Outlaw/Harris coming to Portland?

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http://www.northjersey.com/sports/p..._Blazers_talking_about_Devin_Harris_deal.html

The Nets and Blazers have exchanged trade proposals and still are discussing a deal. Harris and veteran point guard Andre Miller are the main pieces, but more players are involved, multiple NBA sources said.

It’s doubtful the Nets will trade Harris, who turns 28 in two weeks, straight up for Miller, who turns 35 next month.

The Nets want to expand the trade and are trying to include disappointing free-agent signing Travis Outlaw, who began his career in Portland. The Blazers are interested in shooting guard Anthony Morrow.

Portland’s backup shooting guard Rudy Fernandez has been discussed, a source said. The Nets have talked about adding another big man so Joel Przybilla and his expiring contract also may be involved.

If the Nets’ talks with Denver turn serious, Harris may be needed for that deal. Everything is up in the air.

But a Blazers executive has scouted some recent Nets’ home and road games. The teams don’t play again this season, so the executive has been watching and gathering information on Nets’ players.

The Blazers organization always has been interested in Harris even when he was playing for Dallas.

Earlier this season, the Blazers talked to Denver about acquiring Harris if he was sent there in an Anthony trade.
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Part of me is hesistent because of what Miller brings for us, but at the same time Harris is a good player in his own right and younger, but is a bit injury prone. In the end I would pull the trigger I think, but would be sad to send Miller.
 
I'm liking the sound of this...

Losing Miller would hurt...but just for this season. That deal is good enough to give him up.
 
OSUBlazerfan said:
You gotta get younger sometime....
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Well I agree, but is getting a younger, but more injury prone player (especially when compared to Miller) better? It can be a high risk/high reward type thing potentially.
 
50% of all trade rumors seem to originate from a "source" within the Nets.

Do any of them ever happen? Remember the big Vince Carter rumor that people beat KP over the head with on this board? Still think that was a good deal, fictional or otherwise?
 
PapaG said:
50% of all trade rumors seem to originate from a "source" within the Nets.

Do any of them ever happen? Remember the big Vince Carter rumor that people beat KP over the head with on this board? Still think that was a good deal, fictional or otherwise?
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We got nothing for RLEC, so it would have been a good deal
 
Catfish has sucked badly in New Jersey, but if there is anywhere he might be comfortable and thus more likely to return to being a semi-productive player it might be here ... but damn I sure wouldn't want to bank on that.

As for doing the Harris/Miller plus others swap ... I think you have to do it. Harris is more of a scoring guard than a point guard, but he's at least adequate as a setup man and his timeline runs a little longer.

I don't love the trade, but I think it's prettty good for both sides.
 
Bring in Kris Humphries!

Averaging nearly a double/double with a PER of 18 and still young at 25.
 
OSUBlazerfan said:
We got nothing for RLEC, so it would have been a good deal
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Got Andre Miller in a FA signing for RLEC. Did you forget about Miller? Also fucked over Utah by signing Millsap to a toxic RFA offer sheet for RLEC. Did you forget about that?

Also had Hedo bail on Portland for RLEC. I'm trying to forget about that. :)
 
Please don't take Travis back. Keep him away from Nate please!
 
OSUBlazerfan said:
We got nothing for RLEC, so it would have been a good deal
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I think we got Miller by not using the RLEC. I like what Rudy brings to the team in re: to chemistry. But I am ok trading him if Roy comes back. Miller however is a winner. And that would be a big loss. The jury is still out with Harris. LMA would be hurt the most with the loss of Miller. But the trade is intriguing
 
PapaG said:
Got Andre Miller in a FA signing for RLEC. Did you forget about Miller? Also fucked over Utah by signing Millsap to a toxic RFA offer sheet for RLEC. Did you forget about that?

Also had Hedo bail on Portland for RLEC. I'm trying to forget about that. :)
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You mean the guy you didnt want us to sign?

Also, we could have prob signed him for the MLE, he didnt have any other offers at 7 mil...
 
PapaG said:
50% of all trade rumors seem to originate from a "source" within the Nets.

Do any of them ever happen? Remember the big Vince Carter rumor that people beat KP over the head with on this board? Still think that was a good deal, fictional or otherwise?
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The RLEC for VC AND two first round picks? http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/090227 ,
Perhaps highly fictional, but yeah, that would've been a great deal.
 
I'm not much of a Harris fan.

And I like Outlaw, great guy. I wish him all the best but I'm not real excited about getting him back.

I'm not liking this trade rumor.
 
yuyuza1 said:
A regressed Travis with a 35 mil contract.

HAEEL No.
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Outlaw is still only 26 and he's being used in the wrong role. Everyone knows Outlaw shouldn't be a starter.

I wouldn't jump up and down about it, but if taking back Travis gets you Harris you do it. You get a long term answer at PG and we know what kind of player Outlaw can be for the Blazers.
 
Make the trade and then trade for Blake (Lakers are tired of that experiment) then our Bench would be Blake, Roy, Travis, cunningham and Pryz. OK only slightly joking.

Roy, Patty, Travis, Dante and Pryz would be OK for those 16 minues a game. If Roy can't go then Morrow would be just fine. I doubt Morrow will be as much fun in the locker rook as Rudy is though. He would be missed.
 
Travis is 'sporting a PER of 8 (career 13.8) with four years left on his contract.

I can see why they'd want to pawn him off to another team.
 
I'm a Harris fan (and a Miller fan). If Harris weren't so injury-prone, I'd definitely do this. Getting a good, young-prime point guard would be nice. But the amount of games he's missed makes me quite hesitant. If these last few years have done anything, they've made me really appreciate (good) players who are durable. Take a bow, Miller and Aldridge.
 
Nearing that certain deadline I remember Chad Ford saying that the Blazers were getting better offers for RLEC than what Phoenix was getting for Amare.
 
I'm torn on a Miller/Harris deal. Outlaw is an afterthought in this deal to me, although it will be nice to see him again at the Hot Seat.

Harris does have an 18 PER as has stopped being such a ballhog. Still, as Minstrel pointed out, he has a history of injury. Knowing this, I won't call him "injury-prone", because of the Oden Flame Wars regarding that label.

Tough call. I'd be OK with the deal and would probably pull the trigger if it was my call, simply because getting a much younger and similarly productive player is never a bad idea for the long-term success of your franchise. Still, Miller has grown on me, in a non-parasitic way.
 
RoyToy said:
Outlaw is still only 26 and he's being used in the wrong role. Everyone knows Outlaw shouldn't be a starter.

I wouldn't jump up and down about it, but if taking back Travis gets you Harris you do it. You get a long term answer at PG and we know what kind of player Outlaw can be for the Blazers.
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The PDX version of Travis is not worth that kind of deal either. But more important than his worth is how middling teams like us should stay away from extended MLE deals like Travis'. We took a chance with Wes, and it's working out so far because he's younger and.... better.
 
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