No, it happens all of the time, right DD? He'll give us plenty of examples...you know, superstars like Jeff Green!
Yes, I don't think any of those players is elite...or will lead a team anywhere....so if you had to trade all 3 for a top pick...that would be better to me than getting Pau. DD
Originally Posted by DaDakota Dirk Blake KG Bosh Equal to : Amare Lamarcus Love The problem is that Gasol is not an ELITE player, he is an all star, but not an ELITE level player..... We are giving up too much. DD So you would take Gasol over Dirk, Bosh, KG, Amare? Right. I see where we are here.... I see four potential HOF, which one doesn't fit? Honestly I'm not even sure Gasol contributes more all around than Love.
They have families, yes....but despite how much these players already get paid, the NBA is still required to provide housing for up to 3 months after a trade. They're good ... And signed on for this.
Sorry B, maybe other people will do the research for you, but there are HUGE cases of people getting draft picks for players or taking some on and a pick...Baron Davis just netted Cleveland the number 1 pick in the draft last year. To me, it all boils down to bullding through the draft, or scratching and clawing to be a number 7 seed every year. DD
I'm sure most of the fans feel the same way but its up to Les' choice in the end and he chose to stay competitive and try to win. This trade is a move that moves us from "competitive" to "might win it soon" team.
There better be more coming or it is going to be a mess. Gashol doesn't want to be here, Martin and Scola were most of our scoring, how can this work? Surely there is more coming.
Wonder what the rockets are going to do if they can't get Nene. 4 years for $65 million seems like a lot for a 14pt-8 rebound guy
If someone had suggested this trade on the trade thread a few weeks ago, most everyone would have hated it. If the idea was brought up to pay "never made an All-Star team, 7 rebounds per game" NENE max money, most everyone would have thought it was crazy. Morey has worked some major jedi mind tricks here.
I don't see that at all, I think we are just as far away, even with Nene as we were with the current roster. DD
When you say we're giving too much for a Robin type of a player, are you also factoring in the Rockets signing Nene? B/c isn't that what its all about?
Are you basing this off past and potential HOF's? or current abilities and where the NBA is at now? Sorry but at worst. Right now. Gasol is #3. Kudos Morey.
DD you have been calling Martin Fools Gold for almost a year, and calling for Lee and other youngsters to playing time, so its obvious you have a low opinion of Martin. Now we trade him for a talent upgrade which opens up playing time for youngsters in Flynn, Williams, Patterson, and Hill. What are you upset about? This is exactly what you called for. Methinks this is because Thabeet will be amnestied and this has you upset. Thabeet is flat out garbage. He could very well be out of the league for good after this goes down.
