While we ponder that... one big question... will JJ Hickson be a Trail Blazer after today?
Basically: #goodbye? as opposed to #girlbye?
Answer that. And know that it's hinged to the Blazers ability to talk Hickson into dropping his Bird Rights and trade veto ability. That's GM Neal Olshey's job. He's so persuasive he could talk you out of your favorite pajamas. So I like his ability to convince Hickson that being traded and allowed to audition for a second team would help his market value in free agency at the end of this season. I mean, isn't the knock on Hickson that teams believe he is only compiling numbers because he's on a thin roster?
I'm on record that the Blazers need to get something in return for the expiring contract that is Hickson. We've seen Portland's front office drop the ball here too many times in recent years (SEE: Nick Van Exel, Damon Stoudamire, Arvydas Sabonis, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, etc.) and it's contributed to the paper thin roster that coach Terry Stotts is trying to win with.
Get a first-round draft pick for Hickson and today is a raging success. Get nothing, and it's not. It's that simple. But this is going to be a tricky proposition. Consider that a lot of the NBA already passed on Hickson last offseason when he could have been signed for $4 million. Portland grabbed him back. And I suspect most of the league believes --- despite his double doubles with Portland --- Hickson is just doing so because he's getting lots of minutes and he remains the same player who nobody was much interested in while he was in Cleveland and Sacramento.
Weigh on whether you think Hickson would contribute on a playoff-caliber team. Also, tell me whether you think Hickson is in a Portland jersey by sundown.
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