Lillard expected to sign a 4 year Super-Max extension in Portland

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We can thank NeO for the no Cap room -- Turner and Myers

Turner is trash and maybe Myers finally gets it but the Turner sin is so bad it counts at 2 or 3 sins in my book
 
Obviously, this won’t be done until all of the other off-season moves are made so it won’t affect moves this summer. But from there on out, man that’s a cap hit. No other option and definitely due given Dame’s contributions on and off the court, but it really puts the pressure on Olshey to get the roster work done this summer.
 
There's nothing good that can come from this. Dame's already making what, $40M/yr from the team and adidas? And who knows how much more from other advertising and his music business. Is he feeling unappreciated at that income bracket? Is that why he can't handle a double team? Will another $20M/yr make him feel more appreciated? Or will it make him less happy with the situation when the team can't afford to put quality players around him?

We're not a destination city. We need money available to spend on other players, unless we're happy fielding a D-League roster. Hell, Stotts would love it as an excuse to keep playing Aminu and Harkless.
 
It will be a strike against Dame in my book if he signs this, especially after choking so hard where it counts. It's a strike against the front office for me, because I don't think Dame deserves it relative to what counts.
 
Dame's contract needs to be done before we make a decision on Terry. This is one instance where his loyalty might be a detriment. I want a coaching change, but Dame would probably sour on the thought.
 
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Paine Tablet said:
It will be a strike against Dame in my book if he signs this, especially after choking so hard where it counts. It's a strike against the front office for me, because I don't think Dame deserves it relative to what counts.
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Choking? Really? This team doesn't get anywhere within sniffing distance of the WCF without Lillard's leadership on and off the court. The Warriors threw everything but the kitchen sink at Lillard to try to take him away as the Blazers' primary scorer. That, coupled with an untimely injury, cut into his stats in this series, but I wonder if you think that Steph Curry, as amazing as he is, would be able to do much better if he had defenders as tough as Klay and Iggy riding his ass every time he touches the ball.
 
Paine Tablet said:
It will be a strike against Dame in my book if he signs this, especially after choking so hard where it counts. It's a strike against the front office for me, because I don't think Dame deserves it relative to what counts.
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Huh? By nearly every metric, Dame deserves this. A top 10 player who keeps improving every year in the prime of his career, without much of an injury history (don't spite me, bball Gods), and is unarguably the best leader in sports doesn't deserve this?

I get the tough for team argument. But not this doesn't deserve stuff.
 
TBpup said:
Deserved....but if we had no cap room before, we are really going to be tight going forward. It's great that it allows Portland to keep him but I believe it will somewhat hamstring the franchise going forward.
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Agreed. I wish Dame would see that this doesn't help him get to the promised land, and that the extra money won't have any impact on the lifestyle he's able to live. These sorts of contracts are just horrible for teams.
 
One thing that I would like to see the league and Players' Association change in the the next CBA is not having the extra money of the supermax contracts count against team salary. If the purpose of the supermax is to help small market franchises retain their best players, there should be a recognition that big market teams are already at a major advantage in attracting free agents. Small market teams shouldn't be penalized further in their ability to have money available for free agents due to having to overpay for their stars.
 
oldmangrouch said:
And the salary cap nightmare continues. In the NFL you see stars taking less money so the team can put better players around them. How often does that happen in the NBA?
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How much money do you suppose a guy like Lillard leaves on the table by not being in a major market city and being able to scoop up the other endorsement money available in those areas?
 
e_blazer said:
One thing that I would like to see the league and Players' Association change in the the next CBA is not having the extra money of the supermax contracts count against team salary. If the purpose of the supermax is to help small market franchises retain their best players, there should be a recognition that big market teams are already at a major advantage in attracting free agents. Small market teams shouldn't be penalized further in their ability to have money available for free agents due to having to overpay for their stars.
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This absolutely has to be a change they put there and one that has been bandied about by the likes of Lowe/Beck/etc.
 
illmatic99 said:
225 million for Turner/Crabbe/Harkless/Leonard are horrible contracts for teams.

This... isn't.
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They can both be bad - and they both are bad.

(Actually, Harkless/Leonard aren't even bad on their own - it's only when combined, especially with Turner, that they are bad.)
 
illmatic99 said:
What?

These is some kinda skew you're putting on this one.
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Why? If a guy like Tom Brady can leave money on the table to help his team build a better roster, why do we hold NBA players to a different standard?
 
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