SI: NW Offseason Grades

[Reep]

Okay, Portland got a "C". Fine. But I thought some of the justification for OKC getting a "D+" was funny:

The second was signing Kanter to a four-year, $70 million contract. As SI.com’s Ben Golliver noted, Kanter is a backup big man who offers little on defense. Still, once the Trail Blazers presented Kanter with a max offer sheet, the Thunder had little choice but to match and retain Kanter. Oklahoma City’s hand was forced and pen was put to paper. To put the deal in perspective, consider this: Kanter’s $17.5 million annual salary tops that of Draymond Green at $16 million and Greg Monroe at $16.7 million.

http://www.si.com/nba/2015/09/11/nb...ion-blazers-nuggets-timberwolves-jazz-thunder

Shouldn't Portland get a half grade up for extra credit for sticking it to a division rival?

 

[jlprk]

Paul Allen's long-term strategy is to bankrupt all the other owners. He can afford higher salaries, and they can't. Someday we will win the Finals, uncontested.

 

[julius]

I actually forgot the Blazers had offered a max contract to him.

 

[HailBlazers]

I think Mathews getting injured made us an F, as in F-ed, and from their Olshey gets a B for the re-tool. Had we landed Monroe it would have been an A.