Blazers: Five Teams That Could Poach Crabbe
Charlotte Hornets
Maximum Cap Space: $39.8
Current Shooting Guards: Courtney Lee, Jeremy Lamb, Aaron Harrison
The Hornets give Crabbe the best shot to return to the playoffs among the teams on this list. Adding a player who can shoot and play defense will be imperative for a Charlotte team that starts Kemba Walker at point guard. While Walker is a fine offensive player, he leaves a lot to be desired on the defensive side of the ball. Crabbe is used to this sort of situation after playing next to Damian Lillard and McCollum.
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Charlotte has a lot of big questions heading into the offseason. Al Jefferson, Jeremy Lin (player option), Marvin Williams, Courtney Lee, and Nic Batum are all headed to free agency. It appears that their number one focus will be retaining Batum. Even with his return, it would still leave an opening at shooting guard. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist will likely return to the lineup, but he does very little to help on the offensive end.
Assuming that the Hornets let some of their higher priced players walk, they will have enough money to give Batum a max level contract and sign Crabbe to a deal that is north of 10 million dollars. This would leave some massive holes in their rotation; but building around Batum, Crabbe, and MKG would be deadly going forward.
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