Free Agent Hood agrees to 2yr contract with Blazers

[e_blazer]

One month until opening night. I’m getting pumped!

 

[e_blazer]

Now we get to see where the MLE and BAE fit in -

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Really glad that I saw that Meyers had re-signed with the Heat. Otherwise, that MLE in the bottom right corner would have scared the crap out of me.

 

[beast blazer]

This was a very hood signing..yukyukyuk

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I'd be pretty happy with Nerlens Noel, too...

 

[B-Roy]

We have 11 guys on the roster if you include Elleby.

Still with the full MLE, BAE, and vet mins left to round out the roster.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Quick Question for the capologists:
After the season, can't we trade Hood for a player that earns $10 mil, and then that team can option out, saving them $10 mil in cap space? Isn't this what Miami is doing with all of it's FAs this offseason?

 

[blazedanugz]

Feels like it’s gonna be millsap.
I have a weird feeling there might be a whiteside sign and trade

 

[blazedanugz]

Quick Question for the capologists:
After the season, can't we trade Hood for a player that earns $10 mil, and then that team can option out, saving them $10 mil in cap space? Isn't this what Miami is doing with all of it's FAs this offseason?

Basically yes the contract just has to be guaranteed first

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Feels like it’s gonna be millsap.
I have a weird feeling there might be a whiteside sign and trade

Millsap has said he's going to take his time in free agency, waiting for it to "shake out". So, if it's Millsap, we'll have to wait.

 

[BlazerX]

Love that the 2nd year is not guaranteed. Olshey is acting so shrewd all of a sudden. Where was this in the summer of 2016?

 

[e_blazer]

Backup PG and a solid PF and were good.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Love that the 2nd year is not guaranteed. Olshey is acting so shrewd all of a sudden. Where was this in the summer of 2016?

Learned his lesson.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[Tince]

As I've said before, it's highly likely Hood was given a wink/nod agreement this number was coming after he agreed to a deal that was below market value last summer. Despite the injury and this number possibly being too high, Olshey had to honor his word in order to keep favor with players/agents for future deals.

I would have had no issue with a 3 year, $27m deal for Hood last summer, so for that reason, I'm ok with this deal.

 

[Eastoff]

Mods, please merge

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

C'mon rook!

FAMS!?!?

 

[TBpup]

Re-signing Hood, even when injured, should play well down the road.

 

[HailBlazers]

What @SlyPokerDog breaking news!?

 

[illmatic99]

I'd be pretty happy with Nerlens Noel, too...

he's a shockingly good P&R defender. can't understand why he doesn't stick with any team he's on

 

[James lamphear]

It's not bad deal if Zach not ready at the start of the season then you have Hood Covington Nurk Dame and CJ has starters. Off the bench Trent Kanter Zach and when he come back he either gets starting spot back if does then you bring back Hood off the bench. All I am saying either way our bench got stronger. So now let see how much stronger after we use MLE and BAE.

 

[illmatic99]

So we essentially had the same team as two years ago with Covington/Trent/Simons instead of Aminu/Moe/Curry.

Need another player or two here.

 

[Tince]

So we essentially had the same team as two years ago with Covington/Trent/Simons instead of Aminu/Moe/Curry.

Need another player or two here.

To be fair, that team did go to the WCF w/out Nurk. I'd a WCF this year in a heart-beat.

 

[illmatic99]

To be fair, that team did go to the WCF w/out Nurk.

we were really good that yr in the reg season w/ Nurk too.

 

[e_blazer]

So we essentially had the same team as two years ago with Covington/Trent/Simons instead of Aminu/Moe/Curry.

Need another player or two here.

Covington > Aminu
Trent > Moe
Simons ...

Yeah, we need a backup PG.

 

[HailBlazers]

Covington > Aminu
Trent > Moe
Simons > Baldwin

Ftfy

 

[AldoTrapani]

One month until opening night. I’m getting pumped!

That’s the one thing nice about this “Covid Free agency day” rather than the traditional July 1st day, we don’t have to wait long to see all these moving new pieces around the league

 

[wizenheimer]

So actually 6'5".

he was measured as 6′ 7.25” without shoes in pre-draft. Only a 6′ 8.50”wingspan though. Jeremai Grant was a half inch shorter but has a wingspan 6.25" longer.

 

[wizenheimer]

as many have already said, the non-guaranteed 2nd season makes this a decent deal.

The risk is that it's likely he won't be near as good next season as he was in the past. He has a lot of shot motions that rely on lateral jab steps and lateral mobility seems to be the last thing a player coming off an Achilles injury regains, if he does. He's never been strong on defense so hopefully, there won't be a big gap there compared to his previous self

 

[tlongII]

I don’t know. He’s making Meyers Leonard type money now. Is he worth Meyers Leonard type money?