|| Official || Trade Deadline Thread

I think it all goes down Thursday; and it'll be a historic year of trades. Teams are lining up their options and offers similar to draft prep. With NBA contracts being less years players are hitting free agency more often so there is less reason to keep a guy on your team the current season if you can't contend. There's a lot of teams who think they're a player away too. I also like how we don't have any actual games until the deadline passes.

 

The ironic part about that proposed trade is that at one point in the last two years, there have been posters on this board who have expressed interest in everyone of those 6 players. Even James Anderson during the draft last year. I think Houston actually does pretty well in that scenario. But I also agree with BDS, PG's skills are wasted next to Harden.

 

Wait so all Miami gives up is whiteside and Dragic and they get back horford and Teague? Huh?

 

Everything will def go down Thursday. Last year pretty much every trade went down day of

 

Now you wish the Blazers would have traded with Atlanta?

 

Whiteside is going to flop big time in Houston and then he leaves for nothing.


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Update.
The report does say James Anderson; however he plays for the Kings.
My guess, the correct player is Chris Andersen from Miami to the Rockets. The trade with Chris not James works on the ESPN trade machine.

 

Sorry, man. I check some of the sites every hour or two, but historically, we won't hear about much before Wed. afternoon. Most of the action will take place Thursday.... but I'll keep checking, anyway.

 

If Altanta breaks up their core I see them getting picks and youth not Dwight. Horford is better than Dwight.

 

Guys I think we should be kicking the tires on:

Kelly Olynyk- stretches floor and shows good Bball iq.
John Henson- similar option to nerlens Noel IMO that will be cheaper than Noel shortly
Greg Monroe- love his game. He was a very good passer coming out of college as well. Gives us a scoring presence when the game slows down.
Alex Len- stuck behind aging Tyson chandler who was just signed this summer.
Joel Embiid- boom or bust play.
Dieng- young, good defender with improving offensive game.


Long Shots:
Al Horford
Paul Milsap
Hassan Whiteside
Jonas Valanciunas
Blake Griffin

 

Delete Teague and the trade makes more sense, although it still slightly overvalues Howard.

 

What the fuck is this bullshit?

 

my thoughts as well

 

If I am Phoenix and I suck as bad as I do.....I am basically starting over. So I don't trade my young center. HOWEVER I would trade my Vet who is making 13 million for another 3 years.

Phoenix is notoriously cheap and needs to develop Len. We have cap space and we need a rim protector who just needs to play 20-24 minutes a game. Sure Chandler is getting old, but players like him are often effective until their mid 30's. Maybe that is who we kick the tires on?

 

I think it would make some sense for sure. Maybe they would throw in some picks to take that contract off their hands

 

Is there any way around us not being able to deal a 1st round pick until after the draft? Is that even true? Could we just do "future considerations" or a pick swap? I'm asking because Zack Lowe mentioned Milwaukee might part with Greg Monroe for a 1st, and he also mentioned Portland's interest.

 

Lowe: http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14783975/the-nba-trade-deadline-full-big-names-cap-questions

I have 0 interest in Monroe. You lucked out of that, Neil. Don't go chasing it again. Monroe would not fit here.

 

I doubt it, but I'm not a detail guy.