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yuyuza1 said:
Here is what is happening.

1. Aldridge has truly told Olshey that he is gone and hence our focus has shifted away from him.

Or

2. Aldridge wants to see what Olshey can bring in to POR before rejecting us.

If Neil can pull a trade or get a major FA to commit before Aldridge makes his decision, we might still be able to keep him. If not, he's gone. I think this rules out RFAs
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All this. He's as good as gone guys. This really blows
 
Coming out of college, as Tom Penn pointed out, Lillard was an elite p&r point guard.

He has never had a decent p&r target.

Lopez was slow motion and Stotts rarely called for that play.

Aldridge p&p's or ISO's.
 
magnifier661 said:
I don't know. Maybe ask the other 29 teams that would offer him max.
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I love what LA has done for us but I almost agree with sinobas. it's not that LA isn't good, but the rest of our team are jump shooters and when our best player is a jump shooting pf, that's a little tough to get far in the playoffs I think.

I'm honestly excited to see what NO does if LA leaves, I think this will be his time to shine so it'll make him or break him. LA is a great player no doubt, but I also liked having pf's that bang that weren't out of control or black holes (trobb and jj almost had me convinced.)
 
maiboii said:
I love what LA has done for us but I almost agree with sinobas. it's not that LA isn't good, but the rest of our team are jump shooters and when our best player is a jump shooting pf, that's a little tough to get far in the playoffs I think.

I'm honestly excited to see what NO does if LA leaves, I think this will be his time to shine so it'll make him or break him. LA is a great player no doubt, but I also liked having pf's that bang that weren't out of control or black holes (trobb and jj almost had me convinced.)
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The jump shots are not of his choice bro. If you tear apart the offense in the last 3 years, we didn't have a single player, other than Lillard, with the ability to score inside or slash. It's very easy for teams to take everyone out and give Aldridge the worst possible shot.

Aldridge is the only player you can truly ISO, so when teams trap Lillard, it's either a contested three or give it to Aldridge with no time left on the clock. If we had a couple slashers or players we could ISO other than Aldridge, I bet Stotts would call for Aldridge down low.
 
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-eight-biggest-nba-free-agency-questions/

1. Will LMA (or Anyone) Go With a Short-Term Deal?
The basic rule of NBA free agency has always been this: Home teams get an edge in keeping their own stars, since they can dangle more years and more money. This is why everyone is repeating that Portland can offer LaMarcus Aldridge almost $30 million more than any suitor. That’s technically true! The Blazers can offer Aldridge a five-year max deal totaling about $108 million, while rival offers top out at four years and $80 million.

That advantage means much less with the coming cap boom, which opens up options that used to be too risky for players or teams. Aldridge could sign a two-year max deal with Portland, then hit free agency again, sign another two-year max deal, and make more money in just the next four years — about $111 million — than Portland can offer in that traditional five-year max contract. Over the full five years, Aldridge could earn about $35 million more double-dipping in free agency than by signing the longest possible contract with the Blazers this summer. THIRTY-FIVE MILLION. Only a fool would ignore that.

Aldridge is a max player, and maximum contracts are set at a specific percentage of the cap in the year those contracts start. Thirty percent of $67 million is nice, but 30 percent of $90 million — next year’s cap — is nicer.

Wait, there’s more! That max percentage increases from 30 percent to 35 percent once a player logs 10 years in the league. Next year will be Aldridge’s 10th season, and that gap of five percentage points will represent something like $4 million or $5 million per year1 — or as much as $20 million over the life of a contract. Aldridge has a double incentive to hit free agency again as soon as possible. Those little quirks rewarding veteran players were never supposed to mean this much.

We’re a year early, but it’s possible no player in league history will have ever had as much incentive to sign a one-year deal as Kevin Durant next summer. Durant is three years younger than Aldridge, and as he hits free agency, he’ll have completed nine seasons — one short of the magic number required to snag that juicy 35 percent max. Durant could sign a one-year deal anywhere, re-enter free agency when the cap leaps to $108 million in the summer of 2017, and ink a mega-max at that 35 percent level. Durant would rake in about $40 million more going that route than by signing a long-term contract deal next summer.
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If Lamarcus is such a done deal to San Antonio why do the Spurs feel the need to show up at his house with the GM, Coach, Tim and Tony. Sounds like they feel a lot of persuading might be needed.
 
So if Lamarcus is leaving why would we spend the money and hang on to Kaman when rebuilding would be the focus.
 
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Trail Blazers 'likely' to pick up $5 million option on center Chris Kaman oregonlive.com/blazers/index.…

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I dislike Kaman. That dude sucks. :\
 
BlazerCaravan said:
I'm happy for him to be trade bait or a big man coach to Vonleh, Plumlee, and Leonard. $5 mil is worth that.
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Trade bait I can deal with. I just don't want him playing anymore for us. He definitely declined last year throughout the season.
 
Guys are you not piecing stuff together, too busy wallowing in misery? Wojo says it's between Blazers and Spurs. Spurs feel they have to send a a full squad of people to woo him. Spurs will have to renounce several of their key players to make it work... Now even Chris Broussard, who has been the biggest Lamarcus is leaving whistle blower, is saying don't count the Blazers out. Also the Blazers are hanging on to Kaman which would be stupid if they are entering rebuild mode.

Quit moping and actually pay attention to what is happening.
 
blue32 said:
Trade bait I can deal with. I just don't want him playing anymore for us. He definitely declined last year throughout the season.
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That's a bit unfair because Lopez and Freeland went down with injuries. We were supposed to limit his minutes, but instead we played him like a starter. Everyone in here and around the league knew this was impossible. I'm actually surprised he actually made it through the season playing those heavy minutes!
 
I'd rather have 4 million in capspace than Kaman.
 
magnifier661 said:
That's a bit unfair because Lopez and Freeland went down with injuries. We were supposed to limit his minutes, but instead we played him like a starter. Everyone in here and around the league knew this was impossible. I'm actually surprised he actually made it through the season playing those heavy minutes!
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What's unfair? What I said about him declining is true. He's old for basketball. I also would rather him not play for us. I think we could get better use playing Vonleh or Beebs.
 
Schilly said:
Guys are you not piecing stuff together, too busy wallowing in misery? Wojo says it's between Blazers and Spurs. Spurs feel they have to send a a full squad of people to woo him. Spurs will have to renounce several of their key players to make it work... Now even Chris Broussard, who has been the biggest Lamarcus is leaving whistle blower, is saying don't count the Blazers out. Also the Blazers are hanging on to Kaman which would be stupid if they are entering rebuild mode.

Quit moping and actually pay attention to what is happening.
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Or on the flip were going to need his contract to trade if/when we can't land anyone in free agency.
 
blue32 said:
What's unfair? What I said about him declining is true. He's old for basketball. I also would rather him not play for us. I think we could get better use playing Vonleh or Beebs.
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I don't believe for one minute that Kaman will be a Blazer before next season starts. So the "minute fiasco" will be moot.

I think he's going to Indiana personally
 
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