Drew Gooden Trade Destinations

[paulpressey25]

We all know that probably 60% of the board could come to terms with a "win-now" approach for next year. We also know that Drew Gooden and Scott Skiles inability to keep him planted on the bench may greatly interfere with the team's ability to win next year.

And based on opinions of guys like Woelfel, the organization may not worry about losing Ersan since they think they can move Drew Gooden over to PF and not miss a thing. Woelfel added that the organization already has a lot of money invested in Gooden so they might not bid as high for Ersan.

As most of us strongly believe, for this team to have a win now chance next year, Gooden has to go.

I went through the other 29 rosters. Here is a list of garbage for garbage deals that might be plausible. Gooden is owed about $19 million over the next three seasons. Some would bring help back to us. Others simply are addition by subtraction.

Marvin Williams - Two years and $16 million

Al Harrington - Three years and $21 million

Shawn Marion - Two years and $18 million

Charlie V - Two years and $16.5 million

Tayshaun Prince - Three years and $21 million. Throw in Larry Sanders as bait.

Luis Scola - Three years and $30 million. Would be a salary dump for Houston. Offer Sanders as bait

Ron Artest - Two years and $15 million

Kendrick Perkins - Three years and $25 million

Hedo - Two years and $23 million ($6mm buyout in year two?). He be an upgrade on Delfino

Portland - I just noticed they have to meet min payroll. Sanders as bait.

John Salmons - Two years and $16 million. He's a SF and would fit better

Amir Johnson - Three years and $19 million.

[WiscoKing13]

Portland might be your best bet. Gooden/Udoh/Future first, maybe they throw us matthews?

And if we had a real GM, we could do monta/gooden for matthews. But we all know how explosive the bucks back court is with the smurfs

[paulpressey25]

Of all the option above, I think I call Orlando about Hedo and we take back the extra $5 million in salary using our cap room. Or we just add in Beno. Their choice if they want a PG with Jameer opting out.

Hedo can play multiple positions and space the floor. He'd be a different way of replacing both Ersan and Delfino in one player.

[BUCKnation]

How about we just make him the keyboard guy for Streetlife and be done with it.

[books]

How about we just make him the keyboard guy for Streetlife and be done with it.

lol

[WiscoKing13]

Of all the option above, I think I call Orlando about Hedo and we take back the extra $5 million in salary using our cap room. Or we just add in Beno. Their choice if they want a PG with Jameer opting out.

Hedo can play multiple positions and space the floor. He'd be a different way of replacing both Ersan and Delfino in one player.

I wonder with ORL would do Gooden/Udoh or Sanders plus 3 mil in cash for Hedo. Just an idea, I just don't see them adding salary passed anything they currently have.

[jr lucosa]

I would do every deal listed, except i'm not okay with Sanders being bait.

We could really use a shooter. Trade Gooden for Harrington straight up. Al won't be able to get much more than 20 minutes under Skiles unless he gets the Gooden treatment but has that ability to come in and light up the scoreboard.

He actually averaged 18 and 8 with 2 assists/1 steal a game this past year on league average efficiency. He is not quite as good as his stats will suggest since he plays in Denver but whatever, i'll take him over Drew.

[paulpressey25]

Hedo is owed $11.4 this year and Gooden $6.6 this year.

We could do an even up swap and save Orlando $4.8 million in cash flow this season they can use on other players or resigning Jameer and Anderson. They are under the lux tax but aren't great on the cash flow as they still have to pay Arenas his $20.8 million this year under amnesty.

[books]

If we got Tayshaun Prince, we could field the skinniest team in the NBA:

Jennings-Dunleavy-Tayshaun-Henson-Sanders

At least people watching in other cities would be like, "I guess I was really wrong about Wisconsin being overweight."

[Max Green]

I would probably do the Salmons or CV deal. We wouldn't have to worry about CV playing as long as Skiles is here, and Salmons can play backup spot minutes here and there.

[WiscoKing13]

Hedo is owed $11.4 this year and Gooden $6.6 this year.

We could do an even up swap and save Orlando $4.8 million in cash flow this season they can use on other players or resigning Jameer and Anderson. They are under the lux tax but aren't great on the cash flow as they still have to pay Arenas his $20.8 million this year under amnesty.

good point also gooden's contract is a lot easier to trade compared to hedo in a Howard because of the trade rules. Maybe come up with a 3 team trade with LAL/ORL/MIL

[WiscoKing13]

I don't know what ORL/LAL have has side parts to the bynum/howard trade but I came up with this

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=83gejw2

[WiscoKing13]

Just going to keep spit balling but the magic have jason richardson, who might be a good candidate to swap gooden with

[paulpressey25]

Just going to keep spit balling but the magic have jason richardson, who might be a good candidate to swap gooden with

Richardson is owed 3-years and $18 million. I can't see Orlando doing that one since there are no cash flow savings for them. But I'd do that for us pretty easily.

[WiscoKing13]

Just going to keep spit balling but the magic have jason richardson, who might be a good candidate to swap gooden with

Richardson is owed 3-years and $18 million. I can't see Orlando doing that one since there are no cash flow savings for them. But I'd do that for us pretty easily.

yeah but the bucks could take on duhon. Obviously that increases our payroll, but to balance the roster and kick gooden to the curb, i'd do it.

EDIT: Forgot duhon is only owed 1.5 next year if cut, maybe we add Sanders or take on the other Richardson also.