Portland Trail Blazers are interested in Tyson Chandler from the Phoenix Suns. (Via ESPN)

[chzbrgr]

A. The Blazers aren't doing this...at least not yet. It's a rumor. Those always turn out to be true, right?

B. A center rotation of Plumlee and Chandler is pretty damned good.

C. Maybe there's another move to come in addition to this one? If the Blazers somehow snagged Milsap in addition to picking up Chandler, you could be talking a significant playoff run.

D. Are the Blazers only supposed to make a move to improve, even marginally, if it makes them an instant contender? I doubt management sees it that way.

A. True
B. TRUE
C. Hadnt thought about that also is an intriguing point puts us on par with houston I would think, fighting for 3-4 best team in the west but...
D. I'm confused by, but by all accounts we're 'supposed' to have the first ever championship three peat? triple? trifecta? im forgetting the word for third movie in a series. So maybe were 'supposed' to just be shitty this year and get a good young player that would be good 3 yrs from now when GS and CLE dont exist in their current forms of demagoguery.

 

[Denny Crane]

Really old and a lot of miles on that body. He was a high school kid straight to the NBA.

 

[SheedSoNasty]

Would seem like another lame Neil Olshey acquisition.

 

[chzbrgr]

The 2001 draft, everybody:

1. Washington Kwame Brown Glynn Academy HS
2. Chicago Tyson Chandler Dominques HS
3. Atlanta Paul Gasol Spain
4. Chicago Eddy Curry Thornwood HS
5. Golden State Jason Richardson Michigan St.
6. Vancouver Shane Battier Duke
7. Houston Eddie Griffin Seton Hall
8. Cleveland DeSagna Diop Oak Hill Academy
9. Detroit Rodney White Charlotte
10. Boston Joe Johnson Arkansas
11. Boston Kedrick Brown Okaloosa-Walton CC
12. Seattle Vladimir Radmanovic Yugoslavia
13. New Jersey Richard Jefferson Arizona
14. Golden State Troy Murphy Notre Dame
15. Orlando Steven Hunter DePaul
16. Charlotte Kurk Haston Indiana
17. Toronto Michael Bradley Villanova
18. New Jersey Jason Collins Stanford
19. Portland Zach Randolph Michigan St.
20. Orlando Brendan Haywood N. Carolina
21. Boston Joseph Forte N. Carolina
22. Orlando Jeryl Sasser SMU
23. New Jersey Brandon Armstrong Pepperdine
24. Utah Raul Lopez Spain
25. Sacramento Gerald Wallace Alabama
26. Philadelphia Samuel Dalembert Seton Hall
27. Vancouver Jamaal Tinsley Iowa sSt.
28. San Antonio Tony parker France

Can I just say there is no clearer an instance of PED's in basketball than Richard Jefferson? Cause it's obvious.

Human People do not have athletic renaissance's at 36.

 

[BonesJones]

So we're not interested in Cousins and Noel but we are interested in Chandler... Yikes.

 

[BonesJones]

I mean, if we have them expirings (ex. Ezeli, and Vonleh) for Chandler, I wonder if we could gain any swap rights with their pick. If do that, but they probably wouldn't. I don't even know if I'd wanna do Leonard for him.

 

[Minstrel]

So we're not interested in Cousins and Noel but we are interested in Chandler... Yikes.

I mean, the cost of acquisition is going to be significantly different in each case. It's like saying to someone with $7000 to their name, "So you're not interested in a Mercedes, but you are interested in a used Corolla....yikes."

The Blazers don't have a lot of trade capital and we don't even know what the Kings are demanding for Cousins, assuming Cousins is even available which some sources have said he isn't.

 

[Scalma]

Btw this would be such an underwhelming move. It's one step above trading for Koufus. Why would a non contender go after a 34 year old when so many other, younger, big men are available?

 

[Orion Bailey]

Btw this would be such an underwhelming move. It's one step above trading for Koufus. Why would a non contender go after a 34 year old when so many other, younger, big men are available?

