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Post by irimi on Feb 8, 2022 18:52:14 GMT -8
OK, let me preface this by saying that I don't watch a lot of pro basketball. Except when the real season begins (the playoffs).
But I've always loved watching CJ McCollum play and the years with him working the floor with Lillard will go down as some of the best Blazer basketball ever.
Portland will miss you, CJ! And the Blazers made a big mistake.
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Post by spudbeaver on Feb 8, 2022 19:54:22 GMT -8
For a sack of flour. Blazers are approaching Beaver ineptness.
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CJ traded
Feb 8, 2022 20:41:24 GMT -8
via mobile
Post by TheGlove on Feb 8, 2022 20:41:24 GMT -8
Whomst?
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Post by spudbeaver on Feb 8, 2022 21:21:34 GMT -8
Portland received guards Josh Hart, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Tomas Satoransky, and small forward Didi Louzada. The Blazers also get back a protected 2022 first-round pick and the better of the New Orleans’ and Portland’s 20206 second-round pick, plus the Pelican’s 2027 second-round pick. |
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Post by rgeorge on Feb 8, 2022 23:19:08 GMT -8
Portland received guards Josh Hart, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Tomas Satoransky, and small forward Didi Louzada. The Blazers also get back a protected 2022 first-round pick and the better of the New Orleans’ and Portland’s 20206 second-round pick, plus the Pelican’s 2027 second-round pick. Plus a ton of cap space, a several million(?) $ signing exemption, pay no luxury tax this year hence get to draw a share from the luxury tax pool. Waive or trade Bledsoe and more pieces and cap space becomes possible. Plus, they can sign Simmons to a decent contract and have $$$, pieces, and draft picks to keep or use in FA market. They could resign Nurk and Simmons which they couldn't have done before the trades. I'm hoping they send Nurk to ?? (maybe the Raptors) for more flexibility or a nice player. The return of Trent Jr would be nice. The team as it stood was never going to contend and didn't have the salary flexibility to add key pieces. The new interim GM has been given his marching orders. Whether the new roster when settled is more competitive is a wait and see. But, the previous one was ridiculously over priced with zero ways to improve significantly for where it stood in the competitive balance of the Western Conference. Sadly the Blazer new roster has a far better chance to excite than what I see for the MBB program. And, I too don't really watch NBA games. Some highlights and pieces of Blazer games here and there. |
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Post by lebaneaver on Feb 9, 2022 19:44:26 GMT -8
Yes. I've thought for some time (not GENIUS level thinking), that this thing needed to be BLOWN THE ___ up! Well......
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Post by ochobeavo on Feb 10, 2022 14:53:25 GMT -8
long overdue IMO. They've been stuck in the middle - not good enough to win it all, not bad enough to get in the lottery. So then every year they (or Olshey until now) think they are just one missing piece from being a legit contender and then you give up the farm for Robert Covington lol.
Get some draft picks, free up cap space. Lillard and Simons are still two pretty good pieces to build around. Currently projected to be picking #8 and #9 and they'll improve on their own pick now that they've gone full blown tank mode.
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CJ traded
Feb 10, 2022 15:23:50 GMT -8
via mobile
Post by spudbeaver on Feb 10, 2022 15:23:50 GMT -8
And promptly beat the Lakers! Ha ha
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Post by ochobeavo on Feb 10, 2022 16:19:46 GMT -8
And promptly beat the Lakers! Ha ha I caught a few minutes of that - the Blazers had a tank-worthy 3rd quarter line-up of Simons, Watford, Blevins, Dennis Smith Jr and Greg Brown III out there and they somehow outplayed Team Lebron. |
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