Around the NBA - July 2017 Edition

I'm surprised this forum hasn't tried to start a class action lawsuit against the Blazers for all the mental anguish they've caused by signing Evan Turner.

 

How many people are going to say this and how many times is it going to be said? We know...

 

It's just baffling to me. There was no negotiation.

 

I disagree with this...we are not going backwards at all after last season....now that Plumlee is Nurk and Collins is Meyers...I see a bright future for the franchise. I'm all in this season....really feel good about where we're going....I know many, many posters here think we're in purgatory but I'm not in that camp at all.

 

You think Turner leaves Boston for a 1 YR contract? His love for that place and the reciprocation of the love is no secret. Yeah he was surprised, as I'm sure a lot of players were when the salary cap skyrocketed. Conley was surprised he was the highest paid player in the league. Players look for security.

The draft is part of player acquisition and roster to development, or adding to the roster. We were able to acquire a player we wouldn't have been able to otherwise by packaging a pick we received in compensation for Plumlee, which was a direct result of our salary cap.

So, I'm still waiting - what would you have done?

If I'm right, sign Turner for Less, let Crabbe walk and target WHO? And then look at how much money that player makes. You have the benefit of hindsight.

Which leads us to, if you were our GM you'd have

Our exact same team, minus Nurk, Collins, Crabbe add Plumlee, and for good measure we will assume we still draft Collins since we probably get a better draft pick.

So, do you let Plumlee walk? Sign him? Assuming you got ET to sign a one year deal, sign him again, let him walk? Chase after other FA's? What other FAs do you chase after (you have a good barometer based on reported deals so far). Keeping in mind how and why some of those players agreed to lesser dollar amount contracts and the limited cap space the Blazers would have by merely shedding Turner and Crabbe, but retaining the QO for Mason.

 

When Batum got matched after the Wolves tried to get him he said the same thing..."I'm not going to lie...that's a good contract"....yep...we have to pay players until a draft pick shows us allstar potential.

 

Everyone in here agrees that we have to overpay free agents then when it actually happens MFs go nuts.

Fuck what ya'll talkin' bout'. Turner kills for me on 2K!

 

People forget you need to pay for defense .....get a defender and if he can't shoot like CJ he's going to be considered a mistake by a lot of folks...from what I've seen Turner, Aminu and Nurk are our best defenders and it's not even close from there down the roster...

 

It catapulted us years in development. We don't have Nurkic if we don't sign both Crabbe and Turner. We aren't looking to deal our starting C unless we were trying to save money.

 

Pure serendipity, but noted. Good point.

 

Agreed, but that's how the cookie crumbles sometimes.

KCP renounced by Detroit;

Also it appears the Blazers offered all 3 picks + any player outside of the big 3 for PG

 

My Pacer fan friends have been beyond belief that KP did not take this offer.

 

KCP on the open market now? That Knicks offer to THJ looks even worse and it hasn't even been 24 hours.

 

He just went from possibly a near max player to getting ~10-15 mil/yr.

Crazy.

 

I suspected KP was an overly emotional thinker when he was here, this just confirms it. Fuck that guy, I'm glad he's long gone.

 

And NY/BK both have their $ tied to other RFAs. Market just dried up. If I were WAS or ATL, I'd go after KCP for cheap.

 

ATL is in the driver's seat on this one. More cap than the Wiz. They get an upgrade on a cheaper contract.

 

Maybe that why Pritchard couldn't keep his job here.