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Bradley would be pretty good, but he's not a point guard, right?

Isn't Chalmers a pretty good defender?

 

Chalmers is a wild card... depends on what happens with Lebron and Bosh.

 

If we want to make a big splash, go after Deng and move Wes to the bench.

If we want to add some solid pieces, go for someone like Ariza.

 

I think Ariza could move Wesley to the bench as well, and I'd definitely be alright with that.

 

I think he could too, but I'm not sure he's a huge upgrade like Deng would be.

 

Whats wrong with Kaman?

 

Ya because Marc Belinelli is an above average defender

 

If Pop can turn Patty into a decent defender, he can do it with anyone.

 

He's not a defender to speak of. He's very slow at getting slower at 34. I get he's a vet and a pretty smart player. I suppose he wouldn't be terrible, as i suggested, if he doesn't bite into our capspace/mle. Preferably he would be content signing for the veterans minimum after we use up our capspace.

 

Kirk Hinrich & Vince Carter!

 

BGD... 2004 called it wants it's players back.

 

I would say from that list that Stuckey is a possible choice. Boston will match Bradley's offer unless it is so high that his nagging injuries scare them off. If it does , then i don't want him either.

Deng would be great if we could do a sign and trade. How else do we make room for a 10-11 million dollar contract? I still do not want to trade Nic for him

 

CJ Miles

 

Evan Turner still intrigues me, as does Hawes.

Would love to steal Eric Bledsoe away from Phoenix. Do a sign and trade using CJ as bait, and I like CJ, but i think that would help both teams, or at least it would help us.

Can you still do sign and trades?

 

Bledsoe as a backup?

 

Maybe Dirk Nowitzki would be a backup.

 

Evan Turner has crashed and burned in Indy. Following him up close here is eye opening at how useless he is. Perhaps it's the system here (the fact that he can't dominate the ball like he used to), or it's the fact that he's joining an established team, but he sucks ass.

And the two problems he has here in Indy, he will potentially face in POR as well.

Regardless, though, he should come cheap

 

He would seriously be my #1 target. That guy can D up both guard positions, and if he can accept being the third guard, we'd have a nasty rotation. Also, he has some experience playing alongside a ball dominant PG in college (Wall), LA (CP), and PHX (Goran). He is a true combo guard.

 

I think the #1 target has to be a big.