Who to keep? Babbitt, Smith, and Elliot Williams need to have their options picked up for next year by Oct. 31. Together they would take up $7 million. http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2012/10/with_luke_babbitt_nolan_smith_and_elliot_williams.html ------ I went with Smith Only. I'm willing to attempt to sign the others (or not) after we sign a "big" free agent.
If Claver looks like he can do anything in the NBA, I say no option for Luke. I think Smith will be a solid player in the NBA for many years, and is very close to Lillard. For those reasons I would extend him. I would not extend Williams at all. Too many injuries
Pick up Babbitt. Let Elliott go. I'm 50/50 on Nolan. The guy basically played worse than any other "PG" last year not named Derek Fisher. Then again, he's also playing for basically the vet min, which for a backup PG seems ok.
Nothing personal against the three, but the Blazers should not extend any of them. Might need the cap space and what each brings to the team can be replaced.
Of those 3, the only one I like the potential of is Williams. Maybe Babbitt as he is a skilled shooter.
I understand the sentiment, but I'm not sure which FA we'd go after: http://www.hoopsworld.com/2013-nba-free-agents/
I said no Williams because I think with his injuries their won't be a lot of competition for his services after the season so we should be able to sign him after we use our $. Do we keep his bird rights if we don't pick up his option?
Nolan Smith. I think he'll have the opportunity to be really good. He was very tentative in a new situation last year. In the game and a half he played in summer league he played as well as Lillard.
I don't know. When I look at Smith I don't see a whole lot of potential When I lok at Lilliard I see tremendous potential.
I voted Babbitt and Smith. You need cheap bench players and I don't see either one busting out and earning a big payday. Even if they did, it'd be a good thing.
I value Babbitt, perhaps more than others would. I like a guy who can be a 3pt specialist, generally. But when the guy has a bad night, he tends to be useless - but not Babbitt who'll at least grab some boards.
AmMo > Babbit at this point. And it's not like Luke is going to blow up somewhere else if we let him go, even if he did, meh.
I see a guy who shot .430 from 3pt on 2.5 attempts per game and a team leading 6.7 per 36. What part isn't good?
