But that's my point. We can give them a better deal. They wanted Lamb and a first rounder to go along with Perkins. OKC didn't want to give up another first rounder. We could give them our #11, #12 pick and cap space. Our deal is better.
Given away? Don't understand what you think of Gortat. He isn't Shaq or Noah. He is an above average center. Nothing extremely special, but is a good compliment for Aldridge.
Not talking about that rumor, talking about the Blazers using their pick and cap space in an attempt to land a C. Nobody is thinking teams are lined up to just give us a C for nothing as you stated. But players are traded all the time, and a lotto pick and our cap space is hardly asking someone to just give someone away.
Especially when that player is averaging 11/8.5/1.5 for the season. Denny thinks Gortat is Noah caliber.
Regardless of caliber, players are traded. We don't necessarily have to go out and grab a great starter right now. Always the option to identify current backups that could be solid starters, the way Asik, Gortat and others were.
Storyteller's site says Phoenix has $42M committed for 12 players. So they get this cap space and do what with it, exactly?
Asik wasn't traded. You might look at how he was acquired by Houston and look for a similar scenario.
I understand he wasn't traded to Houston. Was just listing another option of how to find a C. I don't know what Phoenix does with their cap space. I don't care. And I'm not saying just for Gortat.
If it were up to me, I'd go balls out for Dwight Howard. Why not go for the best? If he won't re-sign with the Lakers (he shouldn't), then the Lakers at least might facilitate a sign and trade. If they can under the CBA, I haven't looked at that.
A ton of players. Howard, Asik, Vucevic, Lee, Horford, Noah, Chandler, Cousins, Duncan, Sanders, Aldridge, Ibaka, DeAndre Jordan, Durant, Bosh, Koufus. Do you want me to name more?
That would be insane if we somehow managed to get Howard. But who would we be willing to give the Lakers in return?
You only named one - Howard. Asik was 10.2/11.9/1.1 - he didn't meet two of the three stats. Same is true for the others. Josh Smith and Hibbert are the only other two that I can see.
The TPE wouldn't be enough. He makes over 20 mil per year and we only have like 13 million in cap space. I would rather offer them Matthews and Batum for Howard and then use our cap space/draft pick to fill the holes. Lillard/Maynor Redick?/Barton Claver/draft pick? Aldridge/Freeland Howard/Leonard
