Max Extension offered to Aldridge?

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cmeese47 said:
There are two sides to this, if you believe that LA is willing to stay and sign a 4-5 year deal after this season then trading him because he wants extra money would be foolish.

If you are in the camp that believes LA wants to return to Dallas make max money and pay no income tax then dealing the guy for assets before he leaves for nothing is a good decision.
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There's a third option. Let him become a FA, offer him more than Dallas can (because Portland can) and if he walks he walks. Use the cap space for someone else. What is Dallas going to give you that you want to pay MAX kind of money for?

A fourth option is you do a S&T if it makes sense - this is the only way LMA can get a 5 year max deal and leave.
 
RoyToy said:
The Blazers could only win 48 games next year and be a 6-8 seed

Who's confident Aldridge re-signs if that happens?
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It's too hard to predict right now because we have no idea what roster we will have going into training camp. I would be surprised if we did much worse, but you never know. Regardless, the west could be even more powerful if Melo and/or LeBron come to the Western Conference.
 
PapaG said:
You're asking the guy to give up close to $50m dollars. That's easy to say when you have nothing invested, other than dumb ideas, but trade him for not accepting the 3-year after a 54-win season and you'll be laughed out of the NBA when the team yet again regresses and misses the playoffs. Jesus, Portland finally gets an All-Star who doesn't have a career-ending injury, and a very vocal few want to run the guy out of town because he'll be eligible for much more money next summer.
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Technically he would be giving up something like 5-8 million by accepting the extension if he remains a max level talent and plays 6 more years. Then again if he suffers a significant injury he is risking 55 million by not signing the extension. (Knock on wood unless he leaves as a FA).
 
PapaG said:
Because I'm done with you. I'd ignore you if I could.
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So let me get this straight, you attempted to make some kind of personal attack and then when I called you on it, you tried to act like it didn't happen? Now you're "done with me?" :lol:
 
Denny Crane said:
A fourth option is you do a S&T if it makes sense - this is the only way LMA can get a 5 year max deal and leave.
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As RR7 pointed out yesterday, only 4 year contracts can be used in a S&T under the new CBA.
 
Natebishop3 said:
It's too hard to predict right now because we have no idea what roster we will have going into training camp. I would be surprised if we did much worse, but you never know. Regardless, the west could be even more powerful if Melo and/or LeBron come to the Western Conference.
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As always, depends on injuries

Teams like the Grizzles and Mavericks may have been the 7th and 8th seed, but they played better ball than the Blazers the 2nd half of the season.

Watch GS get Love

Houston get Melo

What exactly are the Blazer going to do to keep up? Develop the bench? ...........

Aldridge will sit there and see all the teams in the west making moves and wonder what the Blazers will do
 
Natebishop3 said:
So let me get this straight, you attempted to make some kind of personal attack and then when I called you on it, you tried to act like it didn't happen? Now you're "done with me?" :lol:
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Yes, I'm done with you. This 5 on 1 stuff gets tiresome, yet you're the only mod that does it. Are your feelers hurt?
 
Denny Crane said:
There's a third option. Let him become a FA, offer him more than Dallas can (because Portland can) and if he walks he walks. Use the cap space for someone else. What is Dallas going to give you that you want to pay MAX kind of money for?

A fourth option is you do a S&T if it makes sense - this is the only way LMA can get a 5 year max deal and leave.
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Can't do 5yr S&T's anymore (Coon FAQ #90).

Who are the PF FA's around in 2015? One of the reasons that LMA is "poachable" is that he's really the only one, and there could be openings in both DAL and SAS with max dollars
 
RoyToy said:
As always, depends on injuries

Teams like the Grizzles and Mavericks may have been the 7th and 8th seed, but they played better ball than the Blazers the 2nd half of the season.

Watch GS get Love

Houston get Melo

What exactly are the Blazer going to do to keep up? Develop the bench? ...........

