Fun stats, maybe. $$$$$ spent so far this offseason on free agents, by position, per Sportrac. PG, $774 million SG, $645 SF, $951 PF, $438 C, $472
Sacramento always bemuses me. I don't think they've signed bad players, just that they seem to have paid them a lot. Cory Joseph Sacramento $37 million Three years Klutch Sports Trevor Ariza Sacramento $25 million Two years CAA Richaun Holmes Sacramento $10 million Two years You First Sports Dewayne Dedmon Sacramento $40 million Three years Athlete Management Harrison Barnes Sacramento $90 million Four years Excel Sports
...having said that, the Knicks have them beat: Julius Randle New York $63 million Three years CAA Wayne Ellington New York $16 million Two years Priority Sports Elfrid Payton New York $16 million Two years CAA Taj Gibson New York $20 million Two years Priority Sports Bobby Portis New York $31 million Two years Priority Sports Reggie Bullock New York $21 million Two years Independent Sports
Wonder what the plan is? There is no way the Blazers go into the regular season with.... C: Whiteside/Skal PF: Collins/Tolliver/Hezonja ....is there?
If Jabari has to settle for the minimum I’d give him a look. I think PF is still wide open for Portland. Everyone knows he sucks defensively but the guy can score and is a decent playmaker. And he’s had good shooting seasons from outside as well, especially in catch and shoot situations, so who knows, maybe he just needs a coach that’ll encourage him to let it fly. I like his fit next to our centers who are, or should be, plus defenders. He’s still only 24. Looking at who’s left, he really wouldn’t be that bad of a gamble. Plus his agent is Bartelstein so I’m sure Olshey has to hit a quota.
They have beat out the Sun's as the worst run team in the association. I'm fine with the Julius signing, there is upside. But the rest of those moves make no sense, just use your cap space in trades to get 1st round picks, you are tanking next season anyways. Why would they sign 35 year old backups like Taj Gibson to 8 figure deals? It seems that they totally change their direction every year.
Id pass we have plenty of options on offense, we need someone who can defenend as well as accept a 3rd string role. I think Jabari would want to play too many minutes.
Carmelo? Yeah he probably is available for the minimum but I wouldn't sign him. I think we need more defense, ideally a backup PF/C
