re: AFA dodged, WTF

Value is relative. Aminu had a good year playing an en vogue role in a similar offense to PDX. He has very real value as a small ball 4 next to a big with some range. Now, if they think he is a Batum replacement, they are going to be disappointed.

Like cgrand said, PDX has cap space. They can't use the MLE, so they had to come in above to get who they wanted. For the Pels and their roster, it's too rich. For Portland, it's still a fairly big guarantee, but it makes some sense.