Merged: |0fficial| Trade Deadline

I thought I just heard that Rudy Gay is out for the season? If we could sell them Aminu for a draft pick that would be ideal! Shit, how about Aminu/Meyers for Rudy Gay + draft pick?
http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=hjtoavl

I have no idea what NOP needs, but would trade pretty much any of our crap for Tyreke's expiring contract plus a pick!

 

So what would that be - Crabbe & Plumlee? I mean, just Crabbe would get it done, but surely they'd want to get Plumlee's RFA rights also.

 

is this serious?

 

No this is not serious. Not based on Jason Quick's twitter account

 

Hard to take it seriously with the #ImAnAss hashtag.

BNM

 

The tweet did not match what Quick said at all other than the names that were mentioned. "Blazers trading for...." is a lot different than, "I've heard of some interest."

 

Knight would be a decent bench player, does Len play any defense? His stats aren't blowing me away.

 

that might be the only way we could get rid of Leonard's contract, take on a worse one in Knight's. Leonard and Ezeli for Len and Knight?

 

9.8 rebounds per 36, 1.8 blocks per 36. Not that bad. longer than anyone we have.

 

I thought he was best at defending, but I haven't looked at stats.

 

How about Knight's defense?
"Knight’s role in the Suns’ bottom-two defense is pretty clear. In addition to the turnovers, he’s not a stopper, he rarely blocks shots and he grabs only three defensive rebounds per 36 minutes.

For most of the season, the Suns have been about four points per 100 possessions better on defense with Knight sitting. While that number has improved of late (the Suns still rate as better without him playing), in large part that’s because of all the minutes Phoenix is giving to very young players like Devin Booker and Archie Goodwin."

More here about being one of the five most over-rated players in the league: http://arizonasports.com/story/5452...ht-one-of-five-most-overrated-players-in-nba/

 

^^^^ I wouldn't expect a ton of shot blocking and rebounding from a 6'3" guard.

 

Sergei Ibaka, in 25 minutes last night, shot 5 for 10, had 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 blocks. I really wish we could get him somehow. Unfortunately, now I don't have the faith that we would play well enough for him to want to stay with us.

 

Agreed, and even the team statistics are from last year I think. So I looked up his real plus minus defensive rating, Minus 3.39, not good. Even his ORPM is a minus 1.39.
His total RPM of -4.94 is the worst of an PG in the league and it's not really close.

 

Sounds like an Olshey guard.

 

BTW, TBpup, doesn't this trade idea kind of remind of some things you were hearing? Involves guys that there were no rumors about, kind of a lateral move, and the assumption of Knight's 5 year contract would be kind of a puzzle unless another move followed? (I mean if Olshey and Stotts actually think they can revive Knight's career, wouldn't that open up the possibility of trading CJ?)

 

One thing when Quick put something out it usually don't happen. If it is true I think the focus is on Len not Knight. Knight is a throw in because Phoenix trying to get rid of him.

 

Exactly!