Neil may be the most despised exec in Blazer history. The fanbase didn’t have this kind of venom for even John Nash or Trader Bob - although he’s pretty close.
So: trade the guys who are trash that we have for guys that are great! Sounds like a plan - all we have to do is find teams that are willing to give good players for trash.
How did he end up in Houston again? And if they really wanted to move him they’d attach their assets to him. They clearly don’t want to move him *that bad*. and it makes no sense why they would because they’re not a contender. Why would you attach your likely Lottery picks to Wall just to get off his salary for the hell of it?
Well it’s good to at least agree on Canzano needing to go as well. Quick is better than Canzano I agree but he did rub many people the wrong way as well when he was the blazers writer at the Oregonian and there is a reason he left there.
So: "everyone's tradeable if you're prepared to ruin your franchise's future to do it" - that's your important insight?
You don’t ruin your future by trading draft picks, particularly if you’re trying to get off said bad contract to open up cap space, for instance, to make a title run. Why would you be a shit team and attach good picks? Which is precisely why I said Houston has no reason to do it. Circumstances matter. Houston / OKC / bottom feeder teams are the ones you ship your bad contracts to, and they’ll eat it, in exchange for mid-to end of 1st-draft picks most likely. The obvious risk is if you suck (like the Nets) and that pick ends up being #6. Bottom feeders aren’t trying to get off bad contracts. They want them. So they can get assets. We could get rid of CJ tomorrow if we really wanted in exchange for a bunch of shit contracts that last one year. Would we get equal value? No. But we could clear up cap space incredibly easily and “fix” our payroll issue. Like I said, some other posted went on about this.
By the way, GMs that come in and don't choose their coach ---> The coach usually does not last long. I heard a stat somewhere that when this happens the new coach is usually fired within a year or two (don't remember what the exact timeline was). But it will be interesting to see how that works with Billups who is on a 4 year deal and was chosen by Olshey.
A contract that lasts one year is not a shit contract. Shit contracts are John Wall, Kevin Love... and CJ. Obviously you're too young to remember RLEC.
This is what I would expect to happen. Olshey was gone as soon as he fired Stotts and claimed the roster wasn't the problem.
Sorry, contracts of *shitty* players who have less time remaining in their contract. And I do remember RLEC. and it was so valuable it got us… nothing. Edit - Can also find a team that is tanking and has salary cap space and do an uneven trade. Anyhow, the point is, you aren’t hamstrung for “years” unless you choose to be.
