John Canzano tweets ...

[Nikolokolus]

First:

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NBA source: Nuggets think Joel Przybilla is the big piece that could put them over the Lakers.

?

Second:

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Denver would have to give up something big... because without Przybilla, Portland would be toast inside.

No shit

Third:

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If I'm Portland... I don't do it... that is, unless you know Joel is leaving anyway at the end of the year. Makes you think.

Hmmm ...

 

[Minstrel]

Heh. That sequence of tweets is pretty amusing.

"Denver wants Przybilla. I don't know what they'd be trading for him. I don't do that hypothetical trade which I don't know the details of."

 

[julius]

And Leon's getting laaaaarger...

 

[Denny Crane]

I'm not seeing much that makes sense.

 

[tlongII]

I'm sure Denver would LOVE to have Przybilla. However, the Blazers would be insane to trade him.

 

[B-Roy]

Uh, they can just uh, give us Carmelo. Seems fair.

 

[roydezlaw]

We could upgrade Blake's backup by trading Joel and Dre for Chauncey.

 

[craigehlo]

We are going nowhere this season. I'd trade him to Nuggs for the Birdman just to thwart the Lakers. Yes I hate the Lakers that badly.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Ty Lawson and....

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Look at their roster they really don't have much that would make sense other than Lawson.

But Joel is our only Center and we already are severely thin up front.

 

[andalusian]

Ty Lawson and....

First intelligent post in this sequence, I guess.

 

[craigehlo]

If we could get Camby and Lawson in a 3-way deal involving the Clippers, I'd be fine.

 

[WillG]

Joel for a Steve Blake cloning machine.

 

[roydezlaw]

First intelligent post in this sequence, I guess.

We were supposed to be intelligent?

I thought smart-assed was good enough for the board.

 

[e_blazer]

Yeah, John, I'm sure that KP is real eager to part with a legitimate center given the shaky future of Greg Oden. And I'm absolutely certain he'd like to help out the team that we'll need to take down next season in order to win the Northwest Division. How the frick does this guy get paid for the drivel he dishes out?

 

[crowTrobot]

if there's that kind of interest from anyone it's pretty much a given that joel will be opting out, and it won't be economically feasable for us to re-sign him. i could see him being traded at the deadline.

lawson is their PG of the future - might be #1 rookie if he got the minutes jennings and evans are getting. don't see him being available for anything we'd be likely to give up.

 

[Driew]

Would we swap centers? Pyrzbilla for Nene?

 

[oldmangrouch]

Oden's kneecap will make Joel a very rich man. If KP is unwilling to bend over - Joel will be leaving.

 

[crowTrobot]

Yeah, John, I'm sure that KP is real eager to part with a legitimate center given the shaky future of Greg Oden.

if at the deadline we're not a legitimate contender, and KP knows joel is opting out, and KP knows we're not planning on making a competetive offer (all distinct possibilites) it might make sense to get what we can.

And I'm absolutely certain he'd like to help out the team that we'll need to take down next season in order to win the Northwest Division. How the frick does this guy get paid for the drivel he dishes out?

if we trade him to a rival i would hope they would have to give up something pretty significant.

 

[andalusian]

We were supposed to be intelligent?

I thought smart-assed was good enough for the board.

In this case, thank you for pointing the obvious and I retract my comment.

In the smart-ass category, can I enter with "The twit tweets... and the forum threads are flowing"...?

 

[crowTrobot]

Would we swap centers? Pyrzbilla for Nene?

denver trading their best big man would kind of defeat the purpose for them i think

i'm assuming they want to move nene to PF and bring K-mart off the bench.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

3-way

 

[BBert]

We were supposed to be intelligent?

I thought smart-assed was good enough for the board.

It's good enough for that silly Can'tHamZano Tweet.

 

[e_blazer]

if at the deadline we're not a legitimate contender, and KP knows joel is opting out, and KP knows we're not planning on making a competetive offer (all distinct possibilites) it might make sense to get what we can.

First, I don't think that it's anywhere near a given that Joel will opt out. There are so many quality free agents on the market next summer that teams with cap space are much more likely to want to spend their money elsewhere. Second, I don't think that there's any team that will need him more than the Blazers do given Oden's injury history. My bet is that KP works out an extension that moves Joel's option year to a time when he's more likely to get a big final contract.

if we trade him to a rival i would hope they would have to give up something pretty significant.

Denver has no big men to give us and that's what the Blazers need. I call no deal on Joel.

 

[DaRizzle]

And Leon's getting laaaaarger...

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[julius]

I'm glad someone caught that.

btw, I think Joel realizes who he is, and what this economy is getting people. A 30 year old low offense, decent defense center, isn't going to get as much $$ as people think.

 

[MARIS61]

If we're keeping Oden, then we're re-signing Joel.

 

[crowTrobot]

First, I don't think that it's anywhere near a given that Joel will opt out. There are so many quality free agents on the market next summer that teams with cap space are much more likely to want to spend their money elsewhere.

lots of FA's in 2010, but few (or possibly none) that would compete with what joel has to offer for the price - talking about a highly experienced defensive specialist center who doesn't care about touches, isn't a massive liability at the FT line, and has been one of the best 2-3 rebounders in the entire league over the past few years in terms of rate. there are several teams that will have cap space and could be looking for just that type of player to compliment the offensive players they already have (OKC, sac, miami etc). if he opts out i don't think he'll have any trouble finding a long term deal.

Second, I don't think that there's any team that will need him more than the Blazers do given Oden's injury history.

several teams could use his services just as much as the blazers. i hope we offer him a long extension, but at this point i don't trust our brass not to lowball him.

My bet is that KP works out an extension that moves Joel's option year to a time when he's more likely to get a big final contract.

that would be now. he's 30.

 

[barfo]

several teams could use his services just as much as the blazers. i hope we offer him a long extension, but at this point i don't trust our brass not to lowball him.

Because they've lowballed... who, exactly? When was the last time that the Blazers underpaid someone, or lost someone to another team as a result of making a low offer?

Seems to me it would make more sense to worry about us overpaying Joel.

barfo

 

[Natebishop3]

I could see trading Joel if we were making another move for a center like Gortat, however, I don't think we'll be helping a division rival anytime soon.