Blazers offer Blake and Outlaw for Camby (UPDATE: Done Deal)

I actually think the Clippers got the better end in this deal...

Camby is 35, and on the decline. The Blazers aren't winning anything this year. Yes, Camby blocks shots and rebounds, but the guy hardly scores any more.

Steve Blake is a guy that will contribute given minutes. He's capable of being a spark plug off the bench, but can also contribute as a starter. He gives them good insurance should a Baron Davis go out (which seems to happen a couple times a year).

Outlaw is a guy that still has some potential, but probably won't live up to it. That said, he's a fairly decent role player.

I give slight advantage to the Clippers just based of the longevity of the trade. Overall, I agree with whoever said it was a bad trade for both teams. Seems like they made a trade just for the sake of it.

 

camby was having such a rare, injury-less season.

now he gets traded to a team that already had 2 season ending injuries to big guys...

i say he doesn't make it to the playoffs.

 

Outlaw has hit some clutch shots for the Blazers the last few years. He's usually been on the floor to finish games. Same thing (but less so) for Blake. Neither guy has a long-term future in Portland. The Blazers have been trying to trade Outlaw for years. With Nicolas Batum back and with Andre Miller, Outlaw and Blake are both irrelevant. Camby isn't the greatest but he's a huge upgrade over Juwan Howard. There is no downside for the Blazers here. It's too late in the season to integrate Outlaw back into their team and not enough minutes anyway.

Could the Clippers have gotten more for Camby? Not sure.

Longevity is not at all an issue here. The trade strictly affects THIS season. Camby won't be back. Portland wouldn't have wanted Blake or Outlaw back. Unless more injuries take them down, pencil the Blazers in the playoffs, possibly as the 4th seed.

 

They are all expiring contracts, but the combined value of Blake and Outlaw's contracts is greater than Camby's single contract. I guess the Clippers did it to have additional cap space this summer.

 

Wow. I like Camby, but Portland just said, "Hey, I'll trade you this juicy steak for your bag of chips."

 

So is this a done deal or not? Someone said that ESPN said it's not, but that Yahoo says it is, wtf? I need to know if i should pick up Deandre Jordan or Thornton on my fantasy team lol :grin:

 

Which of Blake or an injured Outlaw is a "juicy steak"? You know both guys are UFAs this summer, correct? And neither guy had a future in Portland after this season. The Blazers gave up close to nothing for the bag of chips.

 

so whos playing the 4 for the clips? thornton, outlaw, or jordan?

 

Wow Portland has 3 starting centers and all of them get injured like its their job! Portland is now a 2nd round threat, too bad they couldn't move Webster instead of Outlaw though. If they don't resign Camby for a decent sized deal then I don't like the trade. On the other hand if they do, they can put Camby/Oden out there at the same time and wreak havoc. It also means they can trade one of their centers without taking any hit next season.

 

Blazers fans will go off the deep end if Camby goes down.

 

Fixed it.

 

wonder when this trade will be final. So I can for sure drop Juwan Howard and pick up DeAndre Jordan

 

I'm guessing that insurance covers much of Outlaw's contract and the blazers are throwing the full 3 mil at the Clippers as well.

I don't have a problem with the deal. The Clippers aren't going anywhere and Camby isn't a part of their future.

 

I've always considered Outlaw a 3, or at worst a tweener that could play either position. Same for Thornton. Jordan's not ready for big minutes really, so I'm sure they'll be able to rotate all 3 guys in with Craig Smith at the 4 and Butler at the 3.

None of them are at level that they can consider themselves cemented as 30 min starters. Jordan is the only one of them that can rebound at an acceptable rate. The rest are just streaky scorers.

Clips definitely tank with this move - there's zero interior defense/rebounding on that roster now. I just wonder if bringing in Steve Blake (and the Hinrich rumors) is the first step in shedding Baron Davis and is hefty contract.

 

I don't get why Camby is so upset, other than the pain of having to move. With an expiring contract, that was apt to happen anyway. With Portland, he'll be on a team in the playoffs. Far better than spinning your wheels in Clipper Land, IMO.

 

The only reason why Portland wouldn't get the better end of this deal is because Camby did not want to leave and I don't see him staying there over the summer. I would love to see the Rockets sign Camby over the summer for a decent contract.

 

This won't make Juwan Howard happy. Wonder how fast he'll play the curse card.

 

That won't give them additional cap space. If they're all expiring, the Clippers have the same contracts on their books in the offseason either way (i.e. - the other players on their roster who aren't expiring) so the amount of cap space they have won't change (not withstanding having to renounce their rights to those FA's).

The fact that the Clippers would be taking back more salary is likely why they are also getting cash, to pay for that extra salary burden they are taking on.

 

Teams have been trying to get Jordan from the Clips but they said they have no interest in trading him so I am guessing he would start out the 4.

 

Camby was upset when he left NY. Then he was upset when he left Denver. Now, he's leaving the lowly Clips and he is still upset. Everywhere he goes, he winds up falling in love with the place after initially being traded against his will because he fell in love with his previous city. That's just Camby.