^^^^ So Portland only has $150,000 they can add to any other trade until after the season. (Assuming it is still $3M per year total you can add in $$)
What's not to like? Not counting the draft picks... Bye bye, Festus and we're ~$9M over the LT. The tax bill is much less, if PA/NO wants to pay it. I would think Ed Davis and maybe Aminu are likely to go. Nurkic is going to bang with Leonard in practice. Keep an eye on that.
Chad Doing on with Ryan Edwards from Denver re the Nukic trade: Offense was designed around Jokic and it didn't really mesh with Nurkic. Jokic is more like Plumlee in terms of skills with better offensive skills. Nukic is more of a low-post threat and it didn't fit their scheme. There was some concern about his attitude and part of that can come from not getting minutes so that is not unheard of. He didn't like not getting to play in every game. There where also some questions about his work ethic but there is a lot of raw potential and he showed that in his rookie year. He was the best defensive big on the Nuggets but it was his offense that was behind what Jokic gave. Nukic could be a good fit in Portland if they can run some offensive things around his strengths. Nurkic was also brought in under Brian Shaw and that just didn't fit what coach Malone wanted. Plumlee gives them the ability to have the 'right kind of center' on the floor for the full game. They have adopted the approach of not playing any defense and Plumlee fits into that and also into their offensive scheme. Plumlee will be the backup but will also overlap with Jokic for around 10-12 minutes per game. Chad asked about 'Papa' Nurkic. Edwards: He is one bad dude and is a GIANT man. If I met him in an alley, I'd just lay down in the fetal position.
I saw it, but assumed it didn't affect the salary cap, so I did not care. Does it affect our numbers?
No, it's $3.5 million this year and goes up to $3.6 million for 2017-18, which officially starts on July 1.. But, we gave ORL "cash considerations" for Shabazz Napieer last July 7. I haven't been able to find out how much cash we sent out in that deal, but if this $2.285 million number is true, I'm going to guess $650,000. BNM
I did some more snooping, and the actual dates for using the cash considerations are July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017. So, the $1.2 million we gave ORL on June 23, 2016 in the Layman trade counted toward last season's limit, but whatever cash considerations we gave them in the Napier deal on July 7, 2016 counts toward this years limit. BNM
So any pre-Draft or Draft day deals can't include cash considerations unless they don't go through until after July 1st.....which with someone like Crabbe, might make sense.
Crabbe also has veto power on any trade before July 7, the one year anniversary of us matching BRK's offer sheet. BNM
From bleacher report Nurk won't play tonight hopefully Wes. At the start Nurk will come off the bench but can earn a starting spot. So Myers it your job to loose to Nurk. If you want to be the starter you need to show up and play like you know what's your doing. Now Nurk don't hold your head down if you want to get the starting job go out and beat out Myles.
Sigh. Was hoping to see the big guy at least play a few minutes. But it's been a hectic 24 hours for him, so it's understandable. Meyers vs. Howard......gee, wonder who's gonna win that match-up....
I kind of feel like that's the real reason Stotts plays Meyers against players that like to bang in the post.