The only answer would be veteran leadership and mentoring, but that's way too high a price to pay in my opinion.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

PORTLAND RUMORED TO BE CHASING TYSON CHANDLER... BUT IS A RIM PROTECTOR THE ANSWER?

http://www.csnnw.com/portland-trail...e-chasing-tyson-chandler-rim-protector-answer

 

[Minstrel]

In my opinion, if Chandler helps the defense, it'll mostly be with his defensive IQ and calling out assignments and getting guys to the right spots. Those sorts of things. He can still play at a moderate level, but he could potentially be like a defensive coach on the floor. It won't completely change the complexion of the defense--talent still matters most--but it might steady them a bit when they're lost to the point of giving up 40+ point quarters. Turn those into 30 point quarters and they might win some more games.

 

[Orion Bailey]

PORTLAND RUMORED TO BE CHASING TYSON CHANDLER... BUT IS A RIM PROTECTOR THE ANSWER?

http://www.csnnw.com/portland-trail...e-chasing-tyson-chandler-rim-protector-answer

EXACTLY why I would much rather see us try to trade up in the draft and nail Josh Jackson. We now have two first rounders.
The more I think about it the more I think this is an idiotic chase and I REALLY hope its just a rumor intended to toss off the sniffers from the real chase we are involved in.

So what would it take to get Noel (if that ship hasn't sailed) and the pick that nails us Josh Jackson?
CJ/Aminu/Leonard?
Both our 1st plus CJ?

I think even with 2 first rounders it would probably have to include CJ, which is fine with me, because like the link says, the bigger issue is perimeter D.
A lineup of the following would be extremely balanced/exciting and contending within 2 years(need time to gel and grow):

Dame/Napier
Crabbe/Jackson (this may swap as I think He will be that good within his first year. He is much more a versatile players than Crabbe and Crabbes offense will be more valuable in the second unit)
Harkless/Turner
Noel/Vonleh
Plums/Davis

With Noel wont get the paycheck CJ got in his next contract and Jackson would be on a Rookie contract, so it would solve our money issues to be able to retain Plums if we want. If not, then I could see someone like Chandler for Davis or Plums and a second rounder or something.
Chandler would be a great veteran leader who could help the young's develop and would help us in the immediate to try to make a run in the next two years.

CJ has just increased his trade value BIG time in my opinion and it didn't hurt at ALL when KD came out and said he is one of the NBA's greatest right now. I do believe he has equal value to Butler and there wont be a better time to move him...unfortunately. He wont be able to raise his stock any more playing with Dame. He needs to be the chief in order to do so. I could see another team watching Houston and thinking they can do something like that with CJ's offensive skills.

Now is the time. His stock is REALLY high and it is pretty obvious the perimeter defense just isn't gonna get us there.

In my proposal, we are getting a potential great two way player in Jackson and a Defensive specialist in the paint in Noel. This will be plenty to hide Dame alone and Dame would then thrive like never before.

I am willing to let the season play out to try to convince me otherwise, especially since my proposal wouldn't be able to go down until the draft anyhow, but we would need to see significant defensive improvement in both Dam and CJ for me to change my mind again and I just don't see that happening in such a short time.

 

[H.C.]

A lot of people on this forum have claimed Lillard is such a great leader that he could lead Boogie.
If that's the case, why does Portland need a Veteran presence such as Chandler?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

A lot of people on this forum have claimed Lillard is such a great leader that he could lead Boogie.
If that's the case, why does Portland need a Veteran presence such as Chandler?

Lillard isn't tall enough to slap some sense into Meyers.

 

[e_blazer]

Lillard isn't tall enough to slap some sense into Meyers.

Yeah, but he could nut-punch the hell out of him.

 

[Dougnsalem]

Yeah, but he could nut-punch the hell out of him.

 

[Scalma]

A lot of people on this forum have claimed Lillard is such a great leader that he could lead Boogie.
If that's the case, why does Portland need a Veteran presence such as Chandler?

