[Dirkenstien]

Originally posted by: kingpin

Obviously the Trailblazers had a strong interest in Jamison, but it is my understanding they were reluctant to make a deal due to the inclusion of TAW and contract in the deal. By replacing him with a servicable player with a lower contract number, they may once again be interested in a package for AJ.

Highest of all highly unlikely? Absolutely... (when has a deal mentioned on a message board ever happened? I would say never)

Absurd? No

Even with dodging TAW's contract they still bring in another hell of a contract in Jamison. They dont want to be locked down with another bigtime contract having made that clear. By pulling the trigger on the Blazers/Warriors trade, the Blazers would reduce their payroll by almost $25 million next season and should still be roughly $18 million under the cap in 2005, once Dale Davis, Damon Stoudamire and Van Exel come off the books; making them extremely competitive in the offseason. They also claim a good center in Dampier which is something they have been trying to acquire desparately since the departure of Sabonis; not to mention something the rest of the NBA is in dire need of.

With the trade you proposed the Blazers are tied down financially with Jamisons contract, they now have a controversy with Miles/Jamison, they lose out on a very good center while allowing him to go to their competitors, they acquire Delk instead of Van Exel, and they are not in a position to be as competitive as they'd like to be in the offseason.

Absurd? Yes

Blazers management would be completely insane to bring Dallas into this.