|| Official || Trade Deadline Thread

uh..he didn't say Olshey had stopped evaluating their value after their rookie season

 

Trade Deadline Predictions:
BOS Sends Two Late 1st Rounders to ATL
Wizards send Future 1st to BKN


HOU
Teague / Beverly
Harden / Bogdanavic
Ariza / Brewer
Young / Montiejunas
Capela / Olynyk

BOS
Thomas / Rozier
Smart / Turner
Crowder / Turner
Horford / Johnson
Howard / Zeller

BKN
Lawson / Larkin
Johnson / McDaniels
Porter / Hollis-Jefferson
Jones / Robinson
Nene / Bargnani

ATL
Schroeder / Bradley
Korver / Bradley
Bazemore / Sefelosha
Millsap / Scott
Sullinger / Splitter

 

Oh man.... Teague and Harden would be horrible together. It's basically just Lawson/Harden all over again.

 

Why would the Nets want Ty Lawson and Jones and why would Boston want to give up depth for 2 guys that will get max deals and play the same position?

 

Ty Lawson is unguaranteed iirc so that's salary cutting

 

Lawson is ungauranteed so they could test him out and cut cap. Acquire a young piece in KJ.
Horford can play PF and Howard/Horford/Crowder/Smart would make Boston a top 3 defensive team in the league.

 

You guys say you wanna use capspace to get... Does that mean something like this? I think the Celtics would do it. They need a wing instead of a combo gaurd and essentially replace Sullinger with Howard.. The Rockets clear up $16M in cap for next year to go after Durant and others.. We'd get a 1st from Boston..

 

I guess it raises the question of is taking a $16M hit in capspace while giving away Plumlee worth bringing in assets like Sullinger, Bradley and a pick? Or is the hit on capspace too much?

 

Just throwing this possible trade out here that would make sense if we were just collecting assets.
Jodie Meeks plus a 2016 protected lottery pick for Gerald Henderson.

Looking at the Pistons roster, they have KCP and Reggie Jackson playing the bulk of the backcourt minutes. Brandon Jennings is starting to get back into game shape and is getting more minutes but they have no other guards that can play consistent minutes. Henderson will help with the guard rotation. I'd assume we get this pick this year or next year.

If we miss the playoffs and the Pistons make the playoffs, we can possibly have the 12-14th pick and also a 15-16th pick. That can be used to maybe draft Denzel Valentine and Caris LeVert or whoever. Or we could package both picks on draft night for a almost-allstar/allstar player.

Also this gives Harkless more opportunities for playing time.

 

The newbie coming with a realistic hypothetical... Salute.

 

Memphis is an interesting team to watch.

Could see them blow the whole thing up. Send Conley to Utah, Zach to Boston, Marc to Portland, get back Exum, multiple first round picks, Plumlee, maybe their own pick from Denver.

Could also see them going in opposite direction, grab Pau Gasol from Chicago, Hendo from us, Jeff Green and Kaman go to Chicago, we absorb Joakim Noah and Vince Carters contracts while we get draft picks.

 

If the grizzlies blow it up I want courtney lee

 

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/240796/Heat-Gauging-Trade-Value-Of-Hassan-Whiteside

The Heat might use Whiteside to dump salary, I wonder what team could help them do that?

 

Aiight let's play a game. Predict what Portland will or won't do by the deadline, and specifically name players. Let's see if anyone gets it right.

 

Whiteside has issues both on and off the court, but I would take a chance on him if it was just a salary dump for Miami.

 

I don't understand how Miami could benefit from moving Whiteside in a salary dump if he is only making $981,000 this year?

 

Because they realize that they won't be able to sign him this summer and they might be able to get something, anything, for him now. They don't have his bird rights and he's going to get a max offer from some team.

 

Never mind.....it looks like they might want to use Whiteside to dump "other salaries"
Although looking at their team salary list, there are only 3 players who will make over 6 million next year.

ESPN’s Chris Broussard said the Heat is gauging trade interest in Whiteside, and two people in contact with the Heat told me that Miami appears open to considering a Whiteside trade, if it can dump other salary and get quality talent back, because it knows it’s going to be uncomfortably costly to keep him. Heat officials have expressed frustration with him, for reasons we explained in last Sunday’s column. But the Heat also knows the odds would be against a trade this week because he’s earning just $981,000 (causing cap complications) and the team acquiring him wouldn’t have any financial advantage in re-signing him.

 

Overrated. What are his "issues"? If the guy is a 'case', I don't want him near the Blazers.

 

Whiteside seems like an anti Neil Olshey player, questionable attitude and work ethic, me stats, immature.

Honestly don't even know if I wanna sign him for free with the minimum. He would take time from our bigs and cause locker room problems.

I could see us being the third team that takes Haslem, Birdman, McBob and or Deng for a pick.

I'd take the whole lot of them and give up a pick for Winslow. Could be part of a Melo to Miami trade or something.

 

Whiteside and McRoberts for Meyers. They save a luxury tax and we take a risk on player posting a 24 PER.

 

That may actually be a pretty good deal if Olshay thinks he might work. Not giving up much as I think Portland should move on from Leonard if he is going to sign a large contract this offseason.

For Miami they can see how Meyers fits with their team and save on the Luxury tax. He'll be a cheaper 5 that can shoot and spread the floor.