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  1. riverman

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    You'd have to offer the Kings more, maybe Vonleh or CJ or future picks but Boogie is a game changer with Dame in Portland
     
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    Yeah, we're not getting Boogie...
     
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    santeesioux Just keep on scrolling by

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    Rasual Butler for sure! Needle mover!
     
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    Not in the right direction.
     
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    do we really know that was his favorite coach?
     
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    Yeah. Now that you figure it, where are we hearing this? And besides, I think a newly married player who's starting a family might want to stay put. Now that I think about it. But who knows with modern athletes?
     
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    Kanter?

    Poison-pill'ing KJ McDaniels?
     
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    I don't know what there is out there he can do. I was thinking he was just going to save the cap space for next year but then I noticed there are only two interesting UFA's out there for 2016 and we are not getting Kevin Durant. That leaves Mike Conley. And since there is not much out there, why does any team have much incentive to dump a bad contract on us and give us a draft pick? Or especially to give us a good median aged player for space and junk? So now all i can think of is saving the cap space for 2017, and i don't even know who is available then?
     
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    And I see 2017 might be a little bit more interesting...http://www.spotrac.com/nba/free-agents/2017/
     
  11. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Throw in a trade for McLemore and I'm sold.
     
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    I definitely would go with McDaniels. He's athletic, adept defensively, and an explosive dunker (reminded me of Clyde "The Glide")
     
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    There are still quite a few teams who can offer KJ more than Houston can afford. They all seem to be waiting until the last minute. Is this to make it more difficult on Houston? Anyways it seems like KJ is on everyone's radar.
     
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    Theme song for this offseason?

     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    Seriously, if you got those three players then we could make the playoffs this season and most likely contend by next season.
     
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    Helluva party bro...but next time you should invite the rest of us!
     
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    Sure but his agent will probably go with the highest bid/most potential playing time. No one can match Portland there. That is if Olshey is interested. Which he fucking should be.
     
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    Sure as long as we are offering 10-20 million per. But isn't that a little high?
    In the 7 mil range KJ would have options. How much did you want to pay him?
     
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    The Spurs have a great system. They build from the D league and international market more than any team. Not a bad example to follow. The money needs to be directed at the best coaching staff and support staff money can buy. When you have a system that is transferable, like the Spurs do. You just plug in the right pieces and you're there. Look at what Coach Bud did with Atlanta after being Pops assistant. Instant results. I want a better defensive coordinator and an elite big man and pt guard coach on the bench. Kerr did it with Gentry. Doc did it with Thibbs, Every great franchise had a great defensive coordinator on the staff. We really don't.
     
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    Ron Adams, you mean. Gentry was their offensive assistant.

    If the Blazers can find a great defensive mind, that would be great. An unemployed one doesn't spring to mind, though (other than Thibodeau, of course, but...yeah ;)). Maybe they can hire someone away.
     

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