For those confused about the current roster moves and 2 year contracts, I was told “we are matching salaries up with someone”
Grant is currently eligible to extend with the Blazers for up to four years, $112.7 million. He became eligible to sign it in January when his six-month trade restriction expired, but he confirmed that he plans on entering free agency instead. He can earn up to the maximum as a free agent, either five years $233.2 million with Portland, or four years, $172.9 million with another team. – via Yossi Gozlan @ HoopsHype
Yeah so this one time i was eating dinner at macaroni grill and got this cramping feeling in the gut barely made it to the bathroom and… well… ceiling mops were involved…ill leave it at that.
If the Blazers gave an injury riddled center with no offers above the tax MLE 70 million then 200+ million for Grant sounds about par for the course.
we didn't get two year contracts. we got RFAs whose contracts expire this summer. as far as matching, i think it means we want to pay out of our nose for Grant and the expiring deals will allow us to duck the tax again if we don't bring them back. there is no plan. it's all about saving jody $.
Sounds about right. Duck the tax but sell it to fans as avoiding the repeater tax so the team can win more the following season.
If he was more than a one dimensional player as a big he might be worth the max, but as a number 3 at best on offense he isn't, imo.
Yeah, I tend to agree. I would love to have him back for the rumored amount we offered a few months ago, but he is not worth what he thinks he is. And now that Klutch Sports is his agent.....I doubt he will take less in Portland. Somewhere else maybe, but not here. Of course, that is just a guess as I know nothing about where he prefers to play. I like his skill set but can they be replaced by someone cheaper?
