Will Gerald Wallace Opt Out? And What About Camby???

[BLAZER PROPHET]

He has a player option at $10.5 million for next season. Think he may want to leave Dysfunction Junction and try his hand elsewhere? I wonder what kind of money he can garner after his time here.

And Marcus is an unrestricted free agent after this season. Retire? Stay? Go to Miami?

Failton, Camby & Wallace equal $31 million in salary.

Who would we replace them with if they went elsewhere?

Brooks, Hibbert and a resigned Batum?

 

[Mediocre Man]

I think the Blazers should take all risk out of it and trade Wallace and Crawford. Trading Felton and Camby would be good too because I'd hate to lose them for nothing

 

[oldmangrouch]

Wallace has already said he will opt out. He thinks he can get a 4 or 5 year deal...but the way he has played this season, that seems like a big risk. If he actually demands something in the 5 year/50-60 million range, the Blazers need to just say "no."

Trading him should be an option - but don't bet on it happening.

 

[magnifier661]

Wallace has already said he will opt out. He thinks he can get a 4 or 5 year deal...but the way he has played this season, that seems like a big risk. If he actually demands something in the 5 year/50-60 million range, the Blazers need to just say "no."

Trading him should be an option - but don't bet on it happening.

Yeah I agree with this except for probably asking roughly 4 years 36 mil, with the 4th year being a team option. Maybe the 3rd year being player option?

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

OK, so Camby is retiring, Wallace is going elsewhere and Failton should be run out of town on a rail.

We Get Brooks for $8 million (per year), Batum for $10 million and Hibbert for $12 million and we are paying out the same amount as this year.

C- Hibbert
PF- LMA
SF- Batum
SG- Matthews or Williams
PG- Brooks

We could do worse.

 

[Mediocre Man]

If we can somehow land Hibbert, that would be exciting

 

[Blazinaway]

Wallace has already said he will opt out. He thinks he can get a 4 or 5 year deal...but the way he has played this season, that seems like a big risk. If he actually demands something in the 5 year/50-60 million range, the Blazers need to just say "no."

Trading him should be an option - but don't bet on it happening.

Trading him and Camby and Felton should IMO be a priority, but with the Skipper and Gilligan at the helm of this ruderless SS Minnow that may be a pipe dream and "the future may be lost, the future may be lost"...

 

[Blazinaway]

If we can somehow land Hibbert, that would be exciting

put the pipe down amigo

 

[Blazinaway]

OK, so Camby is retiring, Wallace is going elsewhere and Failton should be run out of town on a rail.

We Get Brooks for $8 million (per year), Batum for $10 million and Hibbert for $12 million and we are paying out the same amount as this year.

C- Hibbert
PF- LMA
SF- Batum
SG- Matthews or Williams
PG- Brooks

We could do worse.

so ya think Indy is not going to match? what are we all smokin this mornin? lol

 

[Mediocre Man]

put the pipe down amigo

What pipe? IF we can SOMEHOW land Hibbert.

 

[Blazinaway]

What pipe? IF we can SOMEHOW land Hibbert.

so go ahead and tell me how that is at all posisble without totally gutting the team? and if one did that wht bother going after Hibbert? I am all ears

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

put the pipe down amigo

Don't be so sure. That's more realistic than trading Failton, Wallace & Camby.

 

[Mediocre Man]

so go ahead and tell me how that is at all posisble without totally gutting the team? and if one did that wht bother going after Hibbert? I am all ears

Well, if Hibbert declares he would like to play elsewhere, that would be the best thing. You are reading too much into what I said. All I said was that if we could, that would be awesome. Never said it was likely. Just agreed with another poster

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Hibbert is a restricted free agent. He's good, but not great. I think if we went about $2 million above market value we might shake him loose.

 

[Blazinaway]

Don't be so sure. That's more realistic than trading Failton, Wallace & Camby.

absolutely disagree with that, though with our inept mgmt any significant trades appear unlikely as well

 

[Blazinaway]

Hibbert is a restricted free agent. He's good, but not great. I think if we went about $2 million above market value we might shake him loose.

sorry, Indy would match just like we would if it was Nic

 

[Blazinaway]

Well, if Hibbert declares he would like to play elsewhere, that would be the best thing. You are reading too much into what I said. All I said was that if we could, that would be awesome. Never said it was likely. Just agreed with another poster

and I may hit the lotto today

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

sorry, Indy would match just like we would if it was Nic

Yeah, they might. I really don't know how he is viewed by Pacer management. He may be untouchable, but when I've seen him play I don't see greatness.

 

[magnifier661]

Hibbert is a pipe dream. Indy is actually a good team and most of it has to do with Hibbert's contribution to the team. I think they match anything any team offers; even toxic offers. Just goes to show how important big men are to the success of a franchise.

I don't understand why we don't look for a PF instead of a Center? I think Aldridge actually can fit in as a Center. He bulks up every summer and his post moves are getting better each year. I think PFs are much easier to get than centers. Once a team has a good center, they will do everything to keep him there.

