"The Lakers and Orlando could take care of their business without any need for this and Minnesota and Houston could no doubt accomplish the same. By making it a four team deal rewards Houston in a fashion disproportionate to the assets that she is actually contributing." That's the key there.
^ I agree Here's another source: http://basketball.realgm.com/wireta...g_To_Listen_To_Offers_For_Bogut#ixzz1nVu8uB1W I say we should concentrate all our efforts toward making a trade for Andrew Bogut. When healthy the guy is arguably the second best center in the NBA. Not to mention a lot of his injuries have been freak injuries. So I say the rockets should role the dice with him now, given his value is at an all time low... My Trade Proposal HOU/MIL Rockets receive: C Andrew Bogut, PG Beno Udrih Bucks receive: SG Kevin Martin, C Samuel Dalembert
And I'm just responding to it. No malice intended. Like I said i think the idea of "renting" Howard for a year is clever albeit perhaps unworkable.
Like Morey has never gotten the best of people in a trade before I agree it somewhat favors the Rockets but I don't think it's entirely unrealistic. I don't think Pekovic is much more valuable than the combination of Scola + Martin + Budinger. Beasley and Randolph are essentially expiring contracts.
I asked the question in the Bogut thread - but more traffic here so... Can an injured player (Bogut, JHill) get traded? I assumed that they could not, since they couldnt pass a physical... clarification...
I'd do it in the offseason, but not now. If only there was some way to also get rid of Scola's contract as well. What about Scola, Martin, Sammy for Bogut, Beno, and Jackson straight up in the offseason especially if Dragic and Lee leave? 2012-13 roster Lowry/ Beno (exp.) Jackson (exp.) Parsons/Bud (exp.)/ Morris Ppat/ Donatas Bogut (exp.)
@CDave it depends on the other teams on Howard's list New Jersey - Lopez, Brooks LAL - Bynum & Pau ? Mav - Dirk ? Bulls - Noah & Deng NYK - Amare & Chandler are they willing to give up their players to get Howard Orlando will get desperate, they will loose Howard, Lebron part 2, New Jersey will loose more if they don't get Howard, byebye Dwill will you trade Lowry to rent Howard service for half season if you were Morey? replace Pat instead of Scola, good idea, Scola is more experience will need in the playoffs, replace kmart too would be good salaries ? Howard Scola Pierce Kmart Lowry Wow :grin:
I could see Morey doing something like this. We all know he want's Gasol. There was also talk about the Rockets potentially trading for Chris Kaman. I could see Morey making a play for Kaman because of this $14million contract coming off the books. Apparently NO wants young expiring contracts and draft picks. This is what I would like to see happen....(I believe the salaries work) HOU receives - Pau Gasol & Chris Kaman LAL receives - Luis Scola, Michael Beasley, Luke Ridnour, & Anthony Randolf. MINN receives - Kevin Martin, Johnny Flynn, & a first round pick via LAL. NO receives - Jordan Hill, Hasheem Thabeet, & 1st round pick via HOU.
Hou/Mil... Bogut/Jackson for Kmart/JHill/Thabeet works on trade machine... not a gret trade, but a realistic one.... They get rid of Jacksons contract by upgrading to Kmart and get to tryout 2 centers and decide if they wanna offer one a deal in the offseason... We go a little thin a c til Bogut returns, but not totally shooting ourselves in the foot by dealing Sam...
Some minor changes: Lal keeps their pick and sends dallas' pick to minny instead, minny takes Hill (he's more useful) and NO takes Flynn, T-will and Dragic get moved to NO for Jack so they can get more guaranteed future contracts off the books, and we send minny's 2nd rd pick to LAL. Lowry/ Jack Lee Parsons/ Bud/ Morris Gasol/ Ppat Sammy/ Kaman/ Smith
Trade #1 Houston trades: Kevin Martin Sam Dalembert Terrence Williams Jonny Flynn Draft Consideration Boston trades: Paul Pierce Ray Allen Trade #2 Houston trades: Ray Allen Indiana trades: 10M TPE Trade #3 Houston trades: Luis Scola to LAL (can be traded into Odom TPE to generate another TPE for HOU) Marcus Morris to IND Chase Budinger to IND Draft Consideration to IND Indiana trades: Danny Granger to LAL George Hill to LAL LA Lakers trades: Pau Gasol to HOU Steve Blake to HOU Andrew Goudelock to IND Trade #4 Houston trades: Goran Dragic Jordan Hill Hasheem Thabeet New Orleans trades: Chris Kaman Houston + two massive trade exceptions for further upgrades Lowry | Blake Lee | Pierce | Parsons Gasol | Patterson Kaman | Smith LA Lakers Hill | Fisher Bryant | Barnes Granger | World Peace Scola | Rasheed Wallace/Troy Murphy Bynum | McRoberts Indiana Collison | Goudelock/AJ Price Allen | Jones George | Budinger | Morris West | Hansbrough Hibbert | Foster | Amundson
ummmm... Id rather just take Beasley and Derrick Williams for ourselves for Kmart and Bud.... then u can still trade Scola...
Bogut is always injured and hasnt been consistant in 3 seasons. Do people here actually watch more than rocket games? He will be making 13.5 mill while on IR with us within a month