My inebriated trade idea to get us Brook Lopez

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  1. Further

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    Further, Jan 22, 2013
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    I am down but mostly because SF is a much easier position to fill in the NBA than C.
     
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    No.Thanks.
     
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    I love Batum and i'm not a fan of Lopez contract but thats something I think you have to do. If it was any other position then C id want to keep Batum because getting two way SG/SF aren't as easy as it used to be but C's are damn near extinct and he is a good one.
     
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    Assuming that the Nets want to part with Lopez for Howard, that's really not bad. At all.
     
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    It's a good deal; then I see the lakers getting batum and I start to cry. Let the lakers lose Howard for nothing. I think it would be bitter sweet.
     
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    What if oshley talks to Howard's agent and works out a wink deal for Howard. Tell him that if Howard chooses Portland as his free agent signing; we will trade him for Lopez when we can in December? It may just work!!! :)

    Then wink deal with hickson; saying we need to renounce so we can bring in talent; then promise him like 7-8 million after we get a Howard.

    If only my fantasies became realities....
     
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    inebriated is right

    Except the part where it hurts the brand. Batum is a fan favorite. No smart GM would trade him unless he brought in a star.
     
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    What do you mean by "star?"
     
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    It's tough to define, but it's not Brook Lopez.
     
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    That trade makes a lot of sense to everybody. I'd be up for it. Tough to see Batum go, but dang, you have to do it to line up a starting PF/C tandem for the next decade.
     
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    This gets us Lopez, but we don't part with Batum and we can keep Hickson:

    http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=azbe8a4

    Brooklyn gets Howard
    LA gets Aldridge, Freeland and Pavlovic
    Portland gets Lopez, Teletovic and Brooks

    Portland
    C - Lopez
    PF - Hickson
    SF - Batum
    SG - Mathews
    PG - Lillard
     
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    I would cry if Batum became a Laker. And hate the blazers if they sent him there.
     
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    I'd rather see this trade. It makes more sense to me.
     
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    I just think Aldridge is much more important to a successful team than Batum. And a frontcourt of Aldridge and Lopez would be insane. I don't want to lose Batum, he and Lillard are my two favorite Blazers to watch, but the original trade would give this team the best shot at becoming a real western power.
     
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    People are way overvaluing Batum. Trading Aldridge for Lopez would almost be a downgrade, trading Batum for Lopez would instantly give us one of the best front court pairs in the league.
     
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    Is Lopez going to Guard Durant? As long as KD is in the West we're gonna need Nic if we ever want to get past OKC.
     
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    Matthews actually guarded Durant better last time then Nic.

    I not in a hurry to get rid of Nic but for a true (on the verge of All-Star caliber) Center? Ok.
     
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