DeAndre Jordan Might Be A Blazer Superthread

Why would Jordan opt out of the last year of his contract that pays him over $24 million. You already mentioned he's 29 and declining. He'll never get close to $24 million a year ever again. He'd be a fool to leave that money on the table.

BNM

 

if deal does not include Nurk or CJ, how would potential deal look like

DeAndre is leaving, theyre trying to move Griffin, are they going into rebuild process... if yes, what would they take from us: Vonleh, Ed Davis, Collins, Swanigan, Harkless, some bad contract like ET or Meyers

 

And you can develop a lot of scoring moves in 6 years

 

I have no idea. The tweet said LAC did not consider any of the offers "seriously tempting". If the offer had included Nurk or C.J. don't you think the Clippers would have considered it "seriously tempting"?

We probably offered them something like Meyers and Moe and maybe 2nd round pick. They said no thanks. End of rumor.

BNM

 

Id take DeAndre ofc, but Id like us to improve our team in a different way

 

Sorry, I thought you said "playing". You said "paying".

Jordan's contract will be long since expired by the time Collins gets paid.

And, of course, with both teams over the cap, we have to send out comparable salary (Meyers and Moe, or Turner and Layman, etc.) to make the trade work (financially).

Again, I'm not saying any of these were offered, but there are plenty of ways to make the salaries work.

BNM

 

Sure, and I suspect, we just offered them some package of hot garbage and nothing will come of it.

BNM

 

Blech.

 

He'd be a good backup for Nurk. You can't play Jordan in the 4th quarter because of his FT shooting. So, play him most of his minutes in the first three quarters to keep Nurk fresh and out of foul trouble.

It will never happen. The Clipps will get better offers for teams desperate for defense and rebounding.

BNM

 

well fuck it, I know just one thing, if Nurk suspect he could be part of the deal, hell be fucked up and so will Blazers
hes gonna need reassurance from Neil Olshey that he wont get traded... Im literally not joking about this

guy loves it here, better prevent any possible shit

 

Players generally over-estimate their value. Especially when the market is tighter.

They see the Parsons, ET, & Crabbe contracts & say to themselves "If XXXXX got that, then I'm definitely going to get more"

I'd be surprised if he did NOT opt out of the contract

 

Gotta keep Caleb if we get rid of Vonleh tho...

 

He ain't smart but I bet his agent is.

 

Is his psyche truly that fragile?

 

Whether it includes Jabari or not, you're on the right track about a multi-team trade. Jordan wouldn't become a Blazer. Jordan is cheap right now and Olshey's checking, how cheap?
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Also...Jordan is partially Olshey's player, but not as much as Aminu.

When the Clippers drafted Jordan, Olshey was Director of Player Personnel. 3 months later before Jordan's rookie season, Baylor was out, replaced by Dunleavy as GM and Olshey as Assistant GM.

 

Blazers might have tried to get DJ and Lou Williams both....but didn't offer a starter to get it done.

 

If he's that fucking fragile, then that's exactly why he should be traded. I sort of doubt he's on the block, but the NBA is a trade and free-agency heavy business, being involved in rumors is part of the deal.

 

Agents have to pander to the player - so they are in a tough spot.
If an agent tells a player "No one is ever going to pay you more than $20M per year", the player will find a new agent.

 

like I said, Nurk loves it here and he said he found his new home, so when media speaks about possible trade for another starting C, you cant but not to think you may be part of the deal, cause thats the most logical option... if he founds thats true, hed be disappointed and I believe hed quit, like he did in DEN... in DEN he did it cause it would help him to get traded, in POR hed do it cause hed be disappointed

thats why Im not joking, hes gonna need reassurance...