It doesn't really make sense to split it with Hood being one of the recipients though because it isn't that much more than we could just sign him outright for anyway ($4.15 million versus about $4.7 million).
great trade ideas for Portland except for one little detail: none of those other teams have a drunk Billy King as GM I mean, would Portland trade CJ for Soloman Hill, John Henson and a late 1st? Hey, Hill and Henson are expiring!!
I didn’t feel this way at the deadline when he was still injured and before our deep playoff run, but I could see Olshey pursue Kevin Love. Contract aside, he’s an excellent fit basketball wise. Simons, #25, and Turner works financially. We lose Simons, but we keep the core intact. Simons fits Cleveland as they’re rebuilding and have no long term guards outside of Sexton.
No, Portland would not because they are NOT in rebuild mode. Detroit on the other hand has been said to be in rebuild mode with the intention of moving Blake Griffin's massive contract.
Dame CJ Harkless Love Nurkic We’d be getting Love for his age 31-34 seasons. Not too bad, especially for a guy who doesn’t rely on athleticism. And unlike some of these other proposals, we’d actually be dealing with a team that’d likely be interested in our younger assets/expirings. We take on the contract, but that’s the tradeoff for not sacrificing your best players.
Kanter was a cheap, rental contract that was a gap-fill. His defense finally got exposed in the Warriors series and didn't play much.
He was also playing with one arm. If he was healthy he would’ve played more. His ineffectiveness on offense was the bigger issue. It’s not like there was a big difference between his defense and Leonard’s. Meyers just played better on the other end.
That's a horrible trade. You're bringing in a 2 guard where we're already strong and weakening the team at PF which is arguably one of our two weakest positions. No thank you.
The thing I like about our expirings is that Moe and Meyers aren’t completely useless and are still relatively young. An acquiring team would also get their bird rights if they wanted to keep them long term. Pretty low risk. Just gotta find a match.
I think Meyers may have played himself into a team taking a chance on him. Hark is confusing to me... Always injured.. Not sure if he was healthy all season...
I wonder how much the Morris brothers will get in FA. Would the tax MLE be enough? Either guy would fit basketball wise and we could Also use some of their “spice.” Markieff probably hurt his value, but I still think he’s the better of the two, so if we can get him, I’d be all over it.
Its been a while since he's coached a team. Why hasn't another team picked him up he's been out of coaching its seems as long as Mike Fratlillo. Maybe he would click with team.
Olshey just mentioned that their model has turned into finding undervalued, underachieving, or overlooked players. Guys with a chip on their shoulder. I know that’s nothing new, but it’s something to keep in mind when trying to figure out players that will be targeted. Look at Olsheys history in Portland with FAs and trades. Pretty much every player fits the mold. I’ve mentioned his name before but the guy that jumps out to me this summer is Kyle O’Quinn. He’s going to be affordable, and fills a need with Nurk out. Tell me this guy isn’t a perfect fit for the culture. His per/36 stats last year: 15.1 ppg 11.5 rpg 5.4 apg 2.5 bpg Per/36 for his career: 13.4 ppg 11.5 rpg 3.3 apg 2.4 bpg
