Great deal. I'm a big believer of Nas. Silly to judge him on what he is right now. He just started playing 5 on 5.
This has potential to be a very good deal for Portland. Also, if Naz was as good as a lot of people here want to believe he is, him nor his agent would sign this contract. It's going to take some time, but this appears to be a fairl low risk deal.
I think it’s silly to NOT judge him where he is right now. Dudes had like what 3 years to prove himself.
Now im not saying compare his skills or talent to steph, but remember steph currys injury history out of the gate? Just saying shit can turn when its not a reaccuring thing
If you don’t want me to compare them, don’t bring Steph up. Find a player that isn’t a hall of Famer to compare with please.
I think Little has star potential if he can work on his handle and of course the biggest thing is stay healthy. I love the deal. It’s a bargain.
do the modern American thing: form an opinion based upon your bias, and then only believe things that support that opinion...hey...it works for me!
Agree with this whole post minus the usage of the word “star”. He could be a great role player. And lucky for us he will be paid like one.
To be clear: I don't think he's elite for the NBA. Of course he's elite for the general population. And yeah, while his lane agility time is not necessarily determinative (he might not have trained for it, or he might have had a bad day, or it may just not be indicative of actual athleticism), he was also middle of the pack in that group for shuttle run and 15th or so in the 3/4 court sprint... he is a good jumper, but that's about it as far as impressive athleticism goes. And watching him in game action, he doesn't look like an especially athletic player. Of course that is the eye of the beholder to some extent.
It has tradeable contract written all over it....Danny Ainge would love to add to his youth movement on cheap contracts.
I think that’s a pretty fair comparison situation-wise, you’re just getting caught up in knowing what Steph ultimately became. Forget about his HOF resume and remember who Steph was at the time. The Warriors were literally willing to trade Steph to the Bucks in the Bogut trade but the Bucks wanted Ellis because they really thought Jennings was already their PG and they TOO were worried about Steph coming off double ankle surgeries. Steph was a lotto pick and was the obvious better player, that’s why he was extended for more than 4 yrs/$28m. BlazerBender was talking about the injury history, which was actually more concerning than Little’s right now. In a different universe, Steph’s career ended up being MPJ’s current career.
I totally agree with this. I think you'd see more deals like this if agents didn't exist. However, they do, and they almost always would strongly advise against a deal like this unless they too felt their client was unlikely to warrant a larger deal in the near future. This could turn out amazing for the Blazers, but I think it's telling just how much of a risk Nas is in the eyes of all parties involved.
Nas just needs to believe in himself and go for it. If he get's to the level many of us think he can, his next deal will more than make up for this one.
If I read of anyone else complaining over this deal, I will kick them. There will be approx 200-220 players making more than him every year of that deal.
That would be above market if he's the 10th man on a non-playoff team. Having said that, it's nice to sign a deal that doesn't look bad on day 1 (Turner, Meyers, Crabbe, Nurk, etc)
Even if he plays the rest of his carreer like he played the first game of the season, the deal wouldn't bother me. It's just not a lot and easily tradable
