I mean, calling him up otherwise doesn’t make much sense. Its not like he’s going to play. Could also be injury related. Wasn’t Napier struggling with something recently?
I’m not. There are a million players ahead of him, and he needs to get back in shape. The team also made it clear it was going to be a prolonged assignment.
Well, he gets 45 days' run with the team. If you think that he won't play down the stretch, maybe this is the time? Or maybe it is Shabazzle or CJ going away. I was going to say that having him up around the ASB for some practice time with the team and stuff may make sense, but that's still 2+weeks away.
Get back in shape? I did not think he was not in shape at any time during the season. I am certain they have an idea why he needs it - it is unusual however, I can't remember a 1st round pick spending so much time at a D-league team (since they did not have G-league teams before).
Sadly, he will always fight weight. Fat cell numbers are almost entirely set during childhood and that is when he was quite overweight. You can burn off the fat but the cells are still there waiting to fill up again. Not letting those form in the first place for your child is "huge" in keeping them from fighting obesity later on. So many kids are fighting a losing battle because of how they are fed as children even though they may not appear very overweight at a young age due to their active metabolism. But it is a time bomb weighting to explode....so to speak.
Well, how often does a team draft not one but two guys in the 1st round that are buried in the depth chart from the get go?
Under league rules, Baldwin can spend 45 days with the Blazers during the G League regular season and his salary will not count against Portland's salary cap. After the G League regular season ends in late March, Baldwin can rejoin the Blazers without affecting their salary cap. The timing of the move allows Portland to maximize Baldwin's time with the NBA club without any financial ramifications. Players on two-way contracts are not eligible to play in the NBA playoffs unless their contracts are converted to NBA deals. http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i...trail_blazers_recall_wade_baldwin_from_g.html So this probably has nothing to do with a trade, and was probably agreed to with Baldwin’s agent before he signed.
