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Re: Leaguewide Free Agent Rumors
« Reply #495 on: July 01, 2016, 11:54:40 AM »

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Re: Leaguewide Free Agent Rumors
« Reply #496 on: July 01, 2016, 11:55:47 AM »

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Re: Leaguewide Free Agent Rumors
« Reply #497 on: July 01, 2016, 12:19:05 PM »

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Portland going after D12 and Parsons

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A person with knowledge of the Blazers' plans says their intention is to go after both Chandler Parsons and Dwight Howard.

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The Blazers not only get a top-shelf small forward if they beat out Memphis for Chandler Parsons but also a proven Dwight Howard recruiter.

Re: Leaguewide Free Agent Rumors
« Reply #498 on: July 01, 2016, 12:21:20 PM »

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Portland going after D12 and Parsons

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Jason Quick ‏@jwquick
A person with knowledge of the Blazers' plans says their intention is to go after both Chandler Parsons and Dwight Howard.

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Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine
The Blazers not only get a top-shelf small forward if they beat out Memphis for Chandler Parsons but also a proven Dwight Howard recruiter.
Blazers could vault into quasi-contention this year with those two moves. Terrific on the fly rebuild from them.
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Re: Leaguewide Free Agent Rumors
« Reply #499 on: July 01, 2016, 12:22:21 PM »

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Portland going after D12 and Parsons

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Jason Quick ‏@jwquick
A person with knowledge of the Blazers' plans says their intention is to go after both Chandler Parsons and Dwight Howard.

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Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine
The Blazers not only get a top-shelf small forward if they beat out Memphis for Chandler Parsons but also a proven Dwight Howard recruiter.
Not good for us if we're still after Dwight
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Re: Leaguewide Free Agent Rumors
« Reply #500 on: July 01, 2016, 12:22:28 PM »

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Deng??? Haha. This is so ridiculous. Yeah let's not develop Olynyk, brown etc. Just like smart, rozier. Let guys we have hope of developing sit on the pine. I'm sure Deng and guys like humphries will get us a title. Good lord.

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« Reply #501 on: July 01, 2016, 12:25:30 PM »

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Re: Leaguewide Free Agent Rumors
« Reply #502 on: July 01, 2016, 12:26:59 PM »

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Portland going after D12 and Parsons

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Jason Quick ‏@jwquick
A person with knowledge of the Blazers' plans says their intention is to go after both Chandler Parsons and Dwight Howard.

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Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine
The Blazers not only get a top-shelf small forward if they beat out Memphis for Chandler Parsons but also a proven Dwight Howard recruiter.
Blazers could vault into quasi-contention this year with those two moves. Terrific on the fly rebuild from them.

i don't see them ever winning a title with that core, assuming parsons and duh-wight cost as much as i think they might.

they will be very good but not great, which i guess is fine for them.

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« Reply #503 on: July 01, 2016, 12:27:15 PM »

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Portland going after D12 and Parsons

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Jason Quick ‏@jwquick
A person with knowledge of the Blazers' plans says their intention is to go after both Chandler Parsons and Dwight Howard.

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Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine
The Blazers not only get a top-shelf small forward if they beat out Memphis for Chandler Parsons but also a proven Dwight Howard recruiter.
Blazers could vault into quasi-contention this year with those two moves. Terrific on the fly rebuild from them.

wow, I swear I mentioned somewhere Portland will be a darkhorse for Howard...wonder if I can find that somewhere. Not familiar with the search command haha

Re: Leaguewide Free Agent Rumors
« Reply #504 on: July 01, 2016, 12:44:03 PM »

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Portland going after D12 and Parsons

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Jason Quick ‏@jwquick
A person with knowledge of the Blazers' plans says their intention is to go after both Chandler Parsons and Dwight Howard.

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Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine
The Blazers not only get a top-shelf small forward if they beat out Memphis for Chandler Parsons but also a proven Dwight Howard recruiter.
Blazers could vault into quasi-contention this year with those two moves. Terrific on the fly rebuild from them.

wow, I swear I mentioned somewhere Portland will be a darkhorse for Howard...wonder if I can find that somewhere. Not familiar with the search command haha

Yeah, pairing those two would be a decent haul for Portland.

However, I'm not sure that Howard will really consider them, not only due to location but also due to the fact that he wasn't happy with his shots in Houston. Lillard, McCollum, AND Parsons will probably take even more shots away from Dwight, so I'm guessing he'll try somewhere like Boston or Atlanta first.

Re: Leaguewide Free Agent Rumors
« Reply #505 on: July 01, 2016, 12:49:09 PM »

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Let's hope Portland lands Howard.  Meyer Leonard will be then set free.   :)

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« Reply #506 on: July 01, 2016, 12:56:30 PM »

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As predicted, reports say that Durant's meeting with Golden State went "very well."

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2649248-kevin-durant-latest-news-rumors-speculation-surrounding-free-agent-star

I'm guessing he's going to have four other meetings in the next couple of days go "very well."  ;)

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« Reply #507 on: July 01, 2016, 12:57:15 PM »

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Portland going after D12 and Parsons

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Jason Quick ‏@jwquick
A person with knowledge of the Blazers' plans says their intention is to go after both Chandler Parsons and Dwight Howard.

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Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine
The Blazers not only get a top-shelf small forward if they beat out Memphis for Chandler Parsons but also a proven Dwight Howard recruiter.
Blazers could vault into quasi-contention this year with those two moves. Terrific on the fly rebuild from them.

wow, I swear I mentioned somewhere Portland will be a darkhorse for Howard...wonder if I can find that somewhere. Not familiar with the search command haha
Between roster spot holds and guaranteed contracts they only have about $40 million to spend on both players. Doesn't sound like enough to me. Appetite bigger than wallet?
http://www.basketballinsiders.com/portland-trail-blazers-team-salary/

Re: Leaguewide Free Agent Rumors
« Reply #508 on: July 01, 2016, 01:07:13 PM »

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Re: Leaguewide Free Agent Rumors
« Reply #509 on: July 01, 2016, 01:40:22 PM »

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Anyone think Luol might be a good candidate for a 1 + 1 deal before ultimately trying to sign long-term next year? I think he'd definitely consider it, and he'd be a great small-ball 4 option for us, especially if we sign one of Horford or Howard, but not both. He was deadly in Miami at the 4 last year.

What's the limit on a lineup of the following:

PG: IT, Rozier
SG: Bradley, Smart
SF: Crowder, Brown
PF: Deng, Mickey, Guerschon?
C: Horford, Zizic

ECF? That's actually a good matchup against Cleveland. The ability to switch nearly everyone on James or Irving and every individual is a threat from the outside.

I think Deng is someone who'd like a deal of at least three years.  He just turned 31, so hitting the market in 1-2 years will not be great for him.  He also played 74 and 72 games, so the injury risk is overstated by some.

If we got only one of Horford and Howard, and no KD, we could release Jerebko, keep Amir, and have about $15 million in cap space.  I would have no problem offer Deng a 3 or even 4-year deal starting at $15 million.  Such a deal would not get in the way of free agency options next year.