I don't buy that argument. He has had veterans exceptions which are probably very near the amount of cap room we have now, and he never used them. Hell I can tell you right now that Joe Smith would have been an upgrade over Frye at backup PF any day of the week, and he was available. KP never came close to even pulling the trigger on a veteran exception.
I guess that these are the ones I would love to see and expect to be available somehow - Detroit is going to use their cap space on a PF upgrade most likely - so I consider him very likely to be available - but you are right - he is not a FA. Anyway, blame Nik, not me. He went Maxiell first
I wouldn't mind getting Kidd. I am not opposed to Birdman (in fact he is one of my favorite players), but he isn't going anywhere. I wouldn't mind losing Bayless to move up in the draft. I really think we need to move Outlaw and get a better backup 4. I wouldn't mind getting Conley somehow. If Memphis gets Rubio, maybe they would move him? I still think that Conley would make Oden better. Miller would be cool too. Hedo would be fine with me as well, but I don't think he is going to leave Orlando. They are so close to a championship, if not this year. My ideal situation? Outlaw and Sergio, our 1st round pick and a 2nd rounder for Conley. I don't think that would happen though. I would do this one here though. http://www.realgm.com/src_checktrade.php?tradeid=5089046 Sergio, Bayless and Outlaw for Buckner and Conley. Yeah, Memphis gets the better of the deal, but we get what we want and need. Blake\Conley Roy\Rudy Batum\Webster LMA\? Joel\Oden Then we just need to pick up a good banger backup 4 for LMA. Or draft DeJuan Blair with our pick. Let Frye, Ruffin, Randolph and Raef walk. Maybe try to get Lee if he will play for a reasonable price? I am not opposed to Artest either. Lots of choices! It's nice to have assets.
Right I should have specified target for trade not FA ... but we're talking about Detroit who is likely to blow the whole damn thing up.
Oh I wasnt calling you on being wrong or anything. I just assumed that I somehow missed him on the FA list which surprised me cause he would be an obvious target if a FA. (minutes aside)
I'm not saying there isn't a chance you're right (*shudders*), I'm just saying the team is sort of entering a new phase, where they shift from development to consolidation. There's not much point to loading the roster up with vets when you're trying to evaluate what you have, now that things have crystalized and the team has some actual salary flexibility I'm hoping that KP is able to make the transition. (God I hope you're wrong )
No sarcasm here: I must have missed the boat on Andre Miller. To me it seems as if it's a big groupthink effort that he's going to be our PG savior for the next 2-3 years until we can grow someone to replace him. But Andre Miller? Really? I mean, yes, he's durable, but he's 33. He's got a pretty good 2.7-1 A/TO ratio, but he only gets 6.5 apg. I'll leave other thoughts to a sixers fan (not me, though named Brian) http://www.depressedfan.com/basketball/sixers/andre-miller-steel-wont-rust.php This is the part that I can't comprehend when people say he's #1 on the list (even above Hedo?!) Maybe I'm wrong...I only watched about 5 PHI games this year, so I admit that I'm not the end-all be-all on Andre Miller knowledge. But seriously?
PG: Sessions, Conley(trade), Miller SF: Hedo. If we cant get him, I would rather just keep Batum as the starter and give him more minutes. Martell can back him up and we can run the three guard lineup more. PF: Leon Powe, Brandon Bass, Antonio McDyess
