EwingsGlass wrote:

Nalod wrote:Trent jr was RFA. why did Portland trade him?
Why did Raptors trade Powell? They did not want to pay him? But they want to pay Trent and let Lowrey walk giving Greta VanVleet PG role and get some size in the back court.
DId Blazers bring in powell for this year playoff run to let him walk?
Timmy got 18mm per.
Bullock is the hot flavor of the month in our knick love. We in the afterglow of a great roadtrip and first trip to play offs. We already disrespecting hawks as if we all that and should beat them.
lets see how it goes from here and if he leaves the toilet seat up in the morning before we start leaving a toothbrush for him.

Raptors see Trent as a younger Powell that still has team control. Likely that Powell would walk after the season.

And on the Portland side of things, Powell prob better than Trent and they need to do whatever they can do upgrade talent while they have prime Dame.

For better or worse, all-in risk type decision all around

fishmike wrote:

martin wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

martin wrote:

HofstraBBall wrote:

fishmike wrote:Lock down defender. This is the type of guy we need between RJ/Randle, not Cameron Phuckin Payne.

You send out RJ/Randle/Powell every night with rim protection and we will pound you into submission. 3 guys who play both ends and defend multiple positions and can score from anywhere. That's how you go from good to elite.

Powell wont cost max money so good chance you can bring back Noel/Bullock/Rose

PG Rose
SG RJ
SF Powell
PF Randle
C Mitch

Bench: Luka/IQ/Bullock/Obi/Noel
rest of roster: Taj/Knox?/FRP/FRP/?

Wanted him at the trade deadline. Was glad it was not a sign and trade. This may be the first time Briggs, you and I have been on the same page.

Think he will get 4 years @ $25M?

HELL NO, not even close to that.

Yeah, that's to low. That's not even the mid-level.

ha Per Year

Powell will get a Levert/Randle/Harrison Barns type contract... depending on structure and market $15mm-$25mm per year. Would 4 years and anything between $60mm-$100mm surprise anyone?

That was my thinking. Think @ $20M per there will several teams interested. Think that will stretch offers to the $22-$23M. Do not know if anyone would go to $25m. But who knows.

Would you still want him for that much? As mentioned, I like him but trying to decide if there would be better value with someone else?