CBSSports.com has a list of 50 'Under the Radar' Free Agents and there may be some that were missed. https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/...market-from-patrick-beverley-to-derrick-rose/ From that list (a few additional players were added), the RFA's have been removed and the rest grouped into something close to a position on the floor. There are a lot of names out there and after the big money dries up, it seems possible that the Blazers may have the opportunity for a minimum expense veteran or two. In alphabetical order of first name: GUARDS: Austin Rivers Avery Bradley Derrick Rose Elfrid Payton George Hill Isaiah Thomas Patrick Beverly Quinn Cook Rajon Rondo Seth Curry Shabazz Napier Tim Frazier TJ McConnell Wayne Ellington WINGS: Al-Farouq Aminu DeMarre Carroll Garrett Temple Jared Dudley Jeremy Lamb Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Kyle Korver Reggie Bullock Rodney Hood Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Rudy Gay Thabo Sefolosha Wes Matthews FORWARDS: Bobby Portis Greg Monroe JaMychal Green Jordan Bell Mike Scott Noah Vonleh Taj Gibson BIGS: DeAndre Jordan Dewayne Dedmon Dragan Bender Ed Davis Frank Kaminsky Ivica Zubac JaVale McGee Joakim Noah Jonas Valenciunas Kevon Looney Kosta Koufos Nerlens Noel Robin Lopez Tyson Chandler I would think at the least a 'big' might sign here because of the opportunity for minutes with Nurkic out and Kantor possibly not coming back. Wouldn't might a Reggie Bullock type or Noah Vonleh on the cheap. Do you trust Ant with the backup PG duties or do you go after a Derrick Rose or bring back friend of Dame, Timmy?
If we dump Aminu and don't somehow get Love or Griffin, I would really like Vonleh back on the cheap. Bender seems like a total Neil project if he is available cheap. Valenciunas is probably too expensive, as is Noel. RoLo or Chandler would be nice placeholders until Nurkic comes back.
Kyle O’Quinn, Cheick Diallo, Nando de Colo. Where are they? They’re at the top of my list. Greg Monroe is a poor mans Kanter, wouldn’t mind it if they struck out on other bigs.
I would absolutely LOVE the idea of bringing Ed back. Also we need to be patient here-- don't overpay a guy on July 1.
I mean we need to get two guys for our TP MLE. Adding Tim Frazier and Ed Davis for a total of 5 mil would be nuts.
de Colo is a RFA and I took those out. Diallo was as well but was just renounced so will be a UFA. O'Quinn is one of those "some were missed" candidates.
Our starting C is gonna be out til prolly 2020. The reason he was let go was to give Zach minutes behind Nurk. Now with no Nurk for an extended period, it makes total sense for both the team and Ed to come back (provided he doesn't get $$$ elsewhere). I'd roll with a 3 man rotation of Ed/Zach/Meyers for 3-4 months. Prefer that to bringing Kanter back, tbh.
Olshey specifically mentioned why they let him go and it had little to do with Collins. Davis clutters the offense as he’s not someone you can post up nor is he someone that can shoot, nor is he someone that can pass. They saw what happened in the playoffs last year and moved on. Operative words—moved on.
Here’s the exact quote: So why weren't the Blazers interested in bringing Davis back? Olshey said the first-round playoff sweep to the New Orleans Pelicans played a big part in the decision. He pointed out the Blazers’ lack of floor spacing and floor balance in that series, and attributed that shortcoming, in part, to Davis being on the court. “As productive as Ed was, there was certainly limitations in terms of what it exposed us to defensively by an elite defensive team like New Orleans,” Olshey said.
