Lopez / Wright / Robinson :: Hibbert - http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=pcfkpeb CJ / Freeland :: Greg Monroe* - http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=qdy9nwz OR LMA :: Cousins** - http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=oenqh8a *Greg Monroe can't be traded until 12/14 so Jerebko + Singler were used for salary purposes. I would LOVE to pair Hibbert & Cousins. Boogie has all the skills necessary to make the slide to PF. Dump Stotts and we could have a FORMIDABLE defense with: Wes, Nic, Boogie, Hibbert. Rotation: Lillard, Nic, Wes, Cousins, Hibbert Blake, Barton, Leonard, Kaman
I could see Portland making a trade for Hibbert using Lopez + or bring in a veteran wing but no way that's happening.
If LMA's traded, I see him using his UFA to the fullest. He'd be the premier big guy on the market this summer. You can't trade him to a team that isn't a contender (or close) and get much good coming back, because they'd know he's a rental for 70+games (if lucky). I think SAC's all-in on Boogie Cousins.
THIS... When using the fake machine of trading, we must use realistic ideas. All the above aren't realistic at all.
Thomas Robinson for Kevin Seraphin Thomas Robinson for Mirza Telotovic Victor Claver for Kyle Singler Will Barton for Jordan Adams
Well trading Aldridge is so unrealistic that it shouldn't even be mentioned. Not even "player for player worth", it's just not gonna happen. Teams that would want him would just wait and try and get him via "free agency". And teams that have valuable players to give up, aldridge would veto because he wants a quality team to play for. So in other words, using Aldridge in any scenario is so unrealistic that it shouldn't even be thought up.
So if something is unlikely to ever happen it shouldn't even be allowed to be thought, let alone discussed as a hypothetical? Okay, Thought Police.
Its not unrealistic that we are bad and LA lets management know he wont resign. LMA would have to go to a team that thinks they can keep him so a playoff team looking to make a splash and a bigger push or a fringe playoff team looking to make a big move. Its certainly a limited scenario but a scenario we have seen play out with other star players. Personally I dont think this situation will happen but it is one thats in play until the trade deadline or until we go on a 27 game win streak.
What team can make a splash that has players good enough for our team to even consider? It would be the biggest backward move this franchise would make. So we rebuilding now because of 3 games? Geeez
I didnt say we are rebuilding nor that I agree with the premise but if LMA says he is leaving its not about what we want but instead what we can get. Its something that is going to be talked about a LOT on both S2 and the media if we arent well above .500 by the trade deadline.
I also just noticed that I never added my second footnote (**), which was for the LMA/Cousins trade. That footnote was to say "neither team would do this trade". I was just imagining a pairing of Hibbert/Cousins. Regarding the other trades, I doubt we'd do anything of such magnitude. But I think they're mostly "fair" trades based on the idea that IND wants to part ways with Hibbert and DET will lose Monroe for nothing. Perhaps the rumors of IND moving away from Hibbert aren't true, though.
Untrue. LMA has value and I want to cash in on his value - I would never be in favor of dumping him for garbage. (Now, cap space vs a MAX contract is a different issue entirely.)
The way I look at it is using Spurs's model of championship growth. They kept their core in tact for most their tenure of championship runs, drafting well and stashing players that are under the radar. We aren't a large market to entice big free agents, so we must rely on our current core. It's good to have a good core and I believe we do.
