So what happens with these two? Both are free agents next summer and I can't see either one getting less than 10m. They're both playing themselves into legitimate contracts. Both have seemingly settled into their roles in Portland. Can we afford to pay both of them along with Nurkic? I doubt it, especially when we just drafted two cheaper, albeit younger, options. It's the Plumlee situation all over again. He was playing the best basketball of his career when we traded him. So which one gets traded? Or do we keep both and package one of Collins/Swanigan in a bigger deal? For me, I love Davis, but I'm going with the younger, higher ceiling guy. It would suck, but something's gotta give here.
Noah is history if Nurkic plays as expected and earns a big contract. I think if Olshey can figure out a way to trade Meyers for an ending contract, he can work a deal to keep Ed.
Contracts have come back to earth after that huge spike. Players like Patrick Patterson and P.J. Tucker and got MLE-type or slightly over money. I think you are over-exaggerating what is going to happen. Ed and Vonleh aren't seen as bigger bets to get money than those two guys. But I agree with most that one is kept and one isn't. I kind of lean towards wanting Ed back, crazy enough and that is with believing that Noah does make all the difference for Nurkic.
Actually, I think Ed is gone if nurk plays as expected. I don't think it's coincidence that Nurk has been much better because of Noah. And I'm sure the Blazer brass sees that.
They play well with each other and are in the same age range. They can grow together. Davis, while awesome at what he does, is maxed out as a player. Not much different than Plumlee.
I'm not sure if either are traded unless they're is a player coming back which can replay the roles Davis & Vonleh are currently filling.
Trading Davis without taking salary back (reasonable expectation) would put us below the luxury tax line (I think.)
That's.... what Im saying, keep nurk and noah... if we can't keep all 3 (which is what the question posed is) then that would be my option.
Sure. But then there is a hole you're hoping a skinny rookie can fill or Meyers Leonard could fill. Not to mention when Nurk gets in foul trouble like he has to start this season what do you do? Stotts played Vonleh at Center last night. Not sure that's a recipe for short or long term success.
I think from a front office point of view, avoiding luxury tax payments might take precedence over having a reliable backup center for the rest of the season. Leonard getting more minutes could only help his trade value too by the way. Can't imagine it getting any lower than it is now. And who knows, maybe a Monroe gets bought out.
We should re-sign Ed Davis. He wants to stay. He's back to his old self. He's the best big man off the bench in the nba. We can sign him for cheap.
This is a great thread.......Seriously. The complete meltdown this place will have if we give one or both of these guys for nothing will be amazing. Not sure how the money will work?
Disagree. I think if NO puts the team in a position he did last year with having only one healthy big in Noah Vonleh. It would 100% cost him his job. Monroe would hurt this team more than help.
Olshey already thinks Swanigan is better than Vonleh so I see Vonleh being on the trading block at trade deadline. But my opinion Vonleh his the better player right now. He is solid defender and solid rebounder. Now if he he gets his shot down and gives us 10-12 points a night then it would be a big mistake to let him go. Now Davis he a scrapper type ball player but I see him going somewhere else next year. I see Colin's as the back up center to Nurk. He got the rest of this year and summer to get stronger for next year.
