Woj: Hassan Whiteside for Meyers & Mo

Effigy · Post #21 » by **Effigy** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 5:41 pm

At the deadline let's move this deal for Love or Griffin.

DusterBuster · Post #22 » by **DusterBuster** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 5:44 pm

Gosh, no ET, Harkless or Leonard anymore... How am I going to continue making Blazer trades at RealGM?

TG81 · Post #23 » by **TG81** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 5:57 pm

will miss Harkless defense, I thought he had potential to develop into a more consistent offensive contributor & Meyers will be missed too, what an amazing playoff performance..

im not sold on Whiteside ...he is emotional immature and inconsistent, figured we would have taken a chance on Boogie...
but i will trust the process..

Norm2953 · Post #24 » by **Norm2953** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:00 pm

I'm more interested in next summer for we'll have Bazemore and Whiteside coming off the books
and a potentially desireable expiring contract in cJ.

Post #25 » by **DeBlazerRiddem** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:06 pm

TG81 wrote:will miss Harkless defense, I thought he had potential to develop into a more consistent offensive contributor & Meyers will be missed too, what an amazing playoff performance..

im not sold on Whiteside ...he is emotional immature and inconsistent, figured we would have taken a chance on Boogie...
but i will trust the process..

Talented players who need the right support and system to flourish is the intangible benefit of having a leader like Lillard. I mean, I think there are a lot of intangible benefits to building around a natural leader like Lillard, but this is definitely one.

GreenRiddler · Post #26 » by **GreenRiddler** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:08 pm

Norm2953 wrote:I'm more interested in next summer for we'll have Bazemore and Whiteside coming off the books
and a potentially desireable expiring contract in cJ.

We're gonna extend McCollum next year.

DusterBuster · Post #27 » by **DusterBuster** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:08 pm

Norm2953 wrote:I'm more interested in next summer for we'll have Bazemore and Whiteside coming off the books
and a potentially desireable expiring contract in cJ.

I'm more interested in this year's trade deadline.

GreenRiddler · Post #28 » by **GreenRiddler** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:08 pm

He is a beast. Low-key might be better than Nurk.

Grumpy Heat Fan · Post #29 » by **Grumpy Heat Fan** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:09 pm

jamalkandur wrote:Wow this great for Blazers, Whiteside was unhappy about Spoelstra's dull coaching and lack of touches and honestly he was giving his 50% at best, a new fresh start would give him the much needed boost. Remember his '15 season and multiple double digit blocks, the dude is a complete package(defense+offense) when he's motivated. This is my hot take Blazers will return WCF while Whiteside is their starting C.

Yeah, Whiteside wanted out of Miami. I don't blame him, we suck right now.

Whiteside is very underrated. When Coach Spo allowed him to play, the guy put up 29 pts, 20 rebounds, and 9 blocks against the Spurs a few months ago.

Portland just got a lot better with this trade. You won't believe me right now, but a motivated Hassan Whiteside is a better player than Nurkic. You'll see when he has 20 rebound, 9 block nights. Lillard is going to have fun throwing him lobs.

Watch on YouTube

Post #30 » by **DaVoiceMaster** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:09 pm

Or maybe Skal is ready? :lol:

Showdown · Post #31 » by **Showdown** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:10 pm

He is Enes Kanter with hops

GreenRiddler · Post #32 » by **GreenRiddler** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:12 pm

We turned Plumlee into Nurk and Collins, Meyers into Whiteside. It's like you don't need real assets in this league.

Grumpy Heat Fan · Post #33 » by **Grumpy Heat Fan** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:13 pm

GreenRiddler wrote:We turned Plumlee into Nurk and Collins, Meyers into Whiteside. It's like you don't need real assets in this league.

It's because of the new culture of players forcing their way out of teams and demanding trades.

Whiteside wanted out of Miami, was giving 50%, and that was it.

DusterBuster · Post #34 » by **DusterBuster** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:18 pm

Showdown wrote:He is Enes Kanter with hops

I don't think he's as offensively talented as Enes, but defensively it's not even in the same universe.

Portlands got a roster now where they can go 1 in 4 out. Unlike in Miami where their shooters sucked and teams could pack the paint against Hassan, Portland will have shooters around him 24/7. He's gonna have a ton of space to operate under the basket in Portland and he will be excited to play here with guys he's close to in CJ and Dame. So I expect him to have a bounce back year.

This team is definitely improved both defensively and offensively as far as I can see.

GreenRiddler · Post #35 » by **GreenRiddler** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:18 pm

Grumpy Heat Fan wrote:
GreenRiddler wrote:We turned Plumlee into Nurk and Collins, Meyers into Whiteside. It's like you don't need real assets in this league.

It's because of the new culture of players forcing their way out of teams and demanding trades.

Whiteside wanted out of Miami, was giving 50%, and that was it.

Yeah pretty much the same deal with Nurk. Great for us asset deficient teams.

GreenRiddler · Post #36 » by **GreenRiddler** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:18 pm

DusterBuster wrote:
Showdown wrote:He is Enes Kanter with hops

I don't think he's offensively talented, but defensively it's not even in the same universe.

Portlands got a roster now where they can go 1 in 4 out. Unlike in Miami where their shooters sucked and teams could pack the paint against Hassan, Portland will have shooters around him 24/7. He's gonna have a ton of space to operate under the basket in Portland and he will be excited to play here with guys he's close to in CJ and Dame. So I expect him to have a bounce back year.

This team is definitely improved both defensively and offensively as far as I can see.

That was tongue in cheek since Kanter said Zion was Randle with hops.

GreenRiddler · Post #37 » by **GreenRiddler** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:21 pm

What great duo to have on defense. Collins and Whiteside are gonna be Block city.

JasonStern · Post #38 » by **JasonStern** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:26 pm

Dame Lizard wrote:Hats off to Olshey.

He's had an absolute A+ offseason.

First drafting what the NBA community considers the steal of the draft. Followed up by essentially swapping Turner, Harkless, Leonard and Aminu for Whiteside, Bazemore and Hood.

you do realize that most of those moves are just fixing the moves he made during the 2016 offseason, right?

Norm2953 · Post #39 » by **Norm2953** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:26 pm

Portland still has a need for perhaps someone like Nene to provide muscle but I'm enthused
about the teams chances with Dame/CJ, Hood, Bazemore providing spacing for Whiteside
to operate inside. Portland can allow young players like Simons and Little to develop at
their own pace.

How amazing it will be if Kwahi ends up back in Toronto and the Lakers with $32 Million in
cap space end up with leftovers?

Post #40 » by **DaVoiceMaster** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:28 pm

Charles Barkley is on The Herd right now and said he likes the trade for Miami. He said he likes the kid from St. John's, but didnt know Mo's name. He then said he thinks Leonard can be a star. What??? Barkley picking the Blazers last season means absolutely nothing now. (sigh)