On the latest Blazers Edge podcast Phil and Dave went over a list of players that the Blazers might go after before the season starts to better the roster. While I agreed with a few, most were veterans who wouldn't fit with our mold, some were guys we don't have the assets to get, while others I just found myself saying NO! They seemed to really be waiving their "magic wands". Still there were a few that caught my eye. Here is the list Roy Hibbert Hassan Whiteside Julius Randle Luol Deng Ryan Anderson Eric Gordan Iman Shumpert Harrison Barnes Joakim Noah Taj Gibson Rajon Rondo Demar Derozan Al Jefferson Whiteside, Randle, Anderson and Derozan stand out to me into this list as players who would fit our current roster. I know Derozan's name has been thrown out there in a lot of posts this offseason. But at this point he is probably ungettable for the Blazers. What do you guys think about this list? Should the Blazers try to make a move if it makes sense before the season? Can they with the assets they have? We are sitting on Miller hoping for a trade to come along. Seems like teams are just gonna wait it out till we waive him. What other players besides those on this list should the Blazers be looking at/ would fit with our current young team?
More likely, nobody wants him even if he's free. Did you see Miller play last year? Have you checked his stats? When the best you can do is a PER = 4.6 playing next to LeBron, you're pretty much done. BNM
Yeah this list is weak IMO: Rondo and Hibbert? They haven't even played a game yet for their new team. Randle....the Lakers love him and he would be a duplication of Vonleh Eric Gordon.....an expensive duplication of CJ Ryan Anderson....a duplication of Meyers Deng...does not fit in age wise, but he does fill a need Joakim Noah...ending contract, would he resign with a young team? Very doubtful Obviously Barnes would be nice, but GS loves him. He would not come cheap.
Good summary. See my comments above... Plus, there is no way I want that head case Rondo anywhere near my young players. BNM
I don't want any of these players. Well, to be more precise, the players I would want on this list (Noah, Deng, Al Jefferon, Gibson) we aren't getting.
Unless we also get LeBron, I don't want anyone on this list over 25 years old. We're not in win now mode. Adding vets that will take PT away from our young guys doesn't make sense. BNM
Why, what has he done/said to make you believe otherwise? Because so far I don't remember him going after anyone over 26 so far this off season other than Henderson, and my guess since Hendo only has 1 year left on his contract, Vonleh was the target in that trade.
Whiteside and Barnes are the only interesting names I see, and I don't see either of them being available.
Why not? He got rid of our four oldest starters, Blake, Wright, etc., and brought in a bunch of young guys. The exception was Mike Miller, but he'll likely be waived and was part of the deal to land 2019 and 2020 second round picks (now that's what I call a youth movement). Who on that list over 25 do you think Olshey will go after and why? BNM
On this list, there are only 3 players (Anderson, Gibson, Derozan) that I think could be Blazers (i.e. chemistry on/off court w/ playing style/personality) & I would only take (notice I say "take" not "want") them if they were cheap; making a "fair" trade for any of these 3... & I say no way, don't want/won't take any of them. Really, there's only 1 scenario that would make sense for trying to get any of these 3 & that's IF we were close to winning it all (do I have to tell any1 we're not even close?). Noah's the only other guy that could fit but I don't think he could provide enough benefit no matter how cheap he was. Whiteside, he's a force/good player & fun to watch but he's not a player I would ever want as a Blazer; he's got a bad attitude/immature (has major difficulty controlling his emotions), he'll pout & be a bad influence on/off court. So in summation, not wanting to play the what if this or that game, just gonna say I hate the list & none of those players should be considered.
If you don't think this. Please explain your reasoning? Otherwise your thinking wont make sense to the rest of us who have watched the team morph overnight practically and there is a VERY CLEAR trend that NO is OBVIOUSLY following. I think everyone sees it that way but you maybe?
OK, you got us there. Ed Davis turned 26 less than a month before the Blazers signed him. The acquisition of the elderly Davis is clearly an indication that Olshey thinks we are in win now mode. That's probably why he went hard after Mike Miller and retained Kaman, too. With all this veteran leadership, we are clearly poised for a deep playoff run. BNM
I would be shocked if Paul Allen will agree to sign Whiteside, no way in hell imo. I don't see how Barnes can stay with the Warriors tho, they already pay almost-max money to 3-4 guys. How can they offer Barnes the max without losing all of their bench+Bogut when Ezeli is due to a fat extension as well? I can definitely see old dog Olshey creeping on those 2 cats
The 2 players that blow my skirt up the most from that list are Demar Derozan & Harrison Barnes. I think both these players would be considered needle movers.
If we're willing to pay, Barnes is the only guy on the list that pops my cork. Whiteside is intriguing but I still think we have the 5 covered with Plumlee. Barnes could be a real key addition to what we already have. Personally I like John Henson fit wise, but I dont think Milwaukee would give him up. February could be very interesting...
You cereal bro? Plumlee is a nice vanilla flavored center like Robin. He is a nice,wholesome player for your family to watch and enjoy together, Whiteside on the other hand is a wild animal! he made Pau Gasol and Taj Gibson cry when he blocked them a million times last year, he made big scary centers like DeAndre Jordan his personal bitches. If he shows consistency and the guy with the round glasses approves then we should definitely bag him.
