No it is not, they are\were both being paid more than what they gave you on the court with the hopes that they justify the contract you gave...
Goran Dragic got signed to a pretty affordable deal
Paying a guy that much money and then hoping that he lives up to it is a recipe for disaster....but Allen has done this before, Darius Miles anyone?
Should have been Harrison Barnes.....
I sure as heck would not be celebrating POR "outwitting" MIN and overpaying Batum at $11.5\year....
You can only look bad in summer league...good is relative...
You sure seem to get off on giving yourself props a lot...
Why would I cross my fingers that they don't pan out? That is a lose\lose situation as a fan...I'll remain skeptical that Lillard can be an All...
I'd wait to give him that compliment until we see how well his "franchise" PG and C do this year...
Yeah I think that is where this is ultimately headed Brian...If there is an eventual S&T Williams and 1 or 2 picks.... Which begs the...
I think is more important how they match\complement LA on the floor than what position you label them....Very few dominating centers in this league...
Well then who? Williams? b\c they sure are insisting rather loudly that he will not be part of the deal... It has to be either Williams or Pekovic...
So if Jaynes isn't totally full of crap and MIN has now included a player previously not available, then who could it be? Some speculation was...
I like Scola, Brand wouldn't be bad either....
Re: Nic 4 years, 46.5 Million I agree with your premise here, I think good teams...smart teams...pay that kind of money out to players who have...
Re: Nic 4 years, 46.5 Million But they are now...and POR is not... You are basing your premise on that he is worth the contract because he will...
Re: Nic 4 years, 46.5 Million MEM is a playoff team, POR will be lucky to win 30 games next year....
Re: Nic 4 years, 46.5 Million I agree he is not worth it, the new CBA really punishes teams who overpay for rotation\role players and not thier all...
I agree that package is underwhelming.... The problem for POR is that the talent on this team is so weak that Batum is the 2nd best player, though...
Which POR is going to massively do today with Batum.....ugh... With the new salary cap teams just cannot afford to pay rotation players but not...
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