NBA Trade Deadline Mayhem

[Haakzilla]

Nice work @Chris Craig!

https://www.blazersland.com/trade-deadline-mayhem/

Article snippet:

The NBA trade deadline is four days away. The Blazers find themselves in a tough spot. Currently in the 10th seed in the west, on the outside looking in, amidst a close playoff race, that they could easily make or miss. Rewind to the beginning of last summer. The Blazers were fresh off a stunning season in which they played with a surprising resilience and surpassed every expectation to make the second round of the playoffs. Things were finally looking up. The Blazers were looking to capture a top tier free agent to build on to their success and become a true contender. But, left and right all of the blazers targets headed to other teams, leaving the them in free fall. Neil Olshey opted to jump to the next tier and snag Evan Turner before other teams could get to him, signing him for four years at 70 million dollars, a steep contract to say the least. Olshey with little other options decided to retain the rest of the roster as not to lose assets, matching a four year $75 million contract with the Nets, and resigning Meyers Leonard to a 4 year $41 million contract. The Blazers ballooned from the lowest team salary to the second highest.

 

[Chris Craig]

Thanks @HAAK72! I am going to post a companion piece and maybe an Anaylsis of the Boogie trade this afternoon/evening

 

[TBpup]

Nice work @Chris Craig

 

[BonesJones]

It's alive!

 

[stampedehero]

I, for one, was mystified at the EvanTurner 70 mil deal. That was a deal not worth the $. Neil could have rebuilt Moda for that dollar range

 

[Chris Craig]

A couple more articles are up!

 

[Haakzilla]

A couple more articles are up!

...I posted the first one to a Blazers Facebook group and got nearly 400 views already!

 

[Chris Craig]

...I posted the first one to a Blazers Facebook group and got nearly 400 views already!

Damn

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Aminu will not be traded.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

...I posted the first one to a Blazers Facebook group and got nearly 400 views already!

CC is a teacher and he still hasn't met 400 people in his lifetime yet.