Your 2019-20 Blazers

[GDiama]

So, Bleacher Report [insert usual laughs] proposed AD for CJ and Nurkic, plus picks. Not sure replacing Nurkic and CJ with AD gets you deeper in the playoffs. Curious of others thoughts. I guess the thought is you would pair Dame with AD and Collins and fill in the rest. I like Collins, but would almost rather pair Dame with AD and Nurkic and trade Collins. Just not sure Dame, AD, Collins, Harkless, Ant/Hood/? is enough.

I guess that would be a heck of a perimeter defensive team.

Nurkic+CJ is not much in terms of value, but you cannot risk that without commitment from AD. If there was commitment I'd say 100% yes to that. We would basically have 2 top10 players and that could attract the Wes Matthews of this world with very low contracts. I'd trade one of those 2 without commitment, but both is too much.

 

[GhostOfPGA]

I wonder if Denver would even trade with us again?

I wouldn’t mind sending Turner+25 there for Barton and Beasley

 

[BonesJones]

I wonder if Denver would even trade with us again?

I wouldn’t mind sending Turner+25 there for Barton and Beasley

That's not even close to enough for those 2.

 

[GhostOfPGA]

That's not even close to enough for those 2.

Idk man... Barton’s contract is three more years at around 11 mil.

 

[BonesJones]

Idk man... Barton’s contract is three more years at around 11 mil.

Which isn't bad. He was bad this year because he was hurt, and he started to get back to himself in the 2nd round. He's not a bad contract. Turner is.

 

[GhostOfPGA]

Which isn't bad. He was bad this year because he was hurt, and he started to get back to himself in the 2nd round. He's not a bad contract. Turner is.

Tell that to Nuggets fans lol I’ve seen a lot of posts hating him.

 

[BonesJones]

Tell that to Nuggets fans lol I’ve seen a lot of posts hating him.

Were those posts this year?

 

[GhostOfPGA]

Were those posts this year?

Yeah

But hey, we’ve dad dicked the Nuggets in trades... let’s do it again!

 

[GDiama]

But Beasley is just on 2.7M which is great. Moreover Nuggets don't need picks (especially such a late one) as they are already very young. Chance for such offer to be accepted is exactly 0%.

 

[illmatic99]

No matter how much Griffin tries, I think AD is gone. It's ridiculously far fetched, but I hope our playoff run entices AD to add our team to his list of potential destinations.

 

[e_blazer]

No matter how much Griffin tries, I think AD is gone. It's ridiculously far fetched, but I hope our playoff run entices AD to add our team to his list of potential destinations.

Yeah, I think I could manage to get excited by a starting lineup of Nurk, AD, Harkless, Hood and Dame.

 

[Labinot41]

Man imagine if AD could wait one more year and come as a Free Agent to Portland...

Lillard
CJ
Hood
Davis
Nurkic

Bench
Anfernee
Collins
Aminu?
And some Vets

Just imagine

 

[illmatic99]

Man imagine if AD could wait one more year and come as a Free Agent to Portland...

Lillard
CJ
Hood
Davis
Nurkic

Bench
Anfernee
Collins
Aminu?
And some Vets

Just imagine

Where is your imaginary capspace coming from?

 

[Labinot41]

Where is your imaginary capspace coming from?

I thought we would have Cap space next year?

 

[Wizard Mentor]

I thought we would have Cap space next year?

Only in your imagination. The truth is that we have NEGATIVE cap space. Some of the questions are...
How negative?
What can we do even though we have negative cap space?
How valuable are our assets?
Can we get players to sign for us on the cheap?
....

 

[Scalma]

Only in your imagination. The truth is that we have NEGATIVE cap space. Some of the questions are...
How negative?
What can we do even though we have negative cap space?
How valuable are our assets?
Can we get players to sign for us on the cheap?
....

Blazers will have cap space next year, what you talking about? Portland has only six players under contract.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Blazers will have cap space next year, what you talking about? Portland has only six players under contract.

oops, I was thinking this year. Next year, we still won't have cap space UNLESS we don't sign anyone AND renounce all of our cap holds - unlikely.

 

[illmatic99]

oops, I was thinking this year. Next year, we still won't have cap space UNLESS we don't sign anyone AND renounce all of our cap holds - unlikely.

Renounce everyone and we're left with like 7 players and about 15 mil of capspace in the summer of 2020. Still not realistic to simply add AD.

 

[Reep]

Am I wrong in thinking once Dame's supermax kicks in, we have zero flexibility for the life of that contract, assuming we keep CJ and Nurkic? Looking at how tight things are this year, makes me think it might be good to try for AD in trade. If you keep him then you could get vets to sign on the cheap to fill out the roster. If he bolts, then you have some space to try again with another max FA?

Whichever way they go they need to make some moves now that will last a few years of Dame's window. Either trade the expiring and draft picks for Blake, go for AD or do something. Just remaining as is would mean losing some of our current FAs and not adding, maybe for the next several years.

 

[Cugel]

Come on now. There is at least 10 teams AD would be traded to before the Blazers and there is no way, no way godfather, he would ever stay here. He needs to bright lights, sand, and all that shit. Hard to believe how shallow so many players are. Who on earth would choose to live in Florida? California, especially the bay area I can understand, but Miami??? Puh-lease

 

[calvin natt]

Come on now. There is at least 10 teams AD would be traded to before the Blazers and there is no way, no way godfather, he would ever stay here. He needs to bright lights, sand, and all that shit. Hard to believe how shallow so many players are. Who on earth would choose to live in Florida? California, especially the bay area I can understand, but Miami??? Puh-lease

I dunno. If I was young, in tremendous shape, wealthy and semi-famous, I could think of a lot of pros to living in Miami and LA. You kind of notice it as soon as you land at LAX...

 

[GhostOfPGA]

I dunno. If I was young, in tremendous shape, wealthy and semi-famous, I could think of a lot of pros to living in Miami and LA. You kind of notice it as soon as you land at LAX...

If I were an athlete I would definitely avoid California. Florida is much better, no state income tax and there are still beaches. Hurricanes suck though.

 

[Reep]

If I were an athlete I would definitely avoid California. Florida is much better, no state income tax and there are still beaches. Hurricanes suck though.

Bugs, alligators, heat, rain and humidity also suck. LA wins easily, even with the taxes. I don't mean LA, but SoCal. Having lived here for 17 years now, aside from the government and taxes, there isn't much to complain about.

 

[GhostOfPGA]

Would anyone do Tristan Thompson and Jordan Clarkson for Evan Turner, Moe Harkless, and 25?

 

[hoopsjock]

Would anyone do Tristan Thompson and Jordan Clarkson for Evan Turner, Moe Harkless, and 25?

From which team's perspective?

 

[GhostOfPGA]

From which team's perspective?

Both

 

[hoopsjock]

Would anyone do Tristan Thompson and Jordan Clarkson for Evan Turner, Moe Harkless, and 25?

No, we're giving up our starting SF and a 1st rounder for even more salary. It doesn't help.

 

[GhostOfPGA]

No, we're giving up our starting SF and a 1st rounder for even more salary. It doesn't help.

It’s all expiring at least, no huge differences other than Thompson and Clarkson are actual rotational pieces (plus Hood should be our starting SF next season).

 

[hoopsjock]

It’s all expiring at least, no huge differences other than Thompson and Clarkson are actual rotational pieces (plus Hood should be our starting SF next season).

But that trade makes it even harder to keep Hood because we're adding salary.

 

[GhostOfPGA]

But that trade makes it even harder to keep Hood because we're adding salary.

Wait, does that effect the max MLE we can offer him? I’m so confused with all this cap stuff lol