Ok fair enought. Why are the nuggets desperate to shed money? they would move faried+1st before chandler or why are they more desperate than PDX?
CJ for Love doesn’t make sense for them. If they want to trade Love it’s because they want to rebuild and to do that they cannot acquire a player who is experienced and will help you win now. I have Phoenix as my favorite to get Love by a distance. They got the assets to get this done, they can send Chriss or Bender, someone to match salaries and at least one pick. Even their own picks are valuable these days because with how stacked the West is it doesn’t matter that they will have Love, Ayton and their young core will have grown since last season, they could still be a lottery team.
It is likely, but you have to admit that the fit is fine for Portland. He adds a 3rd scorer which this team really needs. He is a good rebounder - so it overcomes the issues left from not bringing Ed back. He can space the floor - so can co-exist with Nurk. He can play close to the basket or outside - so can co-exist with ZCo. He can be used in the old LMA role - as a pick and pop target, and he has some post game - and can also be used as a 3Pt shooter (which LMA could not). If the opportunity is there that retains Dame, CJ, Nurk and ZCo - I think it is well worth the gamble - something like Harkless + MyLe + pick(s) should do it. The Cavs get one young SF to add to their rebuild, one excellent bench warmer and (a) pick(s). Not too shaby.
I'd offer up: Turner + Swainagan + 2019 Lotto 1st. or possibly a S&T Nurk for Love. (I think we can do S&T sending players OUT without getting hard-capped, right?)
You know how we signed ET and then all our own FAs and were screwed in 2016. Basically, that's this year for the Nuggets. They just signed Jokic for $30 mil/year, and signed Barton, too.
No one will take Faried and he now makes too much money for our TPE. Chandler fits into it. They are going deep into the tax and aren't as willing to do so as other teams. Gotta take advantage of that. Allen opening up his wallet is the only way to truly get better this summer.
Well if we get Chandler+Love for Meyers and lets say Harkless (swap of picks with Denver) then NO is a genius.. There is no way its going to happen
That is the EXACT type of situation that Olshey is being patient for though. The players and teams might be different but his whole philosophy as a GM to retain assets has been to pull off something like this when the time comes. Maybe he isn't a fan of Love or his fit here or his injury history so that wouldn't happen but I think this is the type of thing he is holding out for. It's why he keeps kicking the can down the road, his problem is the road is about to become a dead end.
If Olshey can parlay the trade exceptions plus any combination of Turner/Meyers/Aminu/Caleb/Layman/Picks for Love and Chandler (or Tyreke Evans), this board should build a statue in his honor.
Or this scenario (not a fan of Clarkson but we'd have to take something back with the TPE to make it work): Cleveland gets Faried, Turner, Denver 2019 1st, and either Swanigan or one of Denver's expendable young guys (Lydon, Lyles, Hernangomez, Beasley) Denver gets Caleb Swanigan (or simply cap relief if Cleveland wants Swanigan) Portland gets Love and Clarkson (using TPE)
Hey, if you want to fantasize us signing a better starting SG option with the tax MLE, I won't stop you.
Because Denver is at about $145mil right now and haven't really done anything to improve their team other than retain Barton and Jokic.
