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Scalma said:
Wonder what the immediate rotation is, assuming there isn’t another trade before Tuesday. Seems kind of cluttered.

No way Layman gets benched. Seems like there will be another move.
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Stotts has benched Layman for any variety of reasons....most of them not making much sense. Who knows what he will do.

I would like to see another move though and this gives them some flexibility to move Turner/Harkless.....even CJ if the price was right.
 
The immediate roster upgrade in Portland will see the projected luxury tax increase from $12.6M to $13.3M. However, that number could to drop to $12.4M because of the $500K bonus of Maurice Harkless. The forward has an incentive for three-point % > 35 and attempts >100. Harkless is currently shooting 30% with 60 attempts. The Trail Blazers now have an open roster spot.
 
wizenheimer said:
Dame
Nurkic
CJ
Aminu
Harkless
Layman
Zach
Curry
Meyers

unless Hood morphs into a player he has never been, looks like Olshey has managed to upgrade the 10th man in the rotation. It's something I guess, but doesn't generate much enthusiasm.
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If Hood plays the way he did in Utah last year he’s a top sixth man.
 
I was thinking Layman might be a trade piece but that really doesn't make any sense. He hasn't shown enough consistency with Terry benching him so much. And any team that gets him is going to have to pay a significant increase in salary regardless.
 
Rodney Hood is the offensive version of Moe. When Rodney feels like it, he's very good especially on offense. When he doesn't feel like it well you aren't getting much. I think it's a good move by NO though probably a good bench scorer for two guys who weren't playing anyways.
 
I'm not a huge Rodney Hood fan. I just think he's too inconsistent.

BUT when I saw we got him for two end of the bench guys and a couple of 2nds in this market with a low supply of quality wings it's fine with me to give him a shot. I do think that Baldwin will eventually be a rotation level player if a team just gives him regular minutes to learn the NBA game on the floor but you gotta give up something to make a trade. The two parts I'm most happy about the trade are that we didn't give up a 1st round pick and we cleared a roster spot.

Guys like Thon Maker, Bobby Portis, Skal Labissiere, Taurean Prince, etc. that fit into our trade exception just became an option as well.
 
wizenheimer said:
Dame
Nurkic
CJ
Aminu
Harkless
Layman
Zach
Curry
Meyers

unless Hood morphs into a player he has never been, looks like Olshey has managed to upgrade the 10th man in the rotation. It's something I guess, but doesn't generate much enthusiasm.
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This is a good addition. He can play. There's plenty of times where Zach is the only big on the floor with the 2nd unit. Hood would work nice next to Curry.
 
hoopsjock said:
I'm not a huge Rodney Hood fan. I just think he's too inconsistent.

BUT when I saw we got him for two end of the bench guys and a couple of 2nds in this market with a low supply of quality wings it's fine with me to give him a shot. I do think that Baldwin will eventually be a rotation level player if a team just gives him regular minutes to learn the NBA game on the floor but you gotta give up something to make a trade. The two parts I'm most happy about the trade are that we didn't give up a 1st round pick and we cleared a roster spot.

Guys like Thon Maker, Bobby Portis, Skal Labissiere, Taurean Prince, etc. that fit into our trade exception just became an option as well.
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Its funny you bring up consistency as I was talking this morning with my son about many players now in the pros are, on/off and only a few on each team, that seem to be consistent at their strength. I think its probably because of the 3 point shooting.
 
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bradk8605 said:
Hoping for a late Christmas present: Evan Turner trade
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Hoods ballhandling opens up the possibility. Package a first with Turner and see if you could get Mirotic (and Wesley Johnson for matching purposes) Jrue and Turner are boys.

Dame
CJ
Layman
Aminu
Nurkic

Curry
Hood
Harkless
Mirotic
Collins
 
hoopsjock said:
I'm not a huge Rodney Hood fan. I just think he's too inconsistent.

BUT when I saw we got him for two end of the bench guys and a couple of 2nds in this market with a low supply of quality wings it's fine with me to give him a shot. I do think that Baldwin will eventually be a rotation level player if a team just gives him regular minutes to learn the NBA game on the floor but you gotta give up something to make a trade. The two parts I'm most happy about the trade are that we didn't give up a 1st round pick and we cleared a roster spot.

Guys like Thon Maker, Bobby Portis, Skal Labissiere, Taurean Prince, etc. that fit into our trade exception just became an option as well.
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I don't see Prince being of interest now that we have Hood as it would be pretty redundant.
 
We don't actually have his bird rights. But I doubt he would get a contract bigger than the MLE anyways.
 
CupWizier said:
Yeah, but I think he's serious, lol.
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Bgd is for big moves and trading young talent. He is mocking those that value potential in young players that some want to hold onto, in his opinion, for too long, because they might turn into something.
 
B-Roy said:
We don't actually have his bird rights. But I doubt he would get a contract bigger than the MLE anyways.
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Unless he turns things around the last 30 game, he won't get the full MLE even. He was unsigned until very late in the summer this past year. He's inconsistent and had a minor controversy last season when he refused to enter a game in the last minute of garbage time.
 
This is pretty neat, essentially two future second rounders for Hood. He would’ve been much more expensive last year on the Jazz when people were asking for him. I’m pretty happy with this, plus the fact that we cleared a roster spot and still have out first has me interested in what else we have planned
 
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