The super Melo to Portland thread + The Big Blockbuster

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Should the Blazers puruse Carmelo Anthony?

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  1. hoopsjock

    hoopsjock Well-Known Member

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    It's not official yet...but if you could cut someone and save $100 million why would you entertain trading that person? It's not like they are going to accept Luol Deng or Ryan Anderson back for him.

    Besides, Melo STILL has a no trade clause. He can get all his money AND sign with whatever team he wants for the minimum. The only possible advantage from Melo's perspective would be that his new team would hold his Bird Rights if he was traded but then we come back to why would the Thunder take on salary when they'd be ruining their $100 million savings.
     
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    No I don’t think OKC does it, was just throwing it out there that if it happened I wouldn’t hate it.
    I’d like to save 100m too!
     
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    Carmelo Anthony 10-time All-Star

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    OKC reduces payroll by what, 18M by waiving and stretching me. But can reduce payroll by 16M by trading me for Harkless/Leonard/Swanigan and sending Abrines/Patterson into your trade exception. Where there's a will, there's a way.

    This is the only chance you hippies have at getting a legit superstar like me to come to your little Stumptown. You should jump at the opportunity.
     
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    He'll go to Houston I bet. And since Harden/Paul are MUCH better guards, I think he'll actually do well there.
     
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    You obviously missed the ceremony last month when Mrs @HCP officially deemed me no longer a rookie. I must be doing something right if she promoted me that quickly.
     
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    If you weren't so new I would LIKE this post!
     
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    Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, you just admitted that the best trade for your services is Harkless, Leonard, and Swanigan AND taking on more crappy salary.
     
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    You've said that to me like 10 times.
     
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    If you weren't a rook....I'd like THIS post too!
     
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    Damn! Only 17,661 more posts until I'm not a rook anymore. Still over 2,300 posts in 5 months isn't too bad.
     
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    IF...'Melo agreed to come here for the minimum (since he would still be getting paid $27M from OKC), could the Blazers release Turner and save money against the Lux Tax like OKC is doing?
     
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    Sure, they could but it would be stupid of the Blazers to stretch Turner. They wouldn't be anywhere close to the same tax OKC has. Turner would be stretched at $36 million instead of $27 million, meaning we'd have a $7.2 million dead cap for just Turner over the next 5 years, which is way too much and would end up costing us money in the long run because we'd likely get taxed on that number over the next two seasons anyway.

    Besides, why would Melo sign with us instead of the Lakers or Rockets?
     
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    I feel like the like what we will see is the Blazers trade where they get less players then they give up (clear at least one roster spot), I keep hoping they could figure out how to get butler, Kawhi, KAT without having to really mess up the core.
     
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    They'd also have to throw in a bunch of picks to get someone to take on that 28 mil, cuz ain't no way they're taking salary back. Prolly easier just to take the $ hit and buy him out themselves.
     
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    Yeah, I imagine that's what they'll end up doing. Though, I suppose makes sense to explore some trade possibilities, if someone else was wanting out of a longer deal, but that guy could maybe help OKC this year a little?
     

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