Blazers interested in Spencer Hawes

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  1. Boise Blazer

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    Free agent center Spencer Hawes is visiting with the #Suns later today.
     
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    Big contract offer inc.
     
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    Yep . . . for the Blazers to be competitive with an MLE, they need to let the teams with salary cap burn it all. I know it's debatable, but I think when it comes down to teams with just the MLEs left, the Blazers can be competitive. Question is what players will be left?
     
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    Not much in this free agent class. I guess we're stuck with retreads.
     
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    Well there better be a decent backup PG left, because if Blazers don't resign Mo, whoever the Blazers get as a backup PG will be getting a decent amount of PT next year. I don't see CJ or Will being able to take the pressure off Lillard with their ball handling.

    Last year it was hard to take Lopez out of the game. I hope this year it won't be hard to take pressure off Lillard always having to handle the ball.
     
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    The way I see it, the Blazers are in a bit of a bind. I think they want Hawes and he doesn't want to settle for less money than he's been making last year. That means a S&T is the only route forward. In order to get the Cavaliers to play ball they have to have at least the threat of Hawes leaving for the MLE on the table. That means we can't firm up any other MLE deals until this thing is wrapped up.
     
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    At a sports bar in Ohio yesterday, there's a big electronic ticker that said Hawes was very interested in playing for us. When will we get news that the deal is done??
     
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    The July moratorium runs through the 10th, but I guess a deal could be announced any time. It's going to take a package that's interesting enough to the Cavs to get them to bite.
     
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    He has said he wants 8m per and the blazers can only offer 5.3m. A sign and trade is the only option, so the blazers are at the mercy of the Cavs' off season plans at this point. Unless Hawes REALLY wants to play for the blazers I wouldn't expect an announcement anytime soon. Even so I've still been checking twitter and hoopshype constantly. LOL
     
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    Don't forget that Hawes is currently a $9.9M cap hold for Cleveland. If the Cavs want to use their cap space on some FA, they'll have to renounce Hawes, meaning they won't be able to S&T him to anybody for more than the MLE, because they'll no longer have the exception necessary to do so.
     
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    Excellent info, thank you :cheers:
     
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    They could s&t, but it would probably have to be a three way deal where they take on little salary and before their big free agent signing goes into effect. If they use cap space, they would also have the cap MLE instead of the bigger MLE.
     
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    Good clarification. The point is, any S&T deal would have to be consummated before they use their cap space, and would not benefit them if it prevented them from doing so.
     
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    Ugh . . . sounding more and more like getting Hawes is a real long shot. The hope is all teams burn salary cap and Hawes options is limited to teams with MLEs, which is pretty unlikely.
     
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    Neil will look like a dumbass if hawes signs elsewhere and Frye is no longer an option.

    Frye is in the price range of our mle and would love to be back. He should have at least called him
     
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