It's not just about locker room leadership, you also need guys with in game leadership that have been through and seen everything. Lillard is still relatively green in that area. That's where think we miss Kaman and Henderson, and where someone like Chandler could potentially help.

That being said, I don't want Chandler, or any other 34 year old. We're not a piece away.

 

[LuckyShot]

Meh.... If we got him I'd bring him off the bench. Our bench needs a center. Ed's just not getting the job done this year

I don't see him as being big enough of an upgrade over Plumlee to start, nor do I see him being a better fit for our starting lineup.

 

[Cippy91]

Nerlens Noel...

 

[Blazers Roy]

I can't believe Neil is even wasting time on this.

The only guy i would trade is Turner.

 

[ripcityboy]

Maybe a few years ago but not now. If we really are going to make a trade there have got to be other options out there.

 

[blue9]

Oh, yay - Tyson Chandler! Another long-in-the-tooth player who'll improve our W/L record but won't make us good enough to advance in the POs. We should probably trade a whole bunch of draft picks for him.

 

[barfo]

As soon as we trade Meyers he'll become the next Channing Frye and people will be really butt hurt.

People are already really butt hurt. Don't you read the OT forum?

barfo

 

[Sarni]

I was for this until I realized his deal runs until 2019 which is a complete no go. Even now he does not offer that much and shows signs of decline, by 2018 he could be useless and still getting paid $12M.

 

[MickZagger]

Is Olshey at a point where he's looking to the future, or looking to save his job. Thats the real question I think we should be asking.

 

[stampedehero]

Maybe Chandler needs a fresh start and role change. We desperately need a defender especially in the 4thQ . Olshey has to sell him a role as veteran leadership, our cool uniforms and the café experience of downtown

 

[Mediocre Man]

Still an excellent finisher on the pick-and-roll and rebounder. His defense has slipped, though. He's no longer really an above-average defensive force.

If he came cheap, it might be a decent addition. He's still in the realm of an average defender and he might help out with leadership on the defensive end.

Not an above average defender still makes him light years better than any of our bigs.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Is Olshey at a point where he's looking to the future, or looking to save his job. Thats the real question I think we should be asking.

Looking to the future for this team . His job is not in jeopardy and he is not on the hot seat. Several reports have come out that it was PA who wanted to keep th4 core together. Cant fault the GM for that!
If anything, PA got to close and personal with last years team. He fell in love with the overachievers and told NO to build around it. Not break it up. SO he had to retina the guys.
I am sure PA is have some second thoughts about a couple players, but again, not to the fault of the GM. For all we know, NO might have been telling PA this is a bad move behind closed doors. He may have RELUCTANTLY matched Crabbe and was told to go spend the 75 mill we had on SOMEONE. All the bigs were gone or wanted nothing to do with us, so he went after a third ball handler who can be a perimeter defender. Pretty much what he should have done. And itf it was PA saying spend it, again...Not NO's fault.

 

[Boob-No-More]

PORTLAND RUMORED TO BE CHASING TYSON CHANDLER... BUT IS A RIM PROTECTOR THE ANSWER?

http://www.csnnw.com/portland-trail...e-chasing-tyson-chandler-rim-protector-answer

Who wrote that crap?

Of course Portland needs a rim protector, but Tyson Chandler isn't one.

My response:

Tyson Chandler rim protector??? This is 2017, not 2011. He averages 0.4 BLK/G.

If that's your definition of rim protector, no need to make a trade. Just move C.J. McCollum to center. He averages 0.6 BLK/G.

Seriously, we already have EIGHT players averaging at least 0.4 BLK/G. Lillard and Crabbe are the only two players in our rotation that average fewer BLKs than Tyson Chandler.

If it's rim protection we seek, time to look elsewhere. My theory is this is just a Neil Olshey smokescreen designed to let Donnie Nelson and Bryan Colangelo know that if their trade demands aren't reasonable, he has other options that are available on the cheap.

BNM

 

[TBpup]

Rim protection that poor with that much of a contract left on an ageing, unproductive center makes no sense.