Notice Blazers draft Greg Brown!

1st point, less than 5 teams went over the apron last year. Most teams wouldn’t care I would think.

2nd point, common misconception. You definitely can.

 

Can someone explain the birds and the bees to me one more time?

Is that what happens when Greg Oden and Moses Brown love each other very much?

But seriously, wish all the luck in the world to this dude.

 

Is Greg Brown blowing Dames skirt up?

 

I don't think an outgoing sign and trade using non bird exception (up to 125% of previous year's salary) hard caps a team... but I could be wrong.

 

color me confused.

 

We can combine him, but you're correct it would hard cap the other team.

 

as RR7 said, you can combine a S&T with other players

IIRC, the previous CBA said a team couldn't combine a S&T, but that rule was eliminated

 

Did you think that was the objective in buying a mid-second round pick?

 

So in theory, we can do a Jones (9.7 mil) + Simons (3.9 mil) + Kanter (S&T 3 mil) + let's say a future first for Grant?

 

yes...I'm pretty sure the rule for Portland would be incoming salary has to equal or be less than outgoing salary + 5.1M

 

sweet. this makes our trade situation a bit less bleak then if we can use Kanter in a trade. Obviously, the team would want to take him on and he would have to agree, but that might not be too big of a challenge.

 

That's only if the resulting trade doesn't put Portland into the tax. Portland will most certainly be in the tax, so regardless of what trade they make they will be subject to the 125% +100k salary matching rule.

But yeah, we just need Kanter to sign for at least 2.4M to make that trade legal.

 

you're right. I was thinking of the rules for non-taxpayers

thanks for correction....I might hold a grudge though...

 

It will be interesting to see how his career compares to the guy taken right after him, Kessler Edwards. The CBS analyst had him rated as first round talent, saw an article suggesting Milwaukee take him at 31 and he looked a lot better on the Tankathon ratings than Brown (although they rated him at 45th in their mock). Great shooter and defender according to this:
"A huge factor in Edwards being a great shooter is off-ball movement and relocation. Throughout his college career, his usage rate has been average for a scorer of his caliber because he’s able to create advantages and space before catching the ball. He has the potential to be a pick-and-pop forward in the NBA, can come off pin-downs, shoot off movement and the catch, and beat close-outs for mid-range shots off a few dribbles with consistency (46.3 percent in the mid-range in 2021 per BartTorvik). Few 6’8 players come into the NBA with Edwards’ shooting resume.

The 2021 NBA Combine gave Edwards a platform to prove that his lockdown defense at Pepperdine wasn’t a product of being an NBA prospect in the WCC; he showed awareness and versatility within schemes and his head is always on a swivel, keeping him ready to help a teammate that gets beat. He’s not an elite athlete but he gives supreme effort on defense, is willing to rotate and protect the rim, has length with over a 6’11 wingspan, and keeps ball-handlers in front of him moving laterally."
https://www.midmajormadness.com/202...-kessler-edwards-second-round-mock-projection
http://www.tankathon.com/players/kessler-edwards

 

both would’ve rather picked a guy who...went undrafted? And it wasn’t specific to this pick either, these two wanted Henry for the majority of the teams in the second. Lol huh?

 

There are two Hollinger's?

 

meant to say vecenie