2011 and 2012 Free Agent List

by cavejunctionblazer on Jun 20, 2011 12:32 AM PDT

I was thinking about which players might be available through free agency. In my opinion this list is crucial to deciding possible trades or signings. Everyone on here should check it out. It will definitely get some good conversations going im sure. Ill start one after the link.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?page=FreeAgents-11-12

This list is quite amazing. It really gets me excited that something big could go down. The names just go on and on. For 2011 just to name a few: Tim Duncan, Jamal Crawford, David West, NeNe, Kenyon Martin, Tayshaun Prince, Tyson Chandler.... Frankly, if Paul Allen is willing to go deep into the luxury tax, there are alot of players that are unrestricted free agents who could easily fill gaps in our roster.

For example, after a quick examination of the list, which was updated June 3rd 2011, I saw that Ray Allen is an unrestricted free agent. Ray Allen plays SG which is a position where we have a definite problem, Brandon and Rudy. First of all, We have to keep Brandon. Second of all Rudy isnt working out, he knows it and we know it. Hes even previously asked to be released back to Europe. Hes been one of our most talked about trade chips. Obviously Ray is way better than Rudy, albeit older(35) but he also brings what we are badly needing, dependable and killer outside shooting. Sure Rudy is cheaper, but win now is spend now and you gotta spend big to win in this league. Picking up Ray makes Rudy expendable. And it would certainly make us as a team better. As a discussion this is just a realistic suggestion. It doesnt mean it can or cant, will or wont happen, its just for conversational purposes only.

Just in case you need it, heres a Link to Ray Allens stat page: http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/9/ray-allen

Look over the list, and see what you come up with.

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Sign Brian Scalabrine. When he came to the Celtics they made it to 2 Finals and won a championship. Leaves the Celtics, they don’t make it out of the second round. Bulls were an 8 seed last year, 1 seed this year. Coincidence? I think not. The legend of the White Mamba lives on.

by Fila429 on Jun 20, 2011 12:35 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

The Blazers are well over the cap and will remain there for quite some time.

Because of this we cannot sign a player that commands more money than the MLE, which is what we gave in full of Wesley Matthews last offseason, roughly 5.8 million dollars.

Also, Tim Duncan, David West, Ray Allen and Nene all have player options remaining on their contracts, and I wouldn’t be surprised if all of them picked it up. The most likely to test free agency is Nene. But West is recovering from an injury and will take that guaranteed money while he’s sitting out, Tim Duncan will also remain with the Spurs and Ray Allen will most likely also pick up his option. Most of the rest you’ve mentioned will command more than the MLE.

The smarter you are, the more likely you are to be tripping balls at any given moment.
Draft Nikola Vucevic

by gtbassett on Jun 20, 2011 2:50 AM PDT reply actions

I just mentioned those players because they were some of the bigger names on the list

not because I thought we should necassarily should target them.

by cavejunctionblazer on Jun 20, 2011 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions

We can go deeper into luxury tax realm

if PA is willing to spend the dough- most the type of players we need to put us into contention are going to cost more than the MLE.

by cavejunctionblazer on Jun 20, 2011 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions

We should not be after player over 35yrs unless we are able to get

all of them to come over. Duncan and Allen would improve us greatly for next season and maybe one more and then it’ll be over. Those two would provide us with the Playoff experience that we have lacked.

PG- Miller
SG- Matthews and Allen
SF- Wallace
PF- Aldridge
C- Duncan

Average age of like a 105yr but experience up the wazzu!

by VinnyB on Jun 20, 2011 6:38 AM PDT reply actions

PGofF

Goran Dragic go get him

by Canthus90 on Jun 20, 2011 8:46 AM PDT reply actions

I like that kid-hes a baller

by cavejunctionblazer on Jun 20, 2011 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions

Houston has a team option on Dragc for a little over 2 million dollars.

He won’t even sniff free agency this offseason.

The smarter you are, the more likely you are to be tripping balls at any given moment.
Draft Nikola Vucevic

by gtbassett on Jun 20, 2011 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Ray Allen exercised his Player Option

on June 7th and will not become a free agent this summer.

by Storyteller on Jun 20, 2011 9:12 AM PDT reply actions

I was worried about that

The list was last updated 4 days before that

by cavejunctionblazer on Jun 20, 2011 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions

I was hoping you might spot this post

since you seem to have the most NBA contractual knowledge of any poster on this sight. Is there any free agents that you might like to see the Blazers target? Or is free agency a waste of time? What do you think?

by cavejunctionblazer on Jun 20, 2011 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions

Joel Prizbilla is unrestricted

How are his knees now? We could use a big….

"Coach said to always be careful around Greg, because Greg costs a lot and even the slightest amount of basketball can damage him." -- The Onion

by RedUniInLA on Jun 20, 2011 10:02 AM PDT reply actions

*Przybilla

"Coach said to always be careful around Greg, because Greg costs a lot and even the slightest amount of basketball can damage him." -- The Onion

by RedUniInLA on Jun 20, 2011 10:03 AM PDT reply actions

Okay, what about these guys?

Chuck Hayes as a starting center until Oden comes back.
Shannon Brown as a PG
Carl Landry as a backup to LMA.
David West as a backup PF to LMA
Kyrylo Fesenko as a backup center to Oden
Dalembert as a center
Jason Richardson as a SG

by cavejunctionblazer on Jun 20, 2011 11:10 AM PDT reply actions

Which Jazz free agent should the Blazers target this year?

Francisco Elson
Kyrylo Fesenko
Andrei Kirilenko
C.J. Miles (T)
Ronnie Price
Earl Watson

Who's that tromping across my bedge?

by Troll Blazer on Jun 20, 2011 2:59 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

I like Fesenko as a minimum salary player and 3/4th choice Center.

His big body gives us the option to play more aggresive as there are very few that can over-power him. Earl Watson is a nice backup PG to have or start if we can get Walker or Knight in the draft. Price is also a good backup PG, Miles has some talent but the Jazz will want to keep him badly.

by VinnyB on Jun 21, 2011 5:49 AM PDT up reply actions

First of all, We have to keep Brandon.

Disagree, because of the amnesty clause proviso. Roy can still “do some things” but he was grossly overpaid last season and he will be for 3-4 more years unles he’s AC’d

Other players will definitely be AC’d by other NBA teams following the lockout, then we can add some more names to the FA list. There’s going to be a scramble for talent before games begin again, and Portland shouldn’t put all of their roster spots in the draft basket. They already drafted 7 kids in the past 24 months, as well as added CJ, etc

When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!

by two4larue on Jun 20, 2011 8:37 PM PDT reply actions

lots of servicable centers available

i say we grab one of chuck hayes, dalembert, big baby davis, chandler, maybe nene if we can.
if none of those worked, we could get kwame brown, but having that sort of a bust around greg oden might not be good for anyone

by YoniRap on Jun 21, 2011 5:49 PM PDT reply actions

FA's that may make sense in looking at

There are some centers and PF that would make sense if healthy – Joel and Troy Murphy come to mind. Other center FA’s are: Tyson Chandler (cost too much), Eddy Curry, Samuel Dalembert, Dan Gadzuric. Deandre Jordan and Marc Gasol will likely receive a QO from their respective teams.

Carl Landry would be a nice pickup.

Other PF free agents: Reggie Evans, Josh McRoberts (ex Blazer and old friend of Oden), Leon Powe, Sheldon Williams. The Bobcats can offer Donte Cunningham a QO.

Guard FA’s that would be worth looking at would be Jamal Crawford and JJ Barea.

by KevNW on Jun 22, 2011 1:14 AM PDT reply actions