Yeah the could use the MLE, BAE, and TPE to bring in new players then sign Whiteside and Hood. If they are going all in they might not care about going over the tax, though they would be a repeater.
yeah, I don't think the Blazers have to be worried about being hard-capped this year....unless they re-sign Whiteside but Nurkic and Zach are about 2 bigs too few, and you can't have confidence in their ability to stay healthy
Does he still move well enough to cover the 4? If he does he would be a huge steal with the MLE but if he can't he's just not worth it to me.
Reports.... Could be RoCo wasn't perceived as available initially. Not saying it's not true. I just don't bite on all the bullshit.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fred-vanvleet-nba-draft-free-agency-11605671067 pretty interesting article about Van fleet, one of the most coveted free agents on the market this period. also points out that he and another undrafted player, christian woods are going to get real paydays. to me this just emphasizes how much the draft is a crapshoot.
Why draft every year when you already have youngsters, sure use the picks when needed for trades. There is always a pool of FA's that are obtainable. 2020 NBA Free Agents Tracker | Spotrac www.spotrac.com › nba › free-agents
Isn't this the second time we've gone after him? Thought I read something about our interest in him at the trade deadline. Something there I think.
To me unless you are in the top ten or so and you are not in a rebuild mode develop the youngsters you have or use FA pool or trade. Check out the veteran pg's that FA's that could be signed as a back up as an example.
Off that list of UFAs, I wouldn't mind: Ibaka (only 31...seems older) Favors (only 29...seems older) Dragic (what a backup he would be) Tristan Thompson (again, seems older than 29) Meyers (if he is 3rd string at a Vet minimum, he can shoot) Jeremi Grant (not happening but would love it) Crowder (another defensive bulldog) Harrell (dreaming) Rondo (great backup) Noel (solid backup C) Wood (not as hyped as some, but still a good bench player) Morris brothers (just so they stop killing us) Seems like Neil should be able to get one of those which would significantly upgrade our bench.
