Trade Varejo to Portland! (1 Viewer)

[TBpup]

I wouldn't be surprised if the Blazers pick up a PG/combo guard that has been waived/bought out after the deadline.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

THis is the most bizarre decision making I've seen, I want both Varejao and Frazier is it too much to ask!?!!

Yes, that's too much to ask. Varejao is not worth anything to this team. He's old and broken down. He's played more than 31 games in a season once in the past 6 years. You are insane to want him.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

I wouldn't be surprised if the Blazers pick up a PG/combo guard that has been waived/bought out after the deadline.

Tony Wroten is a free agent I think

 

[santeesioux]

Hopefully the Cavs will have completely fallen apart by 2018.

 

[crowTrobot]

Seems like an expensive way to buy a 1st round pick

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Hopefully the Cavs will have completely fallen apart by 2018.

I think that's pretty much a given. Next year is the last year those guys have any credibility.

 

[crowTrobot]

Maybe we need the pick to make another deal today?

 

[Wizard Mentor]

But what are the conditions on the pick? Damn Twitterverse!

 

[Blazinaway]

Seems like an expensive way to buy a 1st round pick

a little less then 2 mil per for 5 yr when the cap is expected to be easily north of 90 mil?

 

[oldfisherman]

My popcorn popper just blew up.

 

[TBpup]

Still no word on the protection of this. Likely Lottery protected the first season and then less protected in subsequent years.

 

[illmatic99]

I want to see what the protection is on that pick.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Seems like an expensive way to buy a 1st round pick

Considering they only have to pay 1/3 of his salary for this year, but the entirety of that salary goes against their salary floor obligations, they actually save 6M this year by trading for him. All in all, he costs the team $3M over the span of 6 years. When considering time value of money, he's basically free.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I want to see what the protection is on that pick.

My guess: Double-bagged first year, single-bagged second year, raw dog third year.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Seems like an expensive way to buy a 1st round pick

We can use Andy's full salary this year to count towards the minimum, so we are paying little for it.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

I want to see what the protection is on that pick.

Please be top 3, please be top 3...

 

[Tunchi]

Damn 2018 pick? Thats awhile from now, meh underwhelming trade. I was hoping IF somehow we made the playoffs we'd still be in the draft this year.. Ah well

 

[Draco]

Steve Kyler ‏@stevekylerNBA 51s52 seconds ago
If Portland waives Varejão as expected he gets $626,825 from the Cavs (kicker), $3.28m from Blazers this year and $1.96m for next 5 years

Thats his cap hit; not his checks.

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

My popcorn popper just blew up.

So you're saying this trade "moves the needle"?

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Considering they only have to pay 1/3 of his salary for this year, but the entirety of that salary goes against their salary floor obligations, they actually save 6M this year by trading for him. All in all, he costs the team $3M over the span of 6 years. When considering time value of money, he's basically free.

Plus we can still buy a pick at draft time since we technically didn't buy this one.

 

[Draco]

THis is the most bizarre decision making I've seen, I want both Varejao and Frazier is it too much to ask!?!!

We could waive Plumlee.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Damn 2018 pick? Thats awhile from now, meh underwhelming trade. I was hoping IF somehow we made the playoffs we'd still be in the draft this year.. Ah well

Eh, only two seasons. I bet Boston fans thought the same when they traded Pierce and KG... Man like 3 years and look at what they're getting from the Nets lol

 

[Draco]

Plus we can still buy a pick at draft time since we technically didn't buy this one.

Yeah; have only seen mid to late second round picks sold for cash. Very different than 10 years ago when there were cheaper owners.

 

[illmatic99]

There used to be a day when all you had to do to get a first round pick was throw 3mil Robert Sarver's way and he'd cough up picks in a hurry.

Now we have to go thru this whole exercise and take on so much $ to get a pick.

 

[BonesJones]

We're gonna take $4M a year off our cap space for a likely late 1st Round Pick in 2018? Awful

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Damn 2018 pick? Thats awhile from now, meh underwhelming trade. I was hoping IF somehow we made the playoffs we'd still be in the draft this year.. Ah well

I don't think that'll be the POV in 2018. The farther away the better. We have enough young players now. Neil will be telling folks for the next couple of years how great the 2018 draft is going to be

 

[KeepOnRollin]

We're gonna take $4M a year off our cap space for a likely late 1st Round Pick in 2018? Awful

1.96 MIL off our cap space in future years (after this one) is the number I heard.

 

[Blazinaway]

We're gonna take $4M a year off our cap space for a likely late 1st Round Pick in 2018? Awful

I believe it is a little less that 2 mil in a cap well north of 90 mil

 

[Orion Bailey]

The move we now need to make.


Send Varejo/Kaman/Leonard to Phili for Okafor. Id even toss in Hendo to make it happen if that seals the deal.

Is that enough to make it happen?

 

[santeesioux]

Assuming we don't do anything else, I'd be cool with signing Wroten as a tryout for next season.