So true. I was pretty much ignoring all the rumors because I didn't see any reasonable trade scenarios. But now that we're seemingly close on certain players, especially since these are players who can play with the T-Mac/Yao core for a few seasons, it's hard not to get excited.
Rockets get Mike Miller Rasual Butler Memphis gets Francis-expiring Snyder-expiring Bobby Jackson- veteren pg with 2 years to develop their PGs NO gets bonzi james All teams essentially get what they want. NO was going to trade those two players for what they got anyways. This could be the deal.
as it is right now, i'd be extremely happy if we didn't make a trade. seems there's a good chance of us losing banzi wells for bobby jackson. if that happens, i will be so pissed.
people went from not caring, to being optimistic about artest, and then even more estatic about the option of mike miller, now everyone is praying the bjax trade doesnt go thorough. lol what a cycle. like they say what goes up must come down.
Mike Miller did not play tonight..was he injured? or better yet means they don't want him getting hurt before a trade goes down.
i posted this in the BJ trade thread and figured i'd also post it here... http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/feb/21/griz-done-with-their-swapping/ Griz done with their swapping Miller, Lowry not likely to be traded by deadline By Ronald Tillery (Contact) Thursday, February 21, 2008 LOS ANGELES -- Anything can happen by the NBA's 2 p.m. CST trade deadline. Then again, nothing is likely to occur regarding the Grizzlies. That was the tone within the organization late Wednesday with regard to potential deals, specifically regarding guards Mike Miller and Kyle Lowry. The two most sought-after players will remain in Grizzlies uniforms through the remainder of the regular season barring an 11th-hour, earth-shattering pitch from suitors. "We value these guys," Griz general manager Chris Wallace said Wednesday before the team faced the Los Angeles Clippers. "We have not committed to any deals. There's nothing that I would consider imminent. If I had to put odds on it, I'd say it's more unlikely than likely that we'll do something." Miller and Lowry have been the subjects of constant trade speculation since the team moved Pau Gasol to the Los Angeles Lakers essentially for future draft picks and salary-cap relief. According to a team insider, the Griz were still exploring potential deals for Miller with the Clippers and the Denver Nuggets. Wallace wouldn't talk specifically about trades the team was considering but cautioned that he isn't in a fire-sale mode of operation. Teams have routinely approached the Griz with below-value offers with the notion that players can be had strictly for draft picks and expiring contracts. While Wallace admits that he's never fielded so many phone calls at this time of year, many of them he's deemed unnecessary. "Contrary to popular opinion, we're not trying to strip the thing down to bargain-basement financially," Wallace said. "We're not looking to shed money. There has to be a basketball element to these deals." Reportedly, the Griz have officially rejected at least five "sane" offers for Miller and they were not close to consummating anything with the 14squads interested in Lowry. Denver and Cleveland were among the teams said to have failed in a bid to acquire Miller. That the Griz couldn't find a taker for Brian Cardinal and the remaining two years ($13 million) on his contract was a deal-breaker in most cases, according to a team insider. "All I'll say is the variety we've had put on the table has run the gamut," Wallace said. "We're trying to put together a team that will start to move up the standings. ... We have to be aggressive. But I never said we had to make a deal. We're excited about what we did with the Pau deal. But we don't have to do a deal every minute." Wallace didn't rule out a potential deal with 100percent certainty, acknowledging how quickly trade discussions change in the league. "But there's nothing that we have that we feel is worth doing," he said. -- Ronald Tillery: 529-2353
Well it looks possible that the heat will get miller... http://blogs.phillynews.com/inquirer/live/2008/02/tick_tick_tick.html
That looks far from solid. Aldridge inserted his own speculation, and even than had a hole in the trade scenario. Maybe it does indeed happen, but I don't come away from that thinking it's a done deal or necessarily even real. Evan
