Their only free agent move so far is Evan Turner (4ys/$70m), a good move if he continues the game he displayed in Boston. And they seem intent on keeping Meyers Leonard and Mo Harkless (after losing Alan Crabbe to the Nets) and I believe they already signed 2nd rd pick Jake Layman (a pretty good player for #47 money).
I don't expect they'll bring back Chris Kaman but Marreese Speights might be an affordable scoring forward for them. Also Donatas Moteijunas and Terrence Jones are still out there, still moves for the Blazers to make to add depth.
The Blazers are a sneaky good team, that's what they've got in their favor. Losing Crabbe actually kinda hurts, thought he was their #1 priority this summer (but when Brooklyn starts throwing around that kinda money, you just pat the kid on the back and say good luck). But Turner's a good fit, a confident ball handler who can score and make plays for teammates, I think he's gonna be really with this squad. They got a good coach/PG combo, plenty of game young talent, and they won't be afraid of the big bad Warriors. If Lillard busts out, the Blazers could steal up the standings, could be Clipper good but at the very least I expect them to be Grizzlie tough-out tenacious, that's dangerous enough.
In a summer where a lot of teams have already given up on next season, the Blazers seem to be in full steam ahead mode. The next year will be rocky for them but they're moving in the right direction, maybe next summer they can steal Durant for themselves (why not? Portland's a lovely town).
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