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All else being equal; contract length and cost are the same, what order would you keep the Blazers free agents?

After poll 1 finishes we can vote on option 2.
 
I voted Meyers because he'll be cheaper. I fear Crabbe is gonna get overpaid big time. The dude is an average bench piece. An 8th/9th man. Not someone who should be getting $10M+
 
Henderson if he would embrace the roll of 6th man. Crabbe is a close second for me.
 
The player that would be the easiest to replace would be Leonard. There are quit a few good PF FA options this summer.

From there it gets much tougher. Not many decent SF or SG FA options. The next filter probably would be age, so Henderson (age 28) would go next.

That leaves Crabbe (age 23) and Harkless (age 22). I like Harkless’s game, if he had a better 3 pt shot I would keep him first.

But Crabbe also has game and is a much better 3 PT shooter. So Crabbe wins the coin flip, we keep him first.
 
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This was tough for me between Crabbe and Hendo. Ultimately it came down to Gerald being the only true vet on our team that gets substantial minutes. All things being equal, I can't take into account any veteran FA we might pick up so I have to go with the guy that has been most consistent on this one. Good poll!
 
Go with Moe!

...mainly because I have these insane rookie patch autograph cards of his that would go up in value if he continues to improve on a up and coming Blazers team :devilwink:

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Henderson is the most valuable player of the group so I picked him but I would keep all 4 guys if the price was right....my gut says Crabbe or Leonard will be elsewhere and we keep one of them. Harkless we keep but don't overpay for. Henderson should get a good contract with us.
 
None of the above.

For a time I thought Crabbe was moving into the "bite the bullet and pay him" range. His recent regression has taken the wind out of those sails! Harkless and Leonard will probably be asking to be paid more than Aminu and Davis, even though they are worth half as much. Neither is worth over-paying to keep.

That leaves Hendo. He is probably expecting a Wes Matthews type offer. Blazers should not be the team to give it to him.
 
oldmangrouch said:
None of the above.

For a time I thought Crabbe was moving into the "bite the bullet and pay him" range. His recent regression has taken the wind out of those sails! Harkless and Leonard will probably be asking to be paid more than Aminu and Davis, even though they are worth half as much. Neither is worth over-paying to keep.

That leaves Hendo. He is probably expecting a Wes Matthews type offer. Blazers should not be the team to give it to him.
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Why would Harkless even ask to pay that much? He still has to prove it.

Hendo will not be looking for Wes' money.
 
oldfisherman said:
The player that would be the easiest to replace would be Leonard. There a quit a few good PF FA options this summer.
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There's only 2 good PF options. Horford and Pau. Both are really centers.
 
oldmangrouch said:
None of the above.
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I could be for that, or I could also be for all of the above... if the price is right, which it won't be.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder & it only takes one team to overpay a guy. Each of the options seems to be a decent enough player but not a lot of real upside (unless Meyers gets a brain transplant). I went with Mo because he's the best defender of the bunch, but his shot has a long ways to go to be proficient. Dude needs to accept he's a wing not a post player and focus on his J. I think they could probably get him on the cheap and maybe have something down the road.

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I voted Allen Crabbe. Hendo is probably the best player today but being 28 he's past his peak athletically. This debate is all about what we get the next 3 years. Crabbe was a great bench player and very effective as our third scorer the first half of the season. I have concerns about his poor defense. He's young and this is the first we've really got to see him in a significant role. Has a good attitude and work ethic. He could improve a lot next season just as CJ did last year. His position is also the scarcest in the league. There are tons of available big men so they have little value today, so odd when we look at how overpaid they all were a decade ago.

Harkless can't shoot but is amazing athletically. Meyers has a number of offensive skills but just as many cringe worthy plays. All of these players have positives and negatives so that's why it's an interesting debate.
 
crabbe if it makes $ sense
henderson to cover if it doesn't
hark as he plays hard
leonard, bet on himself, sucked 90% of the season, and now is out with a re-occuring shoulder injury - he'll still want huge bank, cause you know, in his mind he's starting quality.
 
