The team won't sign anyone as it triggers the luxury tax. Team needs to trade away Collins or such to sign even a vet minimum. Maybe they have enough space after trade deadline as contract will be for less games and cheaper.
This would be the worst season the Blazers could ever try to add salary to contend in the west.....Neil would be an idiot to go into repeater tax territory with the short season, our injuries and the super teams in the west primed to contend now....that's throwing money in a hole.....we need to build trade value heading to the deadline or bench contribution heading into the playoffs.....I don't usually predict any losses but I don't see us contending this season at all....because of injuries mainly...it's a training camp season for our new guys to become a bona fide core of contenders moving ahead...Rodney Hood and Gary Trent and Ant are going to handle the ball when CJ and Dame can't....
So you are agreeing with me that Olshey is tanking so as not to lose the valuable draft pick this year?
no...I'm saying that our 3rd string isn't worth going into the repeater tax for this season...cards fall where they will but it'd be dumb to pay a Chris Paul at the trade deadline..you still try to win every game....
