Rumor Blazers looking for an established big

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  1. magnifier661

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    Entertaining and most likely enough to make the playoffs. Will never contend for a title.
     
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    I would do it at this point. If we renounced everyone except Aldridge, did a sign and trade with San Antonio for Green, and signed Love outright, I wonder if that would work under the cap?

    Love at max is 20 million a year, right?

    We could do a sign-and-trade with San Antonio where Green gets 12-13 million a year and we absorb the rest into our cap?
     
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    How is that much worse than Golden State?
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    Defense.
     
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    I would rather build with Leonard and Vonleh. Love's biggest strength is his outside shooting. Leonard can do that. Not as well but he can do it. I would rather go after a SF. I know we can't get Kawhi or Draymond Green but I would offer the max to both to make sure SA and GS has to match.

    If SA goes after LMA, can we offer Kawhi a front loaded contract?
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    And I'm okay with that. There's still a chance if Vonleh or Legend turn into a two way star, but yeah it's unlikely.
     
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    I don't think Love wants to come to Portland.
     
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    Outside of Draymond, who else is a really good defender on that team? Iggy?
     
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    Yeah I don't see this as well. If not Cleveland, it's going to be Los Angeles.

    It really sucks that Lakers are in the driver's seat because they have Aldridge or Love as possibles with Boogie as the main trading partner
     
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    Iggy and bogut
     
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    I think they have a better than 25% chance each. Both are above average defenders.
     
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    Bogut, Livingston... The team as a whole is. Top 3 in the league I believe.
     
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    There continue to be rumblings about how the Jazz want to — and can — re-acquire Paul Millsap and might trade Derrick Favors, per my source.

    8:22 AM - 25 Jun 2015

    I'd take Favors as an LMA replacement
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    I think you'll be surprised when it happens. And then all the fluff pieces will hit about how Love wanted to return to Portland all along.
     
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    A buddy of mine who played ball in high school against love says they know mutual people and that He has heard the Love is home sick... grain of salt.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    IF the Blazers actually offer him a max contract (and they will have the ability to), I really believe that Love would seriously consider it.
     
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    Makes sense.
     
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    Would you be excited if this chain of events happen?

    1.) Cleveland trades Thompson and filler for Aldridge.

    2.) Portland signs Love Gia free agency?
     
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