Norm Powell Contract

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Fairly-Hard said:
Not sure he has done anything to warrant $30 million but weirder things have happened?
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Agree. Norm is a fantastic young talent, but not a max player. At least right now. Those crazy contracts of 2016, are likely gone for the majority of teams. Colvid losses, and ALL contending teams capped out or near, expect lower numbers to sign. I see something more in the 16-17 mil / 4 year range.
 
tykendo said:
Agree. Norm is a fantastic young talent, but not a max player. At least right now. Those crazy contracts of 2016, are likely gone for the majority of teams. Colvid losses, and ALL contending teams capped out or near, expect lower numbers to sign. I see something more in the 16-17 mil / 4 year range.
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I'd agree the 16-20M range would be the market. Now, it may be that Portland would have to bust over the 20M mark to re-sign Powell if he doesn't want to play SF or be CJ's backup. Dame's status will complicate the situation too

by the way, Powell is 28 years old. That's not a "young" talent
 
wizenheimer said:
I'd agree the 16-20M range would be the market. Now, it may be that Portland would have to bust over the 20M mark to re-sign Powell if he doesn't want to play SF or be CJ's backup. Dame's status will complicate the situation too

by the way, Powell is 28 years old. That's not a "young" talent
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I thought he was younger. With One & Done, so many of the players who have 6 years already in the league are only 25, or 26.
 
tykendo said:
I thought he was younger. With One & Done, so many of the players who have 6 years already in the league are only 25, or 26.
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yeah, he was a 4-year player at UCLA and entered the NBA in 2015 when he was 22. I'm a Duck fan so I remember watching him a few times. He's always been a physical slasher type of player. He was a crappy three points shooter in college though, and the college line is a lot closer to the hoop
 
Coming from the tabloid NY Post: Says Thibs and NY is interested in Norm.

 
illmatic99 said:
Coming from the tabloid NY Post: Says Thibs and NY is interested in Norm.

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well, the Knicks could certainly clear that much cap-space and more. They only have 55M in guaranteed contracts (not counting 1sts)

I'd wonder if leaking they are interested in Powell is their way of pressuring Portland to engage in CJ trade talks. Or maybe, likely, they are interested in Powell more that they are CJ
 
wizenheimer said:
well, the Knicks could certainly clear that much cap-space and more. They only have 55M in guaranteed contracts (not counting 1sts)

I'd wonder if leaking they are interested in Powell is their way of pressuring Portland to engage in CJ trade talks. Or maybe, likely, they are interested in Powell more that they are CJ
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they also mention interest in Oubre from Thibs
 
If Powell signs elsewhere, should that be the final straw for Olshey's tenure in Portland? Well, obviously yes, but will it be?
 
Rastapopoulos said:
If Powell signs elsewhere, should that be the final straw for Olshey's tenure in Portland? Well, obviously yes, but will it be?
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Sounds like you're actively rooting for Powell NOT to re-sign with the Blazers. Are you sure you're not a Lakers fan?
 
Rastapopoulos said:
If Powell signs elsewhere, should that be the final straw for Olshey's tenure in Portland? Well, obviously yes, but will it be?
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As a corollary if Powell does sign here, does that tell you Dame is committed as well? Cuz aint no way Norm signs here if Dame is on the outs
 
ehizzy3 said:
norm is gonna sign to whichever team gives him the best contract
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If the contracts are as good as equal then he'll consider situation and playing with Dame and CJ is a bad situation.
 
I bet if Norm re-signs here it will be over 20M a year. A 20M year contract here is essentially a 17.8M year contract in Texas.

Norm "lives" in LV though. I wonder if he's established residency in Nevada for a reason since Nevada doesn't have state income tax.
 
B-Roy said:
I bet if Norm re-signs here it will be over 20M a year. A 20M year contract here is essentially a 17.8M year contract in Texas.
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Common misconception. Tax for athletes is spread out and apportioned by location of the games. Using your example, it's probably more like a $20M contract is $19.5M here and $18.5M in Texas.
 
Is there any reason to ask what contract range GTJ will be? He's a FA this summer too, correct? Am I going to just be upset when he signs a contract, thinking about what we could have if Norm doesn't stay?
 
AmirIcon said:
Sounds like you're actively rooting for Powell NOT to re-sign with the Blazers. Are you sure you're not a Lakers fan?
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He's cynical for sure. If you're looking for an uplifting message, look elsewhere.
 
boredinsalem said:
Common misconception. Tax for athletes is spread out and apportioned by location of the games. Using your example, it's probably more like a $20M contract is $19.5M here and $18.5M in Texas.
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Athletes pay more in Cali & New York. Doesn't keep them from going there. Plus it cost WAY more to live in those hot spots.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
And even if they don't!
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Maybe I'm reading you wrong but if you're saying that if we let Norm walk that we still won that trade, I think you're about as wrong as someone can be. Gary has value and we had control over that value. We could have gotten a piece, like Gary was, that would have given us long term value maybe not close to as good as Norm but what did Norm do for us? Our winning percentage was lower and we lost in the first round,

So if Norm walks for nothing, we lost that trade.
 
Correct me if I’m wrong but can’t teams negotiate with their own free agents right now and it’s not tampering?
 
B-Roy said:
Correct me if I’m wrong but can’t teams negotiate with their own free agents right now and it’s not tampering?
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He is unrestricted and will be a Bird exception. Thought we aren't allowed to officially communicate with him. But it's naiive to assume that we haven't already.
 
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