The Trail Blazers, Lakers, and Hawks, are among the teams that made exploratory calls after word leaked that the Warriors and 76ers were discussing an Ellis-for-Andre Iguodala swap, league sources said Thursday. Ellis-for-Iguodala is a “50-50” proposition at the moment, a person with knowledge of those talks said. A third person with knowledge of the Warriors' strategy described trading Ellis as a secondary priority to the draft. Ellis would be interested in a trade to the Bulls, who have previously expressed interest in him. But a person with direct knowledge of Chicago's offseason discussions refuted the notion that the Bulls have had recent contact with Golden State about the electrifying guard. The Sixers have fielded several calls about Iguodala, but executives who’ve spoken with them detect reluctance in the Philadelphia front office to trade Iguodala in a salary dump. The Sixers want a player of value in return, sources said. Ellis, a prolific scorer who may not fit long term in an undersized backcourt with Stephen Curry under defensive-minded coach Mark Jackson, would be a good fit for a playoff-contending team seeking an additional perimeter scorer and penetrator to take some of the load off its primary scorer. Ellis, 25, has two more years at $11 million each with an early-termination option for 2013-14, also at $11 million. In 80 games for Golden State last season, he averaged 24.1 points and a career-high 5.6 assists. Source: CBS Sports
I wouldn't trade anyone on the roster for Monta that the Warriors would welcome. Although I believe that Monta off the bench would be effective, I'm sure he would have ego issues with that. I rather have Lamar as our 6th man. Kobe & Monta both starting in my eyes wouldn't work.
i know it's a pipe dream for even suggesting this... but why not just go for Stephen curry instead of Monta? I know GSW won't be interested in trading him, but their GM is now J. West
im sure mitch and our FO won't let the clipps make a blockbuster trade that would make us next door neighbors to a beast of a team (mo - gordon - iggy - blake - jordan). and yes, iggy for artest would be really nice. iggy could be pippen 2.0. the real one
Artest + Walton for Iggy could make sense. But we'd have to make one hell of a sales pitch. Salary wise it also works.
Yeah well... you never know haha But going back to the warriors... West is there so anything can really happen!
Update: Mark Jackson doesn't want to trade Ellis. Thinks he's the 3d best SG in the league. Hope the sixers look to the lakers for a trade. Why should the sixers do that? They'll get tough defensively with Artest at the 3, while giving enough room for turner, holiday etc to develop s main offensive threats.
