Lol look at what the Wizards are offering for Vince Carter

James and Thomas are entering their final years and can probably be bought out. Songaila has two years remaining but is somewhat useful when he's healthy.

The offer is the #5 pick, and $12M off the books for the Nets in summer 2010. The Nets want to be able to offer two max contracts (so LeBron can have a buddy), and this is why they're willing to give VC away.

I'm not saying this deal will go down, but it's not completely laughable.

Evan

 

Link??

 

not sure how that offer warrants the lol in the title. the cap space in the form of the aforementioned players is an obvious precondition to any carter deal, and the #5 alone is far better than anything offered for him last year (unless you're a big george hill fan) and possibly than any offer currently on the table.

 

Ya I could see this happening as well, It makes sense to me after looking at the contracts and remaining years

Chilcutt

 

Makes no sense to the Wizards.
I thought they were trying to trade away Jamison to avoid lux tax.
How is bringing in Carter gonna do that?

 

Maybe the Wiz will make BOTH deals. Washington would have a 1/2/3 lineup of Arenas, Carter and Butler (man, that's a lot of firepower!) and can fill out the rest of its lineup with young big men like Andre Blatche and Javale McGee. Also, if the Wiz get back Ben Wallace, maybe they decide that he's still got enough left in the tank and (rather than buying him out) convince him to stay and be the team's starting PF/C. Just a thought.

 

Someone needs to tell Obama he should be focusing on Gay Marraige, Healthcare, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, the Financial Markets, and quit worrying how to get Vince Carter to D.C.

Jeesh

 

So not much to that rumor.

Washington is a spread the floor space team with Arenas, Jamison, and Butler. If they are truly in salary cutting mode, then I am sure they would prefer to move Arenas or Jamison and it would make the most sense for them to move Arenas actually. I am wondering if a McGrady deal for Arenas and their #5 is possible. That would allow them to move a true point guard into their lineup. We could throw them Lowry for that. Send them McGrady and Lowry or Landry (their choice) for Arenas, #5, and an expiring (James, Haywood, etc.). Then use the #5 and our expirings to move up to #2, give Memphis expirings and the #5 for #2 and Marko. Do we want Arenas' contract? Can you imagine a starting unit of Rubio, Arenas, Battier, Yao, Scola with Artest, Brooks, and either Landry/Lowry coming off the bench?


There appears to be a myriad of options possible for us to move up significantly in this draft. It will come down to how much Morey really wants it, how much of our depth he wants to sacrifice to get it done, and how much salary he wants to take back.

 

Number one, this isn't as laughable as you say it is from the Nets' perspective. The additional cap space, plus the expiring contracts and the draft pick is a pretty big coup for New Jersey if they are trying to lure LeBron over next year. Second, the Wiz will have one of the strongest backcourts in the league, along with a helluva forward duo in Butler and Jamison. The only thing is with Arenas, Carter, Butler, and Jamison, who would be the facilitator to make sure the offense doesn't just stop at one shot?

 

Clutch showing exactly why he asks everyone to post links when mentioning a report.

I don't think the OP thought this one thru.

 

Interesting scenario, but we'd be taking a huge contract in Arenas. If he's healthy, he could thrive in Adelman's offense (IMO). If we also ended up with Rubio... wow!

 

Arenas would be sweet if fully recovered. Sign me up.

 

Not a bad deal if you ask me. Vince hasn't been VINSANITY for like what 10 years?

Nets need Lebron or Wade to stay afloat as a franchise because the move to Brooklyn is stalling after financing for the arena fell through. A big splash in 2010 is the only way the make it to Brooklyn.

Now as for the deal this gives them a nucleus of Devin Harris, #5 pick and a ton of money in 2010 to sign some good players. Nice one year rebuilding program.

Grade: B-

 

Wiz-Cavs rumor...

 

this type of deal is much more in tune with what they need to be pursuing. despite his stellar season last year, i'm not convinced that shaq can continue contributing at a high level, or at least not enough to make a significant improvement over ilgauskas. here's to hoping danny ferry actually gets something right for once. after seeing hakeem's career unfold, in contrast with someone like tim duncan, i'm very empathetic towards great players wasting away their athletic primes with little to no help.

 

They have the 11th pick too if they wish to use it. Brook Lopez has been a big success for them this year,making him a critical piece for the future as well IMO.

 

I agree. Tawn would instantly be the second best player on that team and as an added bonus, fill a critical need.

James and four scrubs are routinely one of the last four teams standing. Imagine what the Cavs would be if they managed to team James with just 3 scrubs and a pretty good player.

Shaq on the Cavs does not compute in my basketball computer.

 

he was vinsanity this season. which is why there's that vc for tmac trade rumor before the trade deadline.