Wade Baldwin’s Future as a Blazer...

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    That's not why we lost Ed.
     
    dviss1, Sep 1, 2018
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    We don't retain ed at 4.4 mil if we were not at the lux tax threshold? I don't buy Neil's b.s. about floor spacing.
     
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    That's fine. You'd still be wrong.
     
    dviss1, Sep 1, 2018
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    Also not why we lost Ed.
     
    BonesJones, Sep 1, 2018
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    Kind of a catch 22 situation. If he proves he is worth more than 7m per after this year, then that might bode well for this season. (Unless his success is due an injury to Dame or CJ)
     
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    Which is pretty much the only way he would land such a contract imo.
     
    Scalma, Sep 2, 2018
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    I highly doubt he'll get offered more than $7M a year next year, no matter what the situation. He's not that good yet.
     
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    I'm kind of curious where do you put Baldwin's ceiling?
    Also he has shown in a short amount of time here pretty incredible defensive energy. Do you think he'll sustain that? Sometimes I see that type of play and think well he's just trying to get minutes and if he gets in the rotation he won't be picking guys up full or half court flying around and all that.

    I'll insert my opinion here, I think he could become an avery bradley (celtics version) type player, good defender, decent offensive player.
     
    TorturedBlazerFan, Sep 3, 2018
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    Meanwhile La lakers dump Deng and have room to gather another superstar or treat LeBron to more money
     
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    I don't think he will either. I was just saying IF he did blow up that it would bode well for this year. I do not think we will have a problem resigning him next summer....if we want.
     
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    I’ll be interested to see if there’s any difference between Baldwin and GP2 during training camp.
     
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    I think Baldwin will be you just when Stotts need a better defender certain time of the game. I will be surprised if he in the rotation at first and especially if CJ come in with the 2nd unit like last year.
     
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    They seem like similar players. Gary more of a 2.
     
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    How do you know that? Do you live in Neil's asshole?
     
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    Then Why? He was our best bench player and well worth half what Meyers makes. It's ridiculous to say it had nothing to do with the luxury tax.
     
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    It had nothing to do with the luxury tax.
     
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    We weren't going to sign a superstar free agent regardless of how much money we had. This is Portland. We'll have to develop or trade for any superstars we get.

    The sooner everyone gets used to that idea the better.
     
    Phatguysrule, Sep 4, 2018
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