What are you hoping for out of the Blazers this summer?..Free agency, Draft, Trades?

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  1. BigGameDamian

    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

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    Lets talk about it.......I can't wait for this season to be over and just move on to the off season.

    Neil Olshey plans to be aggressive in looking for ways to improve the Portland Trail Blazers this summer.

    The Blazers could have $13.1 million in salary cap space to spend on free agents.

    “We'll be very proactive this summer,” Olshey said. “What we've seen this season is that this team isn't very far away. We'll have the flexibility to make a move if we choose to do so or not, but it has to be the right move for the organization.”

    Olshey will have a decision to make on Eric Maynor, whose qualifying offer contains a $5.85 million cap hold.

    “At this point, we know where things stand with Eric and how he fits with our roster composition,” Olshey said. “Now it's all about how certain variables play out.”
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Re: What are you hoping for out of the Blazers this summer?..Free agency, Draft, Trad

    I think we need a new one of these threads every week.
     
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    Re: What are you hoping for out of the Blazers this summer?..Free agency, Draft, Trad

    Well this thread had what Olshey said.about the off season.
     
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    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Re: What are you hoping for out of the Blazers this summer?..Free agency, Draft, Trad

    I say daily.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Re: What are you hoping for out of the Blazers this summer?..Free agency, Draft, Trad

    I'd say hourly, but that's just silly.
     
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    Re: What are you hoping for out of the Blazers this summer?..Free agency, Draft, Trad

    Tiago Splitter? Al Jefferson? Paul Millsap?
     
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    Re: What are you hoping for out of the Blazers this summer?..Free agency, Draft, Trad

    We don't know and there are plenty of other threads where we have thrown out ideas on what could happen.
     
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    Sedatedfork Rip City Rhapsody

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    Re: What are you hoping for out of the Blazers this summer?..Free agency, Draft, Trad

    At this point we don't know if we're keeping our pick, we don't know how much cap space we'll have, we don't know a lot of intangibles that will be key to what we end up doing this summer.
     
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    We got 2 in one day and this yesterday.:MARIS61:
     
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    I don't know about you but I like this one.:lol:
     
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    Re: What are you hoping for out of the Blazers this summer?..Free agency, Draft, Trad

    I just hope "improvement" doesn't mean signing Al Jefferson or Pekovic


    My ideal summer would be this....and it's some of it is not in our control

    Plan A

    Trade Hickson Matthews and Leonard for Hibbert

    Draft Oladipo or Porter

    Sign Evans

    Re-sign Maynor if we can

    Hibbert/Freeland
    Aldridge/Claver
    Batum/Oladipo
    Evans/Barton
    Lillard/Maynor


    Plan B

    Hope Houston signs Howard

    S&T Hickson for Asik

    Sign Evans

    Draft Porter or Oladipo


    Plan C

    Trade Hickson and Leonard for Gortat and Dudley

    Sign Evans

    Sign Landry

    Draft Oladipo or Porter
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    BGD, I just hope you learn to edit your fucking thread titles.
     
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    I like MM's plans. Not as fond of Plan C as Plan A or Plan B, but sounds like a good direction to go in to address the 5 spot.
     
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    I like Evens he could be our J.R Rider type.
     
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    Very true. I can totally see him pulled off the side of the road smoking some of Oregon's finest home grown out of an empty soda can.
     
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    Re: What are you hoping for out of the Blazers this summer?..Free agency, Draft, Trad

    What I'm looking for:

    1) Resign JJ

    2) The best player available when we draft

    3) 2 or 3 free agents to strengthen the bench
     
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    Yay 8th seed
     

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