I hope I have to eat a big stinking piece of shit crow! That would only mean our team is more stacked than I ever imagined.
Three-way footnotes: Portland also gets Terrel Harris w/Robin Lopez, pays Lopez's $1.6M trade kicker and sends two second-rounders to SAC 4:40 PM - 4 Jul 2013 We basically traded 6 second rounders in a week. 2 for Crabbe, 2 for TRob, 2 for Lopez. It becomes 8 if you count the two euros. Either way, awesome move. I mean, hell, even Mediocre man is positive.
In order for the Blazers to be a serious contender, I think the upgrade is going to have to be at SG or SF (whichever comes first). I think Wes and Batum together just isn't enough. Both are inconsistent role player types.
Unless we trade Aldridge for projects and picks, we are definitely giving them our first rounder next season.
I think Olshey is trying to improve the team, and if a deal for LMA came up that improved the team, then he'd make that move. He's not going to make a move to make the team worse, so people should probably get that idea out of their heads. Lopez also wasn't brought in to "appease" LMA; he was brought in because he's an actual center who had a very solid year.
I don't understand it either... Even with no other moves by N.O. (and it looks like more to come) the proposed roster for next season could be a sixth seed or better with a little luck. The incessant whining by a few posters is beyond ridiculous. Give me more wins and a fun team to watch. No thank you to lottery luck gambles.
I really am liking this team right now. Love our picks, love the cheap/free acquisitions, love the balance, this team still needs some components, but if they can stay healthy and mesh well together, no reason this team can't be a second round team this coming season.
the back court and frontline are shored up with decent talents, but they'll need to add a decent athletic wing before I agree they're going to the playoffs. Lopez at 5+Mil per for the next 2 seasons is another solid addition. So how much $ room do they've left to land that wing? STOMP
Exactly right. These may not be blockbuster deals, but Olshey is picking up some quality players for almost free. Very impressive.
I starting to get afraid that the deal will fall apart once they realize we don't have that many second rounder.
technically we have one every year because there is no restriction like 1st round picks. Trade them every year
I'm kind of wondering where these draft picks are coming from as well. From this: http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/future_drafts/detailed We own Minny's 2015 second round pick and NYKs 2016 2nd round pick. However, we owe our 2014 2nd rounder to Denver. Assuming we are trading both the Minny and NYK pick, does that mean we won't have any 2nd rounders for the next 5 years?
