We wont have cap space anymore. So no immediate relief to teams. Maybe if they fall in love with our collection of average talent i guess (cause im not on board with lillard or cj being traded)
Well, Olshey is obviously the worst GM of the history of the NBA right ? I've read this board the past week so I know what I'm talking about, he's awful ! Yeah, it's easy to judge a trade with hindsight. I was very happy at the time.
the roster we have....sorry it's such a disappointment but we're developing young talent from within'...which is a great alternative
It really sucks how Olshey brokered the signing of Durant to the Warriors then forced Duncan to retire to clear the path for Gasol to sign with the Spurs. Damnit Olshey sucks!
I don't think that's the case (that we were considering him as high as 6 before NO arrived), but if it was, thank God for Neil. Dame was not that high on anyone's draft board a few months before the draft. Obviously, Dame was worthy of the 6 spot, but he was supposed to be a late-first, and if someone is a late-first, you don't "reach" that heavily, you simply trade back some so that you maximize the value of the selection.
No, but you can pick up assets to use in the future by doing so. I gave him kudos for the varejao trade.
Cap space is kind of a failing tactic for teams like Portland. It helps if you are trading a young guy on a rookie deal for a proven guy, or it helps be a landing spot in 3 team deals. It's best to have guys on appropriate deals and lots of them, then you can consolidate. Imagine if this season Meyers and Vonleh develop and Montero shows promise. The Blazers will be forced to make some moves 2 for 1 types of things.
Yes. However, usually need assets to add to those players to make consolidation trades. Hence, why i wish we would have made more of those the past year even if they were for 2nds.
We've has a really odd stretch of years where we have been just letting players walk... That's a no no. I realize the plan was to swing big in free agency which has been reinforced more than ever to be a shaky at best plan. Shoot this wasn't even a great free agent crop!
Yep. Even robin lopez last year was let go. We had a pants shitting here saying be was overpaid, and now 13 million a year is a bargain for him and got the knicks derrick rose. Rose is obviously more name now than game, but shit.....lopez had value and we let him walk. Stupid stupid move. I hope we keep all of our rfas.
It's interesting in a lot of ways Neil's inability to land targeted FA's has actually been for the better... Hibbert, Monroe, Gasol, Zaza probably Parsons when his knee implodes.
A 1st round draft pick and Crabbe. The a year later we can give them a 1st and Harkless to get Crabbe back.
What if Olshey just used the media and those weren't ever really his number one targets? How else do you explain his plan As being so bad and his Plan Bs being so good?
