Game Thread 2024-25 GAME #58 - BLAZERS @ JAZZ - FEBRUARY 24, 2025 - MON - 6:00 PM - CHARGE - BLAZERVISION

an exception to a general rule doesn't necessarily disprove the rule

besides that, his salary this season is an aberration. His salary last season was 17.4M and his salary next season is 15M. Apparently it was legal to front-load his contract in such a manner. His previous deal paid him 17.4M/year. His new deal averages 16.8M/year; and over the next 4 years averages less than 16M/year. A 1 year blip doesn't alter that reality

further, his new 5-year/84M deal is not fully guaranteed. Only 48M is guaranteed; and that only for the first 3 years; and only 23M is guaranteed over the next 2 seasons, . This was a very team-friendly contract and not too many starters have a 5-year deal with only 57% of the contract value guaranteed. That's definitely a back-up level contract

not the same as making Simons a backup at 28M; or Grant at 33M/year; or Ayton at 36M

 

Should read I don’t hate Simons and Grant but I do hate winning with them

 

absolutely wasted season! Played your vets who supposedly aren’t part of the future and not starting your two corner stone franchise players. Makes absolutely no sense. Also by playing your vets you’ve secured a mid to late lottery pick, out fuvking standing! Don’t learn from the San Antonio’s of the world.

oh and the value of one of your highest paid players Grant is dropping like the stock market crash of 1929. Most likely have to attach a late first rounder to dump his salary during the summer

 

Does the Trail Blazer organization know? They seem just as confused. What team comes out with a set of 3 glasses for bench players?

 

I'm not going to defend Aldo's absolutes

but I will say I can't ever see Simons or Grant or Ayton as bench players as long as Chauncey is coach and Cronin is GM

 

Or featured Thybulle and RWIII. Actually, pine would have been fitting for them, too.

 

Ok name 2 more

 

Exactly

 

Thank you..

I don’t know why these homers keep bitching about Simon’s needs to come off the bench. Ayton and Grant for that matter as well.

ITS NEVER HAPPENING!

These guys get paid over 100 and 120M dollars each! It’s unheard of for players to come off the bench for that type of money..

They could literally all suck balls and it still won’t happen..

Half your starters on the nba are basically your top paid guys.. like I said before ugly unwritten rule in sports

 

Haha suuure..


Like @wizenheimer said an exception to a general rule doesn't necessarily disprove the rule

 

Simons, Ayton and Grant will always start on this team with this coach/management/ownership regardless of their performance/stats. I am sure more than a few non-fans who follow the game closely are scratching their heads with regards to this team's direction.

 

No I hate watching both, but especially Simons.

 

It's funny to me that the same people who are happy about the stupid wins this season are the SAME PEOPLE who argued for years that we shouldn't trade Dame.

You were wrong then and you're wrong now.

 

I think we traded Dame around the right time. I liked Dame but we needed new direction. Problem is not sure we have a new direction. We’ve added some nice pieces but not trading Ant and Grant at trade deadline was huge mistake. These meaningless wins while our two franchise players sit is just one of the dumbest things I’ve seen a franchise do. Going to come a point where these young guys check out and potentially decide this ain’t the place for them to advance their careers. No way in hell Scoot shouldn’t be starting, and I still think Sharpe would be better off in starting lineup. Defensively he sucks and effort is questionable but his offense is top level potential.

 

Long athletic two way wings

Definitely more emphasis on defense with players

I legit think we have a direction for the first time in a long time

 

For sure, but there was people who were adamant up until the very end that Dame should stay. And those people were the same people who are now happy with these meaningless wins.