as soon as it was announced I said it was a significant overpay. In fact, before Nurk was re-signed I said the Blazers should not pay more than what he made on his previous deal which was 12.5M/year, IIRC. And I wasn't alone in that simply put, Nurkic was 27, had just completed his 8th season, and was still wildly inconsistent with very poor touch around the rim, still making the same mistakes, and had an extensive injury history. And it appeared he was having trouble regaining the athleticism he had before his major injury at times, he can be dominant in the paint, but he never sustains that dominance and is prone to extended periods of low impact basketball
Rumor mill says 2 needle movers who want to play with Dame are gettable, 3 others who want to play in Portland aren't gettable...and yes....that rumor mill is Dan Marang's (I know a guy who knows a guy and I"ve talked to 17 NBA GMs so far) so ...grain of salt...Dame hinted at 2 stars who want to play here...we'll see. I'm cheering for Joe to build a 10 player competitive roster with guys like Mays, Watford and Eubanks as insurance on the bench. This team hasn't had a core identity for at least 4 seasons and I hope Nas, Ant, Keon and Butler are gone...Hayes is way better than Keon and Knox is better than Nas in my view.
Dear Joe, if it takes including Shae for Siakam do it, try and get another vet along with him. If it takes Shae to get Bridges do it.
It’s always shocking when you read that 2 needle movers actually want to come play in Portland? I wonder they are?
He's got a long way to go to achieve that. He's still 2-3 years out from being a dominate player on both ends against the best of the best.
I know I was NOT one of the people saying that Nurks contract was a good one. In fact, I recall plenty of people cringing at the combination of $ and length.
