Aldridge's Camp Discuss Trade Possibilities

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  1. blue9

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    What is the best-case scenario regarding LMA? Realistically.
    And what's the worst-case scenario?
     
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    Well looking at the other all-star Blazer power forwards we traded away:

    Best case is Dale Davis
    Average case is Steve Francis and Rudy Fernandez
    Bad case is Shareef and Theo Ratliff then overpaying a huge extension to validate such mistake.
    Worst case is Shawn Kemp
     
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    Best case is he stays, Lillard improves, everyone stays healthy, and we are able to add another star somehow in the next year to make a run

    Worst case is he stays, stays healthy, and he leaves for nothing
     
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    Oh - I wasn't asking about best/worst for trades. Just out of all the possible things we can do with LMA, what's the best scenario and what's the worst. I just came up with several avenues - feel free to add more if there are things I haven't thought about:
    #1 – Trade for high-impact, proven player.
    #2 – Trade for a young player with high potential to become an impact player.
    #3 – Trade for player with unknown potential.
    #4 – Trade for multiple rotational players.
    #5 – Trade for draft picks.
    #6 – Sign & Trade.
    #7 – Let him walk in Free Agency.
    #8 – Re-sign LMA to a max contract.
     
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    Man, I'm old. I just don't get this twitter shit. I thought that was a post about Quick lamenting his own impotence.

    BNM
     
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    That's not a bad deal honestly. I just don't think Portland would do it because Noah becomes the same problem (they both are up in two years). I think there is about a 10% chance portland keeps noah.
     
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    Best case is he resigns for max. Worst case is trading him for multiple rotation players.
     
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    It says 3 years for Noah and 2 for LMA on that link.
     
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    I stand corrected. i thought he had only two years left. I forgot he came into the league a year later than Aldridge.
     
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    Throw in Leonard. We'd take him, and we actually need a guy who can play some C. Thibs will turn him into a monster.
     
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    Can we just trade Aldridge for Boozer and your coach?
     
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    It would fit what Olshey is doing (all 2 year contracts). Noah being a third year player isn't bad. It's actually long enough for us to really make some noise. Gives us a better chance to keep him.
     
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    I don't think that's a win for the Bulls.

    The deal I suggested, I think, is really good for both teams.

    You get an elite starting C on a cheap contract, plus a guy to help fill in at PF with LMA gone. Hinrich is filler to make the salaries work. Losing Wes gets you lots of PT for CJ and Crabbe (I like both a lot).

    The Bulls get a better post up option who can stretch defenses, too. Plus a guy who will be our starting SG in a year when Deng leaves as a FA.

    I love the idea of a Deng/Boozer/LMA front court this year, and Butler/Mirotic/LMA the year after.

    I think there's enough wiggle room in the salaries to throw in Leonard. He'd play a lot for us, allowing LMA to slide over to PF while Boozer gets his rest. For you he's 3rd string behind Noah and Lopez.
     
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    Why not just let LMA walk in 2 years and then throw everything at Kevin Love? We will have the cap space to do it.
     
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    POR Brass thinks too highly of Leonard right now to throw him in. Why? Who knows. But they do. So you won't get both him and Wes in addition to LMA imo. One or the other.
     
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    What is the point of trading for Noah if you're losing Aldridge? That makes no sense. I also think we should develop Robinson, and Noah's style would clash with him.
     
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    You won't have the PT to develop him. Unfortunately, I don't see much else on the Bulls that makes sense to throw in. Malcolm Thomas? They might throw in 2nd round picks.

    For some reason, the Bulls are really high on Noah, so I really don't think this kind of deal gets done.
     
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