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If vets are an option I would also like Tyson Chandler. Whoever we bring in isn’t gonna play much but he’s good in the locker room, has played in Stotts system and has playoff experience so he’d be good insurance even when Nurkic returns
 
Any player out there not on a roster NOW, isn't good enough to play enough minutes at backup PG. Strike that....I'd let Jamal Crawford and Isiah Thomas be our backup PG and that's it.
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
This guy has 7 suggestions: including Jordan Bell, Kyle O Quinn, Justin Patton and John Henson and Skal. https://www.nbcsports.com/northwest...s-trail-blazers-could-target-jusuf-nurkic-out
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Did anyone see where Marks said this:

Portland sat $627,852 below the luxury tax line, but Nurk’s injury changed that. According to Bobby Marks of ESPN, Nurkic has a $1.25M bonus for games played (62) and wins (44). So far Nurk has played 12 games with 60 left on the schedule, thus he will not hit that incentive.
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If this is true, this is HUGE. Portland could actually sign a guy to a Min contract without going over the cap.
Skal would be my first choice, with trying to sign Patton to a 2-way contract.
I'd also cut Dame's cousin & sign Elie Okobo or Louis King to a 2-way contract as well.
 
Or they could just make a simple trade like go get Tim Frazier for a second round pick or something. A veteran backup PG who can play a few mins and is loved by Dame and CJ and knows the system. Crazy thought I know
 
My order of preference for non two way free agents

1. Mahinmi- can defend bigger centers. Averaged 20+ minutes last season.
2. O’Quinn- another guy to throw at bigger centers. Also a good passer.
3. Ilyasova- could probably play center in small ball lineups and space the floor.
4. Chandler
5. Dedmon

Justin Patton is pretty intriguing, but he’s still eligible for a two way. He’s more of a developmental project. Same with Rabb.

In the end it’ll probably be Skal or Tolliver lol. Would be so predictable
 
tester551 said:
Did anyone see where Marks said this:

Portland sat $627,852 below the luxury tax line, but Nurk’s injury changed that. According to Bobby Marks of ESPN, Nurkic has a $1.25M bonus for games played (62) and wins (44). So far Nurk has played 12 games with 60 left on the schedule, thus he will not hit that incentive.

If this is true, this is HUGE. Portland could actually sign a guy to a Min contract without going over the cap.
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I'm not saying that's wrong, but I'm skeptical

what he's talking about are the bonus clauses in Nurkic's contract. The CBA gurus can correct me if I'm wrong, but when Nurk signed his contract, the bonuses were considered "unlikely to be achieved" and didn't count against the cap. He hit the marks in his first season, so the bonuses became "likely to be achieved" and counted against the cap. But he didn't reach the incentive thresholds last season, so those bonuses bounced back to "unlikely to be achieved"....if I'm reading the CBA correctly. That would mean they don't currently count against the cap so they couldn't be subtracted from the cap

read this:

"All performance incentives are re-evaluated at the start of each season to determine whether they should be classified as likely or not likely to be achieved3"

http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q74

not saying I'm right on this...just suggesting that maybe Marks is wrong
 
wizenheimer said:
I'm not saying that's wrong, but I'm skeptical

what he's talking about are the bonus clauses in Nurkic's contract. The CBA gurus can correct me if I'm wrong, but when Nurk signed his contract, the bonuses were considered "unlikely to be achieved" and didn't count against the cap. He hit the marks in his first season, so the bonuses became "likely to be achieved" and counted against the cap. But he didn't reach the incentive thresholds last season, so those bonuses bounced back to "unlikely to be achieved"....if I'm reading the CBA correctly. That would mean they don't currently count against the cap so they couldn't be subtracted from the cap

read this:

"All performance incentives are re-evaluated at the start of each season to determine whether they should be classified as likely or not likely to be achieved3"

http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q74

not saying I'm right on this...just suggesting that maybe Marks is wrong
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That's what I was thinking... I thought that any/all his possible bonuses were already discounted from the salary calculations.
That's why I was surprised to hear that reported & wanted to see where Mark's said it
 
tester551 said:
That's what I was thinking... I thought that any/all his possible bonuses were already discounted from the salary calculations.
That's why I was surprised to hear that reported & wanted to see where Mark's said it
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I have espn+ (I’m rich, chill) and haven’t seen him mention it anywhere.

This is the closest thing I found on twitter, but it doesn’t dive into anything.


Maybe he said it on tv, but yeah I don’t trust any blazers edge dork.

edit: just noticed it says we’re 1.87m under the tax.
 
Chris Craig said:
Still recovering from Covid. Has played since he got it months ago. Been kept out to rehabilitate. Something wrong there.
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If he developed Covid lesions in his lungs (like I did) rehab can be three months - and that’s just get the lungs functioning and not even considering playing basketball! I’ve been out of the hospital for 4 weeks and I can’t climb the flight of stairs without trouble. I’m still using oxygen 24/7 for the blood oxygen levels. Getting stronger each day but no way am I playing basketball!
 
wizenheimer said:
I'm not saying that's wrong, but I'm skeptical

what he's talking about are the bonus clauses in Nurkic's contract. The CBA gurus can correct me if I'm wrong, but when Nurk signed his contract, the bonuses were considered "unlikely to be achieved" and didn't count against the cap. He hit the marks in his first season, so the bonuses became "likely to be achieved" and counted against the cap. But he didn't reach the incentive thresholds last season, so those bonuses bounced back to "unlikely to be achieved"....if I'm reading the CBA correctly. That would mean they don't currently count against the cap so they couldn't be subtracted from the cap

read this:

"All performance incentives are re-evaluated at the start of each season to determine whether they should be classified as likely or not likely to be achieved3"

http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q74

not saying I'm right on this...just suggesting that maybe Marks is wrong
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We were supposed to be $627,852 below the line. If those were not likely i m sure Olshey would have cleared 1.3 more. He said he doesn't want to go over the line.
 
GDiama said:
We were supposed to be $627,852 below the line. If those were not likely i m sure Olshey would have cleared 1.3 more. He said he doesn't want to go over the line.
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IMO unless he got an All Star level talent or at least close, I don't want him going over the cap this year either.
 
kjironman1 said:
IMO unless he got an All Star level talent or at least close, I don't want him going over the cap this year either.
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They have money for a million years, it won't really hurt them but yeah. Signing a min contract player won't make a dif anyway.
 
lamlor said:
I would take Bell out of this group.
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I wonder what happened to Bell. I know he had that great start with GS, but then really tailed off and hasn't stuck with any other club. Did he lose some desire? For a guy like him with his physical limitations, he has to go 119% every minute.
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
I wonder what happened to Bell. I know he had that great start with GS, but then really tailed off and hasn't stuck with any other club. Did he lose some desire? For a guy like him with his physical limitations, he has to go 119% every minute.
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he was a second round pick with a less than ideal frame and no jump shot. Odds weren’t good he was gonna turn into anything. People overrated him because back when he was drafted the Warriors could do no wrong and every undersized four was “the next draymond.” Blazers fans were also extra annoying when Olshey didn’t draft him.
 
Scalma said:


This guy belongs in the league
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Couldn't possibly agree more... I can't believe he's not already on an NBA roster. Loved his potential coming out of Creighton a few years back & it looks like he's been developing quite nicely. I would snap this kid up with a quickness, if I were in N.O.'s Ferragamo boat shoes, at the moment.
 
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