Welcome Blake Wesley

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Rastapopoulos, Jul 22, 2025 at 8:12 AM.

  1. Cugel

    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    Another head scratcher.
     
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    blazedanugz Well-Known Member

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    We never carry 15 players
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Nope, guaranteed.
     
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    Color me flabbergasted.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Apparently he's a strong on-ball defender.

    I know nothing about Wesley so I'm not gonna pretend like this is a good move, but he if he plays anything like he did in these clips then I can see why the Blazers wanted him. Fits exactly the archetype of players they are collecting.

    Also not gonna poo-poo them using their last roster spot when it feels like they haven't committed to using 15 rosters spots for years. And using it to take a chance on a young former first rounder is totally OK in my book.
     
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  6. wizenheimer

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    is this a standard contract? or a 2-way?

    by the way, for his career, over 156 games in 3 seasons, he's shot under 41% on FG's and under 30% on three's. He really doesn't shoot many three's so Sham's quote about him shooting 37% in half a season is about 90% bullshit. Last season he attempted 58 three's in 58 games

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    pretty easy to see why the Spurs dumped him. Not so easy to see why Portland signed him
     
  7. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    He plays defense.
     
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    yeah, check out his splits: he shot 18 Effing % from 3 pre-allstar break, last year.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    They're going to swap Achilles with him and Dame so Dame can play this year.
     
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    Except for the last 5 seasons in a row....

    I can't even remember the last time that Blazers did not carry 15 players.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    How can you be so wrong and confident at the same time, it's literally a google search.
     
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    Dame is going to play defense now? Not sure I am ready for this AI reality you are spinning sir.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    https://www.rosegardenreport.com/trail-blazers-agree-to-free-agent-deal-with-blake-wesley/

    Highkin confirms it's guaranteed.
     
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    We don't need Dame to play defense. We just need him to score.
     
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    well, are you sure?

    in 2022-23 he was 14th on the Spurs in defensive rating and 15th in DBPM
    in 2023-24 he was 13th on the Spurs in defensive rating and 6th in DBPM
    last season he was 8th on the Spurs in defensive rating and 7th in DBPM

    in all 3 seasons in San Antonio, he had a worse defensive rating than his team. And he has a negative career DBPM. In fact, after all the shit Dame has got over the years for his defense, his career DBPM is -0.9; Wesley's is -0.6. And Dame posted that number against starters while Wesley went against backups and scrubs. Those aren't good indicators for his defensive chops.

    Camara-Jrue-Avdija-Thybulle-Rupert. Blazers do have some good perimeter defenders. Where Portland is weak is in shooting. Last season, the Blazers were 26th in FG%; 24th in 2ptFG%; 26th in 3ptFG%; 26th in FT%; 25th in eFG%; 23rd in TS%.

    sure seems that the Blazers could have found a player at Wesley's level on defense with some actual shooting skills. No big deal, obviously, he's the 15th player in the rotation and will rarely see the floor...probably
     
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    I would pick Delano over this guy. He’s taller, long arms, can handle the ball and can defend
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    He's a 3rd year player that showed some 3&D flashes at the end of the season, would you like it if it was put like that? On a one year deal it's literally a nothingburger.
     
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    I like what I see. He'll fit in very well. Has a chance to develop into an actual player down the line.
     

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