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  1. Mediocre Man

    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    Like every other year?
     
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    My guess is we are going to read one of two phrases in the morning online sports editions on Friday.

    "If you expected the Blazers to make significant trades then you were disappointed."

    Or

    "No one saw what Olshey was planning to do last night."

    Take a guess.
     
    ripcityboy, Jun 20, 2017
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    Olsheys not gonna do anything productive. Not really expecting much.

    The Lakers will be making moves to get better though. Count on that.
     
    BonesJones, Jun 20, 2017
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    But now we gotta pay Nurk. Or are we going to trade Nurk so we don't have to pay him in order to get a rookie contract Wilt Chamberlain? Because I'd be okay with that.
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    Olshey is reactive rather than proactive in terms of trades.

    The most we'll see is another protected second rounder/Harkless type deal. Don't get me wrong, Harkless is solid but he doesn't vault this team - We're still in purgatory.
     
    Fez Hammersticks, Jun 20, 2017
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    Sad but true. If we are going to have such a massive salary level, I miss the days of Trader Bob.
     
    TBpup, Jun 20, 2017
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    Harry Giles, huh? Sounds like a Bucks-like pick.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Jun 20, 2017
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    That's what I was thinking. They need more depth at 4 or 5 and they're in position to swing big.
     
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    Pay Nurk or Plums?

    Riiiiight.
     
    dviss1, Jun 20, 2017
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    The Nurk deal was reactive - his hand was forced by Plumlee's RFA status this summer.

    Would we have Nurk if Plumlee was locked up? I doubt it.
     
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    I get it bringing in Lopez on an expiring contract is a future salary dump. However, that makes him the Fakers starting center next season. I had Ivica Zubac penciled in as playing most of the Fakers C minutes. Zubac was starting to show good game in his rookie season.

    Guess my point is. Wonder if trading one of our first round picks for Zubac is a good idea? If the Fakers want more picks, and we want a big, is he better or worse than what we might get in the draft? I really do not know, but I do like his game, just do not understand the love for some of the bigs in this draft.
     
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    Probably not. BUT.... Now we have Nurk, and a healthy Nurk is worth far more than Plums.

    So we have that going for us. Not sure how much more we could get in a similar deal where we tried to upgrade from our current C to a younger, longer contract, similar to the Plums-Nurk deal.
     
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    In case anyone cares, the Rip City Drive live mock draft came out with the Blazers picking John Collins at 15, OG Anunoby at 20, and Justin Patton at 26. The fact that Patton was still available at 26 completely invalidates their mock, but that's what happened.
     
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    No trade rumor here, just another trade idea.

    Now that Russell is a Net, maybe J. Lin is on the market.

    Jeremy Lin for Crabbe & #20.
     
    oldfisherman, Jun 20, 2017
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    Holy Crap! Adebayo has an outside shot??

    That could change everything.

     
    PtldPlatypus, Jun 20, 2017
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    Dillon Brooks got picked 24th lol.

    Ducks fans SMH.
     
    BonesJones, Jun 20, 2017
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    Yeah, that was pretty ridiculous. Dude even got a chance to explain himself on the radio, and he couldn't come up with something plausible like, "Gordon Hayward's leaving in free agency, so they need a scorer from the wing position to replace his production." Just, duhhhh...I'm a Duck fan...so, yeah...
     
    PtldPlatypus, Jun 20, 2017
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    I think I would take Bam over Giles.
     
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    Damn!!! Didn't know he had that kind of range.
     
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    yeah same here, makes him a good bit more interesting
     
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