Exclusive Official 2018 Trade Deadline Thread (1 Viewer)

[RipCityDSCPL]

Can we even use the trade exception after today?

If you ask @tester551 he'll call you an idiot for thinking Neil was gonna use that in the first place.

#BitterNotBitter

 

[LayneStaley]

We are stuck till 2020 with Turner and the DNP brothers.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Lmao. We could get Randle for a 1st.

or Avery Bradley

 

[TBpup]

In proud Olshey tradition, we basically give up a player for ....NOTHING!

 

[e_blazer]

The whole trade deadline for us was just to save paul allen money. Dumb.

That and avoid all of the other penalties that go along with being a repeat offender next year. This was a must do for the team.

 

[craigehlo]

The whole trade deadline for us was just to save paul allen money. Dumb.

He doesn't have enough you know. It's not like he got a massive billionaire tax break this year and just saw the value of the franchise soar on the Forbes list. Gotta save that $$$ for another yacht submarine or whatever.

 

[rotary111]

Now we have to watch as we get beat out of the playoffs by teams who got better at the trade deadline. Might as well start looking for our next point guard now.

 

[santeesioux]

We are stuck till 2020 with Turner and the DNP brothers.

It'll be about time for the team to move to Seattle by then.

 

[LayneStaley]

Cavs easily won the trade deadline, they got rid of a lot of cancers and scrubs.

 

[e_blazer]

Whelp, we can add a loss tonight to the costs of this day. Ed's going to be too drunk from celebrating not getting traded to be worth a damn.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Now we have to watch as we get beat out of the playoffs by teams who got better at the trade deadline. Might as well start looking for our next point guard now.

Who below us in the standings got enough better to pass us? I am honestly curious. I haven't seen every deal yet but it seems like the teams that got better are in the East.

 

[ripcityboy]

We are stuck till 2020 with Turner and the DNP brothers.

Every single game we are going to have to watch them and know that Neil used our last two trades simply to undo his mistakes. What a baffoon. If it was Allen that demanded they be signed then he's the baffoon.

 

[Jon]

He doesn't have enough you know. It's not like he got a massive billionaire tax break this year and just saw the value of the franchise soar on the Forbes list. Gotta save that $$$ for another yacht submarine or whatever.

yeah. screw trying to make the team better in any way. gotta make the richest NBA owner pay less. thats the #1 priority.

 

[e_blazer]

Who below us in the standings got enough better to pass us? I am honestly curious. I haven't seen every deal yet but it seems like the teams that got better are in the East.

The Lakers got better...next year.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Five minutes to go and Jordan's still in play!!!

 

[Hoopguru]

Since this summer the Trail Blazers have saved $37M in luxury tax penalties without giving up a first-round pick with the Allen Crabbe and Noah Vonleh trade. Portland now goes under the luxury tax this season. The Trail Blazers now have 2 open roster... https://t.co/VnZkxIgzpR

— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) February 8, 2018

Neil earning his keep!

 

[Sarni]

Quite amazing that Tyreke Evans wasn't dealt in the end. Philadelphia will regret that.

 

[LayneStaley]

It'll be about time for the team to move to Seattle by then.

Nah, they will be in Vegas with my Raiders

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Since this summer the Trail Blazers have saved $37M in luxury tax penalties without giving up a first-round pick with the Allen Crabbe and Noah Vonleh trade. Portland now goes under the luxury tax this season. The Trail Blazers now have 2 open roster... https://t.co/VnZkxIgzpR

— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) February 8, 2018

Neil earning his keep!

http://www.espn.com/espn/now?nowId=21-0753334665271581820-4

Well this is somewhat the bright-side to look at it. Most teams DO have to give up a first to get out of the financial hole so at least we avoided that. But you could also say we got into it ourselves so that is on us.

 

[craigehlo]

Don't worry. I'm sure we are VERY high up on destinations for buy-out candidates.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

In proud Olshey tradition, we basically give up a player for ....NOTHING!

And also apparently agreed to pay his salary for the rest of the year! WTH did we get out of this trade?

 

[ripcityboy]

Since this summer the Trail Blazers have saved $37M in luxury tax penalties without giving up a first-round pick with the Allen Crabbe and Noah Vonleh trade. Portland now goes under the luxury tax this season. The Trail Blazers now have 2 open roster... https://t.co/VnZkxIgzpR

— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) February 8, 2018

Neil earning his keep!

He's more accountant now than GM.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Don't worry. I'm sure we are VERY high up on destinations for buy-out candidates.

Of course, especially with all the cap space we have.

 

[andalusian]

yeah. screw trying to make the team better in any way. gotta make the richest NBA owner pay less. thats the #1 priority.

Are you saying that Neil still works for the Clippers?

 

[craigehlo]

 

[santeesioux]

Don't worry guys, now we'll get to let some more players leave for nothing this summer in Ed and Shabazz.

 

[andalusian]

We are stuck till 2020 with Turner and the DNP brothers.

I love this nickname. Splash brothers, we come for you.

 

[BonesJones]

Don't worry. I'm sure we are VERY high up on destinations for buy-out candidates.

Any signing would put us into the luxury tax.

 

[BonesJones]

ET & the DNP Brothers!

 

[DDolla]

So we are under the luxury tax, so what happens next? Can we sign a top Free Agent now? Sorry don’t know about Cap space or Luxuey Tax.