Lowry/Foye Martin/Turner Ariza/Battier/Bud Bosh/Scola/PPatt/Hayes Yao/Brad Miller assuming we use the MLE on Brad Miller and Foye. Then, we'd have Battier and Scola or PPatt to trade, to upgrade PG, maybe SF.
That makes me wonder...what happens if the Rockets trade their 2011 pick? Don't they lose the right to swap? Looks like Morey is set on making the Rockets better through young prospects.
Daryl morey says: Bosh come to Houston if you want to win. Yao: come win a Championship I'm healthy. Bosh:I'm ready to sign them papers, papers, papers I done took all I can take, but you leave me no options lmao
Hate to lose AB or Hill but replacements can be found and with Martin, Bosh and Yao Brooks' numbers are not going to be hard to find. You could sign Foye to backup Lowry or even talk to R. Felton to be your new starting point.
Raptors are in no position to be demanding anything. They'll get what they can and if it they deal with Morey that won't be much.
I'd hate to see AB go, but same with Landry, after this year AB is going to command a huge salary. If DM is really pitching AB, he's probably thinking Bosh's and Yao's offensive game can offset the loss of AB's scoring. Man, DM is proving to be "cut-throat" in his dealings. He is out to win and it has to be SOON to prove his analytics approach does work, not just on paper but on the hardcourt.
The Raptors are uninterested in receiving Michael Beasley, Mario Chalmers and Joel Anthony in a sign-and-trade for Chris Bosh, according to multiple sources. But Toronto would consider a $16 million trade exemption and the return of its first-round pick from Miami in the 2009 Jermaine O'Neal trade for a potential Bosh move. Bosh would receive an extra $30M in guaranteed money if he signed a deal with the Raptors.
I love Scola as our player but why keep him to man the bench at a pretty high price? Use him to pull off the deal. I don't know if we can resign him, but I don't know what could stop us. We give away less of our younger talent that way. They will need someone to replace Bosh anyway and Scola is just short of an all-star. Not enjoying the idea of giving away AB either, because we would just have to go out and replace him and I doubt we could. I suggest a resigned Scola at around 8-9M + Battier + someone else.
All this talk of trading Aaron Brooks is straight uo BS. No one who matters has said as much. Sure oronto would probably want him but would also like and all our 1st round picks for the next 5 years. If they get Hill Cap fillers, 3mill and both of our picks in 2012 that is more than enough IMO. The bottom line is Morey already what he is willing to give up to get Bosh and I doubt that includes AB. I could see them pressing we take Hedo for Battier and Chuck hayes filler and another 3 million. If they do those 2 deals separately the walk away with 6 million cash Hill, Andersen, Battier, Jeffries, Hayes (probably buy out Hayes Jeffries) along with 2 first round picks. That makes them a better team with future draft picks. What more can they want. Well of course they could want a lot more but who will give it to them. Not Chicago Miami or New York! Of course that's just my opinion but it's about as valuable as anyone else who has stated what will have to give. Of course Toronto will want more but what will they take.
