Here’s why;
1. Got under the tax. No one cares about Allen’s pocketbook, but this was important for numerous reasons, but for me the biggest is it now allows Portland to offer the non tax paying MLE (we may still have a little to clear before FA, not sure) and in the expected market, the difference is substantial. Yeah yeah Portland can’t sign free agents, but I’d expect them to pursue someone like Will Barton, and there’s a good chance they land him if they do imo.
2. No DeAndre Jordan. I’ve talked enough about how I was against it. This most likely also means they’re committed to developing Nurkic, who they should get at a bargain rate anyway.
The only downside to me is we’ve now given up two young players for essentially nothing, but that’s the consequence for the disastrous summer of ‘16.
And no we haven’t added any on court improvements either, but there was no one out there that would’ve made a huge difference anyway.
So while it’s not the deadline most of us wanted, it’s not as bleak as some may make it seem.
