Blazers Offer Roy Hibbert Max Contract

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  1. Tince

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    Cool, but will KPee let him go?
     
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    I still think they resign him as long as he doesn't get over $10 million/year
     
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    Id love it if we got hibbert. Lets hope indy wont match
     
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    He's going to want more than that and CLE are rumored to be willing to offer a contract that starts at $11m/per.

    S&T Batum!
     
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    How much cap space would we have left if we sign Hibbert to a max deal and let Batum walk?

    I wouldn't be surprised if Jeff Green was targeted by Portland if we had the money, he fits the rest of the criteria.
     
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    Hibbert to a max deal? ... Ouch!

    I know there's a lack of quality centers in the league today, but that'd just be a piss poor move on Portland's part. I mean, come on, think long term. That'd be setting them up for a Rashard Lewis type contract fail.
     
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    Roy Hibbert?

    The guy that fades in the 2nd half?

    Wtf Olshey
     
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    I'm not saying you're wrong, but what would you do? Portland will always have to overpay to get FA's...
     
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    The frontline is going to be huge.

    C: Roy Hibbert (7'2") || Meyers Leonard (7'1.25")
    PF: LaMarcus Aldridge (6'11") || Joel Freeland (6'11")
     
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    Unless its a s & t it would only be for four years. Hibbert is 25 and I believe a max for him starts at about 14.5. Nowhere near rashard lewis 20+ million when he was on the downside of his career
     
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    Overpaying for a top-5 FA? Probably worth it.
     
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    As a fan from a fellow small market team, I feel you on not being able to sign big time free agents. However, it's not like Roy Hibbert is a franchise changing player. He's one of those guys that only got his "All-Star" tag this year due to circumstance, not production. A move like this can set Portland further back into more years of mediocrity and impede progression.

    I also question the move considering picking Leonard in the lottery. I understand that Leonard is a project and is not ready for starter-type minutes at center, but if you give an above-average center a maximum contract, you have to be commited to making him a face of your franchise. How does Leonard fit into that scheme; how is he going to grow?
     
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    He averaged 12/11 in the playoffs on 50% shooting

    MAX money? Really?
     
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    That's what you have to pay centers these days, they're a dying breed.
     
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    The fact that Hibbert is considered a top-5 FA is just indicitive of how weak this year's free agent class is at the top. This year's class has a lot of depth for teams looking to add contributing pieces, but it's one of the worst classes I've seen in a while in terms of franchise changing players. It's essentially Deron Williams, a bunch of old vets that still have a few years left in them, and some average to above average players who will be severely overpaid with Joe Johnson sized contracts (*insert Hibbert*).

    I just feel like Portland would have been better off trying to get some quality role players at a good value and holding off to improve their team through trade or next year's free agency/draft before commiting themselves to a ridiculous MAX offer to someone like Roy Hibbert.
     
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    My answer to your last question might also be why he isn't worth a max contract: Hibbert hasn't averaged 30mpg any of his first three seasons, so there will be 18-20 minutes a game for Lenoard to grow.
     
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    This is a great point. The new CBA makes it more difficult to sign players to crippling contracts unless they turn around and get injured in their first year.
     

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