Lowe: Blazers were considering Dwight in free agency

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  1. illmatic99

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    http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/16992129/rating-won-lost-nba-free-agency-period

     
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    So happy how things turned out. Mainly because the guys we got sure seem like they will fit right in with this team and culture.
     
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    I'll say this for Dwight. He was a hell of a great guy when I met him.
     
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    I think Dwight as a person is in fact a good guy, very likable. I also don't think he is the chemistry "dwightmare" he is made out to be. His image is the product of really being tossed under the bus by the media for several years now.
     
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    I tend to agree with both... well Beleive you MM. But I still dont think he would be as good of a fit on our team. Too slow. I think we ended up better off in the end.
     
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    I think I would also Rather have Turner + Ezeli for the same price as Howard alone.
     
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    Possibly
     
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    Dwight's contract didn't end up being that bad, I don't think.

    I wanted Dwight on this team. With that said, we would have had to renounce some dudes. If Harkless leaves, I'm going to wish we had opened up the pocket book, because I would have rather signed Turner, Dwight, and matched Crabbe if we were gonna lose Harkless anyway.
     
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    Harkless will be a Blazer next year.
     
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    Perhaps, or perhaps not. I guess we'll see.

    If he ends up taking the QO and we lose him next summer, I'm going to feel the same way.
     
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    That's operating under the assumption that he would have signed here for what we could have offered. After signing Turner, if we had renounced Leonard and Harkless, waived Montero/Alexander, and not traded for Napier, the most we could have started Dwight at would have been about 25M, which isn't much above over what he took to go back to his hometown. Somehow I have the feeling that he'd rather play in Atlanta for 3 years for 70M than in Portland for $75M.
     
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    The second part of what Lowe mentions is also interesting. Neil could have low-balled Meyers, but didn't.

    His agent is Aaron Mintz, Allen Crabbe recently hired Mintz a week before free agency this year. And by all accounts, we (BKN) overpaid AC as well. Mintz also represents Phil Pressey who we invited to training camp last year.

    Mintz's high profile clients include: Paul George, Reggie Jackson, D'Angelo Russell, and Julius Randle.
     
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    Maybe he would have rather signed in the east where it's easier to advance. That's definitely possible.

    I'm just saying that, if given the choice, I would rather have Dwight/Turner/Crabbe with no Harkless/Meyers rather than Turner/Ezeli/Crabbe/Meyers and no Harkless.
     
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    Want!!!!

    Maybe this will be that big consolidation trade we keep hearing about.

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    Player option in 2 summers. Same time as Boogie.

    I'm counting on Sarge to fuck things up in Indy and sour PG on the Pacers.
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Any chance he hires Mo Cheeks and P.J. Carlesimo as Associate Head Coaches? That should have Paul George demanding a trade by Christmas.

    BNM
     
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    We have players who want to be here.

    That's HUUUUUUUUUGE!
     
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    I actually wanted Dwight over Whiteside. But he was just too expensive (and possibly not interested).
     
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    After the nightmares in LA and HOU, he seemed like he REALLY wanted to go home. Can't really say I blame him. And, if he's happy and content there, he'll probably play better there than he would have anywhere else. Plus, it made an Eastern Conference team better at the expense of a Western Conference team. So, not a bad thing.

    BNM
     
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