Rumor: Leonard/Claver and 2015 pick for Asik

I think the injury is a huge concern, if we are trading him for key players. This type of deal is a "house money" type deal.

Probably not going to happen because Houston doesn't want Asik to solidify the defense of this ball club. It would only hurt their chances of contention.

 

I think the flip side of this is do we really want to screw things up by not having depth if Lopez goes down for any significant time.
Or is Joel and Meyers enough?

 

Could be worse: we could have Kahn as our GM, and he could be proposing this very trade.

 

I agree, don't think Asik will be traded here, I still want Hawes

 

I would love Varejao as well. I think he's a better 4/5 player. He's got injury concerns as well. I just like his defense and rebounding better and I believe he would be more open to being our 6th man than Hawes.

 

Could the Blazers offer a 1st round pick in a draft prior to 2017, because the pick we owe to the bobcats is not unprotected until 2016. So it's technically spoken for until then Bobcats actually get it.

Players of Asik's calibur have been given up for jelly beans before, but it seems odd that Houston would deal him to a rival for 3rd stringers....

 

I've been wondering if the Blazers can't just call up Charlotte and tell them the pick is theirs next season. making their 2016 available right now. It would allow Charlotte to use the pick however they wanted right now, and everyone wins.

 

"...a wild card team in the increasingly completed sweepstakes for Asik."

<snicker>

 

I share the concern of others about messing with our chemistry.

Also, wouldn't the Nyets and their win now mode be the most obvious place for Asik?

 

Andy V works great as well

 

Leonard, Claver and Barton plus cash would probably work but is Asik worth that when you could get a defensive minded big like Jason Collins who is unsigned for the vets minimum and assign Claver to the D league.