Some Magic fan claims to have a source indicating that we will be sending Blake + ?? to Orlando for Marcin Gortat. The rest of his forum doesn't seem to believe him, but he's persisting that it's the case. Dare to dream?
I was talking about this a few days ago. Gortat is averaging few minutes in Orlando since re-signing with them and is not happy. They are down a PG again. I don't know if it would work salary wise, but I would love to see this happen.
If Bayless has in asked for a trade - Jaynes rumor (consider source), then maybe this forces KP to trade Blake - I am all for that. http://www.dwightjaynes.com/does-je...nes (Dwight Jaynes)&utm_content=Google Reader
One more thing, if mgmt thinks Pryz is gone this summer, how bout Pryz and Blake for Gortat and Bass?
I can't see why orlando would do this. Nelson isn't out for the season, and Williams has been playing the position just fine. You trade a backup C for a backup PG. Goes to the old never trade big for small. I think they also like the depth Gortat affords them in the playoffs looking ahead to facing Shaq and Bynum/Gasol. Just don't see it happening.
Couldn't happen until 12/15 anyway, but BYC is not a big deal if other contracts are included as well. For instance, Gortat/Pietrus for Blake/Webster/Pendergraph would work salary-wise, regardless of BYC status.
Because unlike last year, when Nelson comes back you don't want a playing time controversy. That being said, they already have a backup PG as good as Blake behind Jason Williams. So that part of it doesn't make sense. The moving of an unhappy player is the only part that does.
Where would the playing time controversy be? I don't think Jason Williams is going to get mad that nelson is playing in front of him.
No that is what I was saying. If both guards were Wiliams and Blake, there would be no possibility of controversy when he comes back. Where when he came back last year with Raefer Alston, there was a huge controversy, especially considering the timing.
Too bad they will move Bayless instead. They will probably follow that up with trading Rudy for a bag of popcorn, and then we will be back where we were when we drafted Roy and Aldridge.
If KP trades Bayless this season I am gonna be pissed. This team wasn't, and certainly isn't now close to winning anything. Get rid of assclown and Blake, and I think we would be a lot better.
http://www.storytellerscontracts.info/resources/09-10salaries.htm 5 years, 34 million. Pretty close to the deal Joel signed a few years go, actually.
