Wes Matthews seeking 15 Million Dollar contract (yearly)

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  1. OSUBlazerfan

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    Lol. I wouldn't have given him that without the achillies injury.

    Goodbye Wes.

    http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...es-injury-free-agency-trail-blazers/29133409/

     
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    Good luck with that wes.

    PS: So am I
     
    Scalma, Jun 22, 2015
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    Arron afflalo, your 2015-16 starting sg for the blazers
     
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    Let's not let one insanity cause another.

    After all, we still have Crabbe, who had a better season than Afflalo.
     
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    If he weren't coming off an achilles injury, I could see a team making that move. In FA, someone always gets over-paid. But of course, his injury makes that a bigger stretch.
     
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    The weird thing is, with the new cap, you'll see more and more players with contracts like that. If he hadn't've got injured, he would have as good a claim as any, given his obvious value to the team.
     
    Rastapopoulos, Jun 22, 2015
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    I love Wes but his injury scares the hell outta me ... I think $15 mill is just too much.
     
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    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    Of course he is. Duh.
     
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    If a team offers him anything over 11 I hope we let him go.

    I have a terrible feeling he is gonna become Jared Dudley/Caron Butler (past few years) type player.
     
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    I'd top out at 12-13 for wes. Batum makes 12 and that was given to him a few years ago. With the cap going up I think 12-13 is matthews' ceiling
     
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    Ps I'm trading batum before I'm letting Wes go.
     
    Scalma, Jun 22, 2015
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    That's foolish. Batum is actually able to play and we know what to expect (13/6/5) and only has one year left on his deal. Wes is an unknown at this point and will probably get more than Batum for what will likely be less of a player.
     
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    He wasn't worth anything near that BEFORE the injury. Dude is delusional.
     
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    Isn't "I'm for trading Batum" your .sig?
     
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    There is no way.

    He's a high-level role player. If he doesn't budge he's as good as gone.
     
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    You're assuming someone offers him that? Even if someone does, I wouldn't be surprised if Allen matched it.
     
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    I am for it, so what? Doesn't mean I don't like him. I do. I just think he's a moveable piece to upgrade the team.
     
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    All that "I wanna be the man" talk really has me wondering about Wes. Sounds like there are some people in his ear/head.
     
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    Wes is my favorite player but if he thinks he is ready to be an all star and be a central option on offense and be worth $15 million a year, I think he needs to prove it. Take a one year contract with the Blazers. Then we can talk a long range deal. Let's be fair, Wes; if you really love the Blazers and want your teammates to succeed, then why would you want the team and your teammates to take such a big chance on you. If they sign you to a huge long contract and then it turns out you can not play at the level of the past; they are all screwed. (Not to mention that us fans would also be screwed!)
     
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