THE "OFFICIAL" February 21, 2013 Trade Deadline Thread...

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Chris Broussard ‏@Chris_Broussard
SA offered D Blair to Detroit but nothing. Hear Boston, Miami, Portland could have interest.
 
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In all seriousness though, what would he be worth? His stats seem way down.

Would obviously be the sixth man here unless his knees exploded before he even got off of the plane (could happen).
 
santeesioux said:
In all seriousness though, what would he be worth? His stats seem way down.

Would obviously be the sixth man here unless his knees exploded before he even got off of the plane (could happen).
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A 2nd round pick. SA doesn't seem to want him, don't see anyone giving up much for him, or they would have jumped at it by now.
 
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Don’t Forget About Portland: The Portland Trail Blazers have a lot of ending contract guys and have routinely expressed a willingness to explore deals.
It’s unclear how much value Portland’s bench guys have, but it’s clear that for Portland to achieve their goal of making a solid playoff run they might need a little more help.
J.J. Hickson is a name mentioned a lot; however, because of how JJ’s deal was done – one year bird right deal – he has the right to refuse a trade as he’d lose those bird rights if moved. Hickson recently professed how much he loves it in Portland, so it’s hard to imagine he’d agree to a trade.
Luke Babbitt and Nolan Smith are ending contracts and do not appear to be in the big picture for Portland, which looks to have just $47 million in guaranteed salary next season. That makes them a prime candidate to take on a player with years on his deal at the deadline.
Portland GM Neil Olshey has said a few times over the last month that his team was open to making a move, but that they wouldn’t sacrifice any of their core pieces and that making a move had to line up with their long-term plan.
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Just because Blair can't tear his non-existent ACLs, and hasn't appeared to be be hobbled by them yet doesn't mean that he's not a liability in terms of health. Without the stability that the ACL provides, the chances of tearing your meniscus goes up quite a lot and as the miles pile up his chances of staying healthy get worse not better.

Now would I take a flier on him for a little over the veteran's minimum? Sure. But I wouldn't commit much more and I'd be leery of any kind of long-term deal.
 
Nikolokolus said:
Just because Blair can't tear his non-existent ACLs, and hasn't appeared to be be hobbled by them yet doesn't mean that he's not a liability in terms of health. Without the stability that the ACL provides, the chances of tearing your meniscus goes up quite a lot and as the miles pile up his chances of staying healthy get worse not better.

Now would I take a flier on him for a little over the veteran's minimum? Sure. But I wouldn't commit much more and I'd be leery of any kind of long-term deal.
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well he is a UFA making only a mil this year, so risk is very low
 
Pinwheel1 said:
If he is an UFA then I see no reason to trade for him. I guess that is what most teams are saying about JJ.....
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I have no idea what they are, but I bet the % of players who are wanted back by the team they play on is higher than not. Maybe if Portland traded for Blair nad he worked out we would have a better chance of signing him this summer? Same with Hickson for other teams maybe? Just a guess though
 
Blazinaway said:
well he is a UFA making only a mil this year, so risk is very low
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I guess I don't understand. What would be the point of swapping Blair for Hickson if there is no intent of bringing Blair back or trying to retain him? Isn't it just simpler to ride out the string with JJ? Although I guess there is one advantage, Blair's cap-hold would be much lower ...
 
Nikolokolus said:
I guess I don't understand. What would be the point of swapping Blair for Hickson if there is no intent of bringing Blair back or trying to retain him? Isn't it just simpler to ride out the string with JJ? Although I guess there is one advantage, Blair's cap-hold would be much lower ...
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Was there a suggestion of swapping the two?
 
Yeah, over at Blazersedge ... I was just sort of assuming we were piggybacking on that story.
 
Nikolokolus said:
Yeah, over at Blazersedge ... I was just sort of assuming we were piggybacking on that story.
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hadn't seen the hickson mention there, sorry. Thought they were saying Freeland.
 
Oh if it's a Freeland for Blair swap then it's a no brainer; that would clear his guaranteed money off of our cap and open up an extra 2.9 million in cap space.
 
Nikolokolus said:
Oh if it's a Freeland for Blair swap then it's a no brainer; that would clear his guaranteed money off of our cap and open up an extra 2.9 million in cap space.
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yeah, i think dave there had mentioned it. Sure, sounds great....for us. don't think he bothered to look at it for them.
 
Blazers/Spurs trade right here.... I don't know why it's not working but it's Hickson and Claver for Blair and Green
 
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