Quick: Olshey eyeing buyout and trade market

[Labinot41]

Ariza stil likes Blazers posts on Instagram, and he posted something about Dame on his story some days ago. Maybe he wants to come back, who knows?

 

[Strenuus]

meyers been getting loose with the mouth the last couple of years and it finally cost him. Should’ve been the shy nice guy he pretended to be while he was in Portland.

It was so obviously fake. His whole persona.

 

[wizenheimer]

of the realistic options, in terms of signings, I think Ariza would be the most helpful. Trades are another matter, and maybe there's a big surprise in the buyout market

 

[BigGameDamian]

Michael Porter Jr might be on the block. He's young and has that thing called "Potential" and you know, the Blazers like that!

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Michael Porter Jr might be on the block. He's young and has that thing called "Potential" and you know, the Blazers like that!

Why would he be on the block?

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Michael Porter Jr might be on the block. He's young and has that thing called "Potential" and you know, the Blazers like that!

I like Nassir Little more than him.

 

[julius]

Michael Porter Jr might be on the block. He's young and has that thing called "Potential" and you know, the Blazers like that!

are you hearing that like you heard Damian drinks like a fish?

#CallBack
#ForHCP
#PourOneOutForTheFormerPoster

 

[RoseCityRebel]

The most likely target will be a wing, and preferably one who can shoot, as teams are more aggressively trapping Lillard to get the ball out of his hands. But wings who can shoot are a commodity, which could push the attention to backup point guard.

Neil is allergic to big men. But Hill and/or Porter would be terrific additions. I also maintain interest in Ariza if league rules allowed his return to Portland

Huh? He brought in Nurkic, Kanter, and Whiteside via trade the last handful of seasons.

 

[TheGoldRanger]

Huh? He brought in Nurkic, Kanter, and Whiteside via trade the last handful of seasons.

Kanter was waived by NYK and then signed with Portland.

 

[Natebishop3]

Kanter was waived by NYK and then signed with Portland.

We traded for him most recently though.

 

[RoseCityRebel]

Kanter was waived by NYK and then signed with Portland.

Still though, it’s a midsession acquisition and proves whoever posted Olshey doesn’t like bigs lied in their post.

 

[wizenheimer]

Still though, it’s a midsession acquisition and proves whoever posted Olshey doesn’t like bigs lied in their post.

the poster said Olshey was allergic to bigs, which is true. He'll sign them and trade for them and draft them, but he never shakes their hands and stays 6' away

 

[Scalma]

I wonder if Olshey will revisit Aaron Gordon. Could Orlando be interested in Simons and Jones, along with Hood as filler? You put Gordon at the four, and it also opens up minutes for Little

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I wonder if Olshey will revisit Aaron Gordon. Could Orlando be interested in Simons and Jones, along with Hood as filler? You put Gordon at the four, and it also opens up minutes for Little

"Look... both of these guys actually won the dunk contest; your guy came in second multiple times. You're actually coming out ahead in this deal."

 

[BigGameDamian]

I wonder if Olshey will revisit Aaron Gordon. Could Orlando be interested in Simons and Jones, along with Hood as filler? You put Gordon at the four, and it also opens up minutes for Little

Orlando could have the choice between Trent or Simons. I think they would want Trent because they already have Faltz.

 

[illmatic99]

Zach Lowe brought up how hes been trying forever to find deals to get Aaron Gordon to Portland on his pod. But nothing seems to be workable.

 

[wizenheimer]

Zach Lowe brought up how hes been trying forever to find deals to get Aaron Gordon to Portland on his pod. But nothing seems to be workable.

yeeeeeesh....why would Olshey be so motivated to land such an average player? About the only thing that Gordon does above average, for his position, is make assists; but that comes with increased turnovers

 

[Natebishop3]

Zach Lowe brought up how hes been trying forever to find deals to get Aaron Gordon to Portland on his pod. But nothing seems to be workable.

How long ago?

