Portland signs JJ Hickson to 1-year contract

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    Hickson Coming Back

    Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA
    J.J. Hickson has agreed to a one-year contract with Portland, league source tells Y!
     
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    According to Woj, we signed Hickson to a 1-year contract.
     
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    Re: Hickson Coming Back

    Aldridge/Hickson
    Leonard/Freeland

    Not too bad. I mean, they will likely be bad, but I like the youth and promise there.
     
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    Re: Hickson Coming Back

    I'm not mad at this.

    Lets see if he can continue his solid play.
     
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    Re: Hickson Coming Back

    No Bird Rights on a 1 year deal right since we didn't offer the QO?
     
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    Re: Hickson Coming Back

    PG: Lillard | Smith
    SG: TBD
    SF: Batum | Claver
    PF: Aldridge | Hickson
    C: Leonard | Freeland

    The front-court is shaping up nicely.
     
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    Re: Hickson Coming Back

    Why don't you just plug SG with

    Matthews/Elliott/Barton

    And SF

    Batum/Claver/Barton
     
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    Re: Hickson Coming Back

    Olshey heard jlprk's cries!
     
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    Re: Hickson Coming Back

    YESSS! Great news
     
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    Re: Hickson Coming Back

    Wow, didn't see this happening. The last I heard, Hickson was talking with Golden State. Did we overpay Hickson or something? Why would he accept a 1-year offer?
     
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    We still ned a vet PG.

    Augustin is still out there!
     
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    Looks like they may be trying to play for FA space for next summer or hoping to trade Hickson at the deadline for a team trying to cut salary?
     
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    I like this move, and I liked the way JJ came on last year for us when no one else stepped up. Nice work Olshey!
     
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    meh. Guess we're done in FA now.
     
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    not bad. probably around 5 mill
     
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    Re: Hickson Coming Back

    Because he had a worse-than-average year and he wants to re-establish his worth to what it had been. Some here seem to think that his Kings half-season was his average.

    C
    Przybilla
    Thomas, Kurt
    Freeland
    Leonard

    PF
    Aldridge
    Hickson
    Smith, Craig
    Claver

    SF
    Batum
    Babbitt
    Diebler

    SG
    Matthews
    Williams, Elliot
    Barton

    PG
    Lillard
    Flynn
    Smith, Nolan
     
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    Probasketballdraft ‏@Probballdraft
    Source with knowledge tells Pro Basketball Draft that JJ Hickson's deal with the Portland Trail Blazers is for $4M base with incentives.
     
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    I'm suprised Hickson wasn't offered more than that by another team. I wish Portland would have locked up up longer term, because he's a very good front court guy, he can start at C and back up either PF of C.

    Now we just need a backup PG, and we're all set for a crappy season! :clap:
     
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    4 million gives us a piece that could potentially help add salary in a bigger deal at the trade deadline. We've struggled recently with all of our contracts being minimum deals, or really big deals, which makes building pieces to match slightly difficult mid season, moving 5 rookies to trade for an 8 a year guy. So another bonus, I suppose.
     
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    Re: Hickson Coming Back

    But Flynn, Craig Smith, Pryzbilla and Diebler are not on the roster. I also heard Kurt Thomas is thinking of retiring. I wonder if we can trade the guy to a team he wants to go to for a 2nd round pick. He's really messing with the average age of our team.
     
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