The super Melo to Portland thread + The Big Blockbuster

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Should the Blazers puruse Carmelo Anthony?

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  1. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    An asset is an asset. Swapping one crap-sack player on a bad deal for another overpaid, one-track pony shouldn't reasonably entitle the Blazers to an unprotected pick.
     
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    According to Zach Lowe, when the Rockets tried to shop around Ryan Anderson's deal, other GMs wanted two first-round picks as compensation. That's the starting point for what Olshey needs to be demanding. In reality, Anderson plus two first-rounders makes more sense for a cap-lean team that wants to leverage their cap space--that's not where Portland is and every added albatross contract makes re-signing Nurkic harder. So realistically, Portland shouldn't be involved unless they're getting total rip-off terms.
     
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    If we get Anderson to go with Meyers, Turner and Crabbe, we have $70M locked for the next 3 seasons in dreadful deals, and zero cap flexibility. It makes it incredibly hard to extend Nurkic too, because if we do, we are looking at paying an extremely high luxury tax going forward.

    I will still support him if he comes but I don't want him here at all.
     
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    Rockets don't really have 2 1st rounders to give.
     
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    If HOuston wants Anthony enough, it does.
     
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    Biebs leaves in the discussed scenario.
     
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    Of course it does not entitle us to a HIGH unprotected pick. That was my point. That type of an incentives won't happen, and is why I wouldn't trade for a player that I am not interested in getting just to get a mediocre asset. Which is what the post was about. (The Blazers not wanting Anderson without a pick)

    Sure if it was one bad contract for another bad contract of equal proportions, than yes the added asset might be worth it. But not if you really don't like the guy you are getting. Especially when one contact is twice as much as the other 2. Those are harder to move if the player gets injured.....again
     
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    Bump!

    .....so, any updates?
     
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    2 am in New York gonna guess it's not happening tonight.
     
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    I heard the Blazers trying to unload Leonard too.
     
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    I think Meyers HAS to be included in the trade. I'd hope ET is too.
     
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    My fear is Nurkic will tire, stress, and ultimately injure himself having to anchor such a piss-poor defense.
     
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    Share with the rest of the class Fez!
     
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    Blazers would be the Rockets on steroids. The same rockets that won 55 games. We pretty much have two Hardens, guys that can score whenever they want and take over a game. We have a dynamic center, not just a rim runner. Blazers would be unstoppable offensively. If we're going to suck on defense, might as well put on a show.
     
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    I highly doubt Anderson would come off the bench.
     
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    If Anderson starts at the 4 they should put AC at the 3 and go balls deep. 4 shooters in Stotts offense with Nurk setting screens would be a blast... on one end of the court.
     
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