Steve Nash: Trade to Portland would be a "terrific situation"

I was responding to your post about trading Williams and cap space for Nash. If you look at my next post, I expressed skepticism about getting Nash for just Williams and bad contracts.

 

I feel the same way about your sister!

 

I saw it after my post

 

I never feel that way about Mrs HCP. She always goes down

 

Robin Lopez!

 

Why mortgage our future for 3 months of Nash? I love him, but not more then a bright future for my Blazers! The Heat are winning the next 10 championships anyway!

 

It's like some of you are thinking Phoenix and Portland will combine teams with all the good players going to Portland.

Nash/Felton/Williams
Batum/Crawchuck/Matthews
Wallace/Hill
Aldridge/Morris/Frye/Smith
Gortat/Camby/Joel


That's 15 guys, and that team MIGHT get out of the first round

 

Well there would have to be certainty that he resigns with Portland is my guess

 

I don't think anyone is acting like that. I think most are attempting to look at it realistically,and see, with limited ability with picks or players, what crap we'd have to take off of their team to get them to say yes.

 

Hill probably makes sense to join us too if nash is moved

 

Felton/Wallace/EW and the 2013 and 2015 first-round picks for Nash/Childress works.

I'm not sure why PHX would do it, other than to unload Childress and the four years left on his deal.

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=7w2dbwy

 

Come on man, you're talking about one of the best PGs in the game and your offer consists of two players that our fans can't stop complaining about, and you won't throw in an unproven question mark with some potential to get STEVE NASH?

Same with the guy who says he won't throw in a first rounder. It's Steve Nash! Do you want to contend or do you want to count on potential for another two decades?

 

Charlotte has our 2013 pick.

 

I think we should get in as a facilitator to a Nash deal instead. Help send him back to Dallas so we can get Beauboius. Basically we'd be depending on Nic to take a lot more active ballhandling role and relying on Jamal too, but I'm fine with both of those things. If he can do it, we know he's a worth a big contract, if he can't, then his value is down before we have to re-sign him.

Nash/CJohnson to Dallas

Odom's been terrible for them, Nash is a favorite and would do well splitting minutes w/Kidd (24 each and neither would complain, they can both be in at the end of games unless Terry is hot). PLUS, this keeps Nash from going to ORL and making Dwight happier. Additionally, if Deron doesn't come back, then they've got Nash's bird rights. AND more cap space.

Odom/Felton to PHX

They save all of Frye's contract. Probably need to throw in a pick or something in addition to this package.

Frye/Beaubois to Portland

We eat Channing's contract but that's okay. He might fit better now that LMA plays in the post more. Get him used to that high post position that Camby/Thomas occupy a lot of the time. Beaubious is a high risk player who probably shoots too much and can't find time on that Dallas team. He's a very good defender and might play great next to Batum for an outrageously long backcourt. Plus we become more of a drive n kick team (w/Aldridge underneath) w/Beaubois and Crawford playing 1) so Channing's shot is a nice addition.

Crawford gets 30 @PG
Matthews gets 30 @SG (package w/Jamal spread shooters)
Batum gets 30 - (18 @PG, 12 @SF) (Wallace b/up early + in when Jamal's out)
Beauboius gets 18 @SG (in when Jamal's out)

At least we'd have a lot of firepower. I know this might not work well in the playoffs, but with all the vets we have now, I wouldn't mind trying at least.

 

"terrific situation" =

may not win a ring, but as close as can possibly be to home and still be in NBA.

 

No.

No.

No.

Stupid plan. Sorry.

 

Crap. 2014/16 then!

 

can't trade back to back. Earliest we can send a pick is protected 2015.

 

Yes. I know it seems a little crazy, considering how old he is, but if the idea of the Blazers trading for Nash, is one big push (one or two seasons left for Nash at high level) before Paul Allen can't watch his guys anymore, they have to keep Camby. He has been they key glue guy for the team.

 

Well, because if they sit on Nash until this summer, they have a good chance of losing him for nothing.

The linked report above said the Suns are very interested in dumping some of their bad contracts. This is the kind of thing the Suns have done in the past, especially when rebuilding.