I really feel like all this team needs to beat the Warriors is improving the backup Center position with DeAndre Jordan. Now we obviously aren't going to trade Capela for Jordan given Capela's age. I wouldn't even start Jordan over Capela. But they are pretty close. We need both to play about 24 mins per game (aka Capela's average anyway). Lou Williams + DeAndre Jordan for Eric Gordon + Ryan Anderson would be interesting. I probably wouldn't do it, but it's food for thought. . . . Someone come up with a way we can get Jordan for our GM to see. I've been going on about this backup C position for quite some time. There's no question it's all we need to put us over the top. Reason being the effectiveness of Chris Paul (do we really have to watch an injured Predator aka Nene fumble again? . . . catch the ball Nene, this ain't even football, you aren't even wearing a helmet. . . .) + it hits the Warriors where they're weak. Reasons why you can twist the Clippers arm: DeAndre Jordan signed back with the Clippers after Paul and Griffin essentially forced him to and then they both left . . . . but Griffin was traded by the Clippers. Thus the Clippers might be feeling a bit bad about this and allow for DeAndre to be traded where he wants to go. So if we can just get DeAndre to demand a trade it should possibly work. This Balmer guy is a geek . . . he'll have a soft heart. Update: I just remembered we're supposedly waiting for Lebron so nevermind this. Morey won't be interested in going all in this year. But for what it's worth I probably would do this trade and I think we would win the 2017/2018 championship. Update number two: Williams and Jordan are both free agents apparently after this season. Game on! This one trade could win us a championship and give us cap room for Lebron.
Gordon absolutely can't go. You need two way player against the warriors and lou will can't guard me let alone anybody that plays for gs. It's not gonna happen
The extra defensive weakness that Williams brings would be pretty much cancelled out with the help from DeAndre Jordan's defensive value over Nene.
Williams is arguably more valuable overall than Gordon right now in redraft. And Jordan's defensive value absolutely helps boost William's defensive weakness. Jordan defends behind Williams. Like . . . in the paint. Do you ball or what? Williams would see the floor with Iguodala for crying out loud. Iguodala is too old to keep up with Williams.
Lou Williams is fools gold. He is good for the regular season player but come playoffs he will disappear like he did here last year. DeAndre would be nice but not to give up Capela. Ryan Anderson will be gone but which team will it be?
I have to leave now and look forward to reading where this goes later. I just want to add that the only downside to this trade is if you're Daryl Morey you have to cringe a little at the fact that you are shuffling the deck again and getting rid of Gordon. I mean you would just feel bad doing it. Gordon is a great guy and player. But it would also be wrong to be complacent just because you've received some criticism in the past about trading too much. Don't let that change you from doing the right things. Not that this trade is necessarily the right thing, but if they are in fact off the books after this year (or back on the books if you want them to be/miss out on Lebron) then it looks pretty good to me. They say that in order to get Lebron we would have to dump Gordon's contract anyway. Updated deal: Anderson + Nene + Gordon for DeAndre Jordon + Lou Williams + Montrezl Harrell.
Lou Williams is free to walk after this season. We have Eric Gordon locked up for two more years after this season. Why?
No Lou can ball. Our offense was too 3pt shot focused for him to excel here. Take the reins off and let him be the scorer that he is and he's nearly unstoppable. I would love to have him back.
Yea at this point I think some of you just want guys here that'll improve your NBA 2K roster. Winning games and player chemistry are out the window. You just want DJ here so you can throw him lobs by pushing triangle twice
The Clippers are going to do a rebuild. They want young talent and draft picks. Why in the world would they trade for Ryan Anderson?
Yes his value among teenage kids is sky high right now I'm sure, he's scoring and he plays in Los Angeles again. There is no reasonable argument to be made that he is more valuable than Gordon. Gordon is on an incredible contract for 2 more years, is at least as good offensively and 30 times the player defensively - and Gordon is not an amazing defender. Any GM would pick Gordon in a redraft, regardless of whether we do or don't take contracts into consideration. The difference between Jordan's defense and Capela's defense does not make up the gap between Gordon and Williams' defense. Come on, think about it for a second. If Jordan was the player you're claiming he is at 29, the Clippers would have won a couple of titles while he was in his mid 20's.
So, no one gonna mention that we cannot have Lou on our team until the off season. When he’d be a free agent anyway?
exactly what i was thinking. interesting to see all these kids act like lou hasn't been this scorer his entire career. well that's bc this is the first time they're seeing him despite being in the league 14 years
Gordon is better then Williams. Only reason why Williams is this good right now is due to the lack of stars on clippers and injuries so he’s the only source of scoring for guards Gordon is a better overall player in my opinion
