Obviously they're going to package Noah and Crabbe + 3 picks for Butler and a 2nd round pick in 2045. It's clear as mud.
We only pay 1 MIL to cut him. Why would we send out a pick to have him leave? Another team that needs cap space should be sending us something valuable to get him (even though he won't play for them).
He must be THAT big of a locker room cancer (although I find that hard to believe since GS players speak highly of him).
Yep, like you say it won't be a seamless transition. It rarely is. But I do think he eventually is better suited for the pick and roll opportunities with Dame and CJ than Plums was for the simple reason that he can roll and pop. Plums could only roll. And the highlights also showed a pretty good passer.
I disagree. Stotts' system has been limited by the talent he's been given. Of course it's overly dependent on guard play and 3-point shooting. The only two players we have that are worth a shit on offense are two smallish guards. As much as I love Mason Plumlee's heart, effort, motor and basketball IQ, if it's not a dunk, it's not going in. Prior to coming here, Al-Farouq Aminu had never averaged more than 7.3 ppg. Mo Harkless had never averaged more than 8.2 ppg. He's basically been working with two guards who are capable of scoring 20+ points every night and a shit ton of career single digit scorers. What was he supposed to do? As much as we cringe when Aminu jacks up a 3-pointer, Stotts has gotten more out of Aminu than any other coach has. Rick Carlisle is on record as saying Terry Stotts was the architect of the DAL offense when they won the championship in 2001. The starting back court for that team averaged 7.9 ppg (Jason Kidd) and 5.3 ppg (DaShawn Stevenson). He is obviously capable of designing an offense that is not guard-centric - when he has the right players for it. I'm actually looking forward to what he can do with Nurkic. As I said in my previous post, with Dame and C.J. spreading the floor and demanding double teams, it should really open things up for Nurkic inside. To say that Dame and C.J. won't find him down low, isn't really fair. They have been the starting back court for a little over a season and a half. During that entire time they didn't exactly have a low post presence to feed on the low block. Sure, it will take time to integrate a new player with a totally new skill set, but I look forward to watching it evolve. BNM
A sweet-sour trade. I knew Plumlee couldn't be our long term starter at Center, but it was interesting to watch his un-orthodox style every night. If his defense was better he could be the exact center you need for modern basketball. I'm not going to hurry to declare us as the winners on this deal. Can't help but wonder if Denver knows something about his health that we don't... It is good that Olshey is not satisfied with the current state of the team and that he is actively pursuing talented players as well as draft picks. If we can get Okafor\Butler + get rid of Turner and Meyers then this season was well spent. Getting Mike Budenholzer instead of Stotts would be the icing on the mo'fucking cake!
Oh god I panicked and read the deal wrong. I thought we were giving up a first round pick AGAIN but we are actually receiving one which is great. No matter if nurkic pans out or not this is a pretty nice deal. Plumlee was nice but I doubt we could have afforded him with how high our payroll is
Behold the 7'0" 280 lb. giant Nurkic. "Nurkic, who was the 16th overall pick of the 2014 NBA Draft, adds size (7-0, 280-pounds), youth (22 years old) and defense to the Blazers' roster. He's played 45 games this season, including 29 starts, and is averaging 8.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 0.8 blocks in 27.9 minutes per game." We needed a defensive presence in the paint.
What does Chicago want to accomplish for trading Butler? I assume if they want to trade him, then they must want to start over? What other reason is there to trade an all defensive NBA all star? So our draft picks plus Crabbe or Turner? Do they really want to move him?
There's lots to be said for Nurkic and this deal, but I for one really like that now we will have someone new to complain about.
I listened to a Zach Lowe podcast on the Bulls a week ago, they have a problem declaring Jimmy is "their guy" like Bird did with PG or like Neil did with Lillard. From what i understand, it's a matter of price.
