Exclusive The OFFICIAL 2019 NBA Offseason Thread

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by GhostOfPGA, Jun 13, 2019.

  1. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Ya, THIS toolbox!

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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Ya, this dude!!!! He's gonna make 19.5 MILLION next season!
     
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    Theres no way he's making $20 million. lol. That can't be right.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Man I really thought we were gonna have a dynasty when we drafted Oden. I hate thinking about it.
     
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    My morning snark: it's being reported in OKC that Bazley is also sitting out summer league. I am so glad we got Little instead of that snowflake!
     
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    BTW, does anybody else think Marcus Morris will have the best year of his career playing for Pops?
     
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    yeah, you're probably right.

    I'm actually more interested in next season, as an NBA fan, than I have been for a long time. I think it's going to be real interesting, and the West is going to be a bloodbath
     
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    Great article about Lillard on espn.....
     
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    Dude it has it's own thread.
     
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    The ESPN article has its own thread? where?
     
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    I was a little surprised to see that right now, Portland has the highest payroll in the league

    the Blazers are 13M over the tax line. That leaves them 'paying' 26M in tax. That's pretty high

    so then, If Portland added two more vet minimum players, their cap hit would be $1,620,564 each...if I'm reading the CBA right. That's the scale for a 2 year vet. The league reimburses teams for any salary over that scale. For instance, Tolliver's minimum is $2,564,75, but Portland only has to pay 1.62M of that, and that's the amount applied to the cap

    so then, adding two more vets would add 3.25M in salary. That would add an additional 11m in tax

    do you think Jody Allen has drawn a line somewhere between 26M in tax and 37M in tax she's unwilling to cross? Is there any significant difference between 171M in salary and tax vs 185M?
     
  14. Chris Craig

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    Portland has consistently had one of if not the highest salaries in the NBA with little to show for it. Olshey is trying to go all in for a chip. He seems to have convinced Jody to allow him to, or maybe last season convinced her to.
     
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    Good points...I don’t see them doing more with FA’s but a trade could be possible up to the deadline.
     
  16. Chris Craig

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    the Blazers will likely fill their remaing spots with SL guys...maybe a vet min and a SL guy. I don't think Jody is concerned about the tax
     
  17. Chris Craig

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    Bucks have two Antetokounmpos now. They signed Giannis's older brother Thanasis to a two year deal.
     
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    It’s more balanced now for sure. But Clippers are looking like the favorites. They beat a fully healthy Warriors team two times in the playoffs without Kahwi and PG. They pretty much have that whole squad back..
     
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    Westbrick to da Rockets is trending ...
    I think we should bring him on board as third option.
     

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