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[e_blazer]

Just for shits band giggles, make your predictions as to where the current Blazers players are at the start of next season:


Carmelo Anthony00


Keljin Blevins21


Zach Collins33


Robert Covington23


CJ Elleby16


Harry Giles III4


Rondae Hollis-Jefferson2


Derrick Jones Jr.5


Enes Kanter11


T.J. Leaf18


Damian Lillard0


Nassir Little9


CJ McCollum3


Jusuf Nurkic27


Norman Powell24


Anfernee Simons1

 

[e_blazer]

My guesses:

Melo: FA-Lakers?
Blevins: Home
Collins: RFA - Blazers
RoCo: Blazers
Elleby: Blazers
Giles: FA-Sac?
Rondae: Blazers
DJJ: Trade - TWOLVES?
Kanter: FA - Knicks
Lillard: Blazers (duh)
Little: Blazers
CJ: Trade - Knicks?
Nurk: Blazers
Powell: FA - Blazers
Simons: Blazers

 

[Buffalo Custard]

Blazers next season: Dame, CJ, RoCo, Little?, Simons?

Everybody else: good-bye and mostly good riddance.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Well they need to let Melo go and because the Blazers were the only team that would even take him it seems he is done.
I want Kanter back. Regular season he wins games and takes minutes that need to be filled. Playoffs? Not so much.
Huge question mark on Nurk. If he is gone it make different decisions.
Can’t go further than that until we know what is happening with CJ and Nurk.

 

[blazerkor]

Melo: Lakers
Blevins: Europe
Collins: Here
RoCo: Here
Elleby: Here
Giles: Bucks
Rondae: Wolves
DJJ: Here
Kanter: Celtics
Lillard: Here
Little: Here
CJ: Knicks
Nurk: Wolves
Powell: Here
Simons: Here

 

[Chris Craig]

Melo: Banana boat/retired/Lakers
Blevins: Home, laughing, throwing the free money he got at the ceiling
Collins: - Blazers
RoCo: Blazers
Elleby: Blazers
Giles: - Warriors
Rondae: Blazers
DJJ: Twolves
Kanter: Blazers
Lillard: Blazers
Little: Blazers
CJ: Trade - Twolves
Nurk: Twolves
Powell: Blazers
Simons: Blazers

 

[wizenheimer]

well, if it's the start of next season (and not the off-season), then Collins will not be RFA. he'll either be playing on a new contract or playing for his QO in Portland. If Olshey is still GM this summer, I'd imagine he'll once again, bid against himself, and give Zach entirely too much money for too many seasons

and with Olshey in charge, I'd say there's a much greater chance CJ will still be a Blazer and Powell will be gone, then the other way around. I'd imagine a new coach will not be likely to commit playing Powell at SF...that would be stupid. So Olshey would be chancing signing Powell for 15-20M to be a backup. It would make no fucking sense for a team already headed toward the luxury tax

other than that, I'd say the team will look pretty much the same...minus Powell

 

[e_blazer]

well, if it's the start of next season (and not the off-season), then Collins will not be RFA. he'll either be playing on a new contract or playing for his QO in Portland. If Olshey is still GM this summer, I'd imagine he'll once again, bid against himself, and give Zach entirely too much money for too many seasons

and with Olshey in charge, I'd say there's a much greater chance CJ will still be a Blazer and Powell will be gone, then the other way around. I'd imagine a new coach will not be likely to commit playing Powell at SF...that would be stupid. So Olshey would be chancing signing Powell for 15-20M to be a backup. It would make no fucking sense for a team already headed toward the luxury tax

other than that, I'd say the team will look pretty much the same...minus Powell

The FA/RFA designation is simply a reference to current status, which impacts the ability to re-sign players. I know you’re pretty jaded when it comes to Olshey, but he’s far from stupid. He knows that if he doesn’t build a contender PDQ, his ass is the next one out the door. No way he’s standing pat.

 

[wizenheimer]

The FA/RFA designation is simply a reference to current status, which impacts the ability to re-sign players. I know you’re pretty jaded when it comes to Olshey, but he’s far from stupid. He knows that if he doesn’t build a contender PDQ, his ass is the next one out the door. No way he’s standing pat.

I wasn't making any editorial comment about Olshey

I noticed two or 3 posters said Zach would be RFA at the start of next season and just wanted to point out that wouldn't be the case

 

[e_blazer]

I wasn't making any editorial comment about Olshey

I noticed two or 3 posters said Zach would be RFA at the start of next season and just wanted to point out that wouldn't be the case

The only post that has that information is mine. As I said, the intent was simply to denote the player’s status this off-season. Sorry if that confused you.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I’m shocked at how many of you think CJ will be traded. I think with a new coach, Neil will run it back with him and Dame…….again

 

[julius]

Carmen San Diego...

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Blevins will be working in a Cinnabon in Omaha.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I’m shocked at how many of you think CJ will be traded. I think with a new coach, Neil will run it back with him and Dame…….again

I agree - unless of course our REAL GM, Mr. Dolla, insists on it.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Blazers next season: Dame, CJ, RoCo, Little?, Simons?

Everybody else: good-bye and mostly good riddance.

You are going to be sadly disappointed.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Lillard, Powell, Little, Simons, Nurk, Collins, Roco, Elleby all hopefully stay. I believe Olshey will encourage new coach to discourage Jones from exercising his option. CJ will be traded to New York or New Orleans.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I agree - unless of course our REAL GM, Mr. Dolla, insists on it.

Yes

 

[Fairly-Hard]

I’m shocked at how many of you think CJ will be traded. I think with a new coach, Neil will run it back with him and Dame…….again

Might be right but you have to admit if they want to make some major changes the way to go is through trading CJ and possibly Nurk.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Might be right but you have to admit if they want to make some major changes the way to go is through trading CJ and possibly Nurk.

They should both go, I just don’t think CJ will

 

[Fairly-Hard]

They should both go, I just don’t think CJ will

Wine Country. He's gonna retire here anyway.

 

[Buffalo Custard]

You are going to be sadly disappointed.

So, like pretty much every other season.