Who is Neil going to trade for

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  1. BigGameDamian

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    So that means memphis isn't interested to move out of the lottery
     
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    Unsurprisingly, this article couldn't be more wrong. If we had a pick in the 4-8 range and our current cap situation,
    then it would indeed take some selling to keep the pick - we could get a very good player in that case. As it is, we
    could a slightly shiner bag of chips for #24, and it's not hard at all to sell "keeping the pick" to PA.
     
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    over the last 30 years 10 teams have won the Cship. all but Bos & Clev have multiple times. So, 2/3's of the league is either mediocre or worse year after year.
    Time for a hard cap or no cap at all so small markets with billionaire owners can play to their strength, money and lots of it! Thats the honey that will attract FA's.
    The league is messed up for equality now. Just my old cantankerous feelings about the NBA as it is now.
     
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    Sorry to bring you down even more, but in my analysis of championship winners since 1980, outside of Duncan,
    LeBron, and GS, basically they're all big market teams.
     
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    When do we EVER get Blazer trade news BEFORE it happens??

    Never..

    Some of y'all need:

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    Farried + 14 to Portland for TPE;

    14 + Aminu and Turner for Parsons and 4
     
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    Don't suppose Charlotte would want Aminu and Turner for Batum?
     
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    Make that Turner/Biebs and I'm down....even for that TURRBLE contract.
     
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    Of course, but I don't see that working at all unless they see some potential in Beibs we don't. At least Aminu has value now and is expiring. I just could see Batum fitting in nicely at SF and backup SG in a way that ET just doesn't.
     
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    So who’s ready for Neil “internal growth” olshey to totally stand pat and do nothing? That late first wing we pick this year that never pans out is gunna be great for future press conferences about how young we are!
     
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    Because that is what he did last year??
     
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    You mean another Zach Collins 4 points 3 rebounds per Game Rookie?
     
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    Not doomsday... mediocre. This is the most average team of misfits ever assembled and all the while being completely capped out. In the nba today that is the worst possible place you can be.
     
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  18. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    According to the Nielsen ratings, these are the 51 largest television markets in the United States with NBA team locations highlighted in red:
    • New York (#1) - 4 finals appearances (Knicks 2, Nets 2) since 1980
    • Los Angeles (#2) - 10 NBA championships (Lakers 10, Clippers 0), 16 finals appearances (Lakers 16, Clippers 0) since 1980
    • Chicago (#3) - 6 NBA championships since 1980, 6 finals appearances since 1980
    • Philadelphia (#4) - 1 NBA championship since 1980, 4 finals appearances since 1980
    • Dallas-Fort Worth (#5) - 1 NBA championship since 1980, 2 finals appearances since 1980
    • San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose (#6) - 3 NBA championships since 1980, 4 finals appearances since 1980
    • Washington, D.C. (Hagerstown) (#7)
    • Houston (#8) - 2 NBA championships since 1980, 4 finals appearances since 1980
    • Boston (Manchester) (#9) - 4 NBA championships since 1980, 7 finals appearances since 1980
    • Atlanta (#10)
    Since 1980, the 10 largest television markets have accounted for 27 of 39 NBA Championships and 47 of 78 finals appearances. Here's the breakdown my market size:

    Markets 1 - 10: 27 NBA championships since 1980, 47 finals appearances since 1980
    Markets 11 - 20: 7 NBA championships since 1980, 19 finals appearances since 1980
    Markets 21 - 30: 0 NBA championships since 1980, 3 finals appearances since 1980
    Markets 31 - 40: 5 NBA championships since 1980, 8 finals appearances since 1980
    Markets 41 - infinity: 0 NBA championships since 1980, 1 finals appearance since 1980

    Obviously, the Spurs, with 5 titles and 6 finals appearances skew the 31 - 40 results, but boy, it kind of sucks to be in markets 21 - 30.

    It wasn't always this way, the 1970s were a decade of parity with 8 different champions in 10 years, but even then 7 of the 10 champions were from top 10 markets (Knicks twice, Celtics twice, Lakers, Warriors, Bullets) and one from Seattle (currently the 14 largest, market in the US, likely much smaller back in 1979). Portland and Milwaukee were the only small market teams to win an NBA championship during the 70s.

    An interesting article from February 26, 1979 issue of Sports Illustrated may have foretold the NBA's coming dominance by big market teams. After seeing smaller market teams have success in recent years, there were concerns about shrinking attendance league wide, but especially in the larger markets:

    "However, the most alarming news is that attendance in the big four markets of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Philadelphia is down drastically: the Knicks (11%) and Bulls (31%) are once-strong teams that have become woefully weak, but the 76ers (19%) and Lakers (11%) are bona fide championship contenders. "People I talk to around Los Angeles all tell me that there isn't a great deal of interest in either the Lakers or the NBA," says Laker Coach Jerry West.

    Likewise, national television ratings are down a whopping 26%. The first four regular-season Sunday CBS telecasts were beaten soundly by everything the other networks threw at them, including Superstars and boxing (ABC), and college basketball (NBC).

    Certainly, having weak teams in the major television markets cuts deeply into network ratings, especially when those markets are already saturated with local telecasts, and cable and satellite feeds of pro, college and high school basketball. In Manhattan, for instance, a fan with cable TV can watch as many as 14 games a week with a little dial switching. It stands to reason that Sunday is hardly a special day for the NBA in New York, as long as the Knicks are not a factor.    "

    BNM
     
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  19. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    You mean like where the Warriors were in 2013-14? They were a 51-win team that lost in the first round. Their payroll was $68,138,599, the salary cap was $58.7 million and the tax threshold was $71.2 million.

    BNM
     
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    I like Nico but I think it's the Blazers who say no.
     
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