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  1. Wizard Mentor

    Wizard Mentor Wizard Mentor

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    Agree to disagree, but I'd be interested in you naming 3 teams you think might be interested, I'd be happy to
    think about it some more. Not saying you're necessarily wrong, just that I can't think of any teams in which a trade
    for a $29 mil expiring would make sense.
     
    Wizard Mentor, Apr 14, 2018
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  2. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Nobody wanted that either.

    BNM
     
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  3. blue9

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    Haha - nice one!
    (But I thought you were arguing Melo's contract would be tradeable?)
     
    blue9, Apr 14, 2018
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Spurs getting spanked in the 1sr qtr. by the GSW
     
    Chris Craig, Apr 14, 2018
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Wake up NBA and NBA Refs
     
    DDolla, Apr 16, 2018
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  7. blue9

    blue9 Well-Known Member

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    FOUR STEP STEP-BACK!
     
    blue9, Apr 16, 2018
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  8. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    CJ and Dame do the EXACT crossover, stepback. Its the way the game is played. Stay woke kid.
     
    THE HCP, Apr 16, 2018
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    hoopsjock Well-Known Member

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    One thing to note, Melo still has a no-trade clause.

    I think just about any team that made bad signings in the summer of 2016 would trade for Melo. I doubt the Thunder would though as they are usually cheap and would value his contract off the books in a year rather than take on salary.

    Some examples:
    Blazers would trade ET and Leonard for him.

    Knicks would take him back for Noah and filler.

    Magic would trade Biyombo and filler for him.

    Nets would trade Mozgov and Carroll for him.

    Lakers would trade Deng and filler for him if they strike out this summer in free agency.

    Hornets would trade any combination of Batum, MKG, Howard, and Marvin Williams for him.

    Rockets would still trade Ryan Anderson and filler for him.

    That's just off the top of my head without looking anything up. Granted most of those deals would be bad for OKC but they could definitely dump his contract if they wanted to.
     
    hoopsjock, Apr 16, 2018
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  10. tlongII

    tlongII Legendary Poster

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    It's a travel. The "way the game is played" has no relevance. If they want it to be allowed they should change the rules.
     
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  11. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    The way the game is played is very relevant. They don't call it, so the players do it. Your precious Blazers do the exact same thing as the hated Rockets and Thunder do. It's the way the game is played.
     
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    tlongII Legendary Poster

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    It's a travel!
     
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    Produce video evidence, video-guy.
     
    Rastapopoulos, Apr 16, 2018
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    Waiting for a video of Dame and CJ with 3-4 steps backward
     
    DDolla, Apr 16, 2018
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    You'd think someone who watches as much video as you would know better...
     
    blue9, Apr 16, 2018
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    dviss1 Emcee Referee

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    Yup. All day long...
     
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  17. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Never said it wasn’t. Said it’s the way the game is played and called.
     
    THE HCP, Apr 16, 2018
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    dviss1 Emcee Referee

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    CJ? Yes.

    You're completely wrong about Dame. He has like 5-7 DIFFERENT stepback Jumpers. All Of which are completely fundamental, cone drill moves.
     
    dviss1, Apr 16, 2018
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    Note absence of Blazers and presence of Jordan Bell...
     
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