Here is my suggestion if we try to trade before the trade deadline. Now that we have Vanilla Gorilla, I think Thomas is available for a deal. I would toss Thomas in this offer, but he's not available until March 1st.

Calderon and Johnson for G. Wallace, Thomas and Felton

 

[Nikolokolus]

I think the Blazers should take all risk out of it and trade Wallace and Crawford. Trading Felton and Camby would be good too because I'd hate to lose them for nothing

My feelings exactly ... but then again I wanted to trade Wallace for multiple firsts when it came up in training camp.

 

[e_blazer]

^
And a lot of us agreed with the notion of trading Wallace for multiple firsts when the Nets, Blazers, Magic deal was rumored. Of course, like most Internet rumors, that deal was dead before we heard of it. But it's always fun to use dead deals and imaginary deals as fodder to show Blazers management isn't nearly as wise as we are.

 

[Nikolokolus]

^
And a lot of us agreed with the notion of trading Wallace for multiple firsts when the Nets, Blazers, Magic deal was rumored. Of course, like most Internet rumors, that deal was dead before we heard of it. But it's always fun to use dead deals and imaginary deals as fodder to show Blazers management isn't nearly as wise as we are.

Right. That's exactly what I was saying ...

Spoiling for a fight lately?

 

[e_blazer]

Right. That's exactly what I was saying ...

Spoiling for a fight lately?

Not exactly, and not specifically intended for you (but you were convenient this time). I'm just getting really tired of the notion I'm seeing expressed around here that Blazers management is stupid and that blowing the team up mid-season is necessarily a wise course of action.

 

[HailBlazers]

I don't understand why we don't look for a PF instead of a Center? I think Aldridge actually can fit in as a Center. He bulks up every summer and his post moves are getting better each year. I think PFs are much easier to get than centers. Once a team has a good center, they will do everything to keep him there.

Been hearing you beat this drum a lot lately. Aldridge can fit, but it's not optimal. We need a big who can rebound, rebound, rebound, and pack the paint/block shots. Traditionally a PF or Aldridge does not fit that role. Furthermore, we need a Center so that Aldridge doesn't have to guard the opposing teams C, robbing his energy for the offensive end. In the NBA you need Big Bigs and there's a reason why teams don't give up their center's, they are critical to success.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

We can't afford both Wallace and Batum. One has to go.

 

[magnifier661]

Been hearing you beat this drum a lot lately. Aldridge can fit, but it's not optimal. We need a big who can rebound, rebound, rebound, and pack the paint/block shots. Traditionally a PF or Aldridge does not fit that role. Furthermore, we need a Center so that Aldridge doesn't have to guard the opposing teams C, robbing his energy for the offensive end. In the NBA you need Big Bigs and there's a reason why teams don't give up their center's, they are critical to success.

I think Aldridge actually CAN rebound. He's had great rebounding performances even this season. Last season, when he was playing center; he was averaging more than 10 rebounds a game.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Wallace, Crawford, and Felton all have value to a team looking to make a playoff run. I'm sure the Heat would love to get Felton. I would look to move them all for picks and other players before the deadline so that we get something for them before they all walk. It actually would be a shame if we don't capitalize on them now, because we won't get anything for them in the summer.

 

[HailBlazers]

I think Aldridge actually CAN rebound. He's had great rebounding performances even this season. Last season, when he was playing center; he was averaging more than 10 rebounds a game.

My point is, as the #1 option he should be saving/focusing his energy for Offense, it takes a lot to rebound 10 boards a game. Watching the Laker Game Barkley said Portland needs Big's badly and it's true, the rebounding is what killed us and has killed us this season.

 

[magnifier661]

My point is, as the #1 option he should be saving/focusing his energy for Offense, it takes a lot to rebound 10 boards a game. Watching the Laker Game Barkley said Portland needs Big's badly and it's true, the rebounding is what killed us and has killed us this season.

Didn't he score 28+ and 32 rebounds in one game? I didn't see it being too big of a problem for him. I understand your point, and if there was a decent center to get that had a low post presence and able to rebound, that would be the best possible scenario. Unfortunately, those players are like gold to teams. I doubt there will be any team offering that type of player. It just doesn't happen...

The only way we could get a player like that is to trade Aldridge himself or find one in the draft. And I doubt that either one happens.

 

[Minstrel]

We can't afford both Wallace and Batum. One has to go.

I think both can be kept. If you feel that both have to play small forward, then I agree that paying either to be a backup is a luxury that no team can (intelligently) afford. However, IMO, Batum can play shooting guard perfectly well, so having Batum/Wallace/Aldridge as the starters for shooting guard, small forward and power forward would work well, assuming that this is just a down year for Wallace and not the start of a slide.

That pushes Matthews into a bench role, but I've generally felt that he was a "good reserve" level of player, so I don't consider that a big problem. If the team can acquire a solid point guard (a Ramon Sessions-caliber player, though one that could shoot from the perimeter would be ideal) and a serviceable center, they'd have a pretty strong team. If they can actually manage to find/develop a star point guard or center, they'd have a title contender.