And the blazers kindly tell Chicago to eat a dick for a shit offer like that. I'm sure all other teams will be all over a trade if Aldridge really is available. You act as though Aldridge has some "no trade clause". If we only get deng and the Charlotte pick; is rather just trade Aldridge for multiple draft picks, a young promising and tank the fuck out of next season.
Why was the Cavs offer better? You think the #1 pick in this draft will an all-star? That's a gamble of sorts. None of the guys seemed to be sure things, like a Durant. Deng is a sure thing.
I think this is the first draft where I really don't know... Bennet could, conceivably, be an All-Star caliber player. So could McLemore, so could Oladipo, so could Noel. If Jamaal Magloire can make an All-Star team, so can Noel.
Take your pick: Blatche, Daye, Landry, West, Hansbrough, Earl Clark, Antawn Jamison, Diaw, Bonner, DeJuan Blair.
It wasn't just the #1 pick. It was #1, 19 and varejao. That is way better than deng and Charlotte's pick that's still protected until 2016.
#1 and #19 was the most I ever saw. But maybe your GM offered LMA to the Clippers for DeAndre Jordan. http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/60257/flurry-of-trade-talks-surrounding-draft What are the Cleveland Cavaliers seeking in exchange for the No. 1 pick? Sources say they reached out to the Portland Trail Blazers in an attempt to land LaMarcus Aldridge for the Nos. 1 and 19 picks. The Blazers quickly rebuffed them.
Well if you think Cleveland was able to absorb 16 million; then it would work. And even that's a better deal than deng! We get 16 mil of cap space as well! Look at their salary. Only varejao and maybe another player could have made it happen via cap rules.
The Cavs had $19M in cap space. http://www.waitingfornextyear.com/2013/06/nba-news-cavs-to-have-19-million-in-cap-space-this-summer/ Anderson Varejao: $9,036,364 Kyrie Irving: $5,607,240 Marreese Speights: $4,515,000 #1 pick: $4,436,900 Tristan Thompson: $4,062,000 Dion Waiters: $3,894,240 Alonzo Gee: $3,250,000 Tyler Zeller: $1,633,440 #19 pick: $1,223,200 Kevin Jones: $788,872 Roster charge: $490,180 Roster charge: $490,180 Total = $39,427,616 = $19,072,384 in cap room.
I agree and I'll take it one step further. If the Blazers trade Aldridge the Blazers probably wont make the playoffs again next season. So why doesn't Paul get his check book out and show some players were the moneys at.
You can agree to deals before the date. Noel to 76ers isn't finalized because of cap issues that need to be sorted out after July 10th.
Denny fakes it better than I can. He even lets you tell him what a moron he is. This is the best Blazer message board.
