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jlprk said:
State of the Blazers, if we keep Elliot and cut Terrel Harris. Imbalanced.

C
Lopez
Leonard

PF
Aldridge
Robinson
Freeland

SF
Batum
Claver

SG
Matthews
Barton
Williams
Crabbe

PG
Lillard
McCollum
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With where we are in the offseason I am fine with that balance. With the remaining cap we try to bring in a big on the cheap and maybe a vet cheap pg.
We would look more balanced with whitey and Price on the team, but that would not make us any better at this point. mathews can play some SF so that helps on the balance also.
 
jlprk said:
State of the Blazers, if we keep Elliot and cut Terrel Harris. Imbalanced.

C
Lopez
Leonard

PF
Aldridge
Robinson
Freeland

SF
Batum
Claver

SG
Matthews
Barton
Williams
Crabbe

PG
Lillard
McCollum
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That list has 13 players. I do not see us keeping all those SG's you listed. Williams is not even on the roster right now so I would take him off until we actually sign him.

It is safe to say we need one more PG. After that it is between a C and a SF. Arguments can be made for both. But it is only July 5th, so this list could change quickly in the next 5 days.
 
Is anyone else thinking "consolidation trade" sometime between Dec 15 and Feb 15?
 
BrianFromWA said:
Is anyone else thinking "consolidation trade" sometime between Dec 15 and Feb 15?
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Bingo.

I've been thinking about this strategy Olshey has undertaken, and I'm reminded of what Whitsitt did in the late 90s. He collected reams and reams of serviceable players and converted them into a Pippen. Granted, Whitsitt did it with a hell of a lot more money and we had a lot more talent on that roster, but the idea is the same. We may not get a Pippen, but get another couple of decent players and perhaps we can turn it into a quality veteran SG or C who has a very high salary.
 
Freeland can be 3rd center. McCollum's not really a PG but I had to put him there. You could make Matthews 2nd SF, but he's so short. I think the biggest need is getting a 2nd SF, allowing Claver to be both SF and PF, which allows Freeland to cover C as well as PF.
 
With the direction of the team, I doubt we could've done any better than we did with Cap Space and 2nds.

Would I have liked to see JJ Redick on our team at 4/27M? Hell, yes. If we could've gotten Splitter for 4/36 without SAS matching, I would've been on board. But when we drafted McCollum and Crabbe (instead of, say, trading LMA or Batum for Noel or Len + whatever) then I think we effectively punted the 2014 draft pick to CHA and needed to get as much quality depth as possible. I think there has to be a consolidation trade at some point between Dec 15 and Feb 15, and that's whether or not LMA is traded.

I like how we moved cap space, our #10, and 2nds for guys who will be our 5th (Lopez), 6th (McCollum), 7th (Robinson), and 9th (Crabbe?) man and pushing our projected starting C (Leonard) to #8--while keeping the entire Core Four intact.
 
He still is. He will most likely be cut either a) when we need cap space, b) right before his contract becomes guaranteed, c) right after he's traded this summer to someone who wants to cut cap costs, d) right after next year's draft.
 
maxiep said:
Bingo.

I've been thinking about this strategy Olshey has undertaken, and I'm reminded of what Whitsitt did in the late 90s. He collected reams and reams of serviceable players and converted them into a Pippen. Granted, Whitsitt did it with a hell of a lot more money and we had a lot more talent on that roster, but the idea is the same. We may not get a Pippen, but get another couple of decent players and perhaps we can turn it into a quality veteran SG or C who has a very high salary.
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This is exactly what I think the current team strategy's only hope is. Find another Pippen.

I think we have better odds in the lottery.
 
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