 

[BigGameDamian]

yeeeeeesh....why would Olshey be so motivated to land such an average player? About the only thing that Gordon does above average, for his position, is make assists; but that comes with increased turnovers

He views him as a young Blake Griffin.

 

[illmatic99]

How long ago?

yesterday @ the 49 min mark. Says we're a favorite Aaron Gordon team.

http://www.espn.com/espnradio/play?id=31031072

Says Little and Simons have some value to be able to trade in place of our lack of FRPs. Also said we could sniff around Harrison Barnes. They were just shooting the shit, no actual news or rumors.

 

[wizenheimer]

He views him as a young Blake Griffin.

sure. And he views CJ as Jerry West, Ant as Gilbert Arenas, and Zach as DPOY

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Just Another Trade Idea:

2 2nds going to Cleveland
Keeps us under the tax (I think?!?).
Give Cavs a huge amount of cap space this offseason.

 

[illmatic99]

I wonder if Olshey will revisit Aaron Gordon. Could Orlando be interested in Simons and Jones, along with Hood as filler? You put Gordon at the four, and it also opens up minutes for Little

I really want to keep Jones around for the playoffs. Could we sub Zach for DJ in that idea?

Also wonder what Trent's value is right now for a team like Orlando.

 

[illmatic99]

Just Another Trade Idea:
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2 2nds going to Cleveland
Keeps us under the tax (I think?!?).
Give Cavs a huge amount of cap space this offseason.

was noise yesterday that Cleveland is looking for multiple firsts for Nance.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

was noise yesterday that Cleveland is looking for multiple firsts for Nance.

IMO, that's exactly what they should want for him. He should be a high-value target.

 

[e_blazer]

yesterday @ the 49 min mark. Says we're a favorite Aaron Gordon team.

http://www.espn.com/espnradio/play?id=31031072

Says Little and Simons have some value to be able to trade in place of our lack of FRPs. Also said we could sniff around Harrison Barnes. They were just shooting the shit, no actual news or rumors.

To save others from wasting time hunting, it's a little past the 49 minute mark. Not really much said beyond what illmatic99 noted, except that Carmelo is getting an awful lot of possessions.

 

[hoopsjock]

On one hand, I think Aaron Gordon is one of the most overrated players in recent memory and I would be incredibly pissed if we gave up assets to get him, which we'd have to do since he doesn't match Hood's contract.

On the other hand, a lot of people who use the personnel excuse want Gordon as the answer to all our problems. It would be validation to watch the Blazers still struggle when teams trap Dame even though they'd have one of the exact players people say would solve that problem. Seeing how the coaching would still get a pass would be interesting. It would lead to Stotts getting fired.

Ultimately though I'd rather not sacrifice this season just to have that happen so I'm still vehemently against trading for Gordon.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

On one hand, I think Aaron Gordon is one of the most overrated players in recent memory.

If you made a "most overrated player in the NBA" March madness bracket, who would be your 1 seeds?

 

[illmatic99]

On one hand, I think Aaron Gordon is one of the most overrated players in recent memory and I would be incredibly pissed if we gave up assets to get him, which we'd have to do since he doesn't match Hood's contract.

On the other hand, a lot of people who use the personnel excuse want Gordon as the answer to all our problems. It would be validation to watch the Blazers still struggle when teams trap Dame even though they'd have one of the exact players people say would solve that problem. Seeing how the coaching would still get a pass would be interesting. It would lead to Stotts getting fired.

Ultimately though I'd rather not sacrifice this season just to have that happen so I'm still vehemently against trading for Gordon.

for me, it's more of a value play. for CJ, Gordon would absolutely not be worth it. But if it's for Hood and Simons, et al.... why not?

 

[B-Roy]

Why not Gordon? He’s got an assist rate of 22.4% and it’s been on the rise every year. The Blazers desperately need a guy who can make plays off the short roll when Dame gets trapped and Gordon, while not the greatest player, definitely has the ability to do that. Way more so than anyone else on the team, including Nurk