I would have to think that trade would force our hands at getting Miller. IF we were going to get Lee in that trade we might want to go after Miller first so we dont give him all the power and leverage of knowing that we dont have a starting PG.
I'm still trying to figure where Lee plays and who he defends with LMA and Oden in the starting line-up.
We don't really have much leverage anyway, and neither does he. We only have so much cap space right now, and he's the only available point guard, so who's fooling anyone?
Seems like it should be easy then if he really is a target. Really makes me wonder if he isnt then. You're right, the cards have been shown so you cant really bluff at this point huh?
Well with Outlaw and Blake gone to NY, and assuming we still have about $8M in salary cap (I would assume the starting salary would be around $7M for Lee?), we'd be left with Przybilla and salary relief as our next trade asset. That could fetch us another piece!
How many Lee threads to we need? I highly doubt Lee will agree to a sign and trade to a team where he'll come off the bench.
Financial security has a way of being pretty convincing. There is also the knowledge that Joel will more than likely opt out if he is here after next season.
I think a S/T isn't even possible because Lee becomes BYC when he gets signed. Someone correct me, I may be wrong.
If we signed lee and traded Outlaw, that would mean we only have one healthy SF on the team, Batum. So we'd play LA and Lee together at the same time, just like we did with Randolph/Rahim, and Wallace/Grant and Wallace/Robinson. You guys do remember when we had Brian Grant and Rasheed Wallace on the same team, right? We weren't that bad, and they both got PT.
Przy straight up for Tayshaun Prince or Kirk Hinrich? Przy and Rudy for Gerald Wallace? We could then still sign possibly Nate Robinson, Sessions, or Miller?
