No huge surprise there, LOL, but here's Eggers with some Hickson quotes. http://www.blazersedge.com/2013/2/1/3941944/eggers-blazers-f-c-j-j-hickson-talks-situation-in-portland-role-future
Great attitude. It also sounds like the situation is more important than the money - to a point, of course. From his quotes it sounds like he'd entertain a lower offer if he felt that the opportunity was better than that with a team who might offer more money. Like he'd choose to stay with POR for $6M rather than play for WAS for $7.5M (just examples).
Pretty clear he doesn't want to come back here and play out of position at C indefinitely. He's a starting caliber PF and he knows it. We picked him up off of waivers without trade, so whatever we get for him is like a free draft pick. If Portland can parlay him into anything more than second rounders I will be pleased. He's basically found money.
I didn't get that at all, most of his talk centered around talk with his agent about possible destinations if a trade occurs; it didn't seem like he was addressing his long-term future much at all (aside from saying he'd rather play power forward).
And then he goes on to say this: I think JJ is handling things very diplomatically and he probably does like it here, but it also looks like he's fully aware of the economics and some of the drawbacks to staying with Portland long-term. It's not personal, it's business.
TRANSLATION: "I'm going to answer this question vaguely so as to leave myself with the most possible open options."
Hopefully another team makes his agent an offer he can't refuse, and gives Olshey an offer that's good enough
Hickson is still young, he has to want to play PF so he isnt' getting so badly abused on D and show what he can do vs other people more his size so he can try and get a bigger contract not just this summer but down the line. I see nothing wrong with this.
