Trail Blazers Sign Blake Wesley To A 1-Year, $2.38M Deal

Trail Blazers Sign Blake Wesley To A 1-Year, $2.38M Deal

Yo, what’s going on, guys? And I know a little late on this. It happened about two hours ago. Blake Wesley is heading to Portland. I love this big Blake Wesley guy coming out of college. He’s a bull in a china shop. One of the fastest guys in the NBA. Really, he hasn’t been able to get into an offensive rhythm as you would like. He’s a guy who needs the ball in his hand and needs to be able to get downhill and get to the rim. the shot has been a little bit shaky, but he’s had moments where, you know, he shot well. Like this past year, he ended the year actually shooting a lot better than people would have thought. So, I want to hear your thoughts down below in the comment section. What do you guys think of this signing? If you’re a Blazers fan, if you’re a Blake Wesley fan, as I’ve said before, he’s someone that I truly do believe that in other situations, he more than likely would have probably had a better opportunity, but he just kept getting pushed down in terms of opportunity. And right here, Blake Wesley last year after getting bl b bought out by the Wizards following the trade, he was shown who shot 27 or 37% from three in the second half of the season. So, finger snaps to him. Now, let’s move ahead and talk about our boy and how does he fit into this team. I think there’s a few things that we need to talk about and that is the fit and what it looks like. Oh, damn. I didn’t space it out, but as we said before, following the buyout with the Wizards, he’ll sign with the Blazers on a one-year deal. He’s a guy who can be a point of attack defender. He’s a really good downhill ball handler who can drive and kick or get to the rim and score like that. Brings a lot of energy, could be a microwave defensive first guy. Drew Holiday is a great guy to mentor him. And to me, I think that’s what makes this signing very interesting. So, let’s talk about the depth chart. Hopefully, you guys can see this. I need to get better. Should have done it a little bit different. But Drew Holidayiday, Shane Sharp, Blake Wesley, Damen Lillard, who’s basically going to be an assistant coach this year, player coach. Tammani Kamara is a power forward. I don’t know why he’s listed at shooting guard right there, but Scoot Henderson, CDso, Caleb Love, Denny Abdia, Matis Dyel, Ryan Rupert, Jeremy Grant, Hansen Yang, Chris Murray, Donovan Klingan, Robert Williams, Ree, which I expect a starting lineup of Scoot Henderson, Shane Sharp, Denny Abdia, Tammani Chimera, Donovan Klingan to start the year. Blake Wesley could be that third string point guard right there. be a microwave off the bench and really could be a solid reclamation project for this team. I actually really like it and I think could be a solid one. He’s been a guy that it’s just opportunity hasn’t been there and he’s someone who can play the one or the two. He can be a two with some point guard like skills. He has a size 6’4 with a believe a 68 69 wingspan. He’s got that versatility. He’s has that dribble penetration to be a slasher and his transition offense and defense is solid and it’s all about opportunity and being able to compete in this rotation with a developing core with mentors to help and it’s a team that has playoffs or at least play in aspirations is going to be huge. So as we move forward what is the outlook right here with the young core of Scoot Henderson, Shane Sharp, Denny Aia and Hansen Yang plus Dame, Jeremy Grant and Drew Holiday being the adults in the room and mentoring it. I think Portland is building for the future while trying to be competitive at the same time and also I think posturing themselves to be an attractive maybe franchise to buy is the right way to put it. So with all that being said, how does Blake Wesley fit in here? I think Blake Wesley obviously gives him some backcourt depth and versatility. He’s a former first round pick. You get to take a reclamation project on him. He can play both the one and the two. He’s an insurance for either Scoot Henderson or Shane Sharp because he can back up both. Sharp’s more of a swing man while Scoot’s a pure one. He gives you some athleticism, some speed, some uptempo. And for a team that does like to switch heavy under John Chanty Bill’s scheme, I think this is and also Chanty Bil being a guy who took a while to develop and was a late bloomer and at first considered a bust. This is a great area for him to go. And again, we talked about he’s a bull in the China shop. Blake Wesley is someone who’s going to flourish in a transition offense and is a decent play defender in transition. But being able to attack downhill, playing this young, fast-paced offense is going to help. And he’s on an affordable 2.3 just under $2.4 $4 million deal, $2.38 million deal, which as a reclamation developmental project has a lot of upside as a rotational guard who could be a long-term developmental piece that maybe after this you get him on a cheap deal extended. So he has the complimentary veterans in Drew Holiday whose similar size, similar expertise, similar struggles will teach him how to be a better shooter, how to be better in his role, and really just develop into the player that they hope he can be. So that’s basically everything I had right here, guys. A little quick one. What you guys think, and do you guys agree? I do believe this is a great signing for the Portland Trailblazers. That’s it, guys. This might carry on.

Free agent guard blake wesley has agreed to a one-year deal with the portland trail blazers, sources tell ESPN. Wesley, a former first-round pick by the spurs, shot 37% from three-point range in the second half of last season and is set to take on a new role with Portland.

Cyro Asseo breaks down what wesley brings to the trail blazers and how he fits into their rotation.

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