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Portland is looking like a playoff team. If they decide they want one more top scorer with experience, would they do this?Camby and Batumfor Ray and ONeal.Ray can come off the bench with Matthews able to slide over the SF when Wallace comes out (or can slide over to PF with Aldridge sliding over to C)
Quote from: wdleehi on January 13, 2012, 09:26:50 AMPortland is looking like a playoff team. If they decide they want one more top scorer with experience, would they do this?Camby and Batumfor Ray and ONeal.Ray can come off the bench with Matthews able to slide over the SF when Wallace comes out (or can slide over to PF with Aldridge sliding over to C)But how does that help us? Neither Camby or Batum is a building block for the future and don't make us appreciably better for contending this year.
Quote from: slamtheking on January 13, 2012, 10:18:25 AMQuote from: wdleehi on January 13, 2012, 09:26:50 AMPortland is looking like a playoff team. If they decide they want one more top scorer with experience, would they do this?Camby and Batumfor Ray and ONeal.Ray can come off the bench with Matthews able to slide over the SF when Wallace comes out (or can slide over to PF with Aldridge sliding over to C)But how does that help us? Neither Camby or Batum is a building block for the future and don't make us appreciably better for contending this year. Batum is the kind of building block the Celtics used to build this team. He is a young (23) solid SF where the Celtics have the qualifying offer control over him next year. They take back no long term money. His future could be with the Celtics or could be with a sign and trade. He takes away none of the flexibility the Celtics have next year.
Quote from: wdleehi on January 13, 2012, 09:26:50 AMPortland is looking like a playoff team. If they decide they want one more top scorer with experience, would they do this?Camby and Batumfor Ray and ONeal.Ray can come off the bench with Matthews able to slide over the SF when Wallace comes out (or can slide over to PF with Aldridge sliding over to C)Portland hangs up honestly
Quote from: Kane3387 on January 13, 2012, 03:01:36 PMQuote from: wdleehi on January 13, 2012, 09:26:50 AMPortland is looking like a playoff team. If they decide they want one more top scorer with experience, would they do this?Camby and Batumfor Ray and ONeal.Ray can come off the bench with Matthews able to slide over the SF when Wallace comes out (or can slide over to PF with Aldridge sliding over to C)Portland hangs up honestlyI agree. Portland has refused to give up Batum for significantly more valuable players in the past. I don't think they would give him up now, especially when you combine the downgrade from Camby to JO.