Wade Baldwin’s Future as a Blazer...

[dviss1]

I'll not be happy if we lose him as another cap casualty (like Ed Davis was). So is it true that Portland will not be able to resign him next year because we have no bird rights? His defense on Harden in that game last year was legendary. He had Harden so pissed off.

That's not why we lost Ed.

 

[beast blazer]

That's not why we lost Ed.

We don't retain ed at 4.4 mil if we were not at the lux tax threshold? I don't buy Neil's b.s. about floor spacing.

 

[dviss1]

We don't retain ed at 4.4 mil if we were not at the lux tax threshold? I don't buy Neil's b.s. about floor spacing.

That's fine. You'd still be wrong.

 

[BonesJones]

We don't retain ed at 4.4 mil if we were not at the lux tax threshold? I don't buy Neil's b.s. about floor spacing.

Also not why we lost Ed.

 

[Pinwheel1]

We have early bird rights, which means were limited to signing him for around the league average salary ($7M ish, I believe).

Kind of a catch 22 situation. If he proves he is worth more than 7m per after this year, then that might bode well for this season. (Unless his success is due an injury to Dame or CJ)

 

[Scalma]

Kind of a catch 22 situation. If he proves he is worth more than 7m per after this year, then that might bode well for this season. (Unless his success is due an injury to Dame or CJ)

Which is pretty much the only way he would land such a contract imo.

 

[BonesJones]

Kind of a catch 22 situation. If he proves he is worth more than 7m per after this year, then that might bode well for this season. (Unless his success is due an injury to Dame or CJ)

I highly doubt he'll get offered more than $7M a year next year, no matter what the situation. He's not that good yet.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I highly doubt he'll get offered more than $7M a year next year, no matter what the situation. He's not that good yet.

I'm kind of curious where do you put Baldwin's ceiling?
Also he has shown in a short amount of time here pretty incredible defensive energy. Do you think he'll sustain that? Sometimes I see that type of play and think well he's just trying to get minutes and if he gets in the rotation he won't be picking guys up full or half court flying around and all that.

I'll insert my opinion here, I think he could become an avery bradley (celtics version) type player, good defender, decent offensive player.

 

[stampedehero]

I don’t know why no one is taking about this, but because Baldwin is on only a 1 yr contract, we do not get his bird rights... if he blows up and has a big year, which looks like a good probability with how he has played in Vegas, the Blazers will not be able to resign him because there is no cap room

Neil needs to give Baldwin a 2nd year NOW so we can retain his bird rights and go over the cap to keep him the following year

Meanwhile La lakers dump Deng and have room to gather another superstar or treat LeBron to more money

 

[Pinwheel1]

I highly doubt he'll get offered more than $7M a year next year, no matter what the situation. He's not that good yet.

I don't think he will either. I was just saying IF he did blow up that it would bode well for this year. I do not think we will have a problem resigning him next summer....if we want.

 

[tlongII]

I’ll be interested to see if there’s any difference between Baldwin and GP2 during training camp.

 

[James lamphear]

I think Baldwin will be you just when Stotts need a better defender certain time of the game. I will be surprised if he in the rotation at first and especially if CJ come in with the 2nd unit like last year.

 

[dviss1]

I’ll be interested to see if there’s any difference between Baldwin and GP2 during training camp.

They seem like similar players. Gary more of a 2.

 

[beast blazer]

That's fine. You'd still be wrong.

How do you know that? Do you live in Neil's asshole?

 

[beast blazer]

Also not why we lost Ed.

Then Why? He was our best bench player and well worth half what Meyers makes. It's ridiculous to say it had nothing to do with the luxury tax.

 

[Scalma]

Then Why? He was our best bench player and well worth half what Meyers makes. It's ridiculous to say it had nothing to do with the luxury tax.

It had nothing to do with the luxury tax.

 

[Phatguysrule]

Meanwhile La lakers dump Deng and have room to gather another superstar or treat LeBron to more money

We weren't going to sign a superstar free agent regardless of how much money we had. This is Portland. We'll have to develop or trade for any superstars we get.

The sooner everyone gets used to that idea the better.

 

[HailBlazers]

It had nothing to do with the luxury tax.

B$

 

[jlprk]

It had nothing to do with turtles. I can prove it.

 

[jlprk]

You have no need to know. If I told you why, I'd have to kill you.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/ORG_Chart.pdf