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Enes Kanter still unsigned

It would be awesome if the Blazers got him. One more playoff team from last year that is now heading to the lottery. Open up those playoff spots for us.
 
Jaymz said:
Hell no. Our roster rocks, don't change it.
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The Jazz have about $10 million in cap space. If they can pick up a reasonably good player and a draft pick or two in exchange for giving another team cap relief, I say by all means do it!
 
Portland going all in with two of the 1st Team No-Defense Team.

https://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2015/06/29/2015-defense/

Lillard has been a great offensive player since he stepped into the league… and actually the defensive metrics point to an up-tick in Lillard’s play (his -0.37 DRPM this season wasn’t horrible–but still 30th among point guards–and much better than his -1.97 last season) and his steal rate was much higher.

However… On this one, I’m just going to go with what I saw in many, many Trail Blazers games. I’m also giving coach Terry Stotts a ton of credit for maneuvering his defensive scheme so deftly to cover up Lillard’s glaring weaknesses.

In some ways, it’s very similar to everything Steve Nash’s coaches used to do to cover for his inability to stay in front of quick offensive players or work through screens. Yes, Lillard currently is the primary benefactor of the star-player Courtesy Defensive Assignment strategy.

Flat out: Stotts tries to avoid putting Lillard on anybody who is any good.

When Portland played (and lost to) Memphis in the first round of the playoffs, who did Lillard cover? Tony Allen, of course. Who almost never does and never should shoot....

...Lillard also has a habit of getting back late in transition, trotting to one spot, then staying anchored there and refusing to rush out to defend a shooter at the three-point line even when he actually should be… rushing out to the three-point line.

That kind of stuff just kills a defense because so much pressure is heaped on the four guys (if you’re lucky) who ARE playing defense that eventually they have to break down vs. the best offenses.
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and about Kanter:

Kanter can score, no doubt, and he looks like a big man who should be able to play the pick-and-roll. But he can’t. He truly cannot.

He either doesn’t know how or doesn’t want to or just has a supreme talent for doing exactly the wrong thing whenever his man comes over to screen a guard.

Kanter’s so bad that opponents basically just call pick-and-rolls when he’s in the game, and if you can’t guard the pick-and-roll, you are doomed.

Among centers who get regular time in this league, there are several really porous defenders–and Kanter is by far the worst. He’s awful. I don’t think there’s any way he turns into even a half-way mediocre defender at any point in his career, it’s just too far gone.
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Avery said:
Enes Kanter will make $17.5 million per season over the next four years regardless of where.

Let that sink in - now think about the contacts we doled out to Favors and Hayward and tell yourself that maybe the FO knows what they're doing.
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They're like prophets, seers, and revelators.
 
PointGod_AlecBurks said:
@anthonyVslater
Was able to catch up with Sam Presti. His comment on the reported Enes Kanter offer sheet:

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It'll be interesting to see if OKC really does that, that's for sure!
 
Bawse Dawg said:
It would be awesome if the Blazers got him. One more playoff team from last year that is now heading to the lottery. Open up those playoff spots for us.
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If anything Kanter to the Blazers makes it more difficult for the Jazz to make the playoffs. OKC is playoff bound with or without Kanter, Portland is surely out without him, probably out with him but better off regardless.
 
Avery said:
Enes Kanter will make $17.5 million per season over the next four years regardless of where.

Let that sink in - now think about the contacts we doled out to Favors and Hayward and tell yourself that maybe the FO knows what they're doing.
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I think everyone knew the Favors contract was a bargain at the time. But I was certainly one of the people who thought the Hayward contract was too much. I basically had no concept of how much the cap was really going to expand. I'm glad DL did!
 
I keep thinking back to when OKC ditched Harden because they didn't want 3 max contracts and the luxury taxes that came with it. I realize we're about to be living in a different world cap wise, but it seems like such mismanagement to trade Harden away, only to end up paying Kanter alongside Durrant and Westbrook.

I expect OKC to match, but Thunder fans at that point will have to be asking themselves: "Couldn't we have just bit the bullet and kept Harden"?
 
jazzman12 said:
I keep thinking back to when OKC ditched Harden because they didn't want 3 max contracts and the luxury taxes that came with it. I realize we're about to be living in a different world cap wise, but it seems like such mismanagement to trade Harden away, only to end up paying Kanter alongside Durrant and Westbrook.

I expect OKC to match, but Thunder fans at that point will have to be asking themselves: "Couldn't we have just bit the bullet and kept Harden"?
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4 years 70 million dollars. Boom Bitches would have been a bargain.
 
Kanter got the max... How untradeable is that contract by January when they have figured out how truly awful he is? WE GOT BETTER BY HIM SIMPLY NOT BEING HERE ON THE COURT!
 
Think OKC might trade McGary as a way to clear Novak, DJ, and PJIII... word is they have been trying to get rid of PJIII and have found no takers.
 
I'm fine either way. Both teams are in our division and if Kanter is healthy it will only help our offense against whichever team he's on.
We just PnR all night every night when we play him, let him have his stats and take the W.

Win Win
 
If he goes to portland could that make Meyers available? Still think he'd make a great 3rd big for us, unsure on his current value though.
 
colton said:
I think everyone knew the Favors contract was a bargain at the time. But I was certainly one of the people who thought the Hayward contract was too much. I basically had no concept of how much the cap was really going to expand. I'm glad DL did!
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DL on Hayward, not really.

Supposedly Hayward wanted 4/48 to sign before season and Jazz said no.

Not only did Hayward get 4/63, he can opt out after only 3 years of the deal...which is perfect timing for new NBA TV deal.

Wait till you see Haywards cash in 2 years when he can be an UFA..... DL messed that one
 
BabyPeterzz said:
If anything Kanter to the Blazers makes it more difficult for the Jazz to make the playoffs. OKC is playoff bound with or without Kanter, Portland is surely out without him, probably out with him but better off regardless.
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LMAO Kanter absolutely does not make teams better.
 
jazzman12 said:
I keep thinking back to when OKC ditched Harden because they didn't want 3 max contracts and the luxury taxes that came with it. I realize we're about to be living in a different world cap wise, but it seems like such mismanagement to trade Harden away, only to end up paying Kanter alongside Durrant and Westbrook.

I expect OKC to match, but Thunder fans at that point will have to be asking themselves: "Couldn't we have just bit the bullet and kept Harden"?
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The obvious difference being that OKC would only pay the tax one year if they keep Kanter. Next year they can easily get under. With Harden, it would have been difficult for them to clear space in just one or even two years.
 
ijazz said:
DL on Hayward, not really.

Supposedly Hayward wanted 4/48 to sign before season and Jazz said no.

Not only did Hayward get 4/63, he can opt out after only 3 years of the deal...which is perfect timing for new NBA TV deal.

Wait till you see Haywards cash in 2 years when he can be an UFA..... DL messed that one
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lets go back to those threads and see how many were in favor of giving him $12M per. If I recall, many were saying DL should offer him no more than $8M/per.
 
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