I have no knowledge of how good Elliot Williams or Xavier Henry are. But Memphis has received offers for their unsigned rookie. Williams being from Memphis I am obviously wondering if it would be in the "Blazer's best interest" to trade one for the other. Thoughts? http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/aug/19/griz-get-trade-offers-for-henry/
My thoughts are that neither is likely to see the court for a single minute this year on this roster. As for who would be better, I suppose Henry's skill-set would make more sense (shooter) then what Williams can theoretically provide (dribble-drive, ball-handling 2 guard). In all honesty I don't want to see a rookie for rookie trade, if Williams is going to be used in a deal I hope it's for a more proven player, hopefully in some kind of consolidation move.
Include Rudy in a three way with Chicago. The draft pick goes to Memphis. I say this assuming Henry is better than Williams. I really have no idea other than he was the 12th pick.
Williams is the more athletic, so probably has more potential, so in our position I think I would rather keep him/
I've never heard of a team not offering the 120% scale to a rookie. I thought that was standard practice. Oh the bitching and moaning if Portland tried to do something like that.
Williams sounds like a deeply athletic defensive player. Eventually I think the plan for him is to be our backcourt defensive stopper. And if he develops a bit of offense along the way, so much the better.
Henry never really lived up to his potential at Kansas. I remember watching an ESPN Cold Pizza special based around his signing, which was a pretty big deal at the time. He has an okay jumper, kind of ugly looking. His athleticism is alright, not really on display much. I think I'd keep Elliot Williams for his defensive abilities and athletic prowess alone.
"...It is customary for players to sign for 120% of the scale. In all the years I have done this [not including this year; more on that later], I only known of four players that haven't; Sergio Rodriguez (signed for 100%), George Hill (signed for 120% for the first two years, then 80% for the final two), Donte Greene (signed an incentive laden contract that he hasn't yet got up to 120%) and Ian Mahinmi (all over the show). More specifically, as mentioned above, it is customary for players to sign for a guaranteed 100% of the scale, whilst earning the last 20% in incentives. There is absolutely no rule about that, other than to declare 120% as being the maximum allowable amount. There is no stipulation that a player must get that much; they just always do so due to precedent. As I said, only four players have ever signed for less than the maximum 120%, even if several hundred have been eligible to do so. It is evident, therefore, that the precedent is strong, and that the protocol is set. Regardless of whether incentives are used, 120% is the standard operating procedure. But what do those incentives entail?..." http://blog.shamsports.com/2010/08/creative-financing-in-nba-2010_12.html Sham and I were both hated by the monstrous ESPN moderator Magic2000. Sham was afraid of him, as was I. Very nice guy, in England. Said he was going to start his own site. Take a look at it now. That article is so full of info, it's encyclopedic. Go Sham!!
