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Domino #1
With the deadline approaching it has been all hands on deck at the Trailblazers head office.
The first domino to fall is the deal we will talk about today. I’m sure you are all aware of what that is because it has been a bit of a hot topic amongst the great unwashed.
Yes, I'm talking about Chandler Parsons. Parsons was acquired along with rookie lockdown defender Semi Ojeleye along with a future 2nd round draft pick in exchange for Veteran JR Smith and Brice Johnson.
The main talking point was the decision to take on Parsons whopping 23 million dollar contract over 3 years. As anyone who knows anything about the league would know that Parsons has had some great patches of play, but that has been overshadowed by his plaguing injuries. He has the knees of 85 year old concreter. Injuries aside, I think the city is happy to have brought some off court style to the team. With Parsons instagram followers and clothing label sales going through the roof since his arrival. Portland, after all is a trendy town.
Let me just talk about Semi Ojeleye for a second. Drafted early in the second round last year. He his body is well and truly ready for the big leagues, with arms straight out of the predator movie. His three ball can find its way to the bottom of the net, but it is his defensive intensity and prowess that will keep him on the floor while the rest of his game develops. Small forward being his position but with his strength and athleticism is easily capable of playing small ball power forward. His arrival has created a lot of buzz and his injection of energy and defence will go down very well on this young team.
Parsons is increasing his workload exponentially and who knows, before we know it he could be as classy on the court as he is off.
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