Questions about Aldridge's free agency

Yeah. I'm very conflicted because I love what Wes has done for this team, and I feel like we really lost a lot of our fire after he went down, but I still feel very snake bitten after Roy, Oden, etc.

 

This is why our best case scenario would be to resign all our players and trade Batum for Hibbert. Use our full MLE and possibly get Lin.

Dame, Matthews (CJ starts until Matthews is ready), Afflalo at SF, Aldridge and Hibbert

CJ (when Matthews returns), Crabbe, Lopez, Kaman, Leonard, Lin, Gee, Freeland, Wright

 

Why is Indy interested in trading Hibbert for Nic when they have George?

 

They want to play fast paced and small. I think you could line up George and batum at 2/3 easily

 

I partly agree; it would be best for the Blazers to stay above the cap so they don't have to renounce free agents. Getting Hibbert or Monroe in a sign and trade for Batum would be interesting but first we have to come to an agreement with that free agent player and then with their previous team. The Pacers might not be as eager to add significant salary and don't have as much of a hole on the wings so I think Detroit would be more amicable to a trade. But yes I would be interested in either deal. I don't want Hibbert as my only center; he can be rendered ineffective by stretch shooting lineups and has conditioning issues but with another legit center on the roster he could be very good.

 

That's the beauty of hibbert. He is a defensive monster, and if they try to neutralize us by playing smaller, we have meyers legend to throw in

 

Why was Kp interested in drafting Nic to begin with? He's enamored with him.

I'm thinking they would like a 7 footer in return as well.

 

I don't understand why people would wanna trade Batum for Hibbert.. An inconsistent, overpaid SF for an inconsistent overpaid Center?

And referring to the MLE.. If the Blazers had cap space, signed free agents up to the cap line then signed someone for the vets minimum to put them over, would they get the full MLE or just the $3M "cap space" MLE??

 

They would get the room exception which is almost $3 million.

 

That's why I like the idea of having both Hibbert and Lopez. And as someone else pointed out, we can use Leonard as well

 

It wouldn't be full MLE of close to 6 mil. They would only have roughly half that

 

I don't think you want get Hibbert starting next to LA though. 45 and 44% shooting from your bigs wouldn't work.. Would rather them trade Batum for cap space and pursue Tyson Chandler

 

If we have enough cap space to pursue Chandler, we would need to renounce Matthews and Lopez bro. It's too late to trade Batum for cap space, unless a team is willing to trade us Batum for a low player and enough cap space to absorb his contract

 

You don't think the Celtics would give us Evan Turner or even just a 1st rounder for Batum? They're hamstrung by Gerald Wallace's contract so I could see them taking a flyer on Batum especially since they need a starting SF. If he doesnt pan out you got $22M from them two alone coming off the books when the new TV deal comes in.

That would give them enough space to pursue Chandler, and they wouldn't need Lopez if they got Chandler anyways... Renouncing Lopez gives them money to go get a starting SF too

 

Just dumping Batum for cap space isn't the best route; its much better to trade him in a sign and trade to stay above the cap. If we only gain the cap space from Batum we wouldn't have the room to bring all our free agents back and sign a new one such as Chandler. You'd want Afflalo or someone at SF, Wes, Rolo, and Aldridge but they won't all fit.

 

That's kinda what I'm getting at. There are only a few players that can impact our game better than Batum, Lopez and Matthews collectively. And those players are untouchable IMO.

So you either go full rebuild and build around Dame, Meyers and CJ or you bring everyone back and get a MLE player or the same with trading Batum for an impact player that helps in an entirely different area.

 

Are you guys getting this thread confused with the "Let's Dump Batum" thread? Or is every thread that now?

 

Well its the offseason so people want to come up with trade ideas. Batum is the only contract we have bigger than Lillards rookie deal so he's the only choice we really have for those types of ideas. Sure we could try to send AAA or Rolo out in a sign and trade but thats exponentially more difficult because the player and new team have to agree to the terms as well. Doesn't matter if Batum wants to go we can ship him out.

 

I understand we are just throwing out ideas, but i just don't think Chandler is an option. He did not want to leave Dallas the first time and now that he is back I think he stays. it's not like he is chasing a ring like others his age. On a side note this is an interview by Maverick writers who think SA is a much better option than Dallas.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/da...uld-use-for-potential-free-agent-signings.ece

"I just can't see Aldridge "coming home” when the Spurs might offer the best of both worlds...sort of back home but not so close that it could be a distraction; plus a perennial championship dynasty and the best coach in the business...

Sherrington: I agree. I think we always overrate the "player coming home" angle. For one thing, they make enough money to live two or three places. Secondly, I'm not sure that most really want to come home, especially when you consider all the problems that come with that. "Friends" hitting you up for everything imaginable. Easier to say no to people you never really knew. Think Aldridge would be great fit in SA."

 

I think there are basically 2 outcomes this summer regarding our own Free agents, either All in or All Out, and it all depends on Lamarcus.