OT: Thompson signed by Cavs 5 years $82 million

[Strenuus]

We didn't. We downgraded. But the pieces we replaced them with make sense for rebooting.

And Nic looks good with his new squad out here in NC. Last night he put up 18/10/6.

Well, there's his one good game for a couple months.

 

[Tunchi]

But but but we've lost so much "talent!" We're going to suck this year!!!

The fact is we have massively upgraded at SF and C.

Totally agree that we've greatly upgraded at SF and C

 

[Blazer Freak]

The same person that told me about LA going to SAS this offseason mentioned that there have been whispers of a max contract and Meyers, this of course is based on him building on what he showed in last year's playoffs.

In my opinion, if he steps in an averages somewhere near 14-5/7-8 with near 50/40/90 splits he will undoubtedly get it...either from PDX or another team via offer sheet.

 

[Natebishop3]

The same person that told me about LA going to SAS this offseason mentioned that there have been whispers of a max contract and Meyers, this of course is based on him building on what he showed in last year's playoffs.

In my opinion, if he steps in an averages somewhere near 14-5/7-8 with near 50/40/90 splits he will undoubtedly get it...either from PDX or another team via offer sheet.

Man.... we haven't seen nearly enough from him to justify that. I hate the new salary cap. The money is flowing freely and we're seeing bums like Thompson getting paid way more than they're worth.

 

[blue9]

Man.... we haven't seen nearly enough from him to justify that. I hate the new salary cap. The money is flowing freely and we're seeing bums like Thompson getting paid way more than they're worth.

Yeah, another lock-out is looming - these contracts are stupid.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

I think if we can get him for 4 years 40 million you have to jump on it. He might hold out for 4 years 44 mil (which is what Henson got) and I might still give it to him. Even if he doesn't blow up, say he gets 13 pts per game and 7.5 rebounds, I could see him getting much more than that from some other team. Of course we could match but we still are going to be paying more if the dude doesn't get hurt or bomb this year. (knock on wood by the way)

 

[Blazer Freak]

Man.... we haven't seen nearly enough from him to justify that. I hate the new salary cap. The money is flowing freely and we're seeing bums like Thompson getting paid way more than they're worth.

Complete agreement over here. I love Meyers and he definitely brings some uniqueness to how our offense operates on the court, but even if he averages that I can't fathom taking that big of a leap of faith based on one season of production. But like you said, this new salary cap and the influx of cash coming in is going to drive up the price of not only solid big men, but really ANY player that has a specific trait that is unique and at 7 foot, above average passing ability and legitimate three point range? It's definitely plausible.

 

[Blazer Freak]

I think if we can get him for 4 years 40 million you have to jump on it. He might hold out for 4 years 44 mil (which is what Henson got) and I might still give it to him. Even if he doesn't blow up, say he gets 13 pts per game and 7.5 rebounds, I could see him getting much more than that from some other team. Of course we could match but we still are going to be paying more if the dude doesn't get hurt or bomb this year. (knock on wood by the way)

I don't think any poster that has decent knowledge of the free agent market would disagree with you...but I don't envision any world in which his agent is letting him sign an extension. This is his first true crack at extensive playing time and I think even if he came in and only averaged like 8/6 and 50/40/90 a team is still throwing that kind of money at him. It's going to be a ridiculous market and throw in the fact that the NBA has ALWAYS given overpriced contracts to big men...it's going to be pretty fun some teams realllllly fuck themselves over this summer.

 

[Natebishop3]

I don't think any poster that has decent knowledge of the free agent market would disagree with you...but I don't envision any world in which his agent is letting him sign an extension. This is his first true crack at extensive playing time and I think even if he came in and only averaged like 8/6 and 50/40/90 a team is still throwing that kind of money at him. It's going to be a ridiculous market and throw in the fact that the NBA has ALWAYS given overpriced contracts to big men...it's going to be pretty fun some teams realllllly fuck themselves over this summer.

Yup. The time for signing Meyers to that kind of contract has passed, ESPECIALLY after what just happened with Thompson. If we wanted to sign him to that kind of deal, we needed to have done it a year ago. Rolo had a really shitty year and he got 13 million per.

 

[Draco]

The same person that told me about LA going to SAS this offseason mentioned that there have been whispers of a max contract and Meyers, this of course is based on him building on what he showed in last year's playoffs.

In my opinion, if he steps in an averages somewhere near 14-5/7-8 with near 50/40/90 splits he will undoubtedly get it...either from PDX or another team via offer sheet.

If Meyers produces the same per minute stats in 30+ minutes and plays good defense he probably will get the max. Hell Kanter and Wes got max contracts. It also depends how good the Blazers perform; if we have one of the worst records it'll be different than him starting for a near .500 team. I am concerned the Meyers hype is going overboard and if we give him a 8 figure per year contract it could really bite us next summer. What if we sign him for $11 million per year but Mo Harkless outplays him next summer and we want to keep Mo? Then we're stuck with Dames max contract, Meyers as a backup at $11 million per year, Mo wanting to be paid more than his backup, CJ eligible for an extension and expecting to be paid more than a less proven Meyers who got $11 million. The Blazers would still have multiple other needs on the roster.

We have far more roster flexibility and options if we wait until next summer to sign Meyers. Of course the downside is we'd potentially have to pay him more.

I'd much rather missed the chance to lock up a player for a discount than the bad outcome of having handed out a big overpaid contract.

 

[Draco]

I don't think any poster that has decent knowledge of the free agent market would disagree with you...but I don't envision any world in which his agent is letting him sign an extension. This is his first true crack at extensive playing time and I think even if he came in and only averaged like 8/6 and 50/40/90 a team is still throwing that kind of money at him. It's going to be a ridiculous market and throw in the fact that the NBA has ALWAYS given overpriced contracts to big men...it's going to be pretty fun some teams realllllly fuck themselves over this summer.

Meyers comes from a poor background and slept on a floor with his brother growing up. If he has the chance of locking up $35-$40 million I could definitely see him wanting to get a deal done. This is his first big contract. His agent will advice him but at the same time wants to lock up some of his own commission and has a legal obligation to look out for the best interest of his client. Heck Meyers could have a microfracture knee injury next season, it might sound unlikely to us but I'd certainly be nervous about scenarios like that if I had life changing money on the line.

 

[Draco]

Yup. The time for signing Meyers to that kind of contract has passed, ESPECIALLY after what just happened with Thompson. If we wanted to sign him to that kind of deal, we needed to have done it a year ago. Rolo had a really shitty year and he got 13 million per.

The earliest we could've extended Meyers was this summer when Dame signed.

 

[Blazer Freak]

All good points Draco. No one truly knows how this influx of cash is going to effect FA's but based off this offseason, owners pockets are going to get a lot lighter!

 

[Draco]

All good points Draco. No one truly knows how this influx of cash is going to effect FA's but based off this offseason, owners pockets are going to get a lot lighter!

Owners keep 50% of additional revenue; so if a couple hundred players are splitting up these insane amounts of cash, a couple dozen owners are keeping just as much for themselves.