I'd take Goran for 6m a year then do some lopesided trades like a S&T Batum and the 11th for Igoudala then NJ's pick and Sheldon williams to the Hawks for Josh Smith. Dragic Mathews Igoudala Smith LA With Ewill/Babbit/Smith off the bench, I like it.
Tom Haberstroh has us as a "Buyer" in the West with the 2nd most cap space this summer with $23 million under that cap (Suns #1 with $26 millions): Portland Trail Blazers -- $23 million under the cap Coming off the books: Mehmet Okur ($10.9M), Raymond Felton ($7.6M), Hasheem Thabeet ($5.1M) Biggest needs: PG, SG, C Nicolas Batum (restricted free agent) figures to re-up with the Blazers, and they'll have plenty of cash to throw at him. The big question is whether Portland will chase other free agents this summer or wait until it finds out what talent it has with its two likely lottery picks. This is setting up to be a fascinating offseason for Portland, an organization that has to fill both the mouths of a passionate fan base and the holes of a porous roster. Going after Roy Hibbert and Brook Lopez might be an option, but they likely won't be freed from their current teams. Of all the free agents on the market, the one to keep an eye on is Nash.
We've got no shot at Hibbert. Most teams are going to match a really good RFA, especially if he's a center. The only reason why I think Gordon could be snatched is because it's a new owner and he might not want to sink a bunch of cash into the guy. We front load the deal and hope for the best. Actually, my original thinking was based on the fact that the league owned NOR. Now that there's a true owner, it might be quite a bit harder to steal him away.
