Keepers Kyle Lowry Kevin Martin Luis Scola Terrence Williams Chuck Hayes Leavers Aaron Brooks Chase Budinger Jordan Hill Patrick Patterson Brad Miller It Doesn't Matterers Courtney Lee Ish Smith Yao Ming Shane Battier So, who is on your list?
Martin is in the top ten in league scoring with low volume, I don't think he's tradable for less than an All-Star
I'd be excited to see Miller, Brooks, and Jeffries gone I'm not against Chase, Hill, or Patterson going so long as it nets us a bonafide starter in return I'd prefer we hold on to Martin/Scola unless we're getting a serious chip back Honestly, there are no untouchables on the roster if we have the chance to land a honest to god franchise guy. But the market is pretty bare. I think our best hope is for a Gerald Wallace type - good starter, but not worth giving up Scola/Martin/Lowry for.
Keepers Kyle Lowry - Young and solid contributor. We'll need his energy for when we get our alpha dog Kevin Martin - He is a great 2nd option. Getting a real first option (who plays defense) beside him would work well Patrick Patterson - Very impressive and young. Assuming it takes 2-3 years to climb back to relevancy, he has a good chance to develop into a solid/consistent player to glue our future roster Leavers Aaron Brooks Chase Budinger Jordan Hill Brad Miller Luis Scola - Worried about his age and more about the mileage. I hope it never happens, but he's overdue for an injury It Doesn't Matterers Courtney Lee Ish Smith Yao Ming Shane Battier Terrence Williams Chuck Hayes Jared Jeffries
I think Lowry, Martin, and Patterson are the ones I can see contributing to a championship-quality team a few years down the line. T-Will has potential, but it would probably be best to play him to see how far he could go then deal him when he peaks. No matter how good he gets, he's going to be a SG-who-needs-to-dominate-the-ball type player, yes he can pass, but no he is not a pure point. Those types of players might have gaudy stats but won't be winning championships (unless they had the talent of a Lebron at which point we would have seen it from miles away, back in middle school).
Keepers Kyle Lowry Chuck Hayes Patrick Patterson Luis Scola (unless we can get a very high draft pick or a player with superstar potential at least) Shane Battier (I know this won't happen and I'm in the minority on this...but after we trade him, I hope we bring him back next season somehow) Kevin Martin (keep him unless we get a superstar) It Doesn't Matterers Yao Ming (assuming that we would only trade his contract but bring him back next season) Courtney Lee Ish Smith Terrence Williams Leavers Aaron Brooks Chase Budinger Jordan Hill Brad Miller Obviously, it depends on what you can get. If a superstar (like Chris Paul or Deron Williams) were to become available, every keeper becomes a leaver.
I tend to agree with this list except for Shane. Our only problem is DM has shot himself in the foot with all of these assets. Guys like Scola, Hayes, AB, and even Martin are all underpaid in terms of market value vs production. If you compare their salaries to those of players in the league with similar stats/production, you will see why it is so hard to move them. A $2-3M player in exchange for AB works on paper, but anyone who follows the rockets would say "Awww Hell Nawww"! Same with a giving up Martin straight up and his 23ppg for someone like idk shooting guard x who makes the same amount of money @12ppg. Don't even get me started on scola. He is a legit $12-13M guy at 19&8 a game (fair market value) but you will only get a $7M guy in return for him or worse, 2 $3-4M scrubs in exchange for Scola.
Keep: Defensive players that is not a total offensive liability.... Lowry, Chuck, Battier, Lee, Patterson, Williams, Yao Leave: Everybody Else
Honestly, I would only be the least bit saddened by the loss of... Scola Hayes Lowry Patterson Battier Basically, the true hustle players. I couldn't really care much less about losing anyone else at this point.
