I would do this for LMA http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/60324/cavs-thunder-mavs-shopping-draft-picks
Who do you take #1, then? You're basically trading JJ Hickson and a volume shooter in Waiters, plus the #1, for LMA. Actually, Hickson is a better scorer and rebounder, and has a little more size than Thompson. Plus, Thompson only shoots 58% from the FT, yet has little outside game to stretch a defense.
Roll the dice on Noel/Len Lillard Waiters Batum Thompson Noel Suck one more year, and then be ready for next year with a ton of talent
None of us know what LMA is telling the Blazers. IF he wants out, the team would be idiots to not explore their options.
Noel destroyed his knee Len had a stress fracture in his foot You don't touch any of these guys with a 10ft poll. Stay away.
That's a 20-win team. If the idea is for Paul Allen to sell the team to Chris Hansen and move it to Seattle, maybe you're on to something. If not, that's just silly.
I don't understand why many people are fixated on drafting this draft's horrible crop of bigs, when there are some good little men available. Size is nice, but talent is better.
Even if he doesn't want out, the team would be idiots to rule out trading him if it makes the team better next year. That's not what this thread it about, though.
If the Blazers got the #1 pick I'm all for Oladipo at #1 Then the Blazers royally suck next year and draft one of Wiggins/Parker and ship Batum out Trading Aldridge can make sense if you plan to be Charlotte bad next year and get a top pick for the 2014 draft It would all depend on what happens in 2014, though.
25% chance, and then he'll force his way out after his rookie deal to play for a decent team in a larger market.
Then Parker... 2014 draft is comparable to 2003 draft, you'll get a great player unless you draft Milicic
We'll see. I'm not sold on Parker at all. Plus, all of the young players listed in your idea will need new contracts before Wiggins/Parker are able to be extended. Going young is fool's gold in this new NBA, and under this CBA. If you have an elite player, you should keep him, IMO, unless you get a better player in return.
So the plan is to suck next year, and then hope to get one of the Top 2 picks in 2014? OK, that doesn't really seem like a plan ... more like a wish.
It's definitely sad that the only good reasoning of a Aldridge trade is a wish, but it is. #1, #19, Thompson isn't a good reason to trade Aldridge. But the Blazers would be so bad that they would end up with a top pick in the 2014 draft. Basically being so bad is the best result of the trade and not the trade itself.
