2013 Official NBA Off-season Movement & Rumors (Merged threads)

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  1. BigGameDamian

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    Re: [Free agency] 24 hrs away!

    C.J is a rookie and he's not the type of rookie that Lillard or Roy was and I hate relying on rookies.
     
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  2. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Re: [Free agency] 24 hrs away!

    What does that mean?

    I'm sure not many people thought Lillard would be as good as he was when we first drafted him.
     
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    Re: [Free agency] 24 hrs away!

    I would say he isn't as well but he is dang close. He won't get R.O.Y. but that is because we aren't going to require him to carry the team. If he was on another team (like the Bobcats, or 76ers as two examples) then he would have a great shot at being R.O.Y.
     
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    Re: [Free agency] 24 hrs away!

    Actually he is very much like Roy and Lillard with being a 4 year college player.
     
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    Re: [Free agency] 24 hrs away!

    Adding another guy who can go out and create baskets for himself and others is as much a necessity as finding a starting center. He would be a great fit. The more perimeter players you have who can create for themselves and others the better. I like Wes Matthews a lot, but he's not taking any pressure off Damian because teams know he and Batum can't penetrate to get to the rim. Having Lillard, Evans and now McCollum is a fantastic dynamic 3 guard combo that could play together for stretches.
     
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    Re: [Free agency] 24 hrs away!

    But he takes pressure off of Lillard by being a very good 3 point shooter, so teams have to stay out on him when Lillard has the ball. When Lillard has the ball, teams can sag a lot further off of Evans
     
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    Re: [Free agency] 24 hrs away!

    As for Bynum, you throw in a clause similar to what Roy had with his Minnesota deal. Knee goes bad, no more money. Then, with new medical team here, likely worth the risk. It's a year to year gamble.
     
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    Re: [Free agency] 24 hrs away!

    I might be amenable to that if we thought his knee had a chance
     
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  9. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Re: [Free agency] 24 hrs away!

    I doubt he goes for that.
     
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    Re: [Free agency] 24 hrs away!

    Going after Evens and Bynum would be quite a gamble for the Blazers and I actually like it. If this was the year 2000 we would probably already have them both.
     
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    Re: [Free agency] 24 hrs away!

    Evans isn't much of a gamble though. He's an already productive and established player who is a former ROY who has been stuck in a cancerous environment in Sacramento. Bynum is a monumental risk. I wouldn't touch him with a 10 foot pole. Gortat, Horford, Asik, Pek would be some of my targets at center.
     
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    Re: [Free agency] 24 hrs away!

    I don't see a team giving him 10+ without any sort of insurance against him falling apart. Maybe so, if a team strikes out big. But seems unlikely. I could be wrong. Seems like could be between getting 11-14 a year, with clauses, or getting 6-8 without. Who knows.
     
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    Re: [Free agency] 24 hrs away!

    YES on Bynum!!!

    I don't want to overpay for mediocrity. Our team, in our situation and in our city, needs to roll the dice to become a contender.

    I could care less if we compete for the playoffs with a Pek or a Splitter. You are going to have to overpay them and who knows if Aldridge sticks around. Give Bynum a contract guaranteed for the next 2 years.....maybe with a team option after that. If he holds up, we just may compete for it all. That scenario would also allow us to keep Aldridge. If he doesn't hold up, we can shed his salary in a couple years and move Aldridge if need be and blow it up.

    It's risky, but I care about titles, not one-and-done's. At least this gives us a chance. Bynum was the 2012 All-Star starter. He's got the talent. And maybe...just maybe, we are due some better luck with injuries.
     
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    Re: [Free agency] 24 hrs away!

    Neil Olshey in his GM history seems to have made it a point to have good relations with the player's agents, I think it could prove beneficial in the FA period coming up, bottom line is it can't hurt
     
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    Re: [Free agency] 24 hrs away!

    Aren't we at our limit of scrub white guys playing center?
     
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    Re: Official 2013 Free Agency thread

    Haynes just tweeted Olshey supposedly is not interested in Bynum.

    Next!

    I'd still like to take a shot at Thomas Robinson. I think reports of his bustitude are a bit premature.
     
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    Re: Official 2013 Free Agency thread

    Who keeps putting our name out there connected with every loser?
     
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    Re: [Free agency] 24 hrs away!

    there is no limit! at least they tend to stay healthier a little longer
     
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    Re: 2013 Official NBA Off-season Movement & Rumors

    I guess, but I have to wonder why Sacto unloaded him so quickly.
     
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    and HOU who I view as very good talent evaluators don't seem enamored at all
     
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