Nurkic is a Blazer!!

[Denny Crane]

Unsurprising, since they're much better players.



That article doesn't source your claim that the Celtics wanted to match Portland's offer. It says that they "expected" to compete with his best offer but it turned out his best offer was far too high:

Although sources told CelticsBlog yesterday that the Celtics were expected to receive a chance to compete with Turner's best offer, the $17.5 million AAV was too rich for their roster structure, cap space and free agency targets.​

It also doesn't surprise me that multiple teams were interested in Turner. Turner's a solid player with clear strengths. That second report you quoted doesn't suggest that any of those teams were interested to the tune of $17-18M per year, though. Olshey didn't "sneak in" to steal Turner--from the sounds of it (Turner's reaction), he simply blew everyone else's offers away. If he was offering around what everyone else was, Turner wouldn't have been shocked by the offer.

They needed their cap space to sign Horford.

They didn't have an exception big enough to match. Thus too rich.

I think the smart GM would take Horford over ET.

Shocked by the offer because the Blazers weren't reported interested. Not necessarily the size.

 

[Minstrel]

They needed their cap space to sign Horford.

They didn't have an exception big enough to match. Thus too rich.

I think the smart GM would take Horford over ET.

Shocked by the offer because the Blazers weren't reported interested. Not necessarily the size.

Well, that's definitely one way to look at it. As I said before, though, we'll have to agree to disagree.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

It seems pretty clear that at some point, between now and the end of the regular season next year, Olshey is going to have to find a lopsided trade to dump somewhere around $17 million or so off of team salary. Spotrac shows the Blazers are committed to $139,190,400 next season. The Luxury Tax threshold is expected to be around $122 million. There are any number of ways to go about it and a bunch of high-priced assets that could be moved. It's going to be interesting to see when and how it's done. Dumping Crabbe, Turner or a combination of Leonard and Aminu for a pick or a rookie scale guy would be options. Dame and CJ are salary hogs, but you'd think that if one of them were to be moved we'd have to get back a proven stud, most likely with a similar big price tag.

It cost Cleveland a 1st rounder to dump salary.

 

[Denny Crane]

It cost Cleveland a 1st rounder to dump salary.

We've got 3, and they all cost a LOT because we're over the LT next season.

 

[riverman]

naysaying nabob of negativism

great tongue twister...try saying that 5 times in a row without stuttering

 

[Denny Crane]

great tongue twister...try saying that 5 times in a row without stuttering

William Safire came up with that phrase during the Nixon years.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Shocked by the offer because the Blazers weren't reported interested. Not necessarily the size.

Denny, despite what you may have heard, size IS important.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

William Safire came up with that phrase during the Nixon years.

It's "nattering," not "naysaying."

Funny that you should be re-living the Nixon years.

 

[riverman]

Denny, despite what you may have heard, size IS important.

doesn't seem to bother mags

 

[Scalma]

Nurkic spending his break working on his game.

 

[barfo]

Nurkic spending his break working on his game.

Well, doesn't look like he can guard a chair. He's not even facing it.

barfo

 

[handiman]

Well, doesn't look like he can guard a chair. He's not even facing it.

barfo

He's working on fronting the post.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Nurkic spending his break working on his game.

"No YOU pick up the ball"

 

[Pinwheel1]

Is he in Santa Barbara? Apparently he did not look at the weather forecast in so cal this week. He should have stayed in Portland.

 

[barfo]

I think he's learning to keep his eye on the ball.

barfo

 

[riverman]

Well, doesn't look like he can guard a chair. He's not even facing it.

barfo

The chairs are for smashing after practice...in America we smash beer cans on our skulls...in Bosnia they smash folding chairs on each other's skulls

 

[riverman]

Is he in Santa Barbara? Apparently he did not look at the weather forecast in so cal this week. He should have stayed in Portland.

My son and grandkids live there...it's nothing like Portland..Central coast is much warmer...they need the rain badly. My oldest son lives just north of there as well and was surfing there yesterday.

 

[Eastoff]

 

[RR7]

Was nice of his teammates to travel down with him to defend him...oh wait, that's a folding chair.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Was nice of his teammates to travel down with him to defend him...oh wait, that's a folding chair.

Far less cost, far more effective.

 

[riverman]

Far less cost, far more effective.

chairs never fall for pump fakes...Dorell Wright wouldn't stand a chance

 

[Strenuus]

chairs never fall for pump fakes...Dorell Wright wouldn't stand a chance

He got tons of practice when Meyers did that to him in practice. Can't fault him.

 

[riverman]

He got tons of practice when Meyers did that to him in practice. Can't fault him.

He was master of the double...sometimes triple pump fake! Both he and Meyers made Joel Freeland look like a beast though

 

[BBert]

Was nice of his teammates to travel down with him to defend him...oh wait, that's a folding chair.

Hahahahaha!

 

[Pinwheel1]

My son and grandkids live there...it's nothing like Portland..Central coast is much warmer...they need the rain badly. My oldest son lives just north of there as well and was surfing there yesterday.

Yeah that was Thursday. The rain and the wind started on Friday. Yes we need it, but it is starting to flood down here. He might as well of stayed in Portland and used the Blazer facilities. Or gone to Hawaii.

 

[Scalma]

Looks like Nurkic is on a mission. He knows he's found his home.

 

[riverman]

Yeah that was Thursday. The rain and the wind started on Friday. Yes we need it, but it is starting to flood down here. He might as well of stayed in Portland and used the Blazer facilities. Or gone to Hawaii.

If you're there, I hope you're safe...I plan to visit there this summer again.

 

[theprunetang]

I am pretty excited to have this guy on the team. He is something we haven't had in years.

 

[riverman]

Nurkic forces Meyers to eat meatloaf!

 

[Mediocre Man]

If you're there, I hope you're safe...I plan to visit there this summer again.

Crying for a big man coach. Work on those feet down low