Blazers have expressed interest in free agent center Festus Ezeli.

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    Isn't he always injured?
     
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    beat u to it sly
     
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    Are we still waiting around on Pau or something?
     
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    You did, that's why I merged the threads.
     
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    I say fuck GState and San Antonio: sign Ezeli AND Boban - defense AND offense!
     
    Rastapopoulos, Jul 4, 2016
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    Give me Ezili over Pau's old ass any day
     
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    Interesting measurements for Ezeli. Huge wings span at 7'6"
    But not that long of a standing reach at 9' (Aminu has a 9'.5"
    How is his D?
     
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    Hello darkness, my old friend
    His defense is very good, especially around the basket. He has some ability to jump out on the pick-and-roll, too, as he's pretty athletic. His offensive game is the issue--he was showing signs of developing some ability to finish around the hoop, but that offensive game deserted him in the playoffs.
     
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    (When he's healthy.)

    I'd actually be interested in another, ex-Golden-State, oft-injured, African-Named player: Ekpe Udoh. He'd be a lot cheaper and he just broke the record for blocks in a Euroleague season.
     
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    WTF is quick trying to even say?
     
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    Ezeli helped them beat us in at least two games, if it weren't for his defense, and surprisingly some needed points for GS, Portland may have stretched that series
     
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    Hello darkness, my old friend
    Exactly, and his big impact was the ability to "show" on Portland's pick-and-rolls and actually pressure the ball a bit. It slowed what was a clicking Portland offense.

    He has tremendous defensive ability, the question is health and whether he can be incorporated into the Portland offense. If he can finish on pick-and-rolls consistently and stay healthy, he'd be a great addition.
     
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    Holy shit, he's actually interested in coming here!
     
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    Neil, tell Gasol to go fuck himself and sign Ezeli, enough messing around
     
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    Just sign him. Stop fucking around with Gasol.
     
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    Ezeli is more realistic than gasol so unless there's a better trade option, Neil should get on it asap
     
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