No one's arguing that point. Just saying that not liking Faried as a player is not really an argument against this deal, as his ability to contribute to the Blazers' success is not at all a consideration.
Between the two tpes these are players I might look at if I were Neil in no specific order Julius Randle Avery Bradley Jared Dudley Harrison Barnes Wes Matthews Wilson Chandler Gorgui Deng Johnathan Simmons Thadeus Young Courtney Lee Terrence Ross James Johnson
Faried coming to Portland would be a huge MEH for me....the dude hasn't played well for several years...I'd roll with Swanigan over him anytime...we need 3 and D guys and lights out shooters.
I also think the Vonleh TPE will come into play as well. Would allow Neil to target someone still on their rookie contract that a team may want to dump for savings. So think of something like when we got Harkless from Orlando, except things are much more urgent nowadays with the financial landscape of the league. Another reason why it would serve Portland to go “all in” the next two seasons.
TLC would be cool. He barely plays. Philly would be better served dumping him. I’d throw in a second if they wanted it.
Slim pickin's. Kidd-Gilchrist would be about the only one here that tempts me, but we already have Turner playing that "non-shooting wing" role.
Idk how much Zbo has left in the tank but he'd be interesting for a year or two until Collins is ready if they traded Aminu.