if it is possible, I don't want anybody on this team be traded. I like them so much. can we stop talking about trading anyone of the team?
I think it would be hard to trade either, from a contract standpoint. Both are $7mil, > 30 min per game players, who are suited for the bench. Only way you get rid of either of them, is to take someone else's high contract/low production player in return. Or, if the Rockets were to trade Steve, throw one of them in the package as filler.
This summer there will be coming Bobcats in Expansion Draft. each team could protect 8 players. So if we want to dump someone we can simply leave him unprotected and work a way with Bobcats to make it. ... Too bad it seems that Bobcats will not take anyone we leave unpretected. so , how should we arrange our pretected list?
Cato and Mo have two years remaining after this one. Mo has become a terrific 6th man, and has developed his game nicely this year I give him kudos and respect. Cato is servicable, and no longer plays like a dog. He has earned respect from me. But, their contracts vs performance make them tough trades and they will likely be here at least thru next summer. IMO, Cato is tradable and apparently Ainge covets MoT?
I wouldn't mind dealing MoT or Cato if the right deal came along. But if I had to pick, I'd probably pick Cato, Cato's trade value is at an all time high and there a lot of teams that are in need of a C. Despite his contract, I'm sure the Rockets could pull out a nice package for Cato.
Trade whoever gives the player we want in return. Cato is more likely to get more value because of the dirth of true centers in the league. Scenario: Trade Cato to the east to a team that wants to build a Detroit-like team, get a true point in return (sounds easy right?), see if SF3 can play 2 guard (with Cat as 6th man), trade SF3 if experiment fails.
