Salmons will be available this summer

Any interest, and is he going to be available with the MLE?

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He's a proven player; very nice behind Roy and Batum

by oregonslee on Jun 22, 2010 12:05 PM PDT reply actions

He can score.

Dude can create his own shot, and brings a mean goatee.

GO DUCKS!!

by SportsChat503 on Jun 22, 2010 12:11 PM PDT reply actions

The Slammin Salmon

Too bad we don’t have Trout anymore. Then we could have had a nice fish dinner.

I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.

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by haildablazer on Jun 22, 2010 12:26 PM PDT reply actions

What??????

Michael Redd isn’t opting out? This is unbelievable!

"It's Our Time":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O99POVJfglY

by Storyteller on Jun 22, 2010 12:31 PM PDT reply actions

If we were going to use the MLE

Salmons would be a good option. Especially if we lose Rudy and/or Marty. I’m still not convinced any of the MLE guys are worth paying luxury tax for, though.

Still on the Rex bandwagon.

by dan_the_man on Jun 22, 2010 12:47 PM PDT via mobile reply actions

adding Salmons or Miller as a backup 2/3

relegating Rudy and Martell to trade fodder or benchwarmer status, would be a huge upgrade for us, and worthy of the MLE contract (of course I’m not paying the tax…)

"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
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by douglast on Jun 22, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions

That gives me an idea.

If you offered to pay the tax, I bet PA would go for it.

Disclaimer: everything I know about basketball I learned on Blazersedge.

by pualo on Jun 22, 2010 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions

I think MIller is more feasible to acquire with the MLE than Salmons

and Salmons is more feasible than Ray Allen

it’s the right “kind” of target to be looking at, though. As long as Salmons would agree to be the Blazer’s 6th man

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by two4larue on Jun 22, 2010 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions

Pretty sure John has mentioned he wants more than the MLE.

I forget where I read this but he’s mentioned opting-out before.

Being a Blazer fan is not exactly healthy.

by dpnim on Jun 22, 2010 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions

That's terrific for him

For years I’ve been publicly asking for a job with no time commitment and a salary of no less than 7 figures.

I think both John and I will be disappointed this summer.

Still on the Rex bandwagon.

by dan_the_man on Jun 22, 2010 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions

What I'm saying is that depending on how the FA market turns out he may not be looking at teams like us

and may hold out to get a better contract on a team that with start him.

Being a Blazer fan is not exactly healthy.

by dpnim on Jun 22, 2010 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions

Do you mean a better contract or a team that will start him?

It is quite possible he’ll find a team that wants to start him, but I’ll be shocked if he gets a contract worth more than the MLE. In fact, aside from us not getting Paul, Lebron, Bosh or Wade, that’s one of the few things I’d bet on this off season. Storyteller’s post about feast or famine is very likely right on. Some guys are going to get “paid like out of this world,” (sorry Travis) but Salmons isn’t one of those guys. Almost everyone else is going to sign for MLE money or quite a bit less.

Still on the Rex bandwagon.

by dan_the_man on Jun 22, 2010 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions