Blazers trade for Afflalo and Alonzo Gee

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TRob, Barton, Clavier, lottery protected first and second rounder going to Denver.
 
Draco said:
TRob, Barton, Clavier, lottery protected first and second rounder going to Denver.
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we certainly cleaned out the bench scrubs! hope Claver gets a shot and plays well, Rice always liked Gee he'll have fun with that
 
Adrian Wojnarowski‏@WojYahooNBA 2m2 minutes ago
Blazers will send Will Barton, Victor Claver, a future lottery protected 1st and a second-round pick to Denver for Afflalo and Alonzo Gee.

Adrian Wojnarowski@WojYahooNBA · 3m 3 minutes ago
Thomas Robinson goes to the Nuggets too, source tells Yahoo.

Adrian Wojnarowski@WojYahooNBA · 52s 52 seconds ago
Portland's sending 2016 first-round lottery protected pick. If not conveyed, becomes '17 lottery protected. After that, it's two future 2nds

I know we have a trade thread but this deserves its own thread.
 
So depth chart now is:

Rolo/Kaman/Joel
LMA/Meyers/Wright
Batum/Gee/Crabbe
Wes/Afflalo/CJ
Dam/Blake

I'm very excited about the trade.
 
All players who were not anticipated to comeback next year. That is a lot of players, so it will effect the locker room, but I doubt any were happy with their role this year anyways. The 3 guard line up will get some play.

Alonzo G is a throw in. He will never play for us.
 
Blazinaway said:
we certainly cleaned out the bench scrubs! hope Claver gets a shot and plays well, Rice always liked Gee he'll have fun with that
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That's the best part of this deal. When do you ever see three guys that almost never play net you a legit 6th man?

I wonder how CJ feels about this. Could Afflalo's ballhandling allow CJ to displace Blake?
 
That's not a bad trade at all, but we need to sign Afflalo this summer. Can't be a rental.
 
We'll now have an open roster spot. Might want to sign a big to a 10 day contract until Kaman/Joel get healthy and look who is available for buyouts. Prince doesn't make any sense now so we probably keep an eye open for a big.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
All players who were not anticipated to comeback next year. That is a lot of players, so it will effect the locker room, but I doubt any were happy with their role this year anyways. The 3 guard line up will get some play.

Alonzo G is a throw in. He will never play for us.
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Gee is not that bad especially as an end of bench guy
 
Blazinaway said:
Gee is not that bad especially as an end of bench guy
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You are right. He is fine as an end of bench player. But looking at the minutes if we want AA to resign this summer, then we need to get him minutes now. And they basically play the same position. G/F
 
Natebishop3 said:
Prince come on down!
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Natebishop3 said:
That's not a bad trade at all, but we need to sign Afflalo this summer. Can't be a rental.
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If we make the WCF I'd be happy with the rental. Sure I hope Afflalo fits and Neil can find a way to keep everyone but these things don't always work out. The payoff is definitely worth the cost based on what we know right now. That can chance going forward and this deal could backfire with the pick range having a solid player. But Neil has to be willing to take those types of risks at some point and this was a good time to do it.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
Alonzo G is a throw in. He will never play for us.
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He's not that bad; a solid vet that can defend and hit the 3. Hopefully we are covered at the wings so we don't have to have him play; but if Batum is hurt or someone is in foul trouble he can come in and not screw up to much. Think of Crabbe role earlier this year but with a player who won't be so nervous if his number is called in the playoffs.
 
Afflalo reminds me of Jimmy Jackson a little bit. I'm hoping this produces similar results.
 
Draco said:
If we make the WCF I'd be happy with the rental. Sure I hope Afflalo fits and Neil can find a way to keep everyone but these things don't always work out. The payoff is definitely worth the cost based on what we know right now. That can chance going forward and this deal could backfire with the pick range having a solid player. But Neil has to be willing to take those types of risks at some point and this was a good time to do it.
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TRob, Claver and Barton were going to be gone at the end of the year anyway, so the only real loss is a low first rounder next year. The Blazers gain Afflalo's Bird rights, so even if he bolts in the summer, they may be able to get something out of it via a sign-and-trade. Totally worth it to increase our playoff chances this year.
 
Scalma said:
It's an expiring contract. He has trade value.
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Didn't say I was against moving him if there's a deal to be had, just that it's not a biggie to have him sit on the bench the rest of the season.
 
magnifier661 said:
What a great move. Houston fans must be jealous.
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Haha, they actually are. The fools are talking about how other teams always seem to get something for nothing. Didn't they get Josh Smith and Corey Brewer for Moreys 5 day old Tunafish sandwich?
 
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