Should the Blazers re-sign Jusuf Nurkic this summer?

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  1. Denny Crane

    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    He's talking about Ed Davis.
     
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    theres no doubt in my mind that Nurk deserves max contract

    probably the most deserving NBA max contract of all time
     
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    Wow, I didn’t realize weed was legal in the Balkans but glad you’re indulging yourself. Send whatever strain you’re smoking over here.....I like Nurk but he hasn’t even solidified himself as a mid tier talent yet, let alone an elite, max contract tier talent. But a little enthusiasm, misplaced or otherwise from the fans is always welcome.....

    :smiley-beerchug:
     
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    he does not deserve the max, not at all
     
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    Ah okay thanks!
     
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    I'm with UncleCliffy'sDadd on this one. Your stogie must be a Cheech n Chong special, cuz your mind is fuzzy. Nurk is only half a great center. The defensive half. If he can learn to score at will in the face of all opposition, then I'll agree with you and he should get the other half of a max as well
     
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    At this point I would not mind letting Nurk walk. I’ll take a lessor but more consistent talent than one that is regularly a non-factor.

    When he’s on, love having him. Otherwise I just come away disappointed.

    At least with Plumlee we knew what we would get, nowhere near the talent but always effort. Nurk, not so much.
     
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    I’d rather pay and start Ed then pay Nurk 15-17 mil.
     
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    Davis isn't making more than the full MLE.

    Jordan, Kanter, and many other solid centers are on the market this summer.
     
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    Which year of their career did Hassan Whiteside, Rudy Gobert, Steven Adams become consistent studs? Nurk is in his 4th year and didn't play a ton of consistent minutes before coming over last year. How old was Marc Gasol as a rookie? 24? Nurk's 23.

    Tell you what...here's all the centers on rookie contracts (or just off of them) in the league right now. Tell me which one or two you'd rather have/pay for the next 4 years entering their prime than Nurk (non Top-5 pick category)...
    Bender, Porltl, Sabonis, Papagiannis, Maker, Zizic, Labissiere, Cauley-Stein, Kaminsky, Myles Turner, Hernangomez, Capela, Len, Noel, Olynyk, Nogiuera, Plumlee, DIeng

    Aside from top 5 picks (Davis, Embiid, KAT, Porzingis, Boogie), which we famously haven't had since LMA/Oden, we've struck on one of the best centers of the generation. And we can keep him if we want.

    And even if we did let him go (let's even go so far as to assume we get a 1st-round pick somewhere between 6 and 26 for him), the chances that we find a consistent, two-way, legit-7' center entering his prime as productive as Nurkic already is in the draft is very slim.

    I'm ok with paying him. I'm ok with paying him a bit of a premium.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I say let Nurkic test his market value as a restricted free agent and then if it's not insane money, match. If I had to guess, I'll bet he gets somewhere just a little over the MLE.
     
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    How are we getting that lessor talent? The draft? Because if you let Nurkic walk you only have mid-MLE money to pay a replacement. That seems like a steep down-grade to me. No matter how much people hate hearing it, Nurkic is young (in playing time and years) and will get more consistent. I can understand people aren't patient anymore but you are letting a future all-star-cailber (in 3 to 5 years from now) player go because you are worried he is too inconsistent now (when now we aren't going to win right now even if he isn't). It isn't about now. It is about 2 years from now putting it all together. Which once again, I understand is hard to accept when we are tired are hearing about the future and being patient.
     
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    Told ya so
     
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    It went from Nurk Fever to Nurkemia.

    It's a nurkademic! :MARIS61:
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Who? What?
     
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    About Nurkic
     
  19. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Be more specific.
     
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    He isn't getting a max offer from anybody in this league but I won't be shocked if Neil gives him one anyway.

    He's definitely not even close to being worth a max.
     
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