Per Woj: Afflalo to Portland

[saltlover]

Dominoes start to fall.

Blazers will send Will Barton, Victor Claver, a future lottery protected 1st and a second-round pick to Denver for Afflalo and Alonzo Gee.

Thomas Robinson goes to the Nuggets too, source tells Yahoo.

[bostonsportsforlife]

Hope that Ainge does something today, at the very least facilitate a trade and get some sort of asset

[Lucky17]

I just don't get it for Portland. I guess the asking price for Wilson Chandler was too much? He'd have been a much better fit.

[kozlodoev]

That's a good haul for the second coming of Courtney Lee.

[saltlover]

For those hoping to send Bass to Portland, Dorrell Wright and Joel Freeland still works.

[Lucky17]

That's a good haul for the second coming of Courtney Lee.

Courtney Lee was the second coming of Arron Afflalo that never arrived.

[Who]

For those hoping to send Bass to Portland, Dorrell Wright and Joel Freeland still works.

That would be a great way for Portland to finish off bench rotation for playoffs.

[Lucky17]

For those hoping to send Bass to Portland, Dorrell Wright and Joel Freeland still works.

Do the Blazers still have enough short term money to make an offer for Tayshaun?

[fairweatherfan]

Hey, an actual trade!  Mazel tov!

...Afflalo's not a great fit in Portland but is a needed weapon off the bench, or a guy who can maybe step in if Batum continues to struggle offensively.

[saltlover]

That's a good haul for the second coming of Courtney Lee.

Fairly sure Afflalo has been in the league longer than Lee.

[Bear.Vodka.Balalaika]

Thomas Robinson's journey continues

[saltlover]

For those hoping to send Bass to Portland, Dorrell Wright and Joel Freeland still works.

Do the Blazers still have enough short term money to make an offer for Tayshaun?

They can offer him the minimum if he's released.  Same as Clippers.  They could also use the same package to acquire Prince instead of Bass if that made more sense to them.

[Lucky17]

For those hoping to send Bass to Portland, Dorrell Wright and Joel Freeland still works.

Do the Blazers still have enough short term money to make an offer for Tayshaun?

They can offer him the minimum if he's released.  Same as Clippers.  They could also use the same package to acquire Prince instead of Bass if that made more sense to them.

It was that last part I was thinking of. Although Freeland is a decent big off the bench for PDX, and moving him for a 3/4 like Prince probably isn't as good roster-wise as using Freeland to get Bass.

It seems that of the two, Prince is more willing to be moved than Bass. I know most will say, "who cares?" but I'd like to keep Bass around.

[manl_lui]

additional scoring for the Blazers, and to back up Lillard maybe?

[saltlover]

For those hoping to send Bass to Portland, Dorrell Wright and Joel Freeland still works.

Do the Blazers still have enough short term money to make an offer for Tayshaun?

They can offer him the minimum if he's released.  Same as Clippers.  They could also use the same package to acquire Prince instead of Bass if that made more sense to them.

It was that last part I was thinking of. Although Freeland is a decent big off the bench for PDX, and moving him for a 3/4 like Prince probably isn't as good roster-wise as using Freeland to get Bass.

It seems that of the two, Prince is more willing to be moved than Bass. I know most will say, "who cares?" but I'd like to keep Bass around.

Yeah, having moved Robinson already, trading Freeland too would be tough unless it were Bass coming back.  They'd have to hope for Prince to be bought out, and sell him better than the Clippers.

With Aldridge's thumb, I'd also think Bass fills a more pressing need.