Keep/dump?

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  1. PapaG

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    He reminds me in build of Adrian Dantley and Bernard King. He's obvious not at their skill level, though.
     
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    I'd be really tempted by Gordon, but also terrified of the move.
     
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    he is a very EZ pass, bad knees & bad tude & big bucks = avoid at all costs
     
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    Only if we can get Lopez too, somehow.
     
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    I wouldn't mid Jason Smith actually. I've always liked his game.

    Gordon would be a really good piece to go with Lillard and Aldridge.
     
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    Hopefully nobody. But if they are going to trade him; it would be for an upgrade at sg.
     
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    If we traded Wes for a better SG, what exactly would the motivation be for the other team, trading for a worse SG?
     
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    Cap relief? Uneven trade?
     
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    what exactly do you mean by uneven trade?
    And what SG better than Wes is a team going to trade FOR Wes, for cap relief?
     
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    New Orleans for Gordon, although Portland would be getting killed in that deal. Gordon's contract is horrific and he's arguably the most overpaid player in the NBA right now.
     
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    There are a couple I can think of off the top of my head. Igs and Martin.
     
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    i can see the Bucks not wanting to pay Ellis market value and doing a sign and trade for Matthews.
     
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    Martin, kevin martin? he's a free agent. that's not a salary dump
     
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    I would be ok with Kevin Martin.
     
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    Here's a FA name for you: Brandan Wright.
     
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    Keep
    Lillard

    Maybe
    Aldridge
    Batum

    Shouldn't
    Matthews

    Hell no
    Hickson
    Leonard
     
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    Good call Craig. Your post makes sense. I would very much like that to happen. I mean ideally I would like to keep Wes and sign Ellis, but if it takes Wes to get it done, and allowed us to save extra money to sign someone else then I say go for it. Ellis and Lillard will terrorize other teams on offense. Our D may suffer though.
     
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    Rastopopoulos is correct to point out there is one guy we'd like to get rid of but can't. In retrospect it was a huge mistake signing Freeland to a three year contract. I think their plan was to develop him as an asset to be used in a trade, but it just didn't work out. Now he is a big drag on the salary cap and basically untradeable. I have to think that Olshey relied heavily on Buchanan and the European scouts in making this decision and I think the results must have him questioning their value to the organization. (Not to mention Olshey having to watch Nolan Smith all season!)
     
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