don't forget about "cap holds", Nurks is almost 9 mil and we have another 4 mil in dead money "stretched guys". Vonleh is also a big cap hold unless we relinquish our rights.
I don't think Swanigan can replace Crabbe's shooting, but maybe he can replace his scoring, and do so just as efficiently. Swanigan continues to show he can knock down open jump shots, but he also gets hustle points off offensive rebounds and broken plays. I doubt if he sees 28+ MPG at the beginning of the season, but as his PT increases, I could see him scoring 10 points per 28 minutes played. We still at least need the threat of someone who can knock down an open 3 to help space the floor with the second unit. If Morrow can come close to shooting his career average 3FG%, he may be that guy. He already has a reputation as a lights out 3-point shooter. So unless his shot has completely abandoned him, other teams just won't leave him wide open camped out at the 3-point line. I could see Morrow and Swanigan working well together on the second unit. Morrow for spacing, but Swanigan as our leading scorer (and rebounder) off the bench. BNM
What I have not seen mentioned is the oh-so-critical performance of Calabro and Hurd. Personally, I found them both to be less annoying that I had remembered. So...improved?
I was never bothered by them. Calabro is a hall of famer. They sounded pretty damned professional last night.
Hell yea he did. But I’m glad he’s gone not because he’s weak or anything but bc he was so hated on here. I’m telling you Crabbe is going to be missed very much. He was the 3rd best 3 point shooter in the league on TONS of attempts. Crabbe would have been perfect on this team still
Thing about Wes is that the Mavs don't really have any other defensive SGs. They have Seth Curry but then nobody else. So they'd want an actual SG in return. If it was Evan Turner, then hallelujah, but somehow I doubt it. You know who's stacked with SGs? Denver. Maybe we could get Will The Thrill back! (They love Gary Harris and they have no incentive to trade Murray yet.)
The guy I like on Denver is Malik Beasley. I'd take Barton too but I doubt Denver is eager to trade with Portland again lol
2018-19 Salaries: Guaranteed: Dame, $27,977,689 CJ, $25,759,766 Turner, $17,868,852 Harkless, $10,837,079 Leonard, $10,595,506 Aminu, $6,957,105 Collins, $3,628,920 Swanigan, $1,740,000 Varejao (stretched), $1,984,005 Ezeli (stretched), $333,333 Nichols (stretched), $2,844,430 Total Guaranteed: $110,526,685 (estimated CAP=$101,000,000) Qualifying Offers (restricted FAs): Vonleh, $4,749,591 Nurk, $4,140,964 Napier, $3,452,308 Connaughton, $1,839,228 Briscoe, $1,551,118 (contingent on making the 2017-18 roster) Non-Guaranteed: Layman, $1,544,951 Free-Agents (unrestricted): Davis (Blazers hold Bird rights - can go over the CAP to re-sign up to player max salary.) Since we'll be over the CAP, we'll only have the ability to: - match our restricted FAs - Bird rights to re-sign Davis - use our mid-level exception x use bi-annual exception - add players on the rookie scale - sign min-level players. - $12.9M Player Trade Exception (Not usable to sign FAs)
The thing we haven't seen yet is Collin's shooting touch. This kid can flat out shoot the ball, give him a game or three to get his comfort level up a bit, then watch out! At Gonzaga he showed he had range out to the 3 point line. I can't wait to see these two grow together. The future is bright.
Yea I looked back on it and my mistake was thinking the total guaranteed number included some of the RFA’s. That’s a lot worse then I thought. Not that we are players in free agency anyways but it would be nice to know we had that as an option.
In all seriousness, while I still wonder what Harry Giles will end up doing, seeing how ready Collins was on the D end made me feel a bit better, that this wouldn't be a redshirt year by a guy who may not contribute for a while. We don't need 15ppg from the guy, but smart D would be a refreshing change.
After Neil drafted Lillard, there were a lot of nonbelievers.... Weber State? Can he compete? After Neil drafted CJ, there were a lot of questions... Duplication? How many 6'3" PGs do you need? Both times, Neil was vindicated. By the end of this season the consensus will be that Neil hit it out of the park, yet again. Collins will be starting and the national media are going to talk about how we built through the draft.
