Exclusive Official Buyout Thread (Aka Neil's dumpster dive for bargains)

Lot of people here don't want to stand behind their predictions... props on you!

 

lolol I mean I don’t really have a prediction, but converting Blevins to a standard contract would be absolutely ridiculous, even for Olshey.

My guess is he’s waiting to see who else gets bought out before the deadline. If no one interesting becomes available he’ll sign someone that’s already a free agent.

 

They could at least try to present a compelling argument...

"Teams feel pressure to agree, out of fear of alienating agents or being perceived as indifferent to a player’s wishes."

"It’s very, very hard for the small markets or mid markets to say we’re not gonna buy you out,” said one small-market GM, “because you can’t get players there anyway."

If you can't get players to small markets in the first place, why worry about the feelings of players who want out?

 

I'm going to say it again, if this roster that Olshey put together has to play even one play-in game... the team should not hesitate. They should fire Neil the day the regular season ends. Start searching for a replacement so you can have someone in place and up to speed by draft day. That person can figure out what to do with Terry.

For the record Zach is nowhere close to a big enough excuse to get Olshey out of this.

 

I agree... someone has to stand up against the crazy predictions!

 

Olshey has until Tuesday or Wednesday to add at least one player, which is also the deadline for teams to buyout guys that would still be eligible for the playoffs.

I say Hollis Jefferson or Austin Rivers.

 

if the Powell trade was official on Thursday, then it would be Wednesday

which player has shown the most in G-League and never played in the NBA?

 

RHJ for 500 please.

 

one thing we should pay attention too the rest of the way is all the tiebreakers

* Portland already owns the tiebreaker with Dallas and Golden State (although the Warriors are 10th and the mavs are 3.5 games behind Portland)

* Lakers and Suns already own the tiebreaker with the Blazers

* Blazers are down 0-1 against Utah, LAC, Denver, and Spurs

Portland doesn't want to be in a position where every team above them or even owns the tiebreaker

 

OPJ or bust

 

orlando has less than a week to buy him out.

 

Opj will sign with the lakers if bought out. So no i don't want the lakers to get more help

 

You don't care about Vince Carter's Legacy! He could cement it right here in Portland!

 

Do the Lakers already own the tie breaker? I thought it was 1-1.

Regardless I wonder how many fans will be allowed in the arena for the playoffs. The Blazers seem to play about the same home or away without the crowd factor. And as far as who we match up with in the playoffs, I am not sure who I would prefer to face from the 1-5 group. One could argue that 3 and 4 are tougher than 1 and 2. Of course those positions could change

 

At this point signings will be end of the bench nobodies.

The rotation is set, barring any injuries.

 

Sadly, you're not related to Dame.