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2016 NBA Offseason Grades For All 30 Teams

By Gerald Bourguet

May 30, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) is congratulated by Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) after game seven of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Thunder 96-88. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
May 30, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) is congratulated by Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) after game seven of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Thunder 96-88. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 31, 2016; Portland, OR, USA; Boston Celtics guard Evan Turner (11) shoots the ball past Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum (3) during the fourth quarter at the Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. The Trail Blazers won 116-109. Mandatory Credit: Steve Dykes-USA TODAY Sports /

Portland Trail Blazers

“If it feels like the Portland Trail Blazers spent a ton of money without actually getting much better this summer, that’s both the beauty and the concern with relying on internal growth.

C.J. McCollum got $106 million. Evan Turner got $70 million. Maurice Harkless and Myles Leonard combined for $81 million. Allen Crabbe earned $75 million. What began as an exercise in denoting essential roster parts to keep around for the future quickly snowballed into an all-out avalanche of cash.

Neil Olshey deserved the benefit of the doubt heading into the summer, but you have to question whether he’s made the mistake of trying to accelerate this rebuild (i.e. signing Turner) or even worse, whether he’s drank too much of the Kool-Aid on how good some of these younger, relatively unproven players can be.”

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Grade: C

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