After the Melo trade brakes down Toronto needs shooters we need an inside game to get feed by our both of our all world guards. Anderson and 1st lottery protected For Big Val and Siakam Val fits here in every aspect of his game. Maybe sees an all star game or two on a 15 per / 3 yrs contract. Teamed with Nene we are set for a long while. Siakam is youngster that just gets better all the time -- think of Capela if he was a "true power forward" & locked in for 4 more years. Move Capela don't pay him. Get a pick for him or a player on a very friendly contract.
Could we sign Aaron brooks to come off the bench deep in the rotation? A good shooter and vet and hometown favorite as the 10th or 11th man could be nice.
I'd love for us to check out Mario Chalmers, he's fully recovered from his injury and has been working out with teams since the draft.
i don't think he's such a good fit for Houston, but I don't think they would do it anyway. Lets ignore for a minute that they just gave up a couple picks to get under luxury tax and your trade puts them into tax again, why would they do it from player / talent / assets perspective.
DISCLAIMER: generally speaking, I'm against including EG or Capela in any Melo based trade. That said, he's one I would probably do: Houston trades: Anderson/Gordon Gets: Melo/Bradley/O'Quinn Detroit trades: Jackson/Harris/Bradley Gets: Anderson/Gordon NY trades: Melo/O'Quinn Gets: Harris/Jackson Houston does it for obvious reasons: A) Banana Boat, B) Dump Anderson. Losing Gordon hurts, but Bradley is a perfectly suitable stopgap replacement and O'Quinn is criminally underrated. O'Quinn, along with Clint, gives us 48 minutes of near elite level rebounding at the five. Detroit does it to move a headcase (Jackson) and get more three point shooting. SVG wants shooters. This trade nets them two of the best at their respective positions. NY does it to finally dump Melo, get a suitable asset to replace him with (Harris) and a fresh start for a talented player like Jackson. NY is rumored to want a veteran to help that kid with the last name I can't spell get his feet wet.
Thanks for your interest... slow rainy day here so NYK In Capela, Gordon, Ariza, and Hamilton plus all the NG contracts / Houston 2nd Out Melo Nice return on Melo Raptors In Anderson / Houston 2nd Out Val and Hamilton Even trade money wise plus gets them the spacing they lack and unclogs the center Rockets In Melo & Val Out Anderson, Gordon, Ariza, Capela and NG contracts / 2 2nd rounders Give up all depth but return 3rd star and the "big ace" One can dream
Very bad trade If we do acquire melo only out i would be ok with is Ryno....if we have to send EG out too i would be disappointed but capela is a no way for me. If EG has to go i think we get lee back to backup the guard spots
Lee's contract is to high for his return on our super team we need rookies or very friendly contracts (overseas stashes & ring chasers) to fill out our team. Think Scola or Bev on their first tours with us. Val is so miss used by the Raptors. He will see an all star game or two here. He is verything we could ever want --> teamed with Nene we are set for the next few seasons. Big Val can keep teams from going small because of his efficiency in the paint on both ends. He is the "Big Ace" type coach wants. PLUS there is no way we are going to keep Capela after this season because he will get paid. With 3 all stars (max contracts) we can't afford him after he comes of his rookie deal. Restricted or not. Val is a better rebounder and finisher now and locked in a 15per got 3 years. WE have to GIVE to GET. We NEED our picks to fill out our roster not players that will walk at season's end. Capela value is now or never. Best thing Capela can do is help bring in our 3rd all star. I wish Capela only the best.
i absolutely agree that capela is probably our highest value trade asset aside from the stars. but to use him in a situation where melo is basically forcing himself out wouldnt be smart on our side. he should net us something bigge if we do decide to trade him. Not that Melo isnt a huge get but he is waiving his no trade for only two team so the knicks dont have any leverage
He still needs to go he is going to get paid big or more than he can return on OUR TEAM. Would like to cash in on him vs just waving goodbye in 10 months for nothing. We need a severiceable center on the cheap.
Capela For WCS Helps the Kings a lot today and can pay to keep him and grow him as player he is to be. Us we will be okay and later well there is one.
it's not even money wise, it adds 1 mil to Raptors which they can't afford (they are something like 400k under tax right now, as far as i remember from recent trade reports). Just right now while googling i saw a report that they are supposedly looking to cut and stretch Hamilton to save 2 mil a year. Maybe they need more space for rookies or something. So in reality Rockets would have to find a way to save them money. Anyway, in principle I like the idea of them getting Andersen, I think an Andersen-Ibaka frontcourt might be interesting. But I think valanciunas is a better asset, he's younger, much healthier, on a better contract, so i don't believe that they'd do it unless they get some nice youngster or nice pick too somehow (and save money).
Crazy 4-team trade between Knicks, Blazers, Suns and Rockets. http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=yafakla9 Blazer trade away Aminu, Davis, Leonard and a protected top-25 pick to get a lot of shooting with Anderson and Dudley, and Shawn Long. Had to give a give away a pick to get out of Leonard's deal. The Suns give up Bledsoe, Chandler and Dudley to get Noah, Lee, Aminu, Davis and the Blazers' top-25 protected pick and the Knicks' top-8 protected pick. Figured that the Suns might take Noah if a good 1st round pick is included but Noah + 1st for Chandler doesn't have to happen. Since they lose Bledsoe, Lee is a good back up combo guard. Knicks give up Melo, Lee and possibly Noah and a top-8 protected pick to get Chandler, Bledsoe, Leonard, Quarterman and a 2nd round pick from Houston. Getting out of Noah's contract should be enough of an incentive to give up a top-8 protected pick. They also get Bledsoe, the veteran PG they have been looking for. They also clear up about 11M in cap space, hence why they only got a 2nd from Houston rather than a 1st. Houston gives up Anderson, Long, Quaterman and a 2nd for Melo and filler.
