Exclusive I would assume everyone in this forum wants Wesley Matthews resigned

And if your on the fence then shout it out. If your Neil though, What kind of extension do you offer Wes? And how much is to much?

 

Of course, but it has to be beneficial for both sides. Something along the lines of 2 years $16 million (2nd year player option) seems fair for both sides.

If a team like the Knicks offers him 14 million/year, I think you pass and try to resign Afflalo as the starter.

 

Yeah, I think you re-sign Matthews, but ideally, you wait until late in the summer to see how he's healing - or you make it short duration (like two years, as suggested above). It's tough, because Matthews developed into a really good defensive SG, a solid three-point shooter, and a great glue guy for this team before he tore his achilles'.

 

If LA comes back I def want him back.

As I said before I think the need to bring him back lessens if LA doesn't resign. I'm not sure I would lock up big money on him if the team is headed the other direction. I think I would commit to the younger guys (McCollum and Crabbe) and use money elsewhere and maybe on a FA next year.

 

In a best case scenario Wes could be back on court around All-star break next season for limited minutes, possibly almost as good as he used to be.

So whether we sign him or not we still need to replace him with someone as good as he was. I don't think we will re-sign Wes until after we sign everyone else we need. I believe you can exceed the cap to re-sign your players, and we will need to exceed the cap to field a decent team next year.

 

Depends on who else is available to get instead.

 

I disagree, people here don't agree about anything and will disagree just to make a point even if they don't believe the crap they post.

But I think we should lock up Wes.

 

I really trust Neil's decision on this. No other team is going to offer him big dollars for more than a year or two. So I think it comes down to do you want the Blazers to lock him up long term while you can get a discount and gain salary flexibility down the road? Or do you want him to prove he is recovered first and run the risk of having to pay $15+ million per year to keep him in a summer or two? Also what message does it send to teammates and free agents if you sign him for short term or long term? This was the heart and soul of you team that was underpaid for 5 years and got hurt a few months before his payday.

There are multiple conflicting factors in this decision.

 

Wtf is up with "exclusive?!" Fuck this shit. I'm not even reading anymore of the shit exclusive threads.

 

I am all for him coming back as long as it is on the cheap and in a 6th man role. This is of course if he comes back from a devastating sports injury.

 

That does it. This is the last "Exclusive" thread I ever click.

How about a new category called "Nothing"?

 

Problem with all this is he will need to be signed before he is even ready to play again. At this point you show him support and you pay him for the near future.

 

I actually am probably the one guy that doesn't want to re-sign him, until proven. This injury is going to change his game entirely, and with Wesley it's not like he had tons of game to begin with. His explosiveness and quickness most likely will suffer, so the best thing we can hope for now is a spot up shooter..... Not sure if that is worth it.

 

He isn't a jumper. That is probably what he has going for him. The other thing about this injury is that it is a tear. From what i have picked up it was not completely severed. That is very important for the healing process and the chances of him coming back well.
If Wes was playing above the rim much of the time then i would see this as a huge problem but really when is the last time you watched him even try to dunk?
Heck the entire team is in love with the finger roll.
Those things could play out in his favor but still i agree with you. There will be an effect on his game to some extent.

 

Where did you hear it wasn't a complete Achilles tear?

 

I will try to find it. Read it on O-Live i think?

 

There are kind of mixed stories. Some say it is a complete rupture but others are saying it is simply a tear?
CBS has it as a tear as well as Blazers edge. Deadspin has it as a rupture as well as SI.
ESPN has it as a tear.

 

Rupture is such a gruesome word when talking about an injury. Makes my stomach turn.