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[Yahoo Sports] Trail Blazers struggling to find team to take Meyers Leonard in Carmelo Anthony trade

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  1. jaychi

    jaychi Member

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    https://sports.yahoo.com/report-trail-blazers-struggling-team-170846882.html

    Right now, the Knicks are holding up a Carmelo Anthony trade.

    But even if New York’s new regime relents on dealing Anthony to the Rockets, there are still complications.

    Houston would probably have to send out Ryan Anderson, whom nobody wants at his salary. Sure, some teams might take Anderson – with a sweetener or to unload their own bad contracts. Like the Trail Blazers, who have Meyers Leonard.

    Chris Mannix of Yahoo Sports:

    "With Anthony yet to indicate he would waive his no-trade clause to play in Portland, the Blazers’ early involvement has largely been as a third-team facilitator for New York and Houston, with the teams’ inability to find a fourth team to absorb the contract of Meyers Leonard stalling at least one version of the deal, three sources with knowledge of the talks told The Vertical."

    Leonard is owed $31,786,516 over the next three years. His big-man skills have disintegrated despite being 7-foot-1, and his outside shooting isn’t threatening enough to compensate. He’s just 25, so there’s time for him to rebound (literally and figuratively). But at that price, it’s a bad bet.

    The Trail Blazers have plenty of lousy contracts and face the luxury tax, so presumably, they’d unload a couple for the overpaid Anderson – who can still help on the court with his floor spacing – in this trade.

    The Knicks and Rockets can keep roping in more teams. But at the end of the day, someone has to end up with the worst contract in the trade, whether that’s Anderson or Leonard. Good luck finding a taker.
     
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  2. DanTony!Toni!Tone!

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    At least we are in a better place than Portland. Ryno may have a rough contract to trade, but at least he serves a function on the court. He may not be amazing, but he can help any team. Leonard on the other hand is a net negative on the court. 7ft of vagina. Isn't that right @DrexlerFan ?
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    Thanks for this lame ass thread now I got trail blazer merch comin up in my ads
     
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    I've got watch straps and power towers...
     
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    This is news? Didn't we know about this week ago? That's why they were looking for the 4th team to take Leonard contract.
     
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  6. Fullcourt

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    This is a garbage article written by "Dan Feldman", an absolute nobody, quoting another nobody, who is simply inferring what Woj's report can mean. Nothing of note at all, with a bullish!t click bait title.
     
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    I got "Vagisil" ads.
     
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    I got an AOL.com ad.

    Asinine to think Melo would waive his clause for Portland.

    Outdated article that's irrelevant.

    Laughable that the Blazers are struggling to find a team that wants Leonard.
     
    #8 Asian Sensation, Jul 19, 2017
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    The article is a Frankenstein's monster of other articles, with a "let's see if we can kill this trade" slant to it.

    EDIT: Maybe someone's (Portland?) leaking so that Houston or another team in the deal coughs up something else (a pick, a Euro stash, whatever). OR Houston or NY want Portland to give up someone other than Leonard.
     
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    Sounds like the Blazers need to be happy just to swap Anderson for Leonard, and include sweeteners to the poor team that has to take on Meyers' contract.
     
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    Myers Leonard had such an extremely bad season last year I bet nobody takes that on. Anderson on the other hand is consistently better and is a 55% shooter from corner 3's. Anderson also has a sneaky game in the paint, if he weren't $20m few would be complaining about him.
     
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    Would be a heck of a deal at 8m-10m
     
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    Melo is going to end up being bought out and will most likely sign with the Cavs. You heard it here first. Dont @ me.
     
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    these guys are just regurgitating the same stuff by adding a few more sentences to add their own twist to something Woj already said
     
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    Everyone wants hits. Change the headline a bit and you have suckers lining up to post the same regurgigated crap
     
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    Maybe but there's been a lot of people already denying any possibility of a buyout.

    I forgot if it was Mills or Perry or both stated that they wouldn't do a buyout.
    And for a buyout to happen Melo would have to take a pay cut.

    Who knows but I just want this to be over.
     
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    Trailblazers want Melo to HOU and it's the ONLY way they would be part of any trade involving HOU according to Woj. However, Nets have become a potential landing spot for Anderson which could easily increase the heat on Portland to get involved as a third team WITHOUT gaining much back but giving up more since they would love to unload one of their many bad contracts. This week will be interesting.
     
    #17 ROXonROXonROX, Jul 19, 2017
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    This trade sounds like a pyramid scheme, where one person at the top profits most and the dude at the bottom gets stuck with some sugar pills and a bottle of Chinese knee lotion.
     
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    lol maybe we should bring ORL into the mix then :D
     
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