Free Agent What we aren't doing

[BlazerCaravan]

In the crush of this week, it's interesting to see what we're not doing that's actually good:

We aren't overpaying for guys like Ed Davis or Aminu; sure we're signing them, but for value contracts. Despite the silence, despite "Plan A" not going to plan, we're not acting desperate.

This is not something I'm used to seeing out of Portland's front office.

It makes me happy.

 

[magnifier661]

Amen

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Yep, we aren't throwing big money at Rondo and Wes like SAC is. As an example...

 

[THE HCP]

Loading up on ping pong balls.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Loading up on ping pong balls.

Maybe so... certainly any of these guys could perform well and then get traded for picks and junk in February, giving us a true reload.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

Maybe Olshey is a few rungs down on his contingencies, but I appreciate the lack of panicking on their part. I think it gives Olshey a chance create the roster 100% his own now.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

I don't know the stages of grief, but I'm heading into acceptance. I think the team will be young and exciting.

 

[blue9]

Yep, we aren't throwing big money at Rondo and Wes like SAC is. As an example...

Honestly, I'm excited to see SAC if they keep Cousins and add Rondo and Wes. They'll probably become my second favorite team - they have the potential to be a defensive juggernaut while having a potent offense.

 

[Draco]

Yeah remember when the Hawks signed Millsap, Korver, Carroll, and Teague all on cheap contracts? They first struck out on the top free agents. That would be the ideal model.

 

[blue9]

I don't know the stages of grief, but I'm heading into acceptance. I think the team will be young and exciting.

I was already pretty excited about the team. I might be even more excited now that we'll be forced into developing guys who need minutes to develop. If we had gotten Monroe and LMA then Vonleh wouldn't get any minutes, and Meyers would be an after-thought playing the same role he played last season. I'm excited to throw these guys in the fire and temper them!

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Honestly, I'm excited to see SAC if they keep Cousins and add Rondo and Wes. They'll probably become my second favorite team - they have the potential to be a defensive juggernaut while having a potent offense.

Cousins and Rondo is exciting, but only if you've ever wanted to see two teammates have a fist fight during a game.

 

[Draco]

Honestly, I'm excited to see SAC if they keep Cousins and add Rondo and Wes. They'll probably become my second favorite team - they have the potential to be a defensive juggernaut while having a potent offense.

Yeah I want to see Wes get a near max contract and return to form. He will be my favorite non-Blazer to root for in the league. Hell if he could get that Sacramento team to the playoffs he will be a legend.

 

[blue9]

Cousins and Rondo is exciting, but only if you've ever wanted to see two teammates have a fist fight during a game.

I'm hoping for a "thick as thieves" scenario. Just because two guys are known to be temperamental hot-heads doesn't automatically mean they'll clash - they could see eye-to-eye and create a tight bond. Unlikely perhaps, but not out of the question.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I'm hoping for a "thick as thieves" scenario. Just because two guys are known to be temperamental hot-heads doesn't automatically mean they'll clash - they could see eye-to-eye and create a tight bond. Unlikely perhaps, but not out of the question.

Rondo is autistic; I doubt he'll get along with anyone.

 

[blue9]

Yeah I want to see Wes get a near max contract and return to form. He will be my favorite non-Blazer to root for in the league. Hell if he could get that Sacramento team to the playoffs he will be a legend.

Me too, followed by Nic.
LMA can get sodomized by a burning cactus for all I care.

 

[Draco]

Me too, followed by Nic.
LMA can get sodomized by a burning cactus for all I care.

Haha. Perhaps we should set a trap in the visitors locker room when he returns. Burning cactus up the butt.

 

[BlazerWookee]

Honestly, I'm excited to see SAC if they keep Cousins and add Rondo and Wes. They'll probably become my second favorite team - they have the potential to be a defensive juggernaut while having a potent offense.

Wes'll throw Rondo off the Tower Bridge.

 

[blue9]

Wes'll throw Rondo off the Tower Bridge.

Did the NBA already expand into the UK?

 

[BrianFromWA]

I also think it's interesting that we've paid 50M to guys who were on minimum contracts last year. It seems that if NO knew that Aminu was going to be good he could've picked him up for literally a veteran minimum exception last year with no impact on cap space. Who's this year's model? Jimmer? Mike Muscala?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

According to Woj, we're still trying to keep cap space to sign LA and RoLo, which is why the only players we're signing are dirt cheap.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I don't know the stages of grief, but I'm heading into acceptance. I think the team will be young and exciting.

Sounds like you're still in Denial.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

We'll know LMA is gone when we sign a guy for more than 7 mil a year, yes.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Cousins and Rondo is exciting, but only if you've ever wanted to see two teammates have a fist fight during a game.

Thanks, I needed that.

 

[riverman]

We're basically making all our competition in the west gut their rosters and send them to the east..then re-signing LA and steamrolling through the west

Sounds like you're still in Denial.

I thought Denail was a small village of goat farmers in Somalia

 

[BlazerCaravan]

We're basically making all our competition in the west gut their rosters and send them to the east..then re-signing LA and steamrolling through the west

Yeah at the very least he's playing Godzilla and causing chaos in the West.

 

[BrianFromWA]

I'm pretty sure you can't have Kaman @5M, Aminu @7M, Davis @6M, LMA and Rolo.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Kaman is still waivable, according to Woj.

 

[riverman]

I'm pretty sure you can't have Kaman @5M, Aminu @7M, Davis @6M, LMA and Rolo.

You forgot Plumlee and Vonleh

 

[magnifier661]

Okay what if Aldridge is doing this while Olshey is picking up massive cheap talent in process?

 

[BrianFromWA]

no, I had them in the spreadsheet already. I updated the number in the Cap Space sticky, but basically we have 11 players under contract for about 40.2M in salary.
henderson 6000000
kaman 5016000
lillard 4236287
leonard 3075880
vonleh 2637720
mccollum 2525160
plumlee 1415520
crabbe 947276
frazier 845069
aminu 7012000
davis 6000000
caphold12 525093