Tomorrow is the last day to sign someone on a 2-Way Contract this season. I wonder if we will or not?
Yeah, you're right. I wonder if the NBA would say something for being the only team not to support it.
Well the NBA is trying to turn the G-League into more of a minor league system and is also going to start to pay players who aren't eligible for the NBA but don't want to go to college. Portland not only is the only team without at least 1 two-way contract but is one of only a few teams that doesn't have their own G-League team. The NBA is probably not happy about that.
No they are probably not. But, what would they do about it? If they felt that serious about it, they could mandate it, that all teams have to sign a 2 way contract or reward those who do. Otherwise, there is nothing they can do. Its not like they can instruct the officials to give us a hard time every game or anything like that.
Maybe THAT is the real reason they sent Swanigan and Baldwin down? The NBA was like c'mon guys, you have no team, no two-ways, and aren't using the G-League at all! Give us something please.
What’s the downside again? Seems idiotic to not try and add talent any way you can, especially when it doesn’t count towards the cap/roster. They really need that 200k? Then again, we’re also one of the two teams to not have an affiliate, which is genius in itself.
The Blazers have said they are looking into acquiring a G league team in the future...I think McGowan talked about it but this was long before Paul passed away..I think we'll get one that we have total control of down the road..they had a conflict with the Stampede over not sending guys there often enough to please the Stampede.....ideally I think you want a franchise close to home. I'd like to see every team with their own G league affiliate and have the Blazers front office build the entire G league roster ...I'd also like to see it like baseball...you can call up or send down a player anytime. Not just 2 two way contracts but 15 of them. Would move the league away from trading team to team constantly looking for upgrades. Be able to move an injured player to the G league and replace him with a healthy guy who needs to play.
Boucher if he continues to add muscle. But given what he's shown at the D league, I can't see why Toronto wouldn't re-sign him.
Yeah, since he's already on a 2-way with Toronto he wouldn't be eligible to sign with us by tomorrow's deadline. Maybe this summer.
It's so wierd sifting through g league rosters. You got old vets like Hakim Warrick still hanging around, former top 10 recruits like Myck Kabongo that you haven't thought about for years riding the ends of benches and busts like Bruno Caboclo (8.9 BPM) and Anthony Bennett (72+ TS%) putting up eye popping numbers. Pretty bizarre.
Why expand the G-league? 90% of the players will never make it to the NBA. Attendance is zilch. Why not condense it into about 5 teams for titanic, watchable struggles worthy of a TV contract?
But say you have 3 players who aren't cutting it and 3 who are beasting in G league....you swap them out..
