Papa+Johnson+Capela+NY's pick to NY for Shumpert+Dalembert we got a back up center with expiring contract; and Shumpert can be that 2nd creator off bench when Harden sits, he also can play that 3/D role alongside Harden when Beverley sits. sign Garcia back for insurance/leadership Howard, Dalembert, Dorsey Smith, DMo, Jones Ariza, Brewer, Garcia Harden, Shumpert Shved Beverley, Terry, Canaan this line-up is good to go deep in the playoffs. and we still have Jones (if returns healthy), Shved (and his expiring contract), Canaan, and the Pelican pick to upgrade
This a deal that we wish we would have made a year or two from now... Bledsoe, Len, Goodwin and the Twolves and Lakers picks ...for... Howard, Beverly, and Dorsey We get the best back court in the game (young and will only get better). One of the best young bigs in Len. Defensive combo guard in Goodwin. Championship window is open now and for the next 5 years, too. The picks seal the deal --> both should be mid to high lottery picks We have to give to get --> Howard. Bev how much is he worth to us? His contract is up. He is a lot like all of the other minimum contract players we have had over the years (wonderful but do not want to pay ie Scola, Budinger, Parsons, and the short center - his name escapes me at the moment - Chuck Hayes. Part of their appeal is the Disney like back ground story plus the fact we are paying them next nothing so we overlook their obviously flawed skill set). Dorsey is a small but still bad contract. (think Black and Adrien) Len and DMo will man the 5 till Jones is traded for a short term solution. (No trade may be needed) The Suns will make the playoffs and become a very soild team with Howard. However we be the champions.
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I get that some people think we would be better off without Howard but there is absolutely no chance he gets traded.
Watching PHX and LAL. If they don't want to trade Dragic, that Bledsoe guy is pretty damn good too. I'd take him in a heartbeat as well. He defends his ass off, rebounds, passes, and of course he gets buckets.
we need a PG in the 2nd unit who can run/organize an offense badly!! let's steal one from Pacers' surplus PGs, maybe Capela+Johnson for CJ Miles. Pacers going no where this season anyway, they might want trade him to get some future "assets" back before they lose him in free agency next summer. same thing with Boston/Wright, we sure can use a big body who can hit a free throw!! maybe Papa+Jones can get it done i guess. starters: Howard / Smith / Ariza / Harden / Beverley off bench: Wright / DMo / Brewer / Terry / CJ Miles
We need a backup C. If we can't sign Jermaine O'Neal then these should be our targets: John Henson (Canaan & Capela) Kyle Oquin + 2nd (Canaan and Capela) Dewayne Dedmn (Canaan) Monroe (Papanikalou + Knicks 2nd) Biyombo (Jones or D-Mo & Capela) Bargnani (Pap + Schved + Knicks 2nd) in Feb Dalembert (Schved + Knicks 2nd) Cole Aldrich (Dorsey, Nick + Rockets 2nd) West ---- Gorgui Dieng + Thaddeus Young or Chase Budinger's contract ---for Papanikalou, Jones or D-Mo, and Capela. (bye bye, Dragic unless they opt out which Chase won't for sure) Timofey Mozgov for Papa, Canaan and Knicks 2nd.
Canaan is better than Watson. He's better than Aaron Brooks. And we don't have to give up anybody to get him. He's already here.
That is a shame --> I think his value drops daily and he is on the payroll for years to come. If we wait to long it cost us to much to move his contract and we will have to work with a 1/3 of our cap as dead weight as Harden hits his prime.
....which is why we have to hold on to DMo and the pick. That thing in CLE could unravel this off season.
If we are holding onto any assets waiting for it to unravel in Cle then that is stupid in my mind. Miami looked kind of crappy the first year with the big three and then they figured it out. Cle has Irving and Love signed. All they need to do is make enough progress to get Lebron to commit (where would he really go at this point?) and then wait for the chemistry to develop. They will fire coache(s) before they trade Love.