No wonder you're not driven to despondency when faced with this roster and the future under Olshey. You've got the Fever!
Philly making a run at Butler. With the guards Portland has acquired, I think you could quite easily fill 2/3s of CJ's production at guard and get more than 100% of his production at SF with Butler. (because defense) I know it would be a risk but that is the only move left that I can see where Portland really takes a step forward.
I think people are overstating the risk in trading CJ for Butler... CJ has a terrible contract at 26-30 mil per year the next 3 season... at worst it is a salary dump... it’s not like this team was winning playoff games with CJ... what is there to lose?!
Who says what Neil is discussing, and with who. He said he is looking at trade possibilities. Maybe he's discussing acquiring a Butler or K Love.
CJ sucks and isn't worth the money! Olshey is a failure if he doesn't trade CJ for Butler or Kawhi! It makes total sense!
Outside of some people I'm lucky enough to have an occasional conversation with....every team would like Butler.
His contract is actually pretty good for the team. It's a fixed salary not a percentage of the salary cap like say Dame's. So if the cap goes up next year CJ's pay stays the same.
The Blazers would like Butler. They just don't want to give up anything for him. They also fear losing him after one year. If after a year with Dame you can't convince him to stay (for more money than he could get elsewhere) then that is a franchise problem. At least you took a shot with a player that fits better here than CJ who is just too much duplication with Dame.
Excellent post. Cj is good, but he's not a big enough difference maker to worry about losing him. His advanced stats indicate that he's basically slightly above average.
I would hope they finally think that way. I l like CJ's personnality and intelligence but you have to be ready to let him go for the good package. Butler is the perfect package. And if he leaves in one year so be it. 27M off the cap would give us options down the road.
So then why would Minnesota take that? If CJ sucks so bad then they're guaranteed to get better packages.
He doesn't suck. Butler has only 1 year left and is a risky move. Suitors will lower offers for that exact reason .
