ESPN: Portland among "favorites" for Dwight Howard in Free Agency

I think he still has some room for growth and the things be brings to the table are much harder to find than what Crabbe does.

I agree with you in that if Leonard doesnt improve then he is a waste, but I think he can and will. His outside shooting and size are much more sought after and needed than Crabbes abilities in my opinion.
I'm basing my wants on potential and the future not on history and what they have/have not done.

 

3&D players like Crabbe are extremely sought after. Danny Green is getting $10 million per year right now with the Spurs... go look at his averages. He's lousy.

 

I was actually thinking about this a couple of days ago. Dwight is not the super-star he once was, which might make him a little more attainable. I can see him being ready to leave Houston.

With the "hack-a" rule going into effect, it makes his crappy FT shooting less of a thorn. He's still a top notch rebounder and finisher inside.

 

I'd rather offer a max contract to Raef Lafrenz.

 

If Plumlee could just hit a wide open jumper he'd be a nice PF I think. I wonder what kind of offers Mason will get this offseason.

 

What if we could get both Dwight Howard and Greg Menore this off season? Neil has to shoot big. Our front line will change so be prepared and don't fall in love.

 

Is he one that whines for the ball? He only averages 11 attempts per 36 minutes in his career, and is down to 9.5 this year. He'd be be a great finisher inside, and is good enough in the post that we could punish a team inside for playing too small. And he's a post defender that we've needed.

 

You only need to renounce Henderson and possibly one of Crabbe/Hark/Leonard depending on the price.

 

Hendo and Leonard. I would do it in a heartbeat for the right player.

 

Howard...if you can't beat em...join em!

 

Sorry, I meant for our situation for the Blazers. I think Leonards potential skill set is more of as need than Crabbes for the Blazers.

 

Mason has another year on his contract.

 

And it's a great contract..whole lotta bang for the buck with Mason

 

See, I think that means Leonard needs to go. We DO have a need for a big who can score, and Leonard is just not very good. So the one guy that we have to fill that role is sub-par. To me, that means we need to go out and find a better player to fill that need.

Crabbe is a luxury, and I would like to at least explore a trade. I don't want to let him walk for nothing.

 

One or both of those guys will probably price themselves out of Portland..I don't see Neil breaking the bank for either guy.

 

I think it comes down to how much the Blazers think he can improve still. Obviously we are a bit off from each other in what we think his upward curve still is.

 

Crabbe, Leonard, Harkless, Hendo....it only takes *one* team to make a dumb offer.

I would rather hang on to the cap space for one year than panic and over-pay.