Catalina Maria 64 Report post Posted July 25, 2016 Well after inking what could be nearly half our salary cap I would hope so.... Short term yes we improved. Long term I seriously doubt it. I think he went all in on a possible one year player which could set us back 3 plus years if he walks (which our centers have been known to do). The rest of the moves shored up a deficiency he should have addressed some time ago but now was forced to address after another year being one of the softest teams in the league. We still lack someone capable of getting 20 per game or even close to it despite blowing through a wad and a half of cash. I will say though guys on one year deals with talent tend to play their a$$es off in that last year so I expect Ibaka to give it his all this year and hopefully the Lakers dont come calling for another of our centers. There's a ton of flexibility if we decide Green, Ibaka, and Meeks are not keepers. Biyombo is a keeper. Have u seen him play for real? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the notorious S.A.C. 89 Report post Posted July 25, 2016 Even close? You know Vuch averaged 18 last year and 19 the year before right? Pretty close to 20 in my book. and you brought in two guys who are going to take his minutes where last year he was the only show in town.... Everyone on this team is full of "potential" according to the fans but realistically at best we are a 40 win club grabbing the 7th or 8th seed. Im not sure there is a way to transition that to a top 5 club in the next 4 years given how slowly and dysfunctionally the current rebuild has progressed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted July 25, 2016 Adrian Wojnarowski @WojVerticalNBA · 20m20 minutes ago Portland guard CJ McCollum has reached agreement on a four-year, $106M maximum contract extension, league sources tell @TheVertical. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MagicFanInNevada 51 Report post Posted July 25, 2016 Adrian Wojnarowski @WojVerticalNBA · 20m20 minutes ago Portland guard CJ McCollum has reached agreement on a four-year, $106M maximum contract extension, league sources tell @TheVertical. Wow he's not going anywhere. Good for him Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magicman28 295 Report post Posted July 25, 2016 and you brought in two guys who are going to take his minutes where last year he was the only show in town.... Everyone on this team is full of "potential" according to the fans but realistically at best we are a 40 win club grabbing the 7th or 8th seed. Im not sure there is a way to transition that to a top 5 club in the next 4 years given how slowly and dysfunctionally the current rebuild has progressed. You brought in one of the better defensive 4's who can stretch the floor consistently giving Vuch more space to operate and a much better backup than Dedmon who might one day unseat Vuch as a starting center. Stop freaking out and see what materializes. Good **** is made with time in the kitchen not nuked in an microwave as fast as possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
magicdoc1 261 Report post Posted July 25, 2016 Adrian Wojnarowski @WojVerticalNBA · 20m20 minutes ago Portland guard CJ McCollum has reached agreement on a four-year, $106M maximum contract extension, league sources tell @TheVertical. Good for him! Oladipo is going to get paid next year!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soul Bro 1,421 Report post Posted July 25, 2016 There goes my dream of getting CJ in Orlando Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted July 25, 2016 im pretty confident we're going to go 42-40 this year. Indiana went 45-37. They had Paul George but I think our team is deeper than theirs. if you had to rank both teams' players it'd go something like: George -Ibaka -Gordon -Fournier? Maybe after hill? Hill -Vucevic -Green Turner -Biyombo -Payton Mahinmi -Augustin -Meeks -Hezonja Stuckey Hill Allen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted July 25, 2016 Well after inking what could be nearly half our salary cap I would hope so.... Short term yes we improved. Long term I seriously doubt it. I think he went all in on a possible one year player which could set us back 3 plus years if he walks (which our centers have been known to do). The rest of the moves shored up a deficiency he should have addressed some time ago but now was forced to address after another year being one of the softest teams in the league. We still lack someone capable of getting 20 per game or even close to it despite blowing through a wad and a half of cash. I will say though guys on one year deals with talent tend to play their a$$es off in that last year so I expect Ibaka to give it his all this year and hopefully the Lakers dont come calling for another of our centers. I think you hope Fournier and Ibaka can be 18ppg type players and the rest of the team falls in line from there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MagicFanInNevada 51 Report post Posted July 25, 2016 Heat signed SG Dion Waiters to a 1-year 2.9 million dollar deal. That's a steal in this market Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magicman28 295 Report post Posted July 25, 2016 Adrian Wojnarowski @WojVerticalNBA · 20m20 minutes ago Portland guard CJ McCollum has reached agreement on a four-year, $106M maximum contract extension, league sources tell @TheVertical. Well damn... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Odin 137 Report post Posted July 25, 2016 Adrian Wojnarowski @WojVerticalNBA · 20m20 minutes ago Portland guard CJ McCollum has reached agreement on a four-year, $106M maximum contract extension, league sources tell @TheVertical. Can't they basically do the exact same deal next year? Why do this now, financially speaking? Otherwise, totally not surprised. Portland was shockingly good last year- I think they believe they have something good going on there (and there is a very good chance they are right). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
