Leon Powe

It appears that Boston will not extend a qualifing offer to Powe and he will become an UFA, I think the Blazers should take a chance on him and his knees. Sign him to a low cost/high reward deal let him rehab and come back next year. With his injury issues he could be signed for almost the league minimum is my guess, and that would be a great deal if he can comeback next year and be as productive as he was this year.

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I would love Powe as a backup PF

by jksnake99 on Jul 1, 2009 9:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I love the idea

The only problem is that he’d be out this year (and have a cap) and, I think, the Blazers FO is really gun-shy about any player with knee problems.

by ninjasocks on Jul 1, 2009 10:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

ive heard out until Dec/Jan

could always throw him a minimum salary offer now, with a team option for year 2 and let him rehab for the first half of the season. if he makes it back mid-year, then we’ve got a valuable piece at a great price. If it doesn’t work out, all we’ve lost is a few hundred thousand and a roster spot, which we likely won’t need anyway

How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009

by douglast on Jul 1, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

True Dat

These are the kind of “flyers” we need to be taking. I would rather take a "flyer"on Powe at minimum contract, than Hedo at $10 mil

by TrailBlazer4Life on Jul 1, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This would be a great move if...

we could get him back by Jan. 2010. I agree with Douglast…probably wouldn’t cost too much and it would give the team enough time to integrate him in advance of the playoffs. Classic buy-low opportunity and I’d personally love it if we could pull it off.

by ThereGoDaGame on Jul 1, 2009 11:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs