As did Nic Batum, Ryan Anderson and Timothy Mozgov.....it was spend the money or split it amongst current roster players wasn't it?
Yes, everyone did. As surprising as it seems, there were worse contracts handed out that summer than what Crabbe and Turner got. The only problem is we overpaid 4 guys (five if you count Ezeli). BNM
Yup. Blame that silly year we had. We over-performed so Neil overpaid. If we had tanked, which is what I think Neil was originally trying to do, then I think Leonard would be gone, Crabbe may or may not have gotten the deal that he got, and we probably would have another lottery pick on our team.
Yes, another one caused by Olshey, in addition to McCollum, Crabbe, and Turner. The Olshey hit list doubles when you include the bad contracts he offered but didn't win. The Olshey list is about as long as that of all other GMs combined. And the reason other GMs created those few overpaid players, was to keep up with Olshey. He single-handedly destroyed the NBA.
http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i...rail_blazers_reportedly_offering_chandle.html http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...d-trail-blazers-meet-memphis-grizzlies-friday https://www.si.com/nba/2016/07/01/chandler-parsons-trail-blazers-max-contract-offer-grizzlies-rumors https://247sports.com/nba/los-angel...-4-year-max-deal-to-Chandler-Parsons-46057458 https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/...dler-parsons-max-deal-memphis-meeting-friday/
From that Oregonian article - "Portland is offering a four-year contract worth close to the maximum allowed" "The largest contract the Blazers could offer Parsons under league rules is for four years and about $94.7 million. " I thought I remember reading somewhere that Memphis offered more, and Neil told him to take it.
NYK, Ntilikina won't be ready for a couple years and once he is he and Napier can start together in the backcourt.
Straw man. Olshey caused him, and several others to get vastly overpaid. When you add Blazer contracts plus the high contracts paid by other teams that were forced by Olshey, I bet they equal the other super-high ones, which were themselves offered only because Olshey drove up expectations around the league. I leave it to you, Nate, to verify this, because you're smarter than me at it. So get started.
Not sure if this helps/hurts the debate. Chandler Parsons offered max deal by Blazers; Memphis meeting set The Portland Trail Blazers and Memphis Grizzlies have emerged as the primary competitors for free-agent forward Chandler Parsons, sources told ESPN. The Blazers offered Parsons a maximum contract worth $94.8 million over four years during a meeting in Los Angeles in the opening hours of free agency, sources said. The Grizzlies are also expected to make a max offer in a meeting with Parsons scheduled for Friday, sources told ESPN's Marc Stein.
he doesn't have to average 25 ppg but the fact that he CAN go off for 25 on any given night would really help our team.
He must be kept. He's exactly what this bench has besn missing: scoring and a guard who can move the ball.
