While everybody's talking about starting 5s, I'm thinking Olshey still has a move up his sleeve that will change all that. He may be waiting till August 25th so he can include Henderson, Vonleh, and Plumlee in deals with other players. Personally, I'm hoping he gives the Clippers Kaman and a 2nd rounder or two for Crawford, then flip Crawford for a Ben McLemore. Maybe these 2nd round picks helps get something like that done? One can only hope. What do you think Olshey has left in the hat? Or what do you hope he does before the season rolls around?
Flipping Kaman for Crawford and then for McLemore is a bit of a stretch. If it was possible and I am the Clippers, I just trade Crawford for McLemore and cut us out of the deal.
the Clippers don't need another SG.. they have Rivers and Stephenson off the bench. They need a backup center however, and Kaman would fit there. He also played there a few years ago and would give them a good change of pace from Jordan. We could give them Miller and a 2nd as a throw in.
The more i think about it the more your reasoning is sound. They do need a change of pace from Jordan, and they do want to get rid of Crawford. And Sacramento needs to win now so they could use another vet. I guess I just don't think Kaman has that much trade value, and adding Miller would not be an incentive for a team already at a full roster. And although Kaman did play for the Clips, Doc nor the owner were there at the time. But it is possible.
The one thing they need off the bench is a spot up shooter. Miller would be of value to them as a backup 3. Youd have shot creators in Rivers and Stephenson at the gaurds, a shooter in Miller, an athlete in Smith, and a low post scorer in Kaman. We can add Miller in the trade because the salary works of we only trade Kaman for him. That's about as good of a package for what they need as they'll find. Toronto might want that proven veteran 6th man off the bench since they lost Lou. So maybe they'll try and upgrade Ross, hoping Crawford can have a good season and push them over that hill. Who knows what the Kings are doing but I imagine with Rondo, Gay, and DMC starting, theyll want to start Belinelli for spacing. They seem to be going all in this season and getting Crawford with give them the best backup gaurds in the league with Crawford. If Butler has something left in the tank, they'll be suprisingly deep with Kofous off the bench too.
