we're saving for? Mayo? I'm fine with Matthews. Pekovic? I'd rather develop Leonard. Bynum? Too risky. The other Bynum? Not a better fit than Maynor.

 

[BrianFromWA]

you go to him and say 4 years, 10 million. He says ok, you say we're using our room exception, please hold. If you do it immediately, you lose that 2.5 in space.

Room exception is only 2 yrs guaranteed. So you're basically offering him a 2yr/5.2M deal when he could probably get 3/10M guaranteed.

 

[BrianFromWA]

I don't love it, but I wouldn't be surprised in the least if we offer Bynum 3/40M with the 3rd year non-guaranteed. Few others that have cap space have the luxury of offering a guy coming off of knee surgery that much. We're not going to get Dwight to come to Little ol' Portland for just 13M a year. Then figure out if we can S&T Freeland or someone for him to open up some space, or just fill out the roster after:

Dame/Wes/Nic/LMA/Bynum with a room exception and minimum contracts.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

His qualifying offer would be 5.8M. The second we give him that he would sign it.

Freeman is right but there is a very good chance Maynor comes back.

 

[magnifier661]

His qualifying offer would be 5.8M. The second we give him that he would sign it.

Freeman is right but there is a very good chance Maynor comes back.

But if maynor agrees to a 4 mil, 10 million contract and signs it; the 5.8 mil is lifted and the new 2.5 deduction takes place.

I hope you're right about maynor coming back. I would hate to lose him.

 

[magnifier661]

I don't love it, but I wouldn't be surprised in the least if we offer Bynum 3/40M with the 3rd year non-guaranteed. Few others that have cap space have the luxury of offering a guy coming off of knee surgery that much. We're not going to get Dwight to come to Little ol' Portland for just 13M a year. Then figure out if we can S&T Freeland or someone for him to open up some space, or just fill out the roster after:

Dame/Wes/Nic/LMA/Bynum with a room exception and minimum contracts.

I would be extremely disappointed if we grabbed Bynum this offseason. In fact I think it's too big of a risk for olshey. If Bynum busts; then olshey's job is at risk.

I think olshey will make safer bets, IMO.

 

[Blazinaway]

IMO Bynum is NOT an option unless he signs for 5 mil per which he won't, no way we take that risk, and even at5 mil per he's a risk

 

[Boob-No-More]

IMO Bynum is NOT an option unless he signs for 5 mil per which he won't, no way we take that risk, and even at5 mil per he's a risk

I wouldn't even risk that on him. The guy just had surgery on BOTH knees after sitting out the entire season to date. With our medical staff, his career would be over the second he signed with us.

Ironically, I was just reading this article where an Orlando writer is praising their GM for passing on Bynum in the Dwight Hoard trade. In that article, he takes the following cheap shot at the Blazers:

"and absolutely, positively don’t ever sign a big man with bad feet and/or bad knees. (Portland Trail Blazers fans should quickly avert their eyes here.) See: Oden, Greg; Bowie, Sam; Walton, Bill."

Not sure why he felt it necessary to include Bill Walton on that list. Sure, injuries cut Walton's career short, but he brought one NBA championship to Portland, which is one more than Shaq and Dwight Howard combined brought to Orlando.

Take THAT, Orlando hack!

BNM

 

[handiman]

Sabonis had bad feet and bad knees and he did alright for us.

 

[BrianFromWA]

so you guys don't think Olshey has Bynum pegged as a "needle mover" who fits his philosophy of "get the starters right first, then worry about backups" and helps LMA with his "I'm NOT a center" stance?

This is getting into devil's advocate realm, so I'll stop here--but like I said, this would NOT shock me.