http://www.nba.com/lakers/news/111211lakers_acquire_draftpick.html The trade exception of $8.9 mil could be used on Scola's $8.6 mil contract. I don't believe that it is protected but Dallas will more than likely make the playoffs anyway so I think the pick would be between 20-30.
would you guys take... Pistons get Martin,Hill Houston take Ben Gordon (salary dump) and top three protected first round pick in 2012 ???
Detroit is the lowest money producing team in the league right now. They have a decent center and point. Give them a high scoring 2 and if not Hill maybe Twill and Dragic, they would be decent. Plus Gordons deal is atrocious.
To me to get their 1st rd '12 top 3 protected it may have to be Martin and Morris because of his potential. Dragic is expiring, Williams and Hill can't be consistent on a nightly basis. Just looked at his contract it's basically the same as what we'd pay Martin next year with a team option the following year which we would decline if we couldn't trade him. So now I'd be all for it. But doubt it even creates a wave in the media.
Potential trade deadline moves since Les doesn't want to tank. Rockets trade: Lee, Goran, Dalembert, Thabeet, Flynn, Ny pick Warriors Trade: Ellis, Biedrins, Ish That would open up alot of cap space for the 2012 FA for the Warriors. A Lowry/ Ellis duo could do some damage since we don't want to tank. Rockets Trade: Martin, Bud, Hill T-wolves Trade: Beasley, Randloph, Johnson Since the T-wolves don't have a 2012 pick, they might as well try to be competitive this season. Martin and Bud play well with RA and Hill's an exp. contract. All of the players from the T-wolves aren't guaranteed money next season, so if one under performs, don't sign them back. Lowry/ Ish Ellis/ Johnson/ T-will Parsons/ Beasley Scola/ Patterson Biedrins/ Randolph
The way I see it, there are two teams we should target. Two teams with also a bad record: Suns & Pistons. They aren't playing well ... struggeling all the way. If we could pull off a trade for Gortat (Suns) and young talent/or Prince (Pistons), this team could get back much needed size and defense in return. Getting Iggy isn't going to happen, the Sixers are rolling. Getting Granger or Hibbert isn't going to happen for the same reason. Getting Al Jefferson? Did you all noticed the way his playing at the moment? Way too good for Utah to trade him away ... Keep an eye on the Suns & Pistons, Morey! :grin:
Noah is struggling this year. He's been benched more than a few times in the 4th quarter, and the word is he hasn't played well along side Boozer. Maybe this is dreaming, but any chance the Bulls would be willing to trade him to us?
The first one is pretty absurd. why would Warriors trade a great player in Ellis for five players, most of whom aren't even getting to play? They are taking on two extra players for no reason whatsoever and getting nothing but a likely late 1st round pick in return?
I wonder if we could trade the contracts of all the 09ers to one of the bottom rung teams at the deadline who knows its going to tank and needs to clear a couple of decent players but longer term contracts. They could just not pick up any of the extensions and clear a ton of salary while getting to look at a handful of high first round picks and see if they want to keep one or two of them. I have a scenario and it works on RealGM's Trade Checker: Houston Trades: - Hasheem Thabeet - Jonny Flynn - Jordan Hill - Terrence Williams - Chase Budinger New Orleans Trades: - Emeka Okafor Works well for both teams. New Orleans is in full tank mode. They clear the remaining 2-1/2 years of Emeka Okafor's contract off and get 5 young players who still have "some" hope of upside to look at and decide if they want to keep them or not. Houston gets to cut the fat from their roster and get a hometown serviceable big. Of course I agree he is not worth what he is getting paid but it makes our roster look more lean and mean by helping us toughen up our front line. New Roster P.G. - Kyle Lowry__________/______ Goran Dragic S.G. - Kevin Martin________/______ Courtney Lee S.F. - Chandler Parsons____/_______Marcus Morris P.F. - Luis Scola__________/_______Patrick Patterson ..C. - Emeka Okafor_______/_______Samuel Dalembert Of course this would never happen but it would be great to see something along these lines.
It's a trade for cap space and flexibility moving foward. All the players from the rockets in that trade aren't guaranteed any money for next season. The Warriors would have a lot of money to try and land some big 2012 FAs. If the Warriors suck by the time the trade deadline comes and want to tank for a high pick in the draft with cap space to rebuild much faster, moving Ellis' (33mil/3yrs) and Biedrins' (27mil/ 3yrs) contracts wouldn't be that bad in the long run. And Lee is better than Rush, Dragic is better than whoever they're playing at pg while curry's out, and Dalembert is better than Biedrins. Keep the players who perform well, and let the others go.
With the emergence of Parsons (basically what we were hoping Chase would develop into) I think it's time to put a curfew on Bud-let's-party. It's not as much about Bud the player because he would be fine in a bench role with a pass first pg but I just don't see how he fits on our team going forward with Marcus filling what we need more at the 3. Chase is young, coming off a decent season and has one of the best contracts in basketball. You can easily get a low 1st rounder or package one of the 09ers to get a decent player in return. IMO, I think we should trade Chase, Hill, and Thabeet for a Kaman type player (who has a true post game) or an instant off the bench offense type of guard.
Rockets in - Robin Lopez, Markieff Morris, PS 2nd round '12, and small filler out - Hill, T-Will, Budinger,and HR 1st round '12 Suns in - Hill, T-Will, Budinger,and HR 1st round '12 out - Robin Lopez, Markieff Morris, PS 2nd round '12, and small filler It sounds like a lot at first but hear me out. +Markieff is going to be a soild player for years to come and is worth the 1st round pick alone IMO. +R. Lopez has a the tools to be starting center IMO he needs a coach that can reach him. +The sun suck so badly the 2nd round pick will be so high it is like a low 1st rounder BUT the player is on a mini salary. +Lopez takes Hills mins. +Scola is now MORE THAN tradable Patterson/BigMorrris +Budinger and T-Wll gone time for Parsons/LilMorris For the Suns Change in Team Outlook: +4.6 ppg, +1.6 rpg, and +0.6 apg +Hill and Budinger both are servicable +There is a lot of room for T-Will with the Suns +They could sign all of them if wanted or just part ways - (Budinger has a team option for less than 1M) +A lottery pick in '12 plus theirs
