No, thanks. For as good as Wallace is, his game is not a great fit in the Adelman offense. The Rockets need a SF who can space the floor, and Wallace is not much of a 3-point shooter. Plus, the Rockets have plenty of rebounding already in Yao, Scola, Hayes and Miller (unlike Charlotte, which had few quality rebounders outside of Wallace). Honestly, I just don't think Wallace is a big enough upgrade over Battier and Budinger at the SF position IN THIS SYSTEM to give up Brooks. But maybe that's just me.
Yeah, I really don't see us landing Melo if the Nets offer up Favors. I would try to help facilitate a trade in which we somehow land Billups or Nene. Something like this: along with draft picks as well Denver Recieves: Derrick Favors Troy Murphy Aaron Brooks Mike Harris Jared Jeffries Jordan Hill Houston Recieves: Chauncey Billups New Jersey Recieves: Carmelo Anthony Billups/Lowry Martin/Lee Battier/Budinger Scola/Hayes/Patterson Yao/Miller/Dampier That leaves us with Battier, Budinger, and some various other picks to use in a trade at the deadline.
BTW - Leeb said the Nets the minutes this news came out...something like Favors, Murphy, and something else...can't recall. Leeb may have hit a homerun here. DD
That's the risk you take and let's be honest, he wouldn't be "available" if it weren't for the injuries. Everybody knows the guy can play when healthy. He's bound to hit some luck sooner or later. Furthermore, if you were able to pull off that trade right now you basically have your center of the future (and veritable "Thanks and good luck" statement to Yao). Their contracts perfectly overlap -- Oden being a free agent after next year, Yao a free agent after this year. The idea is: trade for Oden now, play the wait-and-see game. If all goes as expected, you let Yao walk after this year then extend Oden. Bima -- You're probably right but we'll see.
Here's one idea, if Denver trades Melo for Favors (+ other things). To Houston: Nene, Chris Andersen, Renaldo Balkman To Denver: Jordan Hill, 2011 pick (better of NY or Houston), 2012 pick (better of NY or Houston), Jeffries. Andersen and Balkman contracts eaten by TPEs. Denver gets 2 picks, Jordan Hill, and give out $17.5 mil in salary while taking $9.5 mil back, saving $8.5 mil next year (plus tax). They also save roughly $6 mil a year for the 2 years after next for the Andersen+Balkman salary and $4.5 mil for the last season of Andersen's contract).
Nene is good and all, but that's WAY too much to give up/take on in exchange for a guy who isn't even an All-Star.
Brooks + Hill + Taylor + Jeffries + Harris + Johnson (non-guaranteed filler) + 2012 NY pick + 2012 HOU pick + max cash considerations Ariza TE for Birdman (bad contract, salary dump) Nuggets reduce salary by $7.5M in above Melo + Birdman proposals. Moving Jeffries alone at trade deadline could save the Nuggets around $9M? (c.$3M remain. salary + c.$6.8M LT). A potential total savings of $16.5M for Denver. Lowry, Lee Martin, Budinger Melo, Battier Scola, Hayes, 2Pat Miller, Yao, Birdman
The "sorry DD" trade: http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=23palcl Assuming that Dampier signs with Miami and Utah matches, we do a seperate trade using the Ariza exception for Andersen for our backup-backup C. Denver's incentive 1) This trade saves them around $15 million in salary and tax. 2) Puts them under the luxury tax next year. 2) They get a replacement backup, much cheaper big with youth. 3) They get rid of Smith. 4) They get a much better replacement for Smith. 5) They get a young, cheap SF to take (not replace) Carmelo's spot. 6) They get the 2011 pick and NY's 2012. Youth, picks, money savings while unloading Smith and Andersen - Denver is all win (with the exception of losing Carmelo) We end up with: Brooks / Lowry / Ish (Reserve) Lee / Smith / Taylor (Reserve) Anthony / Battier / Harris (Reserve) Scola / Hayes / Patterson Yao / Miller / Andersen McGrady + Landry + 2nd rd pick = Melo. Thanks NY! Edit: Then when NO starts stinking it up we do this trade at the deadline (need compromising picks of NO's owner and GM) http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=3xd5e3o Giving us: Paul / Lowry / Ish (Reserve) Lee / Smith / Taylor Anthony /cba's best sf Scola / Patterson Yao / Miller / Andersen
Random trade idea but I guess it has 'Leebigez approved' all over it: http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=24wgype
If I was Denver i would do it if it included a 1st round draft pick. Huge expiring contact but they also get the potential (sign and trade depending on Yao's health status, possibly getting some really good value). Jordan Hill still has potential but with a 1st round draft pick, it secures them with young possible talent.
Some of these trade ideals r ridiculous. How about we trade Yao for Andre Johnson? He's got excellent speed, great hands, and amazaing athleticism. We already have Miller so we move him into the starting lineup than we put Johnson at starting SF. Just imagine Brooks,Martin,Johnson,Scola,Miller... championship team right there
I could see this happening Denver Receives: Jason Thompson Chase Budinger Jared Jeffries Patrick Patterson Anthony Johnson Omri Casspi Sacremento Recieves: Aaron Brooks Mike Harris Jermaine Taylor Jordan Hill Houston Recieves: Carmelo Anthony Lowry/Lee/Smith Martin/Lee Carmelo/Battier Scola/Hayes Yao/Miller/Dampier This is assuming we also sign Dampier because losing both Patterson and Hill would hurt.
