Why Portland Got a Bargain with Festus Ezeli's Contract

[SlyPokerDog]

http://www.hashtagbasketball.com/po...and-got-a-bargain-with-festus-ezelis-contract

 

[riverman]

Good read

 

[Denny Crane]

If he can stay healthy and contribute 24+ minutes per game, it will be huge for us.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I thought the consensus was that the cost was so low his knees MUST be bad.

 

[Trackjack]

I believe he will be big for us and his 16 minutes a game was properly was 4 minutes at a time. That really hard any player to get some kind of rythem to be offense threat. I believe his offense will be better for us due to be out there longer stretches in the game.

 

[ripcityboy]

It was a risk worth taking. If he's healthy enough to provide the kind of defense that he can then we will be fine.

 

[Chris Craig]

It's a risk worth taking, in signing Ezeli. Being in a new environment, with a team that respects what he brings, will allow him thrive...expect him to have his best years here in ptown

 

[Elton]

This article just makes me all weak in the knees thinking about the potential!

 

[Strenuus]

This article just makes me all weak in the knees thinking about the potential!

God damnit... just had to say it like that, didn't you?

 

[riverman]

This article just makes me all weak in the knees thinking about the potential!

you said the k___ word!

 

[Elton]

God damnit... just had to say it like that, didn't you?

One must confront one's fears not matter how obscene the word.

 

[riverman]

One must confront one's fears not matter how obscene the word.

Unless one's fears are of the Bengal Tiger variety

 

[Elton]

The Knight's who say "Knee!" demand a sacrifice!!

 

[STOMP]

Sort of a misleading thread title question as the article doesn't really address it but rather talks about who he's been as a player. My take on the thread title question is that his knee questions and role player status on GS kept him outside of the initial targets that teams went after with their big capspace slots in FA. The Durant deal left GS with the capspace to offer him only what they gave Pachulia (3m per) so he had to find a new team. Portland was attractive in that they are an up and coming team with needs at the 5 and could give him a vastly superior contract to what GS could. While not top FA dollars, at least if he performs his deal will be up again soon. It was the best he could do.

Voila! Welcome to PDX.

STOMP

 

[superfly4201]

I ran into his agent in Multnohma village a few weeks ago. As he walked away I asked how Festus' knees were, he gave me the shoulder shrug and the 50/50 sign......

 

[mook]

He's basically Ed Davis with Greg Oden's rim protection (and knees).

Seeing as how we know all about Ed Davis and Greg Oden, he was a perfect fit!

 

[PDXFonz]

Lots of knee jerk reactions, we need more evidence.

 

[jlprk]

I remember many posts here wanting Whiteside, Howard, Durant, etc.
Did anyone think realistically and advocate that we use our limited money on Ezeli?

 

[STOMP]

I remember many posts here wanting Whiteside, Howard, Durant, etc.
Did anyone think realistically and advocate that we use our limited money on Ezeli?

toot toot (thats my horn)

STOMP

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I remember many posts here wanting Whiteside, Howard, Durant, etc.
Did anyone think realistically and advocate that we use our limited money on Ezeli?

STOMP did, apparently; in contrast, I advocated that we use our limited money on the less risky Cole Aldrich, who signed in Minnesota for 3 years instead of Ezeli's 2.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I thought we should have gone after Lebron.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

I remember many posts here wanting Whiteside, Howard, Durant, etc.
Did anyone think realistically and advocate that we use our limited money on Ezeli?

Couldn't we wait until after we see how he does before we come out of hiding? Actually I think I mentioned the idea a few times; I remember specifically a few days before he came to Portland I said something to the effect that I was happy every day I woke up and saw that he had not been signed yet by any other club. (of course this was after almost every one else, including Aldrich, were already gone).