i thought the spending was capped at 3.5 mil per year. I don't think it carries over if we don't spend it in a year.
I think a Jones-Ross swap makes a ton of sense for both parties. I'd be hesitant to toss a future first into the deal though. Jones has one year less on his contract, is significantly younger, is cheaper, and has higher potential (as limited as it now may be). If the market for Ross grows to the point where the Blazers would need to toss in a future 1st or Simons without anything else of value returning, I think I'd pass and look elsewhere.
That's the most Neil Deal ever
As someone who doesn't generally watch the draft, I'm glad he does.
Better than Shams scooping him and ESPN staying the world wide leader.
i think it ruins it for the players more than anybody else. this is their big moment and they learn it via twitter or text from agents.
I like the stories about the new guys... the in depth analysis of players by guys like Jonathan Givony... but most of all I watch for anything approximating this
unless it's a 3way.
I don't think there is reason to give up hope if Neil doesn't make a big move tonight. However tonight is the night that all of the GMs are talking to each other, whereas next week they are all talking to individual players. It's why we've seen big deals happen around the draft, before free agency in the past. For me logically if there is a third team involved that has picks in this draft, tonight would be a time to capitalize on that. Also we don't want to get outbid tonight because we were waiting for next week.
