Trade Ideas Thread

He traded Aminu before with a few other of his guys for CP3. I don't see Olshey giving him away but if we could get the brow, Olshey would pull the trigger so fast he'd hurt himself. Lets not be too hyperbolic; we'd trade just about anyone to get Anthony Davis in return.

 

Well baggers can't be choosers.

 

No. Sign Tyler Zeller.

 

Yeah it was a hyperbole of course but it's the kind of feeling I get with the construction of this roster. We put half of our players on untradeable list and it prevents us from making any significant moves.

For example I'm not convinced he'd swap Aminu for Covington or Saric, even though it would make sense to.

 

I get it. He does overvalue "his guys". The fact that last season he said that CJ was untouchable just shows that he can't seem to pivot when it's necessary.

 

Exactly what I was getting at. Of course if offered Davis for Aminu he'd take it.

We've made one significant trade since 2016 and that was still with luxury tax implications on our mind and required the other team to significantly overpay (Plumlee for Nurkic + pick).

 

I don't get where this narrative comes from. I can bitch about Neil as much as the next guy, but this is just not true.

 

Would you rather have:

- Otto Porter -- 3yrs/ 80 mil
- Harrison Barnes -- 2yrs/ 50 mil

Let's say we're giving up the same for both.

 

Turner, one of Leonard/Harkless, and a pick for Gordon Hayward.

 

No. Boston broke him, let them pay for him.

 

Maybe 0. Hayward is a bench player for Boston and this trade would save them roughly $35 million and allow them to be players in free agency in 2020 aka Anthony Davis.

 

I agree. A trade for Porter is just sitting right there for us. We need to get on that.

 

Not sure if it is realistically sitting there, but I do agree that he would be a great fit on this team and a trade should certainly be explored.

 

Porter. Barnes sucks.

 

Otto Porter Jr should be the #1 target. He's a solid defender, has a mid-range game and is paid too highly for a struggling team (we'll see if their recent wins are just a blip on the radar).

Aminu + Turner + 1 2019 pick and a future 2nd rounder

 

Not sure about sucks. It's early, but Barnes is close to 40% from the three this year.

 

Yeah Porter is a perfect target. I would maybe try to complain about his contract but it’s basically the main reason why he’s available. When in form he’s exactly what we need.

I don’t have that big of a problem paying him $25million a year either because we will not be players in free agency anyway. The issue is luxury tax though - there’s no way to escape it for the next 2 years if we are rolling out a lineup with Dame, CJ, Nurk (all three untradeable) and Porter.

 

Does he still play for DAL? (Asking to illustrate how little I follow his sucky career.)
I've never liked his game. Regardless of his stats, he never seems to have an impact on winning.