Amare/#14 to Portland?

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  1. LittleAlex

    LittleAlex Well-Known Member

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    Yes, he played SF, PF and Center. Occationally he played point guard.

    Had he not gotten hurt, we would all be talking about KG as "The Next Ralph Sampson". The dude was amazing.
     
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    I think this rumour is silly and almost certainly untrue. The only way it might make any sense is if Pritchard is trying to work a three-way deal in which he sends Amare (or, far less likely IMO, Aldridge) elsewhere for a high-level point guard.
     
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    Or to Washington as part of a Butler deal... :)

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    Yeah, potentially for a high-level small forward, but I think A. Portland is better positioned for the future (including next season) at small forward than at point guard and B. small forwards are easier to find than big men or point guards.

    For those reasons, I think if Pritchard landed an elite big like Amare, he'd be looking to swing him for an elite or very good point guard.

    But if he did get Amare without giving up any of the big three and ended up parlaying him into Butler, I wouldn't be complaining. ;)
     

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