Should the Blazers have signed Wes for 4 years $60 million?

[Draco]

This was the amount he said he was looking for entering free agency. I'm watching him play in the preseason right now; he just played half the first quarter and looks quicker on his feet than I expected. I didn't notice any effect from the injury. We never used the cap space signing Wes would've needed. We'll have even more cap room next summer and who knows if any free agents will be interested in taking it. With the cap skyrocketing his contract could be a team friendly asset in a year or two.

I was in favor of letting Wes walk in July but now fine myself regretting the decision. Obviously we didn't know then what we know now.

What do you now think?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Only if LA resigned

 

[3RA1N1AC]

When he left I threw a pewter replica of the Death Star into my 175 gallon salt water aquarium and rolled around crying and bleeding in the water and the glass and the dying and dead fish.

I'm still salty.

 

[HailBlazers]

Half a preseason quarter? Um yea it's too early to answer that.

 

[riverman]

I'm going to say no...but leave the option to sign him in 5 years when he's cheaper and we're contending for championships every season..he's a guy I wouldn't hesitate to like seeing retire here later on in his career

 

[Tunchi]

Hell yea we should have. Wes is going to be fine and we'll regret that

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

I won't regret giving a slightly above average shooting guard (in an era of "meh" shooting guards) 15 million a year, no.

 

[BigGameDamian]

DeMar Derozan is having a good game

 

[Trackjack]

No if was asking 12 million I would comsider it. But with this team he properly wouldn't sign anyway.

 

[ThugginPaulyGAllen]

No.

Next question.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I am a huge Wes fan! He is near hero status to me. I'm glad he got paid, he's earned every dollar.

But I have no problem with the Blazers letting him go elsewhere. There was no reason to bring him back for that amount of money. We weren't going to make the playoffs with him. I wish him the best in SA.

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Holy fuck, if CJ puts up big numbers this year he could end up being a max player. The Wes contract really abused the market for an above average shooting guard.

 

[riverman]

I am a huge Wes fan! He is near hero status to me. I'm glad he got paid, he's earned every dollar.

But I have no problem with the Blazers letting him go elsewhere. There was no reason to bring him back for that amount of money. We weren't going to make the playoffs with him. I wish him the best in Dallas.

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Holy fuck, if CJ puts up big numbers this year he could end up being a max player. The Wes contract really abused the market for an above average shooting guard.

He's in Dallas Sly..not SA but it was Chandler Parsons that started the overpaid trend along with Jeremy Lin..Cuban started the ball rollin'

 

[SlyPokerDog]

He's in Dallas Sly

Fixed.

 

[Orion Bailey]

I am a huge Wes fan! He is near hero status to me. I'm glad he got paid, he's earned every dollar.

But I have no problem with the Blazers letting him go elsewhere. There was no reason to bring him back for that amount of money. We weren't going to make the playoffs with him. I wish him the best in SA.

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Holy fuck, if CJ puts up big numbers this year he could end up being a max player. The Wes contract really abused the market for an above average shooting guard.

Fixed.

Not fixed!

But I agree with you 100%. When guys work as hard as Wes does, which is a rare thing in this league, it demands my respect, and though I'm glad WE didn't pay him because of how the future was viewed and is going, he deserved every penny.
With that said, I wonder if he will be able to continue that locker room motivation being in a new environment and not knowing teammates like he did here. He could bark at players here because they had gelled and respected each other.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

Get your lawn piles together SP Dog!

 

[KingSpeed]

CJ is better and we need more minutes for him so no.

 

[Orion Bailey]

CJ is better and we need more minutes for him so no.

That was my main thought as to why not.

 

[Draco]

CJ is better and we need more minutes for him so no.

They both could play 30-35mpg here with CJ being the backup point and Wes getting a few SF minutes.

 

[PDXFonz]

No

 

[Orion Bailey]

They both could play 30-35mpg here with CJ being the backup point and Wes getting a few SF minutes.

No way for another reason. He fit the last team well because it wasn't near as athletic and run and gun as we are now. I don't think Wes would fit in with this much faster paced offense. He has never been able to create his own shot and though he develop a solid post up game, we are not looking to be posting up guards with this team. Big fat no.

Love ya Wes!

 

[Chris Craig]

As much as I am a fan of Wes, the Blazers had to let him go to fully commit to the new youth movement. Unsure of how he was going to come back from an injury that is known to end careers and with Aldridge off to buy cowboy boots, the Blazers made the right choice.

 

[riverman]

I had the strangest dream last night that Wes showed up at a party here and wanted to return to Portland...then an old guy with him stole my guitar...this means I'm headed for msg board rehab

 

[Sinobas]

That can't really be answer until we see if he returns to form. I as a GM, wouldn't have offered him that contact, but if he returns to his pre-injury form, he's worth it. But it seems he'd be like a very expensive spot up shooter.