Anticipating any moves this season?

Clangus · Post #1 » by **Clangus** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 11:56 am

What do you guys think Presti is going to do this season? Do you see him making any moves or standing pat for the year and see what Cole/Mullens can give us at the 5?

Balkman32 · Post #2 » by **Balkman32** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 2:07 pm

I don't see them making a move. Since they drafted Pleiss last year they probally won't go over pay for a center. The 1-4 positions are locked down with Durant, Westbrook, Green, Harden, Ibaka, Thabo, Collison, and Maynor. There is probally only a handful of guys who would work comming in to play the 5, I do not think any are avail for trade right now.

fallacy · Post #3 » by **fallacy** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 4:33 pm

shouldn't be. Maybe someone like Camby if we get him cheap

Devilanche · Post #4 » by **Devilanche** » Thu Dec 23, 2010 2:08 am

Our trading chips are definitely Kristic, MoPete, Cook (Ivey as fillers). Mullens,White and Maynor any combination can definitely be had if we can get a decent center in return. Just don't see any decent center that's available.

I'm more interested in the 2011 off season.
We definitely has 3 open space(don't see any of the expiring extended)

1 slot for a starting center, another probably for a 3 point shooter(probably from the draft?/ I'm hoping that it'll be a combo guard so we don't have to extend Ivey) And in a wonderful world another PF/C (I love Verajao even if he doesnt seem to have much love here)

Trip · Post #5 » by **Trip** » Thu Dec 23, 2010 2:52 am

If Aldrich were to start playing considerable minutes this year I would consider that the equivelant of making a move. Not sure if im just boiling over this Knicks game but we are a 1st round out no doubt without some changes one way or another.

Devilanche · Post #6 » by **Devilanche** » Thu Dec 23, 2010 3:00 am

Trip wrote:If Aldrich were to start playing considerable minutes this year I would consider that the equivelant of making a move. Not sure if im just boiling over this Knicks game but we are a 1st round out no doubt without some changes one way or another.

Depending on matchup and how the team play on defence we still got a chance. The season is still early enough. At this stage though i'll be happy if Aldrich even start playing 10mins a game (Of course if it'll happen, i'll be unhappy then and wish for more :lol:

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I do think if 1 of our center improve enough that take care of backup center slot.

Trip · Post #7 » by **Trip** » Thu Dec 23, 2010 3:14 am

Devilanche wrote:
Trip wrote:If Aldrich were to start playing considerable minutes this year I would consider that the equivelant of making a move. Not sure if im just boiling over this Knicks game but we are a 1st round out no doubt without some changes one way or another.

Depending on matchup and how the team play on defence we still got a chance. The season is still early enough. At this stage though i'll be happy if Aldrich even start playing 10mins a game (Of course if it'll happen, i'll be unhappy then and wish for more )

I do think if 1 of our center improve enough that take care of backup center slot.

There really isn't a favorable matchup for us out of what are the top 4 seeds right now and probably here on out. The current play of this team would be ousted by last years playoff version of itself.

Devilanche · Post #8 » by **Devilanche** » Thu Dec 23, 2010 10:40 am

Trip wrote:
There really isn't a favorable matchup for us out of what are the top 4 seeds right now and probably here on out. The current play of this team would be ousted by last years playoff version of itself.

Seems like San Antonio/Dallas/Lakers will be hard. Our best bet is either Utah or we miraculously get Denver/New Orleans instead, as a 4th seed but doubt Utah will drop that more games than either. There's enough time for internal improvement.

HeartSouloma · Post #9 » by **HeartSouloma** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 4:43 am

It really depends. But I think he well make some moves if Jeff Green was to leave. Maybe look for another PF and C next season. But yeah we do need alot of help in certain areas like the PF spot and the C spot, even the SG spot.

Blazinaway · Post #10 » by **Blazinaway** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 5:03 pm

KDfan35 wrote:It really depends. But I think he well make some moves if Jeff Green was to leave. Maybe look for another PF and C next season. But yeah we do need alot of help in certain areas like the PF spot and the C spot, even the SG spot.

