Would you trade David Wesley for Gerald Wallace?

Yes, but no one in the right mind would trade Wallace for Wesley -that's just a horribly improbable idea.

 

Would you trade this thread for something worthwhile?

 

would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for
one chance, just one chance, to come back here as young men and tell
our enemies that they may take our lives but they will never take
our Wesleeeey!"

 

How do you figure. The Bobcats are not going to be good this year anyway. Wallace is a great athlete, but Wesley is a veteran, who is familiar in Charlotte and could be a stabilizing influence. And he is on the last year of his deal. The Bobcats certainly may be able to get more for Wallace, but I don't think they would necessarily turn down the Wesley for Wallace offer, especially if we threw in a draft pick.

Another question is would the Rockets really want to pay him more than $16 million over 3 years?

 

Yes, in a second, if it were feasible.

 

Hell yeah....I'd even throw in Moochie or Gin Baker too if they wanted them.

 

I wonder how Gerald Wallace became such poison, so quickly?

He played 70 games last year, averaged 31 minutes; he doesn't shoot the 3 well but got 1.67 steals and 1.3 blocks per game. And 11.1 points.

For the equivalent of the MLE and, say, a 5 year contract, I'd say, yeah, he's worth adding to the roster: 6'7", early 20's.

Doesn't this team need youth and athleticism and defense?

Still, I would guess Sura and an expiring contract and a pick would do the job. Obviously Charlotte doesn't want to lock itself into long-term contracts.

 

Bobcats wont do it. Wallace is on one year left, so is David's. There is no motive for Bobcats to do this. Now if you throw in Moochie, they still wont do it.

 

Gotta give it up for that one, macalu!

 

I would do this now if I was in CD's shoes and it could be done.

 

this is almost a steal..gerald could come in and play the athletic defender we need. he's tall and strong and can defend well. i'd take him for wesley anyday.

 

Most def if it's possible.

 

Ummm YES !

 

Can he play the 2 spot. His fg% is high but his 3pt% is low. I figure athletic, slasher, good from 15' in. Can he play D on 2's, can he learn to put it in from downtown? Do we need that much tied up in a guy that will play 5-10 MPG backing up TMac?

 

If a trade like this really go through and with the signing of Swift, the athleticism of this team will at least go up 50% this season compared with last year.

 

Wallace has a similar contract to Wesley's -1 year left with both. That throws out the only aspect that could possibly be in Wesley's favour.

Wallace 2004/2005: 11.1ppg/5.5rpg/2.5apg/1.7spg/1.3bpg } 30 minutes
Wesley 2004/2005: 11.9ppg/2.9rpg/3.3apg/1.2spg/0.1bpg } 34 minutes

Now, simply put, Wallace has a rather high-trade value; one that is much higher than Wesley's. One is 23-24, the other, 36; one has potential to be a starting 3/4 in the very near future, the other, on the obvious decline. And surely, according to your argument that the Bobcats aren't going to do anything this year anyways, wouldn't they be much better off looking to trade for more youth, if they really must left Wallace go?

 

Wallace is a RFA. He does not have a contract. Rumors are he will sign the 1 year qualifying offer as he can't get a good deal from the Bobcats. Then next year he would be a FA. But he hasn't signed yet.

 

Wallace is listed at 6'7" and 215 lbs. That is a smallish 3 and an absolutely wisp of a 4. He sounds like a good 2, but he can't shoot 3's.

 

For all his strengths, Gerald Wallace can't shoot, dribble, or pass well enough to be considered a legitimate starting SG on a championship team. In fact, he really can't shoot or dribble at all...

It really wouldn't be worth it, I don't think. Not with all the questions surrounding Sura and DA's durability.