Plan this off-season

[magnifier661]

You think first priority is D. Will and second is Nash?

D Will is the obvious choice because of his age and future, but the option of Nash is intriguing.

I suspect Nash will require a 10 mil per for the next 3 years to get er done. If we have close to 30 mil available, there is a good chance that Nash, 20 more mil, two good first rounders and a core of Aldridge, Matthews, Batum and Willaims looks very good for other free-agents.

If we don't get D. Will, I suspect we offer Nash a deal.

What are your thoughts?

 

[Nikolokolus]

There is no first priority until we know what we have after the draft.

 

[alex42083]

No. 1 need: Point Guard

 

[Pinwheel1]

I really do not see giving Nash half our cap space at this point.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Is Freedland still an option next year? Or is his buyout too much?

 

[Nikolokolus]

I really do not see giving Nash half our cap space at this point.

Nash would be the worst possible guy to tie up money in. His age doesn't fit at all with the path that the team has just embarked on.

 

[magnifier661]

I really do not see giving Nash half our cap space at this point.

It would be half. It would be a third. We would still be able to offer a max and a max mle type contract after that signing.

 

[magnifier661]

Nash would be the worst possible guy to tie up money in. His age doesn't fit at all with the path that the team has just embarked on.

Unless of course we get a younger pg and we use Nash until the new one is good enough to take over?

 

[Pinwheel1]

It would be half. It would be a third. We would still be able to offer a max and a max mle type contract after that signing.

So you come up with 30 million under the cap after Batum is signed and the first round picks?

 

[magnifier661]

So you come up with 30 million under the cap after Batum is signed and the first round picks?

Ahhh I see. Yeah your right my mistake. 10 for Batum is very likely, but 5 mil was factored on our cap space because of Batum's cap hold. Wouldn't that mean if Batum signs for 10, then it's only 5 more mil?

 

[oldmangrouch]

I'm really confused. We just traded Camby's expiring contract for 10 or 11 million bucks of roster deadwood. Where is this cap space coming from?

 

[Pinwheel1]

Ahhh I see. Yeah your right my mistake. 10 for Batum is very likely, but 5 mil was factored on our cap space because of Batum's cap hold. Wouldn't that mean if Batum signs for 10, then it's only 5 more mil?

Not sure. But I would not be bummed if we ended up with 2 lotto picks, Eric Gordon, and Joel Freedland to go along with Batum and LMA.

Those damn PG's are the tough ones.

 

[Nikolokolus]

I'm really confused. We just traded Camby's expiring contract for 10 or 11 million bucks of roster deadwood. Where is this cap space coming from?

You are confused. Both Flynn and Thabeet expire at the end of the season.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Unless of course we get a younger pg and we use Nash until the new one is good enough to take over?

No.

 

[B-Roy]

Not sure. But I would not be bummed if we ended up with 2 lotto picks, Eric Gordon, and Joel Freedland to go along with Batum and LMA.

Those damn PG's are the tough ones.

Kendall Marshall.

Have a feeling his draft stock is going to shoot up after the tourney.

 

[B-Roy]

You are confused. Both Flynn and Thabeet expire at the end of the season.

Doesn't mean they won't be back.

Flynnsanity. Calling it now.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

#1 -- Hire Donnie Nelson as GM

#2 -- Hire Mike D'Antoni

#3 -- Re-Sign Nicolas Batum -- or s&t him on draft night.

#4 -- Hope for some luck in the lotto -- Take Anthony Davis! [/pipedream]

#5 -- Build this roster around D'Antoni's system. This is what NY didn't do.

#6 -- Trade for a young-ish vet PG (Augustin, Rondo, etc.)

#7 -- Sign Joel Freeland

#8 -- Nobody should be untouchable on this roster. Keep that in mind as you build this roster.

 

[alex42083]

Is it possible to sign two big FAs, and then re-sign Batum after and go over the cap?

 

[Kamper]

I just don't think Nash will be an option for this team going forward- he's going to be too old once this rebuilding process is over (hopefully less than 3 years) with the potential high draft picks taking a few years to mature and come into their own.

I wouldn't have been surprised if the Blazers had been playing .600 ball all season up to this point that they would have tried everything possible to obtain Nash, but that ship has sailed at this point.

 

[magnifier661]

Is it possible to sign two big FAs, and then re-sign Batum after and go over the cap?

Yes if we can do the first two before we sign Batum. Remember that we will have two first rounders that are guaranteed money. Depending on the draft position will determin how much we have to pay.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Kendall Marshall.

Have a feeling his draft stock is going to shoot up after the tourney.

I'm very interested in getting a point guard in this draft, though most are projected to go much later in the 1st round than where we'd be. Tony Wroten is another guy of interest that some compare to Russell Westbrook. I'd like to know more about Tony.

 

[RoyToy]

Is it possible to sign two big FAs, and then re-sign Batum after and go over the cap?

Not if a take makes him an offer right out of free agency

The Blazers could very well eat their own cap space by being forced to match Batum (assuming they want to keep them) before they have a chance to sign other free agents.

 

[Kamper]

Wroten won't get a chance to prove himself in the tournament this year- might be able to snag him later than what he would have gone at. He's looked great the few times I've watched him- minus those FT's against the Beav's late.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Not if a take makes him an offer right out of free agency

The Blazers could very well eat their own cap space by being forced to match Batum (assuming they want to keep them) before they have a chance to sign other free agents.

The Blazers are projected to be about 25 million under the cap if Crawford doesn't exercise his option. Assuming Batum gets a 10 million-ish offer we should still have space for one max level guy (or whatever).

 

[Masbee]

1) Hire a GM

2) Draft Lottery results

3) Interview coaches

4) Draft Day Magic

5) Hire coach

6) Free Agency - Make MAX offer to Deron Williams (the only free agent worth the MAX).

6b) have a plan B for when Deron politely declines.

7) Re-sign Batum.

8) Quick re-build is well underway.

 

[Natebishop3]

Not if a take makes him an offer right out of free agency

The Blazers could very well eat their own cap space by being forced to match Batum (assuming they want to keep them) before they have a chance to sign other free agents.

Pretty sure a team has something like 2 weeks to match an offer, so even if someone offered Nic big money right off the bat, we hsould still have plenty of time to sign one or two other big free agents before matching.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Pretty sure a team has something like 2 weeks to match an offer, so even if someone offered Nic big money right off the bat, we hsould still have plenty of time to sign one or two other big free agents before matching.

I want to say that time period was cut in half. 1 week at the most now
Maybe less

 

[RoyToy]

Pretty sure a team has something like 2 weeks to match an offer, so even if someone offered Nic big money right off the bat, we hsould still have plenty of time to sign one or two other big free agents before matching.

It's 3 days

 

[Natebishop3]

It's 3 days

Holy shit... that's madness!

 

[RoyToy]

It was a week in the old CBA