Whiteside: trade or keep?

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Rastapopoulos, Jan 31, 2020.

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What should we do with Whiteside?

  1. Trade him before the deadline

    31 vote(s)
    43.7%
  2. Keep him, but let him leave in free agency to free up cap space

    5 vote(s)
    7.0%
  3. Keep him with the plan of giving him a new contract

    35 vote(s)
    49.3%
  1. Lanny

    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    Let's see what happens and then one of us can say "I told you so", although I probably would never say that.
     
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    Next question after Whiteside inevitably stays past the deadline is how much you would pay him, assuming he’s committed to Portland and vice versa. I’d probably top out at $12M per. Can’t be paying him more than Nurkic. $24M for Nurk and Whitesides production? Worth it.
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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  4. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    https://www.blazersedge.com/2020/2/...ortland-trail-blazers-tear-nba-trade-deadline

     
  5. HailBlazers

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    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    At this point I would either keep Hassan, really keep Hassan, or not trade him.
     
  7. Lanny

    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    Good answer.
     
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  8. Lanny

    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    All I can say about Whiteside is finders, keepers.
     
  9. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Awesome, we won't hurt their feelings then by shipping all three out at the same time!

    I'm only half kidding...
     
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    Which is one of the reasons why I did not like your trade in the other thread for Towns.
    Collins, and Simons, and CJ and Little, and Skal is way to much to give up for Towns and Covington. You can't give up all your youth. And as you say Collins was a big loss to this team
     
  12. Dougnsalem

    Dougnsalem not barf

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    This was HILARIOUS, however; very true....

    My vote doesn't mean crap, but I wanted him so bad back when he signed with Miami. We gotta keep him. We are one seriously dangerous team, once Zach and Nurk come back. Nasty.

    I'd take the 8th spot, just so we can spank the L*kers right off the bat. We'll smoke everyone else....
     
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    We'll hopefully find out how that looks. A front line of Whiteside/Nurkic , Collins and Ariza should be no fun for anyone trying to score near the hoop.
     
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    I'm all aboard the Whiteside train now, because I don't trust jusuf oden to hold up.
     
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    If the Blazers are going to keep him, they should sign him to an extension now. Otherwise, trade him for what you can do to help the team beyond the next 4 months.
     
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    Good thought, but I doubt he nor his agent will agree to an extension at $12m/year without at least testing the FA market
     
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  18. illmatic99

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    Can still S&T him this summer. His extension could only hamper our chances to move him later.
     
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    I haven't kept track, but reportedly, a lot of next summer's cap-space has vanished in recent trades. The market for big men has already dropped as the NBA evolves. Next summer may be an MLE summer and that could mean Portland could get Whiteside at a bargain...if they want. There's the trade-able contract so many here want
     
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  20. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Well Blazers are keeping him
     
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