Event The OFFICIAL Trade Deadline thread

The answer to that question depends entirely on Batum's wrist imo.

 

Goodness.... I would love to get both Chandler and Afflalo. Based upon BNM's postings though, I think I'd prefer Kevin Martin.

 

If the blazers make a deal for Chandler, it makes me wonder if they are getting him for insurance if Wes leaves, with batum sliding to sg. Or if they like what Chandler brings, they resign wes and trade batum for bench pieces and picks. Or if all goes well they could keep all three.

 

Adrian Wojnarowski: Sources: Suns want to keep and re-sign Dragic, but to even consider a deal, they would minimally want player w/ All-Star potential and pick. Twitter @WojYahooNBA - See more at: http://hoopshype.com/rumors.htm#sthash.PBHusOOW.dpuf

LMAO! Dude is going to bolt this summer. The fact they want to demand a potential all-star is beyond insanity.

 

Their mistake was re-signing Bledsoe (instead of doing a sign and trade) and signing Isaiah Thomas. Dragic should have been featured. Their roster is just weird to me...

 

Yep! They could have traded Bledsoe and change for a quality SF. Could you imagine that team with Jeff Green?! I'm sure they could have landed him with Bledsoe last summer.

 

Bledsoe is way better than Green.

Of all the point guards they have, Bledsoe is probably the best.

 

Hell, they could have gotten even more. He was being offered max deals from everywhere. The Bledsoe re-signing made the Isaiah Thomas signing silly.

 

Bledsoe is NOT a better Point Guard than Dragic.

 

I'll be happy to take the GREEN that is GERALD off there hands, apparently he is on the market

 

I'd still like Isaiah Thomas on our bench.

 

One interesting part with chandler which makes me like him now over afflalo is the structure of his deal. He counts as 7 million next year, only 2 guaranteed. Kaman is similar, 5 and 1. We'd have 12 million we could send out in trade in the offseason, that a team looking to shed salary could immediately waive and spend only 3 million on. We could bring in a high salary on tree cheap potentially. Or a sign and trade as well.

 

good point and Chandler can IMO play SF better than Afflalo

 

Chandler is a better defender as well. The only thing I worry about with him over Afflalo is his inability to create his own shot. I think Afflalo is a much better "individual scorer", which is something I think we really lack coming off the bench.

 

http://espn.go.com/dallas/nba/story/_/id/12335769/amare-stoudemire-commits-join-dallas-mavericks

Amar'e Stoudemire will join Mavs
DALLAS -- Amar'e Stoudemire has committed to joining the Dallas Mavericks, according to league sources, giving him a chance to compete for a championship and adding much-needed frontcourt depth to a Western Conference contender's bench.



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He may not be the All-Star he once was, but Amar'e Stoudemire could fill a huge hole in the Mavericks' frontcourt, writes Tim MacMahon. Story


Bradford Doolittle looks closer at what Amar'e Stoudemire's means for Dallas. Doolittle sees the Mavericks adding 1.5 to 2 more wins than they would have expected without Stoudemire. Story

Stoudemire, who negotiated a buyout with the New York Knicks over the weekend and was officially waived Monday, committed to the Mavs for the remainder of the season on Monday.

The contract will not become official until Stoudemire clears waivers on Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET, making him a free agent. His $23.4 million salary essentially makes the waivers process a formality.

RealGM.com earlier reported Stoudemire's commitment to the Mavs.

 

Someone else sees the light....

It's good to have options. Chandler is a good insurance piece.

 

I thought Afflalo was the better defender...

 

You're entitled to your opinion, but even if you don't believe he's the best of the 3 there's no denying he's got more value than Dragic on an expiring or Jeff Green.