Signing Claver or Freeland could be a problem

http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i...and_and_victor_claver_will_factor_into_t.html

Bummer.

 

Shitty. Wait, how does that work exactly?

 

I'm guessing they could pay the players as much or as little as they want, but we have to have the cap space to do it. I'm not 100% clear on what it means either.

 

I didn't think you received the mid level if you were under the cap.

 

You don't... but I'm wondering if we could use a mid-level to sign them if we go over the cap or if there's a deadline for us to sign them.

 

I'm a lil skeptical if it's in the same year. Maybe next year.

 

It might have to be. I hope to god we don't waste cap space on Claver.

 

I can see Freeland being a much bigger priority than Claver ... either way, I get the feeling our cap room is going to start vanishing in a hurry without a whole lot to show for it.

Maybe something like they sign Dragic, keep Nic and bring Freeland over and add two lotto picks ... we'll see.

 

I don't think we sign either one if we sign Dwill, but since the best bet is were not getting him then small contracts like the one tiago splitter got won't hurt our cap space that much.