Quick says look for a trade on draft night for a center

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Here are the NBA centers that would help the Blazers (irrespective of any chance of acquiring them):

Marc Gasol (Best Center in the League)
Joakim Noah (I would LOVE Noah, even if he seems a bit fragile. I still believe that we would have drafted him if we hadn't "won" the lottery the Oden draft)
Dwight Howard (duh. Although I would be opposed even if there was a chance of getting him, because he's a dick. And there isn't. Did you know he was only 14th in PER for Cs?)
Roy Hibbert (sigh. So close but so far.)
Tyson Chandler (but - old)
Anderson Verajao (keeps getting better [4th in PER for Cs] - but then gets injured for the season. But not as brittle as...)
Andrew Bogut (makes Bynum look like an iron man, but when healthy is good on O and D)
Larry Sanders (undersized, but a Ben Wallace type. No way Milwaukee lets him go.)
Al Horford (doesn't excite me but he is a good player.)
Andre Drummond (the one player we might regret taking Lillard over. Believe it or not, he's second in the league for PER for Cs, behind only:)
Brook Lopez (has improved beyond measure. Still not great on D, but has the highest PER for Cs in the league)
Omer Asik (have lobbied for him before - inept on O, amazing on D)
Derrick Favors (about to blow up - or not, as Amir Johnson never did)
Tiago Splitter

Of all of those, most are unavailable because (duh) it's hard to get good Cs, so teams hang on to them. Very faint possibilities:
Joakim Noah (if Rose retires. But only if the team also takes Boozer)
Hibbert (if Indy's owner gets scared by the luxury tax and only looks at boxscores and doesn't listen to his coach)
Verajao (because his legs have finally fallen off)
Bogut (ditto)
Horford (Atlanta loses Josh Smith and realizes that since nobody goes to the games they might as well be like the old Clippers)
Asik (see here)

Gambles/Reaches/stopgaps
Ian Mahinmi
Timofey Mozgov
Amir Johnson
 
Forgot Brandan Wright. I actually think he would be good and available. But he's not really a C.
 
PapaG said:
Perhaps the Blazers could petition the NBA to allow Dieng to play on the defensive half of the court, and then he tags Leonard, who plays on the offensive half. Kind of like the old Iowa Girls' Basketball rules.
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LOL
 
I like Robin Lopez. I can't stand certain aspects of DeAndre Jordan's game. Whoever it is, it needs to be for a short contract until Leonard is ready.
 
MickZagger said:
I like Robin Lopez. I can't stand certain aspects of DeAndre Jordan's game. Whoever it is, it needs to be for a short contract until Leonard is ready.
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His FT shooting is bad enough to make his contract ridiculously overpriced. It's not like he's Dwight Howard...
 
MickZagger said:
I like Robin Lopez. I can't stand certain aspects of DeAndre Jordan's game. Whoever it is, it needs to be for a short contract until Leonard is ready.
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Who's to say he will ever be ready?

The front office doesn't seem particularly convinced he will be ready anytime soon since they re talking about dealing for an impact center (see not a 1-2 ear rental)
 
PapaG said:
Perhaps the Blazers could petition the NBA to allow Dieng to play on the defensive half of the court, and then he tags Leonard, who plays on the offensive half. Kind of like the old Iowa Girls' Basketball rules.
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If Pat Riley ain't tried at least something similar, then it's not plausible/possible.
 
Maybe the Blazers could go after a stop gap player, like Dalembert. Pay him 5 mil, Maynor 3, and have enough money to get another bench player.
 
Robin Lopez is meh. No thanks. He's a bad rebounder just like his brother, but he doesn't have near the same offensive game. That would be a pointless acquisition.

Neil needs to get creative as this team desperately needs an answer at center going forward.
 
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Sinobas said:
Maybe the Blazers could go after a stop gap player, like Dalembert. Pay him 5 mil, Maynor 3, and have enough money to get another bench player.
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Dalembert is a good choice if we want a stop gap.
 
Sinobas said:
Maybe the Blazers could go after a stop gap player, like Dalembert. Pay him 5 mil, Maynor 3, and have enough money to get another bench player.
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So in your opinion we should aim for the 8th seed and a 1 and done?
 
Mediocre Man said:
So in your opinion we should aim for the 8th seed and a 1 and done?
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I agree. I don't see a big benefit to Dalembert short term, and no benefit at all long term. As for any concerns of blocking Leonard, there's really no contracts under the new CBA that are "too long". For anyone that signed this past season to a new contract(not rookie extension), they only have 3 years left after this season. Two years and a big expiring if Leonard showed himself to be fantastic and in need of 30 minutes a night or more. Or, if Leonard showed that somehow immediately, then sure, you have a guy overpaid on the bench behind him, let's say Jordan, for example, or splitting time with him. But the combined C rotation of Leonard and acquisition(Neme, Jordan, McGee, etc.) would still only average 6-7 million a year. If you paid each starter and his primary backup that amount, you'd be right around the salary cap, so it's a solid figure.
 
I really like the idea of getting Gortat. Best center available to us and is on an exp contract that we could either extend if we don't think Leonard is up to it or let walk and get some cap space if we do. He is a great PnR defender and great at the PnR as well, good rebounder and defender. Not the best shot blocker but can effect and alter shots. I would trade the 12th pick for him in a heartbeat because I don't think anyone at 12 will be as good as him and I don't want to watch a rookie get limited minutes off the bench when we could turn that rookie into a player at a position of need. If we strike out and can't get Gortat then i'd go for a stop gap player like Dalembert. I'd stay away from underachieving players on huge contracts (Mcgee/Jordan).
 
Mediocre Man said:
So in your opinion we should aim for the 8th seed and a 1 and done?
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As opposed to the current "plan." (neither make the play-offs nor tank for a decent pick)

The team needs to either rebuild - or try their best to compete. (and this is why I didn't want some yahoo who worked for Sterling as GM!)
 
VanillaGorilla said:
I think I've seen reports saying people think he's a couple years older than 23. Would he be a quality starting center right away?
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On the D end yes IMO, on offense decent IMO. And BTW this is an OPINION and IMO a good one, but anyone trying to be exact on how a draft pick will play out is fill of chit.
 
If Greg would come back for like 2 million per year, I would do it, but anything more is a gamble that isn't worth taking.
 
I just think there is no way Oden comes back. Bad memories here. He needs a fresh start.
 
Blazinaway said:
LOL, hey Mags. gonna be a very interesting and important off season, we'll see what Neal can do
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Of course Greg oden isn't that center. Last summer was a good move. We get to see just what needs to be filled. I have the utmost confidence of olshey. I think he's gonna surprise us this summer!
 
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