I love the idea of getting Paul Millsap, but I just don't think it is going to happen.  I understand that Portland wanted to force Utah to make a move, but have we really accomplished that?  Boozer opting to stay in Utah was more poisonous than anything we have done. Utah doesn't want to lose Millsap,  but I see no reason why Utah and New York wouldn't do a David Lee sign n' trade for Boozer, since that would take care of Utah's PF issue, and give New York a one year Boozer rental that doubles as an expiring contract.  So Utah would basically be in the same spot, since they were going to just let Boozer walk anyway. The only differences in that scenario is that they'll end up with Lee instead of Millsap (two players in similar molds), and we would be deeper at the PF spot.  Was our offer sheet really "poisonous" enough? 

One thing I thought of tonight is just how much adding a player like Millsap to the team makes as much sense, if not more sense, than someone like Turkeyglue.  If we were to add a player of Millsap's stature, the Trailblazers would arguably have three of the best positional tandems in the entire NBA.  We would have what I believe is the best SG tandem in Roy & Rudy.  We'd have the best PF tandem in Aldridge and Millsap.  We would also have the best C tandem in Oden & Przybilla.  Not too shabby.  Feel free to argue if you can think of better positional tandems in the league.

I'm in favor of leaving the SF postion alone, assuming that Martell Webster comes back healthy, which is a huge question mark.  I think Batum and Webster are solid enough, are very athletic, and can shoot the ball well.  I think Nic will continue to improve. With a bit more bulk, I'd love to see him expand his game to where he could post-up some people using his long arms and jumping ability as an advantage.

I think the most realistic possibility to improve our PG spot with someone who would fit the bill would be to land Kirk Heinrich. If we land Millsap, we'd certainly have to trade Blake and Outlaw for salary matching purposes to get him.  If we don't land Millsap, I think we'd have to do Outlaw, Bayless, + Cap Space to get him.  At this point, I'd be fine with either scenario. I used to be big on Bayless, and I still very much like him, but at the same time, I am tired of banking on potential when it comes to players.  It seems like 2 out of 3 players that are highly touted because of potential end up as disappointments. I'd rather have a sure thing.  If our PG postion consisted of Heinrich as our starter, and Blake as our backup, I would be very content with that. Kirk is an above average PG, and Blake would be one of the best if not the best backup PG's in the league. So that would make another really solid tandem.

Depth Chart

SF  Batum, Webster, Cunningham

PF  Aldridge, Millsap (please God!), Pendergraph

C    Oden, Przybilla, (Bring Back Ha)

SG  Roy, Fernandez, ? ? ?

PG  Heinrich, Blake, Pooh?, Maybe a Brevin Knight?