It's inevitable..Oregon is going to turn into the California central coast weather wise in a few years. Then stars will want to play here. All we needed were avocado groves and lemon trees.
@kpelton: Have Al-Farouq Aminu's value projected at $34M over next 3 years (farthest out I project players). So Blazers $30M deal could be good value.
What a waste of money and what a waste of a roster spot, even if he's only a guy at the end of our bench. He flat out cannot shoot and he's grossly over-rated as a defender. I am extremely disappointed in Neil, I really thought he was going to go after someone who would immediately improve our team. The fact he agreed to the deal within the first hour of free agency should draw the attention of the league as it implies negotiations started before allowed.
Thats great and all but I don't think it's going to keep Aldridge in Portland. Neil needs to swing harder!
Aminu: 2010-11, PER = 9.6 2011-12, PER = 10.6 2012-13, PER = 13.7 2013-14, PER = 13.2 2014-15, PER = 14.4 (Playoffs PER = 20.4)
Eh, he's not exciting, but like I said before we signed him, he sounds like RHJ, and he's not that much older, but if he's the big free agent move though...