12-12-2020, 10:52 AM
(12-12-2020, 09:34 AM)DanSchwartzman Wrote: I like the names of who Portland got in the off season, but the decisions around terms a puzzling to me. Giles is a minimum contract. Portland won't have any type of hold on him. The second year of DJJr is PO. I suspect if he continues to hit 100% of his 3's he'll be back on the market next summer and Portland won't have any rights on him. They are $1.8mm under the tax and have Collins and Trent as RFA's next summer (when half the league will have significant space) and Kanter and Melo as UFA's. Nurcic, Roco and Hood are free in 22.
In fact, in 22, they will have $76mm tied to 32 year old Lillard and 31 year old McCollum and $40mm to fill out the rest of the roster. It is now or never for Portland, but their conundrum is if they play well this season teams will attempt to pick them clean in free agency next summer.
Hood is not guaranteed for next season and Nurkic has only 4 mil guaranteed. Trent caphold is only 2 mil. I guess Giles role will be as fifth big, behind Nurkic and Collins at C and behind RoCo and Melo at PF.
For 2021/2022 Portland only has Lillard, McCollum and RoCo guaranteed, which is 85 mil. Add Little and Trent caphold and they get to 90 mil. If they keep Nurkic, they are at 102 mil. Basically they have their starting five locked, unless someone goes insanly high on Trent (very possible they extend him before 2021 FA). I guess they will resign Collins to something reasonable up to 10 per year range before 2021 FA. If Trent gets 20 per (a lot imho), they are basically at tax line.
For 2022 - I guess they will have to say goodbye to McCollum or accept they will decline, as you said.