I think he's a solid player on a bad team .... He only gets ~12mpg and pulls down 4.2 boards and averages better than a block per while shooting .673. Those numbers aren't bad at all , then factor in he only makes $1.47m. That's a bargain if you ask me ..... not that $$$ is a factor , he's an upgrade over Black and Nene statistically. I've watched several Mav's games this season and think has pretty solid footwork setting picks and rolling to the rim he'd look a lot better offensively having Harden / CP3 throwing him lobs to dunk - He is 7'2" with a huge wingspan.
I think we will acquire some combo of the following players around the trade deadline (favorites bolded). Probably would only acquire 1 or 2 players as there is not a lot of playing time to spare. My goal would be able to keep players fresh for playoffs and ensure (hopefully) no drop-off when backups get on the court. Also, with an eye towards this summer and the pursuit of the King. G Jerian Grant (CHI) G / F Tyreke Evans (MEM) G Spencer Dinwiddie (BRK) F Henry Ellenson (DET) F Skal Labissiere (SAC) F Luke Babbitt (ATL) -- 45% on above the break 3's C Kyle O’Quinn (NYK) C / F Richaun Holmes (PHI) C / F Marreese Speights (ORL) Something like: Onuaku to ATL for Babbitt Tarik Black + rights to Llull to MEM for Evans TWill + MIA's 2nd+ rights to Gentille to PHI for Holmes 2018- 2019 Championship Rox (back to back champions ) Paul - Evans - vet / rookie Harden - Green - Wade Ariza - LMBM - Hartenstein James - Tucker - Qi Capela - Nene - Holmes EDIT: this is presuming we don't make a move for Mirotic (probably headed to Utah) or Teletovic (Bucks could package him for a big man) and include Ryno
Ryno/memphis2nd for Avery/leuer For Detroit They shed a bad contract and get a useful player back. Seemingly great fit next to Drummond for spacing. SVG had great success with a ryan next to a dominant Big and lots of shooting. Leuer is likely a worse contract but at less dollars. For Detroit they don’t really have cap space so this is a solid way for them to improve their team. Bradley likely walks anyways this offseason so capitalizing on his expiring deal. For Houston They swap offense for defense and swap a bad contract for a slightly worse contract albeit at less money. The thinking is throw more switchable defenders at gsw, obviously. But even more so, flexibility. Leuer is a worse contract but at a much lower dollar amount per year. In the off season he would be easier to send off as a dump, especially considerring you could use 6m in cash as sweetener.
Out the window goes half your matching money for Lebron in the offseason - They need contracts that expire AFTER next season , not contracts that expire this season.
http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=yczhgm4u With some picks (idk what exactly) going to Detroit
Just an idea. http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=y8rndrlw To ORLANDO Ryan Anderson Nanu To HOUSTON Nic Vucevic DJ Augustine Mario Hezonja Breaks up Ryan's contract into smaller parts to make them easier to move in the summer to chase LeBron etc. Adds C depth and shooting at C to play "5 out." Adds a 4th PG for the playoff run that shoots 40% from 3. Take a flyer on Hezonja and nab his bird rights. You could also remove Hezonja from this deal and add Mo Speights if desired. It is CLOSE but I think this deal keeps the team under the Luxury Tax. If not, removing Hezonja for Speights definitely does. Not sure all of Orlando's motives and what they are trying to achieve but they liked Anderson in the past. What do you think @Clutch?
Interesting proposal, Deuce... definitely well-thought out. The problem with any Ryan Anderson trade is that final question you imply ... what would be the motive of any team in acquiring Ryan Anderson? If a team can unload a worse contract (example: Joakim Noah), that's a clear one. If the Rockets are dangling a real asset along with Anderson, that could be one. It's just very hard to see any team acquiring Ryan Anderson the player given his contract. Because, frankly, the best fit it would seem for Ryan Anderson in the entire league would be Houston. I don't have a good enough feel for Orlando's take on those players. I know Hezonja was worthless to them (they declined his option for next year) until recently when he has started to come on. The length of Augustin's deal is the same as Anderson's ... it would give the Rockets a decent third PG option. If Orlando thinks they'd rather have Anderson and two empty roster spots than those three, I can see that possibly working... but it's a big if because they're taking the most salary commitment in the deal.
Yeah, I have no clue as to Orlando's goals. They probably don't want to pay BOTH of Biyombo and Vuc (who is still injured from a broken finger, though due to be back later in Feb I think). So, I could see them wanting to do something there. That was part of my thinking. Feels like their entire roster could be had for the right price. Detroit might have interest in Anderson. Same for the Nets since they play the same style as the Rockets.
I can't edit this twice so I'm replying to it... I think... New York would owe a draft pick to LA for Clarkson LA would owe a draft pick to Houston for taking on Lopez and one to Detroit for Bradley Houston would owe a draft pick to NY for O'quinn and one to Detroit for taking Anderson NOTE: Ideally Bradley would go to a 5th team (contender) and a pick would go from that team to Detroit, but I'm limited to 4 teams on the trade machine. For example lets say that Cleveland is the 5th team. They would send Frye to LA and a pick to Detroit.
Really? Vuc is an absolute monster when he's on. Go look at the run he had in December. It'd take a decent haul to get him.
May need to let go of the banana boat dream if Rockets want to trade Ryno THIS season. Ryno package for LeBron was a pipedream too, just like Ryno for Melo. Neither Cavs or Knicks want anything to do with Ryno, or his contract. It would take 1 first rounder just to get teams to listen IMO.
