<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Celtic Fan @ Jun 23 2008, 03:22 PM)
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<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Celtic Fan @ Jun 23 2008, 01:46 PM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I'm not a Blazers fan, but I think they'd do it in a heartbeat.</div>
Here are the cons to that deal for Portland
Portland has a plan in place to have salary cap flexability next summer. While taking on Jefferson doesn't kill that, trading Outlaw and kepping players like Jack, Webster and Frye does.
You also included Marcus Williams in the deal, and I doubt he fits in with the "culture" Kevin Pritchard is trying to put together in Portland......(character over talent)
I'd like to have Richard Jefferson, but not at the price of taking on bad people or getting rid of cap friendly pieces.
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was Marcus Williams a malcontent in NJ?
I think he may have been upset about a lack of playing time, but I never heard much about him.
Who is Portland targetting for next year?
also, they're going to be MILES (pardon the pun) under the cap and Jack and Frye are not really costing that much especially since Frye is a team option to pick up.
RJ is a veteran player this young team needs. He's played on the Olypmic team and is a very solid SF. Sure he's a big financial assumption, but given the salary some players are paid, he's actually not bad given the fact that he's a very good player
Here's Portland's outlook the next few years.
http://hoopshype.com/salaries/portland.htm
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You are forgetting about cap holds (again, never trust hoopshype). Portland won't have tons of cap space unless they make some other moves.