Official welcome to the Blazers: Dorell Wright!

[OregonHuskerMan]

2 years approximately 6 mill.

Huge get for our gaping SF role.

 

[B-Roy]

Nice get.

 

[illmatic99]

Wow. Thought he'd cost more than that. We still got like a mil left + ~2.7mil exception. JO would be perfect and another PG on the cheap probably and we're set.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Wow--I'm shocked. This is really turning out to be a fantastic offseason. We're going to have an entire bench lineup of players who don't suck!

 

[Rastapopoulos]

What is Wright good at? I ask in genuine ignorance.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

:MARIS61:

 

[KeepOnRollin]

What is Wright good at? I ask in genuine ignorance.

Strengths: He has a long wingspan and rebounds well for his position. Can shoot pretty well from mid-range and deep. Defense is good and improving. Solid floor vision and willing passer. Becoming Batum basically.

Weakness; attacking the rim (which I wanted a SF who would do this)

 

[THE HCP]

He led the NBA in 3s at golden state right?


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[Public Defender]

What is Wright good at? I ask in genuine ignorance.

37% career 3-point percentage (on lots of attempts) isn't bad.

Here's a somewhat pessimistic view of D Wright from rotoworld.com:

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nba/1059/dorell-wright

Blazers agreed to terms with G/F Dorell Wright on a two-year, $6 million contract. Now three years removed from his fluky breakout season in Golden State, Wright will slide in as a rotational wing in Portland. Wesley Matthews, Nicolas Batum, C.J. McCollum and possibly Allen Crabbe will all be getting significant on the wings as well. Wright shot just 39.6 percent from the field and averaged 9.2 points a night for a depleted Sixers team last season. He got outplayed by Damien Wilkins. Jul 6 - 1:55 PM

 

[B-Roy]

37% career 3-point percentage (on lots of attempts) isn't bad.

Here's a somewhat pessimistic view of D Wright from rotoworld.com:

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nba/1059/dorell-wright

Blazers agreed to terms with G/F Dorell Wright on a two-year, $6 million contract. Now three years removed from his fluky breakout season in Golden State, Wright will slide in as a rotational wing in Portland. Wesley Matthews, Nicolas Batum, C.J. McCollum and possibly Allen Crabbe will all be getting significant on the wings as well. Wright shot just 39.6 percent from the field and averaged 9.2 points a night for a depleted Sixers team last season. He got outplayed by Damien Wilkins. Jul 6 - 1:55 PM

He actually had his career high in PER last year.

 

[illmatic99]

Bill Simmons ‏@BillSimmons

I love what Rip City did this summer. Went from zero depth whatsoever to Thomas Robinson, Robin Lopez, Dorrell Wright + CJ McCollum. Nice.

 

[THE HCP]

I bet Elliot Williams is pissed!


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[KeepOnRollin]

I bet Elliot Williams is pissed!


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Williams is a SG. Wright is a SF. We had no more room for SGs.

 

[illmatic99]

Dorell Wright ‏@DWRIGHTWAY1

#ripcity

The Oklahoma City Thunder had made Wright a priority in free agency, but ultimately Blazers general manager Neil Olshey secured Wright in the late stages of the courtship.

Baffling to me how he'd bypass the chance of playing for a contender to come to PDX. Good work, Neil.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--blazers-signing-dorell-wright-to-two-year-deal-181717996.html

 

[Sedatedfork]

I like this move and generally what the Blazers are doing this offseason.

 

[B-Roy]

Williams is a SG. Wright is a SF. We had no more room for SGs.

Elliot isn't getting resigned anyways.

 

[santeesioux]

Maybe Elliot could sign with the Stampede.

 

[Run BJM]

Strengths: He has a long wingspan and rebounds well for his position. Can shoot pretty well from mid-range and deep. Defense is good and improving. Solid floor vision and willing passer. Becoming Batum basically.

Weakness; attacking the rim (which I wanted a SF who would do this)

This is pretty accurate. Hes a very good spot up shooter and solid- but not that great- defender. Pretty weak handles and absolutely cannot force his way to the rim, usually prefers the path of least resistance which is pulling up for a mid-range J. He can pass it decently and will make some really slick plays from time to time, but mostly hes a 3 and D guy who can get scorching hot from 3 and nail like 8 on a good night.

 

[RoyToy]

Good move so the Blazers don't have to rely on Crabbe and McCollum so much

Should be plenty of minutes

 

[Public Defender]

He actually had his career high in PER last year.

... and yet his worst FG% since his rookie season. Will be curious to see how he fits in.

 

[OregonHuskerMan]

Our lineups are looking halfway decent now - especially if you figure in the almost guaranteed improvement in our younger players.

Lillard l Wes l Batum l Lamarcus l Lopez

McCollum l Crabbe? l Wright l Robinson l Leonard

Barton l Claver

Either way, we've really gotten a lot of shooting to go around now.

 

[OregonHuskerMan]

Strokin it

 

[BigGameDamian]

Nice!! More trades to come!

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Our lineups are looking halfway decent now - especially if you figure in the almost guaranteed improvement in our younger players.

Lillard l Wes l Batum l Lamarcus l Lopez

McCollum l Crabbe? l Wright l Robinson l Leonard

Barton l Claver

Either way, we've really gotten a lot of shooting to go around now.

Roles also appear pretty well defined, with the exception of Crabbe v Barton for the 4th guard spot.

 

[RoyToy]

Dorrell Wright is pretty much Martell Webster fwiw

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Dorrell Wright is pretty much Martell Webster fwiw

...who signed a 4year, $22M contract earlier this week, and whom many people also would have like to see come back to Portland as Nic's backup. So what you're saying is, Wright for 6M over 2 years is a bit of a steal.

I couldn't agree more--repped!

 

[Boob-No-More]

Dorrell Wright is pretty much Martell Webster fwiw

Given that Martell just resigned with Washinton at 4 years/$22 million, Wright looks like a bargain at 2 years/$6 million. Way to clip those coupons Neal!

BNM

 

[Boob-No-More]

...who signed a 4year, $22M contract earlier this week, and whom many people also would have like to see come back to Portland as Nic's backup. So what you're saying is, Wright for 6M over 2 years is a bit of a steal.

I couldn't agree more--repped!

Damn, beat me to it...

BNM

 

[Jayps15]

Dorell Wright ‏@DWRIGHTWAY1

The Oklahoma City Thunder had made Wright a priority in free agency, but ultimately Blazers general manager Neil Olshey secured Wright in the late stages of the courtship.

Baffling to me how he'd bypass the chance of playing for a contender to come to PDX. Good work, Neil.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--blazers-signing-dorell-wright-to-two-year-deal-181717996.html

I like the signing for depth, but that part just makes it extra sweet for me.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

And he won a ring with Miami.