Trade Blazers trade for Robert Covington!!

Nah, we had to guarantee the entire 12+ before he could be traded.

 

With Covington, I'd rather get Woods.

 

I'm not sure that is actually true. We had to guarantee a minimum of $7M to trade for RoCo.

It really depends upon if Ariza agreed to move back his guarantee date. Detroit was taking him into cap space. If Ariza agreed to adjusting the date and value to 11/22/20 for $7M - there's a chance he's cut loose. If his contract is fully guaranteed, I doubt he'll be a FA.

 

Everything I read about Ariza's contract was that it was 1.8 or 12.8. I never read anything about that guarantee being adjustable. Also I read on ESPN that if anyone had a team option on a contract it had to be picked up before that player could be traded so I'm going to need a link to support your very suspect theory.

 

There is no option on Ariza's contract. It was strictly a minimum contract guarantee for $1.8M.

Under the CBA, only guaranteed salary can be used in trades. To complete the RoCo trade - Portland had to send out a minimum of $7M of guaranteed salary.

The date when a contract becomes fully guaranteed can be negotiable (but is no later than mid-Jan). The biggest question in this theory is when Ariza's contract if fully guaranteed. We'll find out for sure in the next 2-3 days.

 

Meanwhile, Trevor Ariza just got moved again ... he's on his way to the Mavericks for Delon Wright.

 

I have always thought of him as a SF. Why are people talking about him playing PF. Everybody last season in Houston was playing out of position right?

 

I mean I would hope we didn’t just sign Jones to be a $9m 3rd string SF lol

 

@wizenheimer ...tremendous breakdown showing how much better RoCo is at SF > PF> C, and it's not even close. Knowing Stotts' penchant for going small though, this type of data will be largely ignored.

 

Wings are largely switchable these days. I don't really put much stock into those numbers unless the Blazers plan on playing him at C which the Rockets did a lot of (he did average 2.2 BPG though!).

 

There are going to be hundreds of RoCo jerseys at the Rose Garden when (if) fans come back to the arena. Fans are going to take to this guy as fast as they did for Gerald Wallace.

 

New City Same RoCo.

 

Love...
because just liking this doesn't cut it for me.

 

Sorry, Casey, can't let RoCo have #23.

 

so that makes him tied with Luke Ridnour for 5 teams in a week?

 

Derrick Jones Junior signing now official and announced!

https://www.nba.com/blazers/news/2020/11/22/blazers-sign-derrick-jones-jr

 

Man, he reminds me of a cross between Wes and Gerald Wallace. Super excited.

Trent/Jones/Roco/Collins/Nurk needs to be our defensive lineup, with Hood switching in for Zach if the other team have more guards. Would be ridiculous if we could get Nico back also. Can you say lockdown???

 

Everybody understands”lockdown” in the COVID times.