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  1. Mediocre Man

    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    Its not remotely the same
     
    Mediocre Man, Jul 2, 2017
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    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

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    I honestly don't see any free agents in our price range that would really improve our team. I see a couple reclamation projects and buy low candidates, but no one that represents a clear upgrade. Even if we had the full MLE, there isn't anyone outside of Zbo, and it's debatable whether 8m would be enough to land him.
     
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    Nate #itsokaytobewhite #wakandaforever BANNED

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    1 year, is a quarter of 4 years. Or 1/4th. Or 25%.
     
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  5. Mediocre Man

    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    Thanks for that. So what does Philly getting to the cap floor with a 1 year contract tgat hurts nothing, have to do with Crabbe and Turner
     
    Mediocre Man, Jul 2, 2017
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Gut feeling, a big if at this point though, teams looking to add Free agents (Nets, Suns) might strike out and feel it's better to trade for an over paid youngish player (Crabbe, Meyers), than to strike out completely.

    To say the Blazers are done and set on day 2 of free agency is a bit premature.
     
    Schilly, Jul 2, 2017
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  8. PDXFonz

    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    Well let's be honest, anyone puffing about Neil not making a move yet probably isn't thinking too hard about it anyways. It makes much more sense that we would be active later in FA when players can be had at what we can offer, or as you said teams are looking for a consolation prize.
     
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    BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 AWOL

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    Neil did shit the bed last offseason, I understood the Crabbe and Harkless contracts and I convinced myself that the Turner and Meyers deals were fair market value but holy shit...
     
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  10. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I said it last summer, and I'm still holding out hope that I won't be wrong, but keeping Crabbe should have been about holding onto him as an asset and then trading him. I said last summer that if we don't trade Crabbe by the end of this summer, I will concede it was a stupid move by Neil. It's not looking good.

    Last summer was a horrible situation. The cap went way up, a bunch of GMs (Neil included) acted like a 12 year old that just got their birthday money and couldn't wait to spend it. Now the cap went down and here we are.
     
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    That's what I'm hoping for. I'm hoping Brooklyn will want to roll with a Allen/Leonard Center rotation.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Just gonna throw this out there:

    Greg Monroe and Spencer Hawes are almost an identical match in terms of salary to Meyers, Aminu, and Davis.
     
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    Monroe would be a great one year placeholder
     
    Schilly, Jul 2, 2017
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    santeesioux Just keep on scrolling by

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    We did want Monroe and tried to sign Hawes several years ago.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    So would Hawes. He's in the final year of his contract, making $6 million. I'd still love to see how he does in Stotts' system.
     
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  16. BonesJones

    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    Who would say no?

    BKN Gets: 2018 1st, Vonleh, Aminu, Turner, Leonard,
    POR Gets: Booker, Lin, $17M in savings.
     
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    santeesioux Just keep on scrolling by

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    I would be very hesitant to trade our 2018 pick at this point. With the west getting much better I could easily see that being a lotto pick.
     
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  18. BonesJones

    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    We would have apx. $10M in cap space next year if Lin opted out. That's with Harkless and Crabbe still on the roster.
     
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    Portland.
     
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    Well we'd protect it as much as we could.
     
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