I think there will be a 3-guard rotation that’s going to look something like this:

1 – Roy
2 – Rudy

1 – Bayless
2 – Roy

1 – Bayless
2 – Rudy

What this really means, I think, is diminished minutes for Blake and continued small minutes for Sergio.

KP said he loves his top 10 players. Well, so do I. And I happen to believe that Bayless may be the perfect fit for Roy. Both can distribute the ball and shoot. Just as some were debating whether Roy would be the PG of the future, you can now see that we picked up someone who can also share the load with Roy. He can do his thing sometimes, just as Bayless will do the same. It doesn’t take the ball out of Roys hands as much as complements it. We now get two good ballhandlers who can distribute as well. And Bayless, at 6’3” and 200 lbs can actually handle the opposing point whereas Augustin, at 5’11”, would problems. He’s not, after all, some skinny kid.

I think Fernandez also loves it. He didn’t come in here believing he’d be the starting PG, after all. Rather, he knew Portland would make a move for that spot – and did. Rush might’ve been a conflict – but not Bayless.

Blake is an excellent addition at guard. He’s steady, competent, and able to guide the young players while putting up consistently credible minutes. He may not be top tier – but he’s solid. That’s why the Blazers like him. He’ll be around for years.

And, keep in mind, if there was one player that kept surfacing as someone everyone else valued and tried to pry loose from the Blazers – it was Outlaw. But KP was having none of that. That first unit, over-time, is going to be a matchup nightmare for other teams. 7”0’, 6’ll”, 6’9”, 6’5”, and 6’3” (when Bayless matures into the lineup). \

What else is there to say. Other than, I don’t have a clue what KP will do next year with 1) A more mature Batum; 2) 4 – #2 draft picks; and 3) all of the cap space – having wasted none of it. What the devil else could we add at this point?

We may have to start our own “Euro-League”.