I didn't say it would happen this month. My suggestion was I wonder if he would consider it. I know of all the steps that must be taken. I also know that the big building and other costs would not be a consideration if PA really believed he could build a contender in Seattle.
I will be honest, that if I had a boatload of money (as an NBA player) and could live anywhere, it wouldn't be Portland or Seattle. But, Seattle arguably has more big city stuff than Portland does. In today's world that might not matter, as people seem to be preferring the dryer, warmer air of the southwest.
Are you not reading my post? It isn't up to Allen. Even if he wanted to move the team, the NBA will not let the team leave Portland. The only reason he let the Sonics leave is because the city wasn't willing to take the necessary steps to upgrade/build an arena. That isn't an issue in Portland. The Blazers will not move under any circumstances.
Okay, we just have a difference of opinion. You believe that Paul Allen, with all his pull and money couldn't eventually (at some point in the future) find a way to get this team to Seattle. I think it possibly could. However, you are missing the entire point of my original post. I was wondering if it would be easier to get FAs in Seattle as opposed to Portland.
I like Zach's future, but if we could do a Butler/CJ swap, then I would be much more interested in Love for Collins. Dame/Curry/Simons Butler/Stauskas/Trent/ Harkless/Turner Love/Aminu/Layman Nurkic/Swanigan/Biebs
You don't get it. If Allen tried to pull something like that they'd force him to sell. The NBA has specific rules in place to prevent owners from doing this. It CAN'T and WON'T happen. The only draw Seattle has for free agents is that there is a bigger pool of players in the NBA that are from the Seattle area. Other than that I'm guessing most people who aren't from the Pacific Northwest think they are pretty much the same.
DET Gets: Clarkson, Aminu (BM TPE) POR Gets: Kevin Love CLE Gets: Leonard, Leuer, Swanigan, POR 2019 1st, DET 2019 1st, (more picks...?) CLE saves ~$14.3M. Cleveland could then use their MLE on Len (who's young and fits their timeline), resign Hood, and still avoid the luxury tax while adding future picks and clearing a starting spot for Nance. Meyers would be a better fit with Nance than Thompson since he can space. POR should sign a couple bigs afterwards... someone like Trevor Booker at PF and Jeff Witney at C. DET Gets more depth, which they need. The rotation s are what I think each team would go with. PORTLAND: Lillard (36) / McCollum (12) / WB IV / Simons McCollum (23) / Curry (25) / Trent / Stauskas Harkless (24) / Turner (24) / Layman Love (34) / Collins (8) / Harkless (6) / Booker Nurkic (30) / Collins (18) / Withey DETROIT: Jackson (32) / Clarkson (16) Kennard (24) / Clarkson (12) / Bullock (12) Robinson III (24) / Johnson (16) / Bullock (8) Griffin (20) / Aminu (28) Drummond (33) / Griffin (15) CLEVELAND: Sexton (28) / Hill (20) Hood (33) / Smith (8) / Hill (7) Osman (20) / Korver (18) / Smith (10) Nance (28) / Swanigan (12) / Leuer (8) Len (24) / Zizic (24) / Leonard / Thompson
If we did this I’d much rather have... Dame/Curry/Simmons WB4/Simmons/Trent Butler/ET/Layman Love/Amino/Hark Nurk/Love Swan/ML and Nik would be 13-15...I really dislike those 3
If roll with this: Lillard / WB IV Curry / WB IV / Trent Butler / Harkless Love / Aminu Nurkic / Collins Butler is a good facilitator, so WB IV off the bench would mean we'd have two playmakers in at all times.
This is historically wrong. When you look at almost ever team that has won they have a little of everything. They have a strong core of guys at the same age range, but also often have some older vets and a couple young potentials on the bench. A balanced roster age wise is just that. older vets for leadership. Some young potential for high speed gas usage and your core to lean on the bulk of the time. It’s okay to have a couple players be on the for front or backend of their careers and not have the whole roster be within a few years of each other. Jordan’s first ring came with Cartwright as his center. His fifth was with a young bj Armstrong running point.
Possibly the best thing that can happen to Portland is to get a baseball team. You can’t flip the switch overnight. But over time, a second sport will garner more national exposure to the city in general. Baseball would provide Portland a sports outlet for the nba offseason to help maintain interest in hanging around town rather than taking off. Our summer weather is some of the best in the nation. MLB stars flying in and out all summer long. Tv time and national ballpark exposure (if they put it down on the river) highlighting the surrounding downtown and rose quarter/lloyd district. Another thing I think would help is to build some legit beaches on the Columbia. Haul in tons of good beach sand and build some legit parks. Help provide a more Cali/Florida atmosphere with regards to water/beach entertainment. Build a legit amusement/water park in the area. I think baseball would be a huge help in possibly turning the corner with our nba fa appeal. But if all of these things weee done over the next decade, I think it could catapult our appeal in the eyes of many stars.
Complete BS. Though I will enjoy the homefield advantage when my Broncos beat up on those Raiduds. Every game will be a 50/50 split of NFL fans in Ol' Vegas.
You’re underestimating the strong fan base of raider fans still in LA...and the 3.5 hr drive from LA to Vegas(or 1hr flight). I highly doubt your 50/50 dream. Good luck with the keenum years though