POR fan here. how bout Camby-Rudy-Mills

for Green-Maynor-MoPete

Post #11 » by **sonictecture** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 1:20 am

I was thinking more along the lines of:

Morris Peterson, Nenad Kristic & a 2011 second round pick for Marcus Camby.

Blazers get a player who can play center in place of Camby, they get cap relief and they get a draft pick.

Post #12 » by **slick_watts** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 3:15 am

sonictecture wrote:I was thinking more along the lines of:

Morris Peterson, Nenad Kristic & a 2011 second round pick for Marcus Camby.

Blazers get a player who can play center in place of Camby, they get cap relief and they get a draft pick.

I like Camby but he's on the books for next season, so it makes finding a long term solution difficult / impossible (Westbrook extension the year after).

Post #13 » by **sonictecture** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 3:32 am

My offer assumes that Presti's long term solution is Aldrich, Mullens, Pleiss or a future draft pick. Camby is not a full time starter at this point in his career, so there would still be playing time for developing a younger, longer term player.

It would be nice to have Camby as a mentor for the younger players and to have him as option on the floor in critical situations.

It's difficult to comment on salary cap ramifications at this time, but based on history, I don't see adding Camby as roadblock to extending Westbrook.

Post #14 » by **slick_watts** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 3:37 am

No, it wouldn't prevent Westbrook's extension, but Westbrook's extension likely will mark the point in which the team won't have wiggle room to acquire players without giving something up.

I'd rather use the flexibility that the team still has to get a long term solution in the front court. I doubt very much that solution is Mullens or Pleiss. Who knows about Aldrich but the fact that he's not earning minutes on this team is troublesome.

Post #15 » by **sonictecture** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 3:54 am

The suspense of Presti using cap flexibility to upgrade the front court is killing me.

For the sake of conversation, I am assuming Presti will not break form and use that flexibility.

Post #16 » by **slick_watts** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 4:09 am

sonictecture wrote:The suspense of Presti using cap flexibility to upgrade the front court is killing me.

For the sake of conversation, I am assuming Presti will not break form and use that flexibility.

In which case, Camby would be a decent stop gap and player-coach.

Thunder4 · Post #17 » by **Thunder4** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 5:44 am

I just can't see presti making a move this year. I think that we will see what we have because Aldrich is way behind where we thought he would be and Mullens seems to be ahead of him and he is not looking half bad. I don't think that Brooks or presti trust either one of them enough to make them the starters on a playoff team. Kristic will be used as the mentor and then probably move on after this year unless he accepts some type of 1 year deal.

I actually want to see Mullens get meaningful minutes but that won't happen unless a injury because he is not going to beat out Collinson or Serge. Mullens is a legit 7 footer and with the help defense of the thunder, he can he hid a little bit.

Blazinaway · Post #18 » by **Blazinaway** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 3:56 pm

sonictecture wrote:I was thinking more along the lines of:

Morris Peterson, Nenad Kristic & a 2011 second round pick for Marcus Camby.

Blazers get a player who can play center in place of Camby, they get cap relief and they get a draft pick.

No thx, if Blazers move Camby it will be for young talent or someone who fits with guys like LMA/Matthews/Batum.

Post #19 » by **sonictecture** » Fri Dec 31, 2010 1:25 am

I'm pretty sure Clipper fans were saying the same thing last year at this time before Portland acquired Camby for expiring contracts and $3M in cash.

Good luck.

Devilanche · Post #20 » by **Devilanche** » Sat Jan 1, 2011 1:11 am

As the trade season is in full swing i'm getting more and more pumped up over it, though i don't think we'll do anything until the summer.

Right now these are the bigs we actually have.

Kristic: He's playing 20mins per game. If we can resign him for 3m-4m to be our backup big (for a 3 season deal?) i think it'll be a great situation since he can definitely shoot but it'll definitely cost our project bigs playing time.

Green: He shouldn't be playing 38mins per game. I guess for him it'll all come down to the $$. Love to keep but not at those minutes.

Collison: good role player at a great price from next season on. A steal for a big really.

Ibaka: We're definitely having a man-crush on him. Love that his minutes is on the up though he does seems inconsistent at time. Definitely untradeable.

Mullens/Ibaka/White: No consistent minutes. For the right piece, all 3 are tradeable but would be nice if at least 1 of the 3 pans out.