We're looking for guards with our MLE

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Who are the decent PG available for the MLE? I doubt Raymond Felton could even be had for that. It has to be done via trade most likely.

As for KP, he's had a ton of chances to get us a young PG in the draft and struck out miserably. Last summer we could have moved up for Lawson or Collison, both who came in for workouts, and KP sat on his hands.

You misunderstood me. I was not stating there were decent FA PG's available for the MLE, but PG's available via trade (Parker, Harris, Calderon...)

 

[BGrantFan]

Blazers draft two guards, one in the first round, and they are targeting guards with the MLE? Sweet Jeebus.

How about a back-up PF with some size? Is that too obvious?

 

[The_Lillard_King]

I thought Bayless increased his stock in the playoffs . . . obviously not enough (if any).

 

[RR7]

I wonder the type of salary Ray Allen will be looking for, or able to get. Would he take a 3 year deal worth slightly less than 15 million total? I saw yesterday 3 years, 15 million floated. I'm guessing some other team could potentially overpay to get him, and pair him with, say Bosh and Wade, or Lebron in NY. A 3 year $14,665,892 contract? S&T Rudy and Bayless for Ray Allen. Might be overpaying youth for old age. Who knows. I imagine end of the game lineups could see ROy, Allen and Batum on the wings. Good shooting, and solid defense all around. S&T for him still leaves the MLE, as well. I doubt he'd come for that cheap, so maybe a S&T with Joel works better. Who knows. My thought is Boston is going to need bodies, since they don't have many people under contract. Would still love to work a trade for Parker. Not sure who'd they'd want, or what. Miller, Bayless, etc. doesn't seem like enough.

 

[hasoos]

Blazers draft two guards, one in the first round, and they are targeting guards with the MLE? Sweet Jeebus.

How about a back-up PF with some size? Is that too obvious?

Last I looked we have Camby....I believe shooting is a higher priority. You can't tell me the playoffs would have turned out much differently if we didn't have Mr. Doughnut, Rudy Fernandez shooting.

 

[maxiep]

Blazers draft two guards, one in the first round, and they are targeting guards with the MLE? Sweet Jeebus.

How about a back-up PF with some size? Is that too obvious?

The draft was done with an eye toward trading this summer.

 

[BGrantFan]

The draft was done with an eye toward trading this summer.

Trading for a decent back-up PF?

 

[LittleAlex]

We have Oden, Aldridge, Camby, and Batum. If they're healthy, we have plenty of length. Plus Babbitt and Williams bring significant length for the positions they play too. But let's ignore all that.

What available free agent would you have us add to our team to improve our length without disrupting chemistry?

Amir Johnson, Ian Mahinmi, Kurt Thomas, and Haywood off the top of my head would be good insurance policies to have.

And let's assume that at least one of the dudes you mentioned is hurt for at least part of the year since all but LA have been hurt for a portion of literally every single year they have been the league.

Williams can't replace anyone in your list of bigs, so his size is meaningless.
Babbit might be able to but I would prefer the team to be stacked with guys that have already proven they can play in the NBA then count on a dude who dominated a mediocre conference in college.

 

[RR7]

Trading for a decent back-up PF?

As long as we are healthy, Camby will be our backup PF. Just need a 3rd stringer behind him, and Pendergraph, Cunningham, a minimum guy like Juwan Howard are all perfectly acceptable 3rd stringers there.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Intersting . . . does Howard make the team?

How about Howard as assistant coach . . . with a uni under the suit.

 

[maxiep]

Trading for a decent back-up PF?

A starting PG.

 

[Ed O]

Blazers draft two guards, one in the first round, and they are targeting guards with the MLE? Sweet Jeebus.

How about a back-up PF with some size? Is that too obvious?

Agreed 100%.

I don't buy that Aldridge/Oden/Camby are going to be able to play 96 minutes a game for 82 games a year, and relying on Pendergraph or a Juwan Howard-level veteran seems madness to me.

Ed O.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Or of Andre Miller. The PG spot has been a huge question mark and only got worse when Miller's lack of effectiveness got exposed by Grant Hill in the playoffs.

To me, this job priority #1 for the next GM.

No. They put their best defender on Miller. If they tried that when Roy was healthy, he'd obliterate the Suns almost single-handedly.