Forum Game Official Blazers Offseason Trade/Free Agency Prediction Thread

[Chris Craig]

Welcome to the official offseason Trail Blazers trade/free agency prediction thread. Predict which players will be traded or will leave in free agency. You can also predict whether the Blazers trade or keep pick #25. At the end of the summer we will check back and see who was closest!

 

[Jon]

keep: Kanter, Hood, Curry, Layman
leave: Aminu
Trade: Meyers, Turner (god i hope so)

i can honestly see NO keeping the team intact, though.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

I do not expect NO to be heavily active. It will be much cheaper to trade our expiring contracts at the deadline.

Keep: Hood
Go: Curry, Kanter, Layman (if he recieves a big offer), Aminu
Possible deadline deals: Leonard, Harkless, Turner

We will do some dumpster diving like we did for Curry. Collins will definitely get more minutes.

 

[Hoopguru]

I think we acquire a legit vet pf. Not sure just how it will happen but most likely a trade.
BG is my guess as Detroit is going to reload.
Hood will be resigned
Enis will stay
Layman will stay
Curry and Leonard gone
Turner gone

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Dragan Bender.

Just watch.

 

[Cugel]

NO will resign aminu on a lucrative deal and keep only Layman

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

We will spend all summer thinking we need new forwards and come back next year with the same starting forwards.

 

[hoopsjock]

Keep: Hood, Kanter, Layman
Gone: Curry and Aminu

25th pick Darius Bazley

Last roster spot will be a vet min backup power forward from this list:
Anthony Tolliver
Lance Thomas
Dragan Bender
Jeff Green

There will be several discussions but no trades during the summer.

See now I can be happy when we make a trade!

 

[hoopsjock]

Kevin Love will either be a....

Trail Blazer or a Spur next season.

 

[Chris Craig]

Keep: Hood, Kanter, Layman
Gone: Curry and Aminu

25th pick Darius Bazley

Last roster spot will be a vet min backup power forward from this list:
Anthony Tolliver
Lance Thomas
Dragan Bender
Jeff Green

There will be several discussions but no trades during the summer.

See now I can be happy when we make a trade!

How are the Blazers going to be able to sign all those guys without a trade?

 

[hoopsjock]

How are the Blazers going to be able to sign all those guys without a trade?

Huh?

Hood 1 year, $4.15 million (2nd year player option $5 million)

Kanter 1 year, $5.3 million (2nd year player option $6 million) Tax-MLE

Layman is restricted so we can sign him to whatever we want

Vet PF would be for the minimum

 

[e_blazer]

Huh?

Hood 1 year, $4.15 million (2nd year player option $5 million)

Kanter 1 year, $5.3 million (2nd year player option $6 million) Tax-MLE

Layman is restricted so we can sign him to whatever we want

Vet PF would be for the minimum

Wouldn’t we be hard capped if we signed Kanter and Hood?

 

[hoopsjock]

Wouldn’t we be hard capped if we signed Kanter and Hood?

Nope, we sure wouldn't!

 

[hoopsjock]

Wouldn’t we be hard capped if we signed Kanter and Hood?

We can go as far over the cap as we want as long as we don't use either the Full-MLE or do a sign-and-trade.

 

[Magoo]

When sly got us tickets to pk80 was that two yrs ago? I was impressed with Bol Bol. Is Bol in this years draft? He may not be for us but I was just curious whats up with him this year. I didn't watch college ball.

 

[hoopsjock]

When sly got us tickets to pk80 was that two yrs ago? I was impressed with Bol Bol. Is Bol in this years draft? He may not be for us but I was just curious whats up with him this year. I didn't watch college ball.

He had a foot injury and barely played this year (his freshman year). He declared for the draft and I've seen him all over the map in terms of projections from mid lottery to mid 20's.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

One to thing to watch for:

If the Spurs stumble, look for an LA trade at the deadline.

 

[Reep]

Hands are tied in a lot of ways, but I would guess:

FAs resigned: Hood (Aminu walks; layman too); AND some underperforming 22-25 year old UFA that needs a new location
Trade at some point: BG for expiring including ET, ML and picks

Dame: Simons
CJ: Hood
Harkless: Hood
Griffin (maybe mid season): Collins: Skal
Collins: Nurk (when he returns)

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Darkhorse:

Dario Saric

 

[Orion Bailey]

How about this?

I know its somewhat lateral and we would likely need ot toss in a pick because Jackson, though out of the gates has been inconsistent, isn't yet marked as a bust and could be the type of player we need at the SF position. He is young and helps us in the long run, but can also start right now for us. It also gets usa PG for when Seth is gone next year.

It may not be a move going all in, but it could be one of a couple to possibly make us better next year and help our salary cap in the long run.

 

[Orion Bailey]

 

[Orion Bailey]

I think each Portland and Milwaukie would need to give NO a future pick, but what about this?

Puts a shooter/creator next to Giannis. It helps with NO's rebuild, and we get AD to put next to Nurk and a starting caliber shooting guard to replace CJ.

Dame/Simons/Trent
Snell/Brown/Trent
Harkless/Layman
AD/Skal/
Nurk/Kanter?

Doesnt help our cap, and would likely need to do another trade with the excess guards to shore up the big man backups.

 

[hoopsjock]

How about this?

I know its somewhat lateral and we would likely need ot toss in a pick because Jackson, though out of the gates has been inconsistent, isn't yet marked as a bust and could be the type of player we need at the SF position. He is young and helps us in the long run, but can also start right now for us. It also gets usa PG for when Seth is gone next year.

It may not be a move going all in, but it could be one of a couple to possibly make us better next year and help our salary cap in the long run.


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Josh Jackson just got arrested. He also got arrested for assault in college. He will never be a Blazer as long as Olshey is here.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Josh Jackson just got arrested. He also got arrested for assault in college. He will never be a Blazer as long as Olshey is here.

We need a bad boy!!!!!!

depends on what he was arrested for. Pot?

He belongs here.

Domestic violence?

Send him to the can.

 

[kjironman1]

We need a bad boy!!!!!!

depends on what he was arrested for. Pot?

He belongs here.

Domestic violence?

Send him to the can.

Not even Pot.
He was trying to get into a VIP area and was told to sit in a golf cart. When he took off the police went after him and arrested him. He is 22 years old. He is a kid that made a kid decision. Exactly the kind of kid that Olshey would consider.

 

[kjironman1]

We need a bad boy!!!!!!

depends on what he was arrested for. Pot?

He belongs here.

Domestic violence?

Send him to the can.

And his assault charges were for "Verbal Threats" against a female basketball player. This all stemmed from some damage to her car. Then there is the word they were in a relationship at some point.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Meh. Bring him in. Dame will set him straight.

 

[Orion Bailey]

If he just got arrested stock should be low and a better trade might work, giving up less.

 

[kjironman1]

If he just got arrested stock should be low and a better trade might work, giving up less.

Number 4 pick should be worth at least a look right?

 

[hoopsjock]

If he just got arrested stock should be low and a better trade might work, giving up less.

Number 4 pick should be worth at least a look right?

Doesn't matter. Olshey avoids these type of guys like the plague.