I really like Henson, but Meyers wouldn't interest me at all if I were the Bucks GM. What are their needs?
I agree, I think Noel's no longer available "cheap" (i.e. for anything Portland has that doesn't include Lillard/McCollum).
Noel will be moved. Bet. They're not going to pay him. Don't fall for the stories, most likely put out there by the 6ers themselves. They just want to maintain leverage, and I don't blame them. The only question is will Okafor be moved as well. I think he will, but there's no rush with him. And who cares about Noel being friends with Embiid anyway? That didn't stop him from speaking out about his situation. What changed? He's still a bench player who sits at the end of games when it matters. These guys are professionals. It's not summer camp lol.
Tyson Chandler is a 15 year veteran and that's what the Blazers need. I don't want to keep going backwards getting young guys having to develop them. The Blazers are ready to win now.
Meyers could help them a lot if he could just consistently knock down a couple 3's a game, get a couple buckets near the hoop and grab 6+ boards a night on a regular basis. Not too much to ask from a 7'1", athletic center who can shoot but it's not something Meyers has shown he can do.....yet.
I think whatever the Sixers decide to do they need to keep in consideration the long term health of Joel Embiid and will he stay healthy? Greg Oden in his second season after micro fracture came in and looked good for the first 20 games and then went down due to other knee injury. I would keep come sort of depth and talent in the front court due to this reason. Okafor would stay and I would try to move Noel to keep the peace on the team. Noel wants more time and if he can get more time elsewhere they should look to move him if they can get what they want in return. As a Blazer fan, I wouldn't mind at seeing Noel on the team. Love his age, his size and what he can potentially become up front for this team. The question is, is this GM competent to pull the trigger on such a meaningful trade. I have my doubts.
Our record is not indicative of such a thought. Sorry. Let me ask you this. You think a lineup of: Dame/CJ/Harkless/Aminu/Chandler is gonna compete with Curry/KD/D.Green/K.Thompson/ZUZU Lets break down a few teams and do a starting 5 comparison. Portland vs Cleveland Dame>Irving(debatable) CJ>Korver Harkless<LBJ Aminu<Love Chandler>Thompson Portland VS Clips Dame< CP3 CJ>Reddick Harkless>A Moute(debatable) Aminu<Griffin Chandler<Jordan Portland vs SA Dame> Parker CJ>Green Harkless<Kawhi Aminu<LMA Chandler<Gasol Now do you see the trend there? Other than Thompson being a bit of an anomaly, Even if we get Chandler, we have not improved the position enough to be equal or better than the contenders out there right now. He is on a rapid decline and will make big money next year. Its a short term rental that doesnt move the needle enough to be competitive with the best. We will truly tie our hands up and still not go far.
Max deal though??? They have to take Crabbe and another player like Leonard for us ot make that work, no?
If it's for Crabbe, they pretty much just replace each other salary wise, and Noel would be starting so whatever.
We have to sign him to keep him though right? Or whats the point? What would his max be? Im not sure for a new guy like him. Maybe it isn't as far off from Crabbe's salary than I initially thought?
Thats too much. That wont allow us the flexibility to go get one more guy like Ibaka. Fucking money rules everything. So sad. Yeah 20-30 mill is alot to you and me, but when you are ALREADY GETTING PAID 3 times that???? Give the FANS a break for once and chase a ring, not money... Fuck....
