Sidy Cissoko converted to a standard NBA contract. (5 Viewers)

[THE HCP]

 

[B-Roy]

Congrats, but who did they waive?

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

 

[Chris Craig]

Congrats, but who did they waive?

Probably Rupert

 

[BassPlaya]

Bout damn time.

 

[Chris Craig]

Blazers waiving Rupert

 

[THE HCP]

Love what this dude brings to our team. All out all the time! Don’t need to draw up a play for him. Reminds me of early Jerome Kersey with better handles.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Had to be Rupert - more depth at the wing anyway.

 

[BassPlaya]

Love what this dude brings to our team. All out all the time! Don’t need to draw up a play for him. Reminds me of early Jerome Kersey with better handles.

Not as fast as the run down man, but an apt comparison.

 

[HailBlazers]

Love what this dude brings to our team. All out all the time! Don’t need to draw up a play for him. Reminds me of early Jerome Kersey with better handles.

Agreed! Rip Sidy.

 

[SheedSoNasty]

I’m happy for him and the team. I like what he brings along with the improvement he’s shown. He deserves a spot.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Love Sidy! Making vast improvements to his game.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Rupert waived to sign Sidy.

 

[TYDame]

Thank You Rupert and Good Luck

 

[Pinwheel1]

Got to love role players like Sidy who bring the energy every night.
Cheap contract and valuable over the course of a season.

Sidy and Wesley are nice to have on our bench.
Add them to Camara, and that gives us 3 energy guys.
I guess we can put Scoot in that category, too.

Hopefully, we can resign Williams to a cheap contract as well this summer.

Tisse is another energy guy I would not mind back on a cheap contract, but I think he might be the odd man out. (Or rather, the injured guy out)

 

[SheedSoNasty]

Tisse is another energy guy I would not mind back on a cheap contract, but I think he might be the odd man out. (Or rather, the injured guy out)

19 games the last two seasons is a big concern. Having him and RWIII on the team together is a risk.

 

[julius]

Danny Marang kinda implied that if he clears waivers they can resign him to a 2 way

 

[Pinwheel1]

Danny Marang kinda implied that if he clears waivers they can resign him to a 2 way

I hope so. I feel bad for these international kids who are borderline NBA players who get cut. At least this way, he can stick around Portland for the rest of the season and try to get picked up by someone this summer. Here today and gone tomorrow is rough.

 

[Ripcity4life77]

I like Rups but in what 2 1/2 years now he has shown a little improvement but not what we all hoped he would turn into. My guess is someone will claim him off waivers and I wish him all the best.

but the fact they did not release Thybulle tells me they want a shot at the play in -- period

 

[julius]

I like Rups but in what 2 1/2 years now he has shown a little improvement but not what we all hoped he would turn into. My guess is someone will claim him off waivers and I wish him all the best.

but the fact they did not release Thybulle tells me they want a shot at the play in -- period

Its also much easier to eat a prorated contract for Rupes vs Tisse.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Blazers waiving Rupert

I'm surprised. Thought Cronin would not give up a guy he said was a lottery talent when he drafted him. Also Rupert looked like he was finally getting his three point shot down: 40% in his last ten games. And he is only 21. He did tend to make bad decisions some times....

 

[riverman]

This is why buying the Remix was such a good move from the franchise. They are using it as a development tool and it's paying off. Yang is playing so much better in the G league and has gotten in much better shape doing it. Rupes and Love can finish the season with the Remix and compete for a spot again next training camp. A lot of Blazer players go to Remix games so they are really connected as a minor league should be.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

This is why buying the Remix was such a good move from the franchise. They are using it as a development tool and it's paying off. Yang is playing so much better in the G league and has gotten in much better shape doing it. Rupes and Love can finish the season with the Remix and compete for a spot again next training camp. A lot of Blazer players go to Remix games so they are really connected as a minor league should be.

So far it's working for the Knicks (Dillon Jones), the Clippers (Sean Pedulla) and Jazz (Blake Hinson)