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Oden's numbers for the past five games.

Tiny by wepto on Comment 26 comments

16.4 ppg, 11.4 rpg, 1.4 blocks. 65.9% shooting. 64% from the line (Ok, he still has something to work on).

Sure, the level of competition hasn't been high, but it's becoming very obvious what he is going to become. He's already playing more minutes before getting into foul trouble. If he comes into next season in top shape, he'll be an all star; there isn't a lot of competition at C, but still.

With any luck, pretty soon we won't have to hear anymore ridiculous comparisons to Brook Lopez (who has a TS% of 52.5).

I'm not saying he won't have any bad nights for the rest of the season, or even that he's "turned the corner" or anything dramtic like that; but, he's slowly making his way up to his potential.

And as far as Durant is concerned, he'll probably just end up being a more hyped version of Shareef Abdur Rahim (and I'm almost sure I spelled that wrong).

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RLEC deal for Mario Chalmers + Filler

Other than the fact that Mario Chalmers isn't a vet, he fits our needs at the PG spot; he's a good shooter (37.1 3P%, 54.7 TS%), a true PG who can run an offense, and he can play defense.

One problem is, for a rookie point guard, he's playing extremely well and Miami isn't likely to give him up. The other problem is that he only makes 700k a year, so trading for him on his own isn't going to work.

To solve these problems I've included two guys with extremely bad contracts (for their production, anyway) from Miami. However, dumping bad contracts probably isn't enough for Miami to give up a talented young point guard, so I included Sergio and Jerryd. The trade also works with Martell, Travis or Channing instead of Serg/Bayless, and would likely depend on what Miami would want back in return.

The other upshot to this trade is that Blount's deal expires in 2010 so it would be a decent trade piece, next year. However, this also means that Miami isn't in that much of a hurry to get rid of him (as he won't negatively impact their moves in 2010)--unless they have a cheap owner.

My worry would be that Miami would ask for Rudy or Joel (they lack size) back in return. It seems like we're not giving up enough.

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What kind of value could we get out of trading down to the #2?

Tiny by wepto on Comment 9 comments

The general consensus, both here and elsewhere, seems to be that Oden is the clear cut #1. It's probably safe to assume that Seattle feels the same way (although their owner might like Durant because smaller more athletic players tend to be more marketable).

But, assuming that, one, the Blazers want Durant and two, that Seattle wants Oden, what could we get out of the deal?

Further, if you think Oden is the better choice, what would have to be added to make you pull the trigger?

The biggest problem, at least in my opinion, is that Seattle doesn't really have any players that we'd want (Allen is too old and Lewis is probably headed to Orlando); so it'd probably have to be (at least) a three team deal.

This deal is particularly intriguing if the Blazers decide that Durant is the better choice and could get an extra player out of it.

Also, it could get really complicated if we threw in Zach (who will still be a horrible defensive liability) or Jarret (and still sign Blake if we go after a C) into a larger trade. It could possibly be a way to get a player we couldn't get with Zach/JJ alone.

Oh, and this is my first post; I've been lurking for about a week or two; hello.

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