Probably have to overpay for Crabbe but he's part of the core. Hes backslide continues though. Hendo will be harder but I think he'll take stability over a paycheck. Harkless might be the hardest to get but you never know. See how he end the season. Meyers..... who cares!
 
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Harkless looks like a 13ish PPG scorer backing up the PF spot.

Crabbe continues his slide. Earlier this season I put him on the same tier as Barton but it's not close now.
 
Harkless with another great game. Might make us totally re-evaluate his free agent standing and our future with the forward positions. We're outscoring opponents by 15.1 points per 100 possessions with him alongside the other starters. Will be interesting how the rest of the season and playoffs finish out.

Way to go Mo!
 
Chill out on crabbe. It's the first time he's gotten big minutes, he's probably exhausted.

I'd still take Harkless however just because of his ability to impact games without scoring.
 
Henderson is first to see if he wants to stay.
Crabbe looks like he's hit that rookie wall usually hits around 60 games if I'm not mistaken.
Crabbe in his first two seasons played a total of 66 games with 783 total minutes.
This year in his first real NBA action...
He's played 72 games so far and has logged 1881 minutes. He looks a step slower.
 
Every team wants a 2/3 who can be a three and D guy. They seem to be a bot commodity and in high demand. Crabbe is finally looking like that could be his future and he is young enough that a team, especially one who thinks they are a contender, could talk themselves into trading for Crabbe if we want to get ride of him after paying him.
 
Henderson is the best...but what will he cost?
Harkless might be the best option because we desperately need a good SF and he has the natural abilities necessary to become one.
Meyers will come back at a reasonable price.
Crabbe has really disappointed. Several weeks back I was excited about his progress, but he's erased all of that excitement and progress.
 
Wow - I can't believe so many people think Crabbe is the most important.
 
Crabbe was so good in the beginning of the season till about January. Since then he has been trash and all the progress he made seemed to vanish. I'll bring him back for cheap but no way I'll resign him for anything north of 10M
 
Crabbe's been in a two-month shooting slump. I was on-board with "matching any offer," but I think that would be a mistake. I'd love to have him back, but it'd have to be in the Aminu price range.

I'll pass on Leonard. We don't need to spend big money on a player who can only do one thing effectively on offense.

If we don't go after DeRozan or another guard in free agency, I'd like to bring back Henderson if he's willing to come off the bench. We need more reliable players and he's shown the ability to be a consistent force on this team once he was fully healed from his hip injury.

Moe is the one we need to keep. He can play the 3 or the 4, moves extremely well without the basketball, always attacks the glass, and still has room to grow with his shooting.
 
Henderson makes Crabbe a good investment. If you have to rely on Crabbe, you may be in for a let down. The guy is a 2nd round pick, after all, and isn't showing himself to be one of those 2nd round steals. A value pick, no doubt. Henderson is an NBA starting caliber G that gives us a solid 3 man rotation at guard, health permitting. Anything else is gravy.

Plus I think Henderson has played quite a bit of SF for us or in 3 guard lineups.
 
Crabbe is a prototypical nba wing going through a shooting slump. He's 23 years old...

If anything thus recent slump lowers his asking price. Crabbe should be option 1.
 
Rhal said:
Every team wants a 2/3 who can be a three and D guy. They seem to be a bot commodity and in high demand. Crabbe is finally looking like that could be his future and he is young enough that a team, especially one who thinks they are a contender, could talk themselves into trading for Crabbe if we want to get ride of him after paying him.
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I guess his defense could improve, but at the moment it's not very good.
 
blue9 said:
Wow - I can't believe so many people think Crabbe is the most important.
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I think it comes down to what you said in your previous post. "We desperately need a good SF"
I like Harkless and Crabbe for different reasons. Neither however has shot well enough to lock up the available spot. True that Crabbe has shot well for only a couple of months, but Harkless has never shown he can catch fire from deep. So when forced to choose between them....my guy says Crabbe is the better gamble.

I do see where you can make a case for Harkless (hustle baskets, rebounds, defense) or Henderson (hops, veteran leadership, creating his own mid range shot) but overall I think Crabbe fits in best with CJ and Dame.......a 3 and D wing.
 
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