That second tweet has me thinking of a possible major downside: Aminu is going to feel seriously underpaid.
Again, please don't get me wrong. I like Turner, but that is too much money for him, even by today's standards. Fuck, I would have rather had Mozgov
I dont even blame Olshey. Its this market. What the hell you want him to do? He drafted us Lillard, Cj, Crabbe in the 2nd round, Barton in the 2nd round although hes gone.. Olshey is nice hes just working in a trash market according to these top FAs
I'm still pissed about the Aminu consolation prize. Somehow I think I'll feel the same about Turner a year from now as I feel about him today. Hope I'm wrong!
This place is going up in flames today, such fun to read. Everyone take a breath, all of these midlevel guys are getting severely over paid, that's what the market is giving us this summer. It's a time where teams have way too much cash, and not enough top end players to fill it. Someone is going to get that money and it's the midtier guys. Turner isn't a bad player at all. I'll love to read this thread come next year when half of you guys are praising him for his defense and playmaking skills. He's not the big name we hoped to land, but the sooner you all realize Portland will never sign that guy, the happier you will be in early July. For whatever reason, of which have been hashed over numerous times, guys aren't going to come here. Everyone that though Dame was a drawing force was wrong. I know a bunch of you say we should wait and make trades, what big names have been made available in these kinds of deals? Harden is the only one and that was an outlier of the old CBA. With shorter contracts, teams aren't having to deal away guys nearly as much because they aren't on the hook for years 5-6-7. Again, take a breath, pour yourself whatever tasty adult beverage you like and have a little faith NO knows what he is doing.
...just like how Vonleh was the starting PF for most of the year, how many minutes did he average? That's all I am saying. Sure he can start, but I doubt he plays more than 25-29 mpg.
I like him a lot, too. A good 2 way player that has size and can play SG/SF. His 3pt shooting isn't so great.
the general consensus seems to be that he's actually a pretty good defensive player. Why do you think otherwise?
I don't think Aminu is going anywhere. not on the friendly contract he is signed to, plus his versatility.
Woj reports $70M, ESPN reports $75M. Woj's tweet is the most recent. At $75M, his salary is $17.6M first year.
Every fucking liberal hipster wants to move here... but we can't pay a dude max money to come play on our young up-and-coming team.......
from another board; "I bet you Turner ends up playing mostly as the backup PG behind Lillard and with Lillard and McCollum. It will allow them to both work off the ball, which they both do well. A ton of money, but Turner is a terrific fit with the Blazers"
