Pekovic hearing Blazers want him is compliment

So to make the offer, the Blazers would have to renounce Babbit, Williams, Smith? Others? Barton?

 

Barton = no. It would be Hickson, Babbitt, Williams and Smith

 

All but Barton

They would also have to renounce Hickson, but if a deal fell through we could still use Bird rights to re-sign him. The others were not offered QO's for the sole purpose of having money this coming summer to sign someone

 

But that's about all I'd offer, given his status...and because it's MIN!

 

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=bbnpam5

Maybe we can grab a first rounder

 

Why are we trading for him again? Can't we sign him outright? Kahn will not match a large deal.

Plus the other suck ass and don't deserve extensions. I can see them all out of the NBA next year.

 

For flexibility for the summer. If you trade for him, then you get his bird rights. Basically, you can keep Hickson and still have around 5-6 million to offer another guard like JJ Reddick or Jack; then sign Hickson and match any offer for Pek. WE would be over cap; but it wouldn't matter. You would have a 3 big line-up of Hickson, Aldridge and Pek; with Freeland as the other guy if someone gets in foul trouble or injured.

 

If he's restricted, why would the Wolves let us have him? I think we should take a gamble on Andreq Bynum.

 

I don't... We have the worst luck on players with knee issues (Roy and Oden). It would be a huge set-back if we used our free agent space to grab a player that has a known history of knee issues.

 

$$$$ is why they would just let us have him.

Bynum is intriguing for sure. Money could be scary though, and he has never been able to stay healthy

 

Pek will be matched. I don't care what Khan has said publicly. There is no way Minny justs lets him go like that without getting something in return. That's why I was thinking a Leonard + Matthews combo woud work getting Ridnour and Pek in return. Matthews and Leonard are cheap and multi-year; which helps the t-pups with their rebuilding process.

 

I'm not so sure. I think Khan is trying to play this like Olshey did last summer, but isn't actually prepared to match a lucrative offer - he's just saying he will in the hopes of scaring other teams away.

 

Khan has publicly said he will not match a max offer.

 

Probably the best route. Just throwing out an offer sheet probably isn't going to work ... then again is David Kahn really going to deal with Olshey after last summer's drama?

 

Love Pek, but this is a Max contract deal breaker for me. If were gonna splurge on a Center he's got to be able to block shots.

 

Yeah that's what really sucks. It's pretty evident that Khan has something against the Blazer organization.

 

The greatest shot blockers get what? 2 to 3 swats per game? While I do agree that the threat to block a shot definitely alters the way teams attack the basket, sometimes just having a big that can clog the paint, and can't be backed down in the post and knows how to rotate and play good team defense is more than enough ... not that I'm saying that Pek is all of those things, because I haven't watched him enough to make that kind of evaluation, but if he can play that way then he'd be worth 12 million a year given his other talents.

The thought I have is what if Chuck Hayes were three or four inches taller? He's short for a center and he's not a shot blocker at all, but for awhile there he was one of the best one-on-one post defenders in the league.

 

can you imagine the nick names for him...hahahahaahahhaaaa

 

I agree with this. I haven't watched him play enough either, but people are saying that he doesn't do this well.
And I agree with you on blocked shots, too. I LOVE it when a shot is blocked, but a blocked shot in and of itself is not necessarily a measure of good defense. Blocking two shots a game is only a difference in 4 points and ONLY if both of those shots were going to be made baskets unless they were blocked, and ONLY if you gain possession after the block. But the threat of blocking a shot can certainly increase the effectiveness of a team's defense.

 

Then that would give me a lot of pause before I threw wads of money at him. FML, I guess I'm going to have to watch more T-wolves games on league pass between now and April.