Channing Frye not given qualifying offer

[PR07]

Kevin Pritchard said on Monday that the Blazers have decided not to make a qualifying offer to Channing Frye.

The Blazers had until midnight on Tuesday to make a $4.6 million qualifying offer to Frye, who made $3.1 million last season.

"We are going to open up some cap space," Pritchard said. "But we are very thankful for what Channing did and has done. He has been terrific for us."

He's got some talent. Unfortunately, he just couldn't really get the minutes in Portland with all the bigs they have. He's young and pretty talented, has a pretty good midrange game and can block some shots. If the Pacers plan on moving one of Foster or Murphy, he makes some sense. I think he'd be a lot cheaper than Villanueva too.

[xxSnEaKyPxx]

I'd be up for trading Foster for a package around Lawson, then signing Frye.

[IndieRuso420]

Problem is we have Hibbert, Foster, Murphy, Hansbrough, McRoberts. Not a whole lot of room for Frye unless someone is moved, and I prefer Murphy if anyone because he can probably net us the most valuable player. If we did move Murphy or Foster which I don't think either would happen, then Frye could be an option. I doubt he comes here to be the 3rd big at best.

[IndyMac]

No, because if we don't move anybody, then he's the 5th big at best (he beats out McBob). He would be like Murphy only not any good.

[chatard5]

I like our team right now, except for at PG. I would like to get a guy who can play the 2 and 3 as a back-up. Trade a future 2nd for Chase Budinger. I will even give 2 2nd rounders for him! I think we need a young PG or some kind of PG change. I think Ford has to go and Jack stay. I like Foster, but I think he needs to go. I like Murphy now (this time last year he was my least favorite player). But if we can get some value for him we've gotta do it.

Oh yeah, we have Dunleavy. So I think Budinger would be a great pick-up. He might not be any good, but he'd be cheap. And if we can get Dunleavy back in February we'd be set at the 2 and 3 from the bench. I would prefer starting Rush and giving Rush all the bench minutes.

I'd like to get Rubio, and I think he wants to come here. Too bad we don't have any1 they need. Unless they was Ford, a future first, and something for Rubio and a bad contract. It seems like they want Flynn over Rubio, but that could be just because he has more value.

[basketballwacko2]

I'd be up for trading Foster for a package around Lawson, then signing Frye.

If we could sign Frye or Charlie V. I'd be ok with moving Foster for Lawson if that trade can be done, what kind of filler would we be looking at Steven Hunter and Balkman are thier only expiring contracts.

[freeman]

I agree. Frye would just be an expensive 3rd string pf/c with the lineup that we have so i'd rather go for an inexpensive, legit center, either an undrafted rookie like Aminu or Heytvelt or a free agent veteran.

[cdash]

I'd be up for trading Foster for a package around Lawson, then signing Frye.

Keep Foster. We still need the frontcourt depth, and one Tar Heel rookie is enough for me.

As for Frye, If we can get him on the cheap, I'd love to bring him in here.

[Dunthreevy]

Frye is very soft from everything I've ever heard. I'm not a fan of PF/C's that are soft, part of the reason I was never a huge fan of the Dutchman.

[slickrick03rk]

i agree frye is soft i want someone like rasheed hate to say it!

[Crossova21]

We have enough soft big men

[joew8302]

Frye isn't bad, but like many have said we have too many similar parts. He would not be high on my list of potential signings.