Woj: Robert Williams needs knee surgery

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Do we know what type of knee surgery? I see that it is not the same knee as before.
 
Charcoal Filtered said:
From what was reported at the time of the trade, the Blazers insisted on Williams. They knew what they were getting into.
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It was a joke. Pretty sure Golden St knew about GP2's injury history when they traded for him as well. Didn't stop them from complaining to the league.
 
blazerkor said:
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/38863846/sources-blazers-robert-williams-season-ending-surgery

"Williams, who arrived as part of the Jrue Holiday trade with the Boston Celtics in September, had been a target of several teams that hoped the Blazers would consider moving him before the February trade deadline."

If this really is the case then we should have moved him immediately. Everyone knew the guys knees were ticking timebombs. That's a real missed opportunity.
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If what you say is true: "everyone knew his knees were a ticking timebomb", then the trade offer would've been greatly discounted anyway.

Best case scenario moving forward is he comes back next year, appears to be fully healthy, and come February we get a team in desperate need who also buys into the theory he's fully recovered.
 
Tavares has one year left on his contract in Spain, he would qualify for an injury exception pickup to fill Williams spot
 
HailBlazers said:
It changes nothing. He would need surgery wherever he goes.
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Guess you missed the part where I said they should have traded him immediately ... I get he needs the surgery now, it's why you don't hold on to him as an asset at any point but instead flip him back when the trade was made.
 
He's already had surgery and it was successful I believe I read yesterday. He's worth fixing and we have him for 3 yeears as it is.
 
So... what do we know about this? Is he going to be ready for training camp? Is his career over? Somewhere in between?
 
I believe he is basically recovered but isn't doing 5v5. Probably won't have any updates until training camp. I expect he stays on the roster and the Blazers try to get him back on the court this coming season. If he is playing games and looks like his old self he would have trade value at the deadline. Until then no team is going to want him unless we give up assets or something which doesn't make sense.
 
Next summer he'll be an expiring 13.2 million contract, so yeah I believe the plan is to try to get him health and trade at the deadline or just keep him for trade filler the following year.
 
SharpesTriumph said:
Next summer he'll be an expiring 13.2 million contract, so yeah I believe the plan is to try to get him health and trade at the deadline or just keep him for trade filler the following year.
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...they could also let that 13.2 come off of their cap. If their young/cheap guys are trending up this next season, getting below the cap to later target the right FAs is a legit path to a winning roster as well. In general, FAs with options want to A. get paid B. win. IF the Blazers can offer both, they will come to PDX.

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As filler in a larger trade this summer (assume the medical and reports are clean), Time Lord is useful for his size of contract, age 26, and productivity when healthy …
After showing good health and effective play this fall, Time Lord’s value increases while teams start needing early-season, cost-effective replacements.
By the February deadline, assuming good health and no setbacks, his value is at MAX (or in a negative scenario, set in stone).

Reportedly, Williams had surgery rather than opting for just rehab to plan for the long-term with the Blazers. Rehabbing alone and returning would have been about helping the team AND rehabbing his trade value to other teams.
 
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