Best S&T scenarios for LMA?

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  1. ant

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    In the scenario that LMA really does want out, and the Blazers are open to sign and trade options, what are some of the possible S&T deals we could work out with the most likely suitors that he wants to go to?

    Dallas
    San Antonio
    LA
    Houston

    Are there other potential teams that he'd like? NY?
     
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    A sign and trade only will happen if it's a team with no cap space. Otherwise there's no incentive for the other team.


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    LA and their pick is the obvious choice.

    But they don't need to trade anything when they have the cap.

    HOU lacks assets.

    As does SAS.
     
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    Could the incentive be that they also move out salary and leave room to make another big FA signing?
     
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    If Aldridge is leaving, I think our only entertainment could be Aldridge for Splitter and Green. Spurs are the only team that is the destination without significant cap space.
     
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    For example, if they put togther a package with #2, Randle and Lin, they clear out a lot of room.
     
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    Lakers won't trade for him. No reason to.


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    The Lakers have enough room to keep Randle, #2 and Lin, then sign Aldridge outright. They would still have enough space to grab a mid tier free agent as well. Or they could use Randle, Lin and #2 to grab boogie, sign Aldridge outright and get the mid tier free agent
     
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    I absolutely hate this shit. If last year, Aldridge instead of telling people he would stay, had said nothing and made it internally clear he wanted to leave, we would have gotten so much more leverage. Now we get these shit S&T ideas.

    If he actually does find the guts to leave, I will never forgive him.
     
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    That Dallas roster is also full of crap, nothing remotely interesting to engineer a S&T for. Gah.
     
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    The only team remotely willing to do a sign and trade would be the Spurs. Our only asset would be Tiago and Danny Green for Aldridge.
     
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    I've come to the conclusion that s&t ain't gonna happen.
     
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    The nba essentially killed them as a viable option.


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    Yep. If Aldridge leaves, we ain't getting shit
     
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    Which could be a blessing in disguise really. We wouldn't have to take back any bullshit contracts or shitty young players.
     
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    Yeah if this is true he totally fucked Portland. I hope nobody says goodbye in that case. I don't care what princess Aldridge has done in his career here.
     
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    Yeah yeah, I'm just processing what possible ways we can salvage value for LMA. The only way an LA sign and trade would happen is if LMA insisted so that he could get the extra year and $$$ for his final big contract.
     
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    That option isn't available any longer.
     
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    It doesn't work that way anymore. Sign and trades don't transfer the extra year. It changed. That's why nobody is talking about them.


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    Damn, sorry guys. I need to learn the game and then post. So there is really no incentive. So long LMA.
     
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