Trade Ideas Thread

Under luxury tax, not under the cap, right?

I think we might renounce Davis early into FA. We can’t pay him. We should also renounce Napier.

It will be hard to get to full MLE but not impossible. If we are planning on using TPE on Morris or other power forward, we might also let Aminu go to save $7.5M. That would bring us well below tax apron.

We can only use TPE after free agency though. That puts Thad Young out of reach (I think he already is) but makes Kieff possible. Get him.

 

I meant tax, yes.

 

Nurkic has a $7M cap hold, so we don't have room. You might have to stay under too, I'm not quite sure.

 

Ideal scenario in a year or two is that Anfernee is ready to step in as our starting SG and we trade CJ for Jabari Parker. Bucks could definitely use more shooting.

 

Not quite. This ideal scenario is ....
Dame replaces Isaiah Thomas
CJ replaces Joe Dumars
Simons replaces Vinnie "Microwave" Johnson
Nurk replaces Bill Laimbeer
Collins replaces Rasheed Wallace/Rodman

Blazers win back-to-back championships. That's the ideal scenario!

 

Using the full MLE would hard-cap the Blazers, meaning there would be no way to use the TPE or resign Nurk.

It's not a realistic tool for the Blazers this summer

 

Yeah fuck the full MLE. The problem is most teams will only have the tax MLE so we’ll have to beat all the other playoff squads to sign guys, and we all know what kind of destination Portland is in the eyes of free agents.

Our best tools are our TPEs. Not many teams are in the position to add the kind of salary Portland could theoretically add.

 

Great, A smaller back court than we already have.

 

Except Simons is bigger than CJ?

 

With Jokic getting an extension that goes into effect immediately, Denver will have to make a move with some of their expirings if they want to bring back Barton/not dive deep into tax. Chandler should be there for the taking.

 

I hope he got along with Nurk

 

https://www.basketball-reference.co..._id2=harklma01&y2=2018#stats-per_minute::none

What does Chandler give us that Harkless does not? Slightly better rebounder, but older and not as good defensively?

 

Is it one or the other? I’d love to add another Harkless caliber for free (for us fans at least)

 

I just picture one of them not being happy about it. What I really want is Harkless to take the bull by the horns and play so well that everyone knows the SF position is his.

 

Yeah I think Chandler would be OK coming off the bench anyway, he’s done it before.

 

I want Moe playing for a contract, a year early. Keep that intensity up. Seriously though, this should be Moe's break out year.

I'd love to have both Moe and Chandler. That's good diversity for the position. Plus Chandler can play shooting guard.
We need that. And E.T. becomes even more expendable.

OK, now I'm going to obsess on getting Chandler, LOL

 

Whay I love about it is they could reward is by giving us expirings for a bad contract:

Chandler (TPE), Faried, and Arthur for Turner
Or
Chandler (TPE) and Faried for Meyers and Layman

Either way they save $15-$16M, which is huge, while we get better at a position of need and shed salary.

If we could do the ET trade, there'd be a possibility we could have max cap space next year, provided we move Harkless at some point and Nurk signs the QO.

 

Add Robert Covington to the list. After July 1, we can absorb his deal through a TPE, and Sixers might need to dump salary (that SA won't want in return) for Kawhi.

I have no interest in Chandler. Wanted him instead of Afflalo 3 yrs ago, no use for him now.

 

Agreed. Covington is at the top of my list.

 

He does have like 4 yrs 50 mil left beginning this upcoming season however.