I read they'll let Parsons walk..Cuban has a thing for ex Blazers these days..next he'll sign Steve Blake and Jarret Jack
One thing I haven't heard in all the "Durant will wait 1 year to see what Russ does" stuff...who's to say Russ doesn't do the same thing next year? Take a 1+1 to get to HIS 10-year mark? Then what's KD gonna do, just accept his option and go again? At that point he IS leaving massive money on the table.
Crabbe+Blake Griffin is better than CJ+Aminu or whoever we start at the four. If our starting lineup was Dame Crabbe Harkless Griffin Whiteside That's a pretty damn good starting unit. Better than: Dame CJ Harkless Aminu Whiteside
All of the different people the Mavs are looking at makes me wonder if that can only make us look more attractive
Phooey. Of course, this IS Quick. One thing I do NOT want happening is some kind of desperation splurge after all the good FAs have gone elsewhere just to make it look like we're doing something. Call this "The Brian Cardinal"
ESPN's Michael Wallace http://www.blazersedge.com/2016/6/3...de-free-agency-portland-trail-blazers-meeting
Is there any scenario where Portland could afford Anderson + Howard while retaining Harkless and Crabbe?
If both Howard and Anderson accept contracts starting at $16M, and we renounce Leonard, then it could happen. Personally, I think both will get larger deals than that, so most likely no.