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yuyuza1 said:
I think he'll be better than Exum who just got a 3 yr 33 mil contract with Utah. And he's nearly a year younger.
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Exum has been such a bust. He was supposed to be the next Roy, if I remember correctly.
 
Reep said:
So, Baldwin would be an UFA next summer, Portland can offer him MLE+ money, but another team with cap space would be able to offer more? Is there any provision for extending him before next summer?
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Correct, he'll be an UFA.
I think technically, the contract can be extended now - but it'd have to be for the minimum (or close to it). I don't see any advantage for Baldwin to agree to that. It's in his best interest to hit the FA market next summer.
 
tester551 said:
Correct, he'll be an UFA.
I think technically, the contract can be extended now - but it'd have to be for the minimum (or close to it). I don't see any advantage for Baldwin to agree to that. It's in his best interest to hit the FA market next summer.
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So that really is a bummer, because if he plays very well, someone could offer him more than we can and we would lose him.
 
TBpup said:
How would you rank the 7 guards?

Dame
CJ
Curry (when healthy)
Baldwin
Stauskas (will probably play some SF)
Trent (will probably play some SF)
Simons

That would suck to lose the #4 guard out of 7 especially when he is the #2 PG and the #1 defender.
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Dame
Cj
Curry
Baldwin
Nik
Trent
Simon
At the start of the season but I think Trent will take Nik place by January. This if all these guards make it on the roster.
 
TBpup said:
How would you rank the 7 guards?

Dame
CJ
Curry (when healthy)
Baldwin
Stauskas (will probably play some SF)
Trent (will probably play some SF)
Simons

That would suck to lose the #4 guard out of 7 especially when he is the #2 PG and the #1 defender.
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PG: Dame/Baldwin/Simons
SG: CJ/Curry/Stauskas/Trent

Like you I have Baldwin as our #2 PG and #1 Defender, which puts him as the #3 most important guard on the roster in my book. Baldwin is a must have.

The four I'd prioritize to keep are Dame/CJ/Baldwin/Simons. The others are more expendable and more easily replaceable.

There are a few players I'd trade CJ for (i.e. Kawhi/Butler/Love), which makes Baldwin (and Curry) even more important to the roster in case something like that were to happen.

:cheers:
 
SIeepwalker said:
Considering Bladwin shat all over Trae Young, can we consider him our own top 5 pick from this draft ?
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To answer your question, in a word... yes. To answer you question w/ a lengthier answer/to put things more aptly... FUCK YEAH!:smiley-smiley-049::cheers:
 
Natebishop3 said:
Could Baldwin start in the backcourt with Dame? That's a question that I'm curious about.
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If we had an upgrade at the 3 (Kawhi??), then I think so. His length allows him to defned 2s just fine.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Could Baldwin start in the backcourt with Dame? That's a question that I'm curious about.
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I think it would work great. Baldwin would defend the other team's best guard and provide ball handling so Dame could spot up for threes. The defensive help alone would take some of the wear and tear off of Dame.
 
James lamphear said:
Dame
Cj
Curry
Baldwin
Nik
Trent
Simon
At the start of the season but I think Trent will take Nik place by January. This if all these guards make it on the roster.
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Dame
CJ
Curry
Baldwin
...
Big Separation
...
ET
Trent
Simons
Nik
 
Honestly, I'd try to sign him to a 4-year $20 mil extension right now, and be thrilled if he accepted it.
 
Reep said:
I got the impression you could not do that (extend him at this time), but I'm not clear as to why.
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It's part of the CBA. It's tied to having Bird Rights with the player.
http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q58
58. Can existing contracts be extended?
Contracts for fewer than three seasons may not be extended. Longer contracts can be extended under certain circumstances:
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Wizard Mentor said:
OK, just sign him for 4 years $20 mil now while not picking up his option.
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He doesn't have an option.
He signed a 2-year contract in January/February. The second year of that contract is NON-guaranteed until mid-July. This means he is currently under contract.

Also, Portland has no tools to sign ANYONE to a 4yr/$20M contract right now. It's not feasible due to the current CBA rules.
 
To be honest, in these two summer league games he reminds me of Brandon Roy and Dame Lillard in their summer league debuts. Not in playing style, but in just being clearly another rung or two higher than the other guards on the court. Hell, he's got a 29PER in his two games, and his defense has been outstanding too. If we somehow had a top 5 pick and had just drafted him, we'd all be over the moon right now about this 21 year old kid's potential.

It's just summer league and it's only a two game sample size and he is a third year player and he has the stink of failing to get minutes on a shitty Memphis team, so I think people are rightly not as hyped as we could be. But if you only could look at these two games in isolation you'd have to consider him an absolute stud.

First time I've been really excited for the next summer league game in a long while.
 
mook said:
To be honest, in these two summer league games he reminds me of Brandon Roy and Dame Lillard in their summer league debuts. Not in playing style, but in just being clearly another rung or two higher than the other guards on the court. Hell, he's got a 29PER in his two games, and his defense has been outstanding too. If we somehow had a top 5 pick and had just drafted him, we'd all be over the moon right now about this 21 year old kid's potential.

It's just summer league and it's only a two game sample size and he is a third year player and he has the stink of failing to get minutes on a shitty Memphis team, so I think people are rightly not as hyped as we could be. But if you only could look at these two games in isolation you'd have to consider him an absolute stud.

First time I've been really excited for the next summer league game in a long while.
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This.
And, and, and....... More of This.

Baldwin and Collins are 2 of our team's best defenders (which is saying a lot on a top 10 defensive team). Having them on the same SL team seems kind of ridiculous.
#stoked
 
Fez Von Savage said:
Dante Exum.
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With a better skill set. I agree. They remind me a lot of each other, but WB seems to have more maturity and better ability to consistently use his talents on both ends of the court. Exum just never seems to quite get there.
 
I'm more and more impressed with this kid every time he steps on the court. He made a pass today out of a poorly thrown alley oop that was well beyond his years. It's little things like that which add to how impressive he has been.
 
That Stauskas signing is gonna end up being pointless. No way should he be playing over Baldwin.
 
Scalma said:
That Stauskas signing is gonna end up being pointless. No way should he be playing over Baldwin.
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They are completely different types of players with different skill sets so hopefully it isn't an issue.
 
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