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

I'm not that worried about Wes injury. Wes was never this ultra athletic guy whos game relied on his athleticism. He barely jumps on his 3's and his D was more about Hustle and Grit then anything. If there is a type of player who could come back and it minimally impacts their game, Wes would be that type of player. Most everyone who had this injury and it killed their career was either older and at the end of their rope anyway or really relied on their athleticism.
I'd give Wes three options
2y deal 22m with a team option
2y deal for 16m with a player option
4y deal for 35m as a thank you type contract.

 

Thing is Wes doesn't rely on explosiveness. He's a shooter and post up guy, which means Wesleys offense won't suffer compared to someone like Westbrook if the same injury happened to him. Hell be fine defensively... I'll think he'll be even stronger upper body wise and lateral quickness doesn't really engage your Achilles..

That being said I think he'll sign to 2 years $16M with a player option. He performs like the same ol Wes then then he opts out and gets his payday when the cap ramps up. I think he'll give Portland the upper hand in negotiations, but I don't think he'll try and convince them to $10M+ for a short deal, especially if we give him a PO.

 

Possible that his injury won't have a great impact on his offense...there are crafty scorers like Andre Miller. But it'll affect his defense, you have to run and close out on people etc...

 

I think he'll be able to run in a straight line.... Hopefully...

 

As I said on another post, if anyone can come back from Achilles Injury, it is Iron Man. I think Rolo being resigned and Wes will go down as huge mistakes in the Blazer Scrapbook.