Notice 2023 Blazers Free Agency

https://www.nba.com/blazers/news/tr...fying-offers-to-ibou-badji-and-john-butler-jr

Nothing on Knox. I guess we're waiving him?

 

Dame ain't staying for that. Neither is Scoot in 9 years. No one is advocating trading Ant for Morris.

 

Dame walks.

 

Richman's thoughts are:

1. Jalen McDaniels
2. Oubre




3. Prince
4. Torrey Craig



5. Max Strus
6. Troy Brown Jr.

 

They might be trying to extend the deadline.

 

Knox is currently under contract. Portland has a team option on to keep him or not.
If we don't hear about Blazers waiving him by midnight tonight, his contract is guaranteed for next season.

Happy to hear about Badji. I don't see the value in Butler. I think there are better prospects out there, but the QO really doesn't mean much.

 

Kuzma & Morris are about equal talents.

Technically, he can't walk for 3 more years.

 

Yes, what I mean is they usually do this in batches. So if it's not here, I think it's most likely we don't pick up his option.

 

I've liked McDaniels for awhile. He fits what we are looking for. Full MLE is expensive for him though.

 

That's how we roll man. We overpay to get talent.

 

The trend for top players these days is to get the best possible contract and then demand a trade if they are not happy. Yes the team has control, but we all know how that works out. Other teams won't trade for players who don't want to go there. Bottom line is the players are in control

 

Not sure if that should be the model since Kuptcheck never traded the picks; all he ultimate did was just took the player he thought was best. I don't see how that turned out any different then him just telling everyone after the lottery who they were taking. They'd have the same results.

I'd say Boston should be the model, trading Fultz for Tatum and getting picks. That was brilliant.

 

I'd highly suspect we wave Knox. Isn't the deadline tomorrow? Seems like Jody has had a consistent theme as an owner and its cutting any salary possible.

If he is not waved I'd think the team has a trade lined up. But I highly doubt that will be the case.

 

That's laughable.

The whole offseason has been about Lillard leaving. Obviously technicalities are irrelevant in this context.

 

I've been beyond unimpressed with Richman's insight or NBA knowledge.

Strus is very likely to get more than the full MLE so I don't see how thats possible.

Craig is getting pretty old and basically played off the court for a Suns team with little depth, I don't understand that.

I've though Oubre makes sense even though I question the defense.

I'm not really sure on the others.

 

Maybe the better idea is to break the MLE into two pieces. The middle class of the NBA is getting burned by the new CBA.

 

Dame has 4 more years on his contract. He can't "walk".

 

Anybody know the Badji and Butler QO amounts? I saw one list that had them over a million each which would be bad IMO but if they're only two way deals maybe its much much less.

 

The deadline to guarantee Knox is today.

 

Yeah this is concerning, its almost like why even have contracts? Just have everybody be a free agent every offseason with a hard cap.