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Any chance we could bring back LA to be our backup 5? Allows him to retire a Blazer also and can still contribute on the 2nd unit.

Haven’t seen any recent figures on how much we have left if anything to spend.

Looks like we still have the biannual exception remaining.

This is a team of loyalty, so no.

/sarcasm

Nope not interested, he left and he is really not useful in Chauncys system as far as I can tell.

The Blazers are $1.5M over the luxury tax according to the Wiretap so I don't see them doing anything other than trading either Louzada or maybe Brown III to get just below the Luxury Tax.

"home"...you mean to Texas? confused.

LMA is cooked. He played 0 minutes against Boston last playoff, on a team struggling to find a groove. If that isnt a hell of a indication he is cooked, I dont know what is.

zzaj wrote:"home"...you mean to Texas? confused.

Home as in where he spent the majority of his career. He’s even said as much that he regretted leaving it was his own issues. Just a thought as we could desperately use a legit backup big.

**** 'em

I recall us having this conversation before... all of his talk about wanting to return some day, along with wanting to play along side Dame. But when he was presented the opportunity to return... he choose BKN.

So yeah... **** 'em!

I'd sign him for the min

Nah, I'm good.

GEE wrote:I recall us having this conversation before... all of his talk about wanting to return some day, along with wanting to play along side Dame. But when he was presented the opportunity to return... he choose BKN.

So yeah... **** 'em!

I think he was even quoted as saying he would love for a chance to reunite with Dame... then yeah, signed with Brooklyn like 17 minutes after he made that comment.

PDXKnight wrote:I'd sign him for the min

We do need more size, so I would give him the minimum as well.... but there are 5-8 other players that I would target first.

I think Portland needs to keep an eye on Favors in OKC. They have a roster crunch issue & I think he might be bought out.

Besides Favors, give me Cousins, Whiteside, Thompson, Monroe, Howard, & Griffin all before LMA.

No.

He oozed out of town, let him stay that way.

Just sign him to a one day contract and let him retire as a Blazer. He's done

Bigpoppapomp82 wrote:

zzaj wrote:"home"...you mean to Texas? confused.

Home as in where he spent the majority of his career. He’s even said as much that he regretted leaving it was his own issues. Just a thought as we could desperately use a legit backup big.

Well, "legit" in this case is an arguable word.

Anybody that has been here for a while knows I never liked LA's game while he was here. The LAST thing I want to do is revisit the 20 foot turnaround jumper.

Sure. Trade Louzada into cap room. Possibly another back-up with a 2nd rounder for forward depth (Vanderbilt), then sign LMA for the minimum.

Whiteside couldn’t move well away from the hoop — ever. Cousins? Can he move? Thompson? Sure … whichever grizzled veteran can give actual back-up center minutes, move, work, rebound … absolutely, for the minimum. Of course, that mythical back-up center will start in a number of games for load management, so he’ll need to cover that with 24-28 minutes. Performance — not personality or where he’s played before — is the criteria for a back-up. I thought Melo was a decent move for a limited run at forward and have NEVER liked him anywhere near the Blazers or the defensive end of the game for anyone.

For a long time, I’ve been a proponent of PF/C’s who are a legit 6’8 to 6’10 with some width, good feet, likes contact, protects the rim a bit, rebounds, D’s up, and gets garbage baskets through working. Pay that guy around the mid-level as a legit back-up at 2 positions. THEN, have a bit taller, young, HIGHLY athletic prospect who either develops and hits or is replaced by the next version (Alexander, aka #42). [Daniel Theis is a worker. Thompson did that for years as a starter and made $$$. Smaller $$$, now.]

I’d take a Samaki Walker in a heartbeat.

HoopsFanAZ wrote:For a long time, I’ve been a proponent of PF/C’s who are a legit 6’8 to 6’10 with some width, good feet, likes contact, protects the rim a bit, rebounds, D’s up, and gets garbage baskets through working. Pay that guy around the mid-level as a legit back-up

You just described Drew Eubanks for the most part (Not a rim protector).

Drew is built like a tank - 6'9, 245lbs, wide, strong, high motor, understands his role, consistently graded as a plus defender outside his PDX stint (Where he was asked to play outside his role, IE score alot + the whole team was grading horrible on defense).

Ideally Watford can develop into a compliment backup C, a guy that can spread the floor more than Nurkic and has more mobility (IE a switchy, stretch big - the kind that are showing tremendous playoff worth) - but in the RS Eubanks is a great goon to eat up some minutes, rebound, push guys around and keep Nurkic healthy.

Drew is probably tougher than any big we have had in years - he is in the same company as Jusuf and Pryzbilla.

Yeah but he's too small if Nurk gets hurt. I think another PF/C that's 6'11" or greater make a ton of sense. Even a guy like Vanderbilt who's 6'9 and plays bigger would help. Keon+Didi and that second we acquired on draft day would be a massive get short term (Long term I like Keon as a Hart replacement).