Trade Blazers trade for Robert Covington!!

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  1. Tince

    Tince Well-Known Member

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    This is the biggest gamble trade Olshey has ever made in Portland. It's a single, or stretch double, but giving up the picks is a sign he's to put together a roster to win right now.
     
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    @BonesJones et al. What does this mean in terms of cap and trades? I assume this is roughly equivalent to
    picking up Ariza contract, but would like more info.
     
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    No wonder we’ve been so connected the most to Scrubb, Neil wasn’t planning on joining the draft until late lol
     
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    Ariza 12.8M
    Covington 12.1M
     
  5. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    gotta say, im glad I didn't get too invested in draft research.
     
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    Dame
    CJ
    Covington
    Millsap?
    Nurkic

    Now that's a winning starting five!
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    We probably could have had Covington at many points for 2 firsts. Wonder what sprung the decision to do it now?

    Either way, ballsy gamble finally by Olshey. It's a lot, but they should be able to recoup at least one first for Covington if things go south. Thinking about this a bit more, something like this needed to be done.
     
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    Probably our best lineup since Dame/Matthews/Batum/Aldridge/Lopez
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    i thought you couldn't trade consecutive 1st round draft picks?
     
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    Blazers Uprise going live to talk about

     
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    Covington is a role player on paper, but this move could be a game changer. We saw how much of an impact Ariza made, well we just got a souped up version of that.
     
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  13. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    that's it.

    Think some FA decisions are coming that will finalize this roster over the next few weeks. As Nurk said, this year is either KILL or DIE
     
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    Sign Millsap and I'm feeling pretty good about our chances to be a top 4 team in the conference
     
  15. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    the trade is happening after we make the pick on WED. minor loophole
     
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    Makes me wonder if next year's pick could be a swap of 1st round picks as details come out?
     
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    ^^^^^It's official now. Dame followed him.
     
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    Dame
    CJ
    Covington
    Grant
    Nurkic

    Would be deadly.
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    I keep seeing too much Evan Turner in my timeline with him working out with Dame/Nurk and Dame's trainer. That our FA target?
     

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