Aldridge will sit there and see all the teams in the west making moves and wonder what the Blazers will do
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Apparently trade their own All-NBA big this summer or at the deadline for whatever future picks and garbage they get offered. Then use that cap space to sign a big-time All-Star FA, since everybody knows that big-time All-Star FAs are clamoring to play in Portland. Good plan. :dunno:
 
PapaG said:
Dirk made $23m last year at age 35. Huh?
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It wasn't his "max". He took a reset in 2010-11 to less than the max. Sure, 22M is no chump change, but it was less than the max. And 20M at 34 is about 6M less than LMA's contract will be at 34 if you gave him a 5yr max.
 
PapaG said:
Apparently trade their own All-NBA big this summer or at the deadline. Good plan. :dunno:
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If Olshey can't build a better team that could be the end result

A year can change everything. If the Blazers don't make the moves to take the next step, why would Aldridge stay?
 
Denny Crane said:
There's a third option. Let him become a FA, offer him more than Dallas can (because Portland can) and if he walks he walks. Use the cap space for someone else. What is Dallas going to give you that you want to pay MAX kind of money for?

A fourth option is you do a S&T if it makes sense - this is the only way LMA can get a 5 year max deal and leave.
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5 years 108 million based on latest numbers I have seen vs 4 years 81 million, unless LA is no longer a max level player at 34 he would make more money playing in Dallas and not giving the man 9.5% of his income.
 
Natebishop3 said:
How about you clarify what you meant about a break up?
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Why, you know what he meant. It's not that hard to figure out. He got pissed and posted something he shouldn't have. It would be nice if he would just delete it but that's not going to happen. Why not just let it go. You know you're secure in your personal life. Relax. Let it go.
 
PapaG said:
Must have hit a sore spot. Sorry. A dickish move by me.
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Not a sore spot. I wanted to clarify that you were, in fact, attempting to make a personal attack outside the realm of discussion of basketball. It seems that you are confirming that fact.

No apologies necessary. Good bye.
 
The article I was referencing to Denny about our FA options if LMA does leave, and who we could spend the cap space on:

Look at the league’s other high quality PFs:

Blake Griffin: Signed through 2018
Anthony Davis: Will be in NOLA through at least 2017
Kevin Love: Expected to commit to new team once traded
Dirk Nowitzki: Dedicated to re-signing in Dallas (also, 112 years old)
David Lee: Signed through 2016
Zach Randolph: Will be signed to a multiyear deal within the month
Serge Ibaka: Signed through 2017
Chris Bosh: Will be signed to a multiyear deal within the month
Paul Millsap: The most viable option aside from Aldridge
Derrick Favors: Signed through 2018

http://ripcityproject.com/2014/06/24/tim-duncan-opts-complicates-lamarcus-aldridge-free-agency/
 
BrianFromWA said:
It wasn't his "max". He took a reset in 2010-11 to less than the max. Sure, 22M is no chump change, but it was less than the max. And 20M at 34 is about 6M less than LMA's contract will be at 34 if you gave him a 5yr max.
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He made $23m at age 35. LMA's absolute max, according to Storyteller, is a 5/$105m contract. Who cares about a "max" when the max is less then what Dirk made last year. It doesn't lessen the impact on the cap.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Not a sore spot. I wanted to clarify that you were, in fact, attempting to make a personal attack outside the realm of discussion of basketball. It seems that you are confirming that fact.

No apologies necessary. Good bye.
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Thank God.
 
Mediocre Man said:
Spoken like a true blind fan who doesn't care about winning as long as his favorite player is on the team.
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What the fuck do you have against the blind? Who are you to think you can say I don't care about winning? LaMarcus isn't my favorite player but if you want to throw false judgements about, I'm thinking it's just your meds. Having a tough day MM?
 
riverman said:
What the fuck do you have against the blind? Who are you to think you can say I don't care about winning? LaMarcus isn't my favorite player but if you want to throw false judgements about, I'm thinking it's just your meds. Having a tough day MM?
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Between the two of us, I may not be the one having a tough day. Bringing up meds is kinda bullshit.
 
That should be a lesson to some of you on here, I am the only mod you are allowed to insult.

That's because I'm bigger than most of you and can kick your asses.
 
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