Exclusive Hezonja to the Blazers

[Pinwheel1]

 

[TBpup]

Are highlights against the Knicks.....really highlights?

 

[Blazinaway]

Makes no sense unless it's a favor to the agent

Possible Jake leaving insurance? He is a good ball handler

 

[GhostOfPGA]

Stauskas 2.0

for those thinking this means something about Harkless, it might actually mean something about Layman

Stauskas got us Hood, we gonna flip Mario for another stud!

 

[TBpup]

Makes no sense unless it's a favor to the agent

Do we owe Michael Tellam anything? Or perhaps his father Arn?

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

So I'm guessing this is what Dwight was talkign about or no?

Dwight said “center”, but who knows....

 

[GhostOfPGA]

Do we owe Michael Tellam anything? Or perhaps his father Arn?

Only the soul of Olshey’s first born son.

 

[Nhawz]

We’re using Harkless to trade for a big

 

[crandc]

Name doesn't ring a bell, what can you tell me about him?

 

[Scalma]

Let’s gooooo

 

[Blazer509]

Hezonja is probably an Evan Turner replacement for the league minimum lol

 

[TBpup]

Name doesn't ring a bell, what can you tell me about him?

Maybe his name wasn't recognizable. How about Mario Hezonja?

 

[Scalma]

We have 14 players and like three actual bigs. No way Portland is done.

 

[RR7]

Do we owe Michael Tellam anything? Or perhaps his father Arn?

Michael also represents Crabbe, so I'd say he owes us a ton.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[illmatic99]

Name doesn't ring a bell, what can you tell me about him?

brash young slasher from Europe who was a former top 5 pick a few yrs ago by orlando. spurned us last year to go NY where he was absolutely awful. Prolly realized he needed to come here instead. He's fearless and irrational at times but i dunno if he has much game.

 

[illmatic99]

Michael also represents Crabbe, so I'd say he owes us a ton.

us or Brooklyn?

 

[B-Roy]

Okay hear me out.

Hezonja is listed at 6’9 225. Chief was listed at 6’9 220. Maybe Hezonja figures to be a stretch 4 in our offense?

 

[Scalma]

Okay hear me out.

Hezonja is listed at 6’9 225. Chief was listed at 6’9 220. Maybe Hezonja figures to be a stretch 4 in our offense?

Yeah, he played his best ball as a four in Orlando.

 

[Hoopguru]

Hezonja played his best ball in Orlando as a four. We could be seeing more small ball. Harkless has to be gone though, right?

Also LOL how predictable was this move? Nurk will be happy though that’s his boy. Also..MINIMUM CONTRACT.

Nurk knew he was going to be signed, thus the funny communicator.

 

[CupWizier]

Michael also represents Crabbe, so I'd say he owes us a ton.

Actually it was Brooklyn that got him the big paycheck

 

[Blazinaway]

We’re using Harkless to trade for a big

Love to move Hark and change to Pels for Favors who they just acquired, not sure we have the right pieces though

 

[Nhawz]

 

[OSUBlazerfan]

At 22 playing for Orlando, he was shooting 34% from 3 and 82% from FT

 

[LJ Ginger]

Neil on a roll...now to trade Harkless and find a backup big!

 

[Labinot41]

I’d be more worried if I were Harkless.

Fuck him, he had plenty of opportunitys, but he choose to only show up for one month per Season, and he never developed a constant 3point shot, i wont miss him

 

[Nhawz]

Never forget!

 

[wizenheimer]

We have 14 players and like three actual bigs. No way Portland is done.

13 players unless Layman accepted his QO

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

He was in NY last year...

...with one Enes Kanter.

 

[PCmor7]

I think Herzonja fits as a bit of a replacement for ET and a bit of a replacement for Chief.

My concern with the current lineup is the lack of ballhandling. Actually, that was a concern even last year. Our 3 and 4 weren't going to be much help getting the ball up the floor, where you look at a team like Toronto that had often had four guys on the floor that could capably handle.

Herzonja is a solid ballhandler and a very inventive passer. He matches ET in the first area and surpasses him in the second.

He's got Aminu's size and, despite his stats to this point, he has a very good-looking shot and excellent range well beyond the arc; I could see him surpassing Chief in that regard.

Now for the downside: Chief and ET hit the boards. With Nurk out and no word on a big (Kanter, please, somehow) who can fill in, we're really lacking in that area. Although I suppose we could be approaching this like the Warriors where we throw good shooters and guys who move without the basketball who can dribble all over the court, just get other teams out of position and outhustle them to long rebounds.