This is one of the most solid offseason plans i've seen

From DeBlazerRiddem on RealGM

http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1326686

Except for Mo coming back.

 

Trob and Lillard are the 2 players I would be upset if we traded.

I wanted Trob over Lillard in the draft. Like him even more now that he's a blazer. I see a lot of potential in Trob!

 

Experience upgrade.

Talent downgrade.

 

ZaZa is certainly not an exciting name, but he's a lot better than Freeland and Leonar. I think Young could compete for sixth man of the year, and maybe even Stuckey as well. Losing Trob would really suck though.

 

Thaddeus just turned 25...how in the world is that too old?

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This. He is basically a big version of Gerald Wallace.

 

They resign Williams using the non-bird exception

Can someone explain this and can the Blazers do this and use the MLE too?

 

They have almost nothing in common.

 

I have always liked Pachulia.

 

I actually think the Blazers could use Pachulia's quick temper. Pachulia is not a big name but he gets it done and there are not many centers anymore with a back to the basket game. He would be great off the bench.

 

Yes, great off-season plan, trade our bench players for even less exciting bench players, change the entire team, mess with chemistry, without making us any better...
Also, Freeland and T-Rob are top two players in this entire scenario.

 

I like Young, but I don't see him being happy in a 6th man role. Would hate to lose TRob.

 

Thaddeus Young is clearly better then those two. Using PER (I know, I know) as a tool to illuminate this, Young's career PER for his 6 seasons is 16.8 while Robinson & Freeland are coming off of their best PER seasons of 14.1 & 11.3 respectively. He's a proven starter level talent. Robinson has the physical potential to reach that level, but he'll need to dramatically improve his skills to do so.

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This would be my concern. He would opt out after one year. However since he is listed as a SF maybe he could get minutes at both spots and be happy.....

IMO Young is more like GW than TRob. Although I like him (and Puchulia for that matter), he is only listed at 6'8" and 220. I think TRob fits the mold better as a PF and can play with LMA better in order to get minutes.

It's not a horrible trade idea, but I would rather keep TRob, Freeland and CJ and just try to get Pachulia for Leonard and Wright.

 

I think both would have at least Young's PER with more experience, minutes.

Not saying Young is not a nice player but we don't really need him, there are many nice players, T-Rob and Freeland are nice players and this scenario is so complicated which makes it very unlikely to be a realistic trade.

 

I like this trade in the short term, but if it doesn't get a title in the next two years you have fewer assets to work with to restructure.

Any trade that turns CJ, Crabbe, Freeland and Wright into better fitting pieces would be great though. I could part with TRob if I had to as he will forever be a bench player. MyLe is still too raw to know what he is.

 

We don't really need Young? He'd immediately be our best bench player that can play both forward spots.

 

I think that's buying high and selling low. Develop these players a little and we should be able to do better.
While I'm not high on CJ, I would want more in return than Young if Robinson is also included in the trade. I might have unrealistically high value assigned to Robinson, but that's how it is. CJ straight-up? Sure, whatever.
Also, I'm not so sure that Pacchulia will be better than Freeland next season. And while Leonard sucks, he's perfect as a 15th roster spot - he might one day become a much more valuable trade chip.

 

How come? Their styles are similar, which will cause their skills to converge. Robinson will learn the limits Wallace had to learn.

 

Young would be a great addition. If Philly considers him for TRob plus another piece I'd be all over it. But not sure if I'd throw in both TRob and CJ. It'd be tempting.

Zaza is on an overpaid contract, so if they just want Wright I'd be interested but I wouldn't give up any young player we value.