Of the two, I pick the Charlotte deal. I think Miller, Rudy and a 1st is too much for Harris. An interesting thought, who whould be happier to see Augustin? Roy would get a better shooter, and Aldridge would get an ex teammate that likes to push the ball
The sound Gerald Wallace makes when he hits the floor after getting clobbered in the lane 400 times per season.
I think that I prefer the NJ deal... because I think that Camby has more value than Rudy and a first. I believe that Augustin can still become at least an average starting PG, so I think that I like the Charlotte deal a lot more than most here. Ed O.
I like the CHA deal. I'm not the biggest Devin Harris fan in the world. His supposed defensive prowess has seem to have tapered in proportion to the salary he's drawing. He's not that durable, and he doesn't shoot well from distance. I wouldn't cry if we swapped Andre straight-up for him, but don't do me a favor and buy high on Devin. I actually like being able to give up Camby instead of Joel in the CHA deal, meaning that we still have ~9M in expiring contracts that we can bring back. Run Augustin, Matthews, Batum, Wallace and LMA and that's a pretty good defensive squad that can get to the line, shoot 3s, and run run run. You'd have Patty, Rudy, Roy, Dante, Joel and Diop that could come off the bench, and some room for trading later.
What about trading for both Wallace and Harris? Miller and pick for Harris; Batum and Przbilla for Wallace. We could have a pretty good defensive team with Camby, Aldridge, Wallace, Matthews and Harris. Might take a while to jell but would be very active and aggressive offensively.
1 vote for Crash. Wallace would be a perfect fit alongside Wes Matthews. They both play all-out, and that style of play, along with LMA beasting, could set the tone for the 'Retooled' Blazers post BRoy. We would have a great wing rotation when Batum is added in. Whilst Harris is younger, I've never been a huge fan of his game; and I think the Blazers would be better of playing the patience game with the PG position in the hopes that someone comes along, whether through draft or trade, that would fit into the Blazers new style going forward. Wallace I could see fitting in immediately, but, I just don't see Harris as the long term answer at PG.
OK, we could also get Kwame Brown in this trade since we would need a backup center, and maybe a wink/wink deal that they would release Joel after 6o days so we could resign him (that would also give him time to become 100% physically and timing).
#1 if those are the trades, but I thought #1 was Miller, Batum, NO 1st for Harris. I think Batum and miller and 1st is too much for Harris.
I like both deals. But, I think I lean towards Harris because we would still have Camby to either use, or trade in another retooling effort. Although I think I would pull the trigger on the Harris deal, I do think that we are paying a tad too much. Rudy or the pick, but both seems too much. Also, I think that the Blazers are dealing from a point of strength here since the best player goes to NJ and Denver is trying to not get bent over a barrel by Melo. If (and that's a big if) Melo accepts the trade to the Nets, i really don't think NJ or the Nugs would risk the deal falling apart if the Blazers lessened their offer.
Wallace is not a "go to" guy. I like him as a player, but we need an offensive player. I realize he scores points but they are mostly garbage points. We need someone who can score when the game is on the line. (like in the last 3 minutes of the GS game) Harris is pretty good at penetrating and drawing the foul. (At least against us) Between the two options i would go for harris
