Meyers Leonard did an AMA on Reddit!

[Nurkalicious]

This is so 2015

Yeah, now he mostly just sits on the bench and doesn’t play.

 

[BonesJones]

How is a giant bad contract holding a team back that just needs one more piece to be a contender?

Hmm.

Oh yeah, I'm sure we're missing out on a star free agent that surely would've signed here if we could've gotten rid of Meyers' $10M a year contract while we were $20M over the salary cap.

Makes perfect sense.

 

[kjironman1]

How is a giant bad contract holding a team back that just needs one more piece to be a contender?

Hmm.

You better read up a little bit about the way the cap works. Using Meyers to get a better player in trade would be good yes. But blaming the 10 million on playoff success is kind of silly. Now if you would have said Turner you might have gotten a different response but not by a bunch really.

 

[DDolla]

Did anyone ask Meyers who will win one on one between him and Elle?

 

[HailBlazers]

I realize Anf is short for Anfernee, but I believe they call him Ant. Not Anf.

Do you realize we're not a part of the team? I like Anf better.

 

[riverman]

I don't like Ant or Anf….I'd go with the Oregonian version...Fern!

 

[swish3]

For the season, Meyers and Skal are tied for the best ORtg at 129. The Blazer bench has a lot of scoring power to improve our chances for winning the Championship.

 

[PCmor7]

I don't like Ant or Anf….I'd go with the Oregonian version...Fern!

Fern or Tern?

Ahh, heck, I'm just going to make my own nickname for him: Nee.

 

[riverman]

Fern or Tern?

Ahh, heck, I'm just going to make my own nickname for him: Nee.

Nee..(ni)...is Mandarin for "you"

 

[HailBlazers]

Hey, don't be lazy. If you know the answer, what's the harm in letting him and apparently a lot of others know what the heck it means?
You know, whenever you have a lot of people holding an opinion, in this case a question, that should be a clue that maybe just maybe, it might be helpful to let people know what the hell is going on.

If you know what it is why won't you tell me?

 

[PCmor7]

Nee..(ni)...is Mandarin for "you"

I never realized he was Chinese.

 

[riverman]

I never realized he was Chinese.

We're all related to Ghengis Khan!

 

[tlongII]

Do you realize we're not a part of the team? I like Anf better.

We ARE part of the team. That’s why I love the Blazers.

 

[Nurkalicious]

Oh yeah, I'm sure we're missing out on a star free agent that surely would've signed here if we could've gotten rid of Meyers' $10M a year contract while we were $20M over the salary cap.

Makes perfect sense.

Pretty simple, we can trade other big salary contracts like Turner and Harkless to make room for a better fit, we can’t trade Meyers because he sucks and doesn’t fit anywhere except the D-league.

This is pretty basic stuff.

 

[Nurkalicious]

You better read up a little bit about the way the cap works. Using Meyers to get a better player in trade would be good yes. But blaming the 10 million on playoff success is kind of silly. Now if you would have said Turner you might have gotten a different response but not by a bunch really.

Lol turner is waaaaaaaaaaaay better than Meyers. Certain teams would at least consider taking on his contract in return for a short-term talent boost - there is no use for Meyers anywhere in the league, he’s a net-negative player that literally no one wants.

 

[kjironman1]

Lol turner is waaaaaaaaaaaay better than Meyers. Certain teams would at least consider taking on his contract in return for a short-term talent boost - there is no use for Meyers anywhere in the league, he’s a net-negative player that literally no one wants.

Your opinion is noted.
When Turner plays well i agree. When Turner does not play well he is very bad and cannot be moved either. Thus far Turner has not shown he is worth much at all but he does seem to work well with certain players.

 

[H.C.]

More irrational Nards hate...

 

[hoopsjock]

Pretty simple, we can trade other big salary contracts like Turner and Harkless to make room for a better fit, we can’t trade Meyers because he sucks and doesn’t fit anywhere except the D-league.

This is pretty basic stuff.

Lol turner is waaaaaaaaaaaay better than Meyers. Certain teams would at least consider taking on his contract in return for a short-term talent boost - there is no use for Meyers anywhere in the league, he’s a net-negative player that literally no one wants.

If either one was tradeable then they wouldn't still be on the team.

 

[riverman]

If either one was tradeable then they wouldn't still be on the team.

and we'd have MELO!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Nurkalicious]

If either one was tradeable then they wouldn't still be on the team.

Meyers contract prevents there from being a purpose of trading turner bc were way over the cap

 

[hoopsjock]

Meyers contract prevents there from being a purpose of trading turner bc were way over the cap

Incorrect Sir Nurkalicious.

Trading Turner could've gotten us out of the Luxury Tax this year. It would have also opened up the Full-Mid Level Exception instead of the Tax one. If anyone wanted him he wouldn't still be on the team.