Nurk needs to improve his % at the rim, but overall, he's TS% isn't bad. 2% less than Jonas Valencunius for example, who is one of the better offensive big men in the league.
I am not sure we have much of a choice but to keep him. Nurk is still better than anyone else we can get at center before the next season. If we can get value for him then I think you are right we should move him. But I don't think we can. We are not getting Claxton, and it's not like we have a young center on the team that is ready to take over as a starter Badji looks like a decent backup center. We need one more plus maybe Nurk, and as frustrating as Nurk can be, he does have skills. I am ambivalent about what to do with him this summer. But IMO I don't think "he has to go", especially if we end up with Ben Simmons at forward, an excellent defender who can't shoot. We would need a center on the court who can score.
No, the site is just a shitty set up. If you're on desktop, you need your mouse arrow all the way at the bottom of the team select box. Otherwise, will link Blazers page once I'm back on my computer
Gotta think/wonder if Riley and Cronin are meeting this weekend in Vegas? Hopefully Joe brings some backup.
The problem is those two are viewed as having terrible contracts. Ainge usually does not take on that kind of handicap. As players regardless of contract, however, I think you're correct.
Funnily enough, Goodwin was Lebron's agent, but was fired in 2005 for Rich Paul, Mav Carter and the rest of the "posse", who formed Klutch in 2012 with Paul as the frontman.
This whole thing is bullshit. Lillard and his agent don’t have the right to pick one team and say he must be traded there. And they don’t have the right to tell other teams that Lillard won’t go there. They have effectively shut down every other team from even making an offer, and forced Cronin to deal only with Miami. And I say fuck that. Let Lillard sit out a season or retire right now. I don’t care if we get nothing for him.
I think for those who want him gone, it's not the Nurk we know he can be and occasionally shows, but the pouting Nurk that has also appeared. I think you're right that Nurk on the court may be happier with a Scoot than a Dame or CJ, as he would be much more involved in the offense. Nurk is super skilled and could be a huge asset to this team. However, he has to want to bring it. We know he enjoys 47 feet of the court. We need him to care about the other 47. If we get that Jusuf, I'm happy as a clam.
Hell he should be closer to 10 assist and you don't turn over ball when your calling your own number all the time. Bottom line you can't turn the ball over when your always shooting.
Sorry, even on desktop, won't let me link to Blazers, just defaults to main page. If you play around with it, you can get your mouse arrow in the right spot to click on the team names. Otherwise, it appears there is text hovering over the team name that links instead
My way too big idea. Says failed because of Jaquez, so will be legal July 31s. Agreed to now. Bulls swap out a better player in LaVine to get younger and save money at the position. I put Philly '27 pick outgoing on accident, I'd prefer to switch it to the '27 PHX pick. Brooklyn takes on an extra year or 2 of high salary, but get a good lead guard to play alongside Bridges, Johnson and Claxton. It's not a super competitive championship roster, but gets them in that lower half of the playoffs potentially. They lose a pick for moving Simmons, and then a pick(Clowney) for adding LaVine. Accidentally clicked on protections on that Miami pick, and don't feel like going back to alter it. But Miami gets their guy in Lillard. They have to take on Nurk to do the deal. They move Herro, Jaquez, Jovic, and 2 future picks. 27 and 29. Wasn't sure how to include them, but would want swaps, for whatever they're worth, in 26 and 28 as well. We dump Nurk with Lillard. We add 2 rookies in Jaquez and Clowney, Young big in Jovic. 3 1st round pick, 2 swaps, and a reclamation project/flier in Simmons. Can then work with Lowry on a buyout, which I'm sure he'd be happy to o, or facilitate a follow up move for him to get to a competitor. Or, worst case, you keep him on as a good vet mentor for Scoot, which I wouldn't mind at all.
I negotiate for a living. I can be on the next plane if necessary. If needed, I can bring my wife. NO ONE, is out arguing her
While I’d prefer Levine in all of this, the talent coming back is good. There’s a lot of moving parts here and I wonder if all the team/agent/player egos could come together to facilitate.
Just this week I’ve read that: - Nurkic could become toxic if we don’t trade him. - Thybulle is desperate to join the Mavs - Players are monitoring the Lillard situation - Scoot is monitoring the Lillard situation - I am monitoring the Lillard situation - Portland wants to ‘come out looking like the good guys’ - Dame wouldn’t report to a team he doesn’t want to go to. It might just be me, but I have a strong sense that all of those things are total bullshit.
