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Player: Danny Granger
Position: SF
Age: 30
Ht/Wt: 6' 8", 228 lbs
Salary: $14M, expires 2014

Stats (career, per48)
- Shooting: 43.8% / 38.4% / 84.7%
- Other: 5.2reb, 2.0ast, 0.9blk, 1.0st, 2.0 to, 18.1 ppg

Granger has always been a rugged player, with intangibles. A decent but not prolific scorer. Carried the scoring load for some awful Pacer teams, leading the team in PPG from 2007-2012.

Other considerations:
- The signings of David West (3/$36M) and Chris Copeland (signed to Restricted Offer Sheet of 2/$6M) have put the Pacers, typically a frugal team, over the salary cap
- Paul George emerged in the playoffs as a premier player at Granger's position
- Granger missed the bulk (77 games) of the 2012-13 season due to a knee injury

Is a veteran NBA player, plays tough, and would be a good leader for a young team.

1. What would it take to acquire Granger from the Pacers?
2. What would you be willing to give up (other than simple cap space) to acquire him?

IF Granger is healthy then it would take too much to get him

IF he's not healthy then why bother?

If it's a deal to reach the minimum team salary then yes, give up nothing but cap space. But I doubt the Pacers would go for that

Personally, I believe that Granger is a great target for the Pistons. The team is missing a true NBA starting caliber SF. Granger is league-average at the position, and is on a short term contract.

The veteran leadership on the Pistons is now pared down to Stuckey and Villanueva. Not good.

The Pacers are unlikely to give him away. Despite being over the cap, they still have some wiggle and don't need to dump his entire salary. If they are to dump his salary, trading w/in the division is the least likely place that they will offer a clearance sale.

Willing to give up one of the recent 2nd rounders: English, Middleton, Siva, Mitchell (ranked in order of willingness to deal away).
Additionally, non-2014 2nd round draft picks.

No danny granger

Granger for Stuckey would work for me... Anything else with us moving assets would be a no.

The Pacers seem attached to Granger, at the moment. It makes sense. If he can actually play, he might help them get over the Miami hump they face last year. If not, he's an expiring contract for them.

I wouldn't expect him to be moved before the season, unless Indiana already believes he can't play.

Pharaoh wrote:IF Granger is healthy then it would take too much to get him

IF he's not healthy then why bother?

If it's a deal to reach the minimum team salary then yes, give up nothing but cap space. But I doubt the Pacers would go for that

QFT

Pacers aren't gonna give him up when he was the missing ingredient to the Pacers being a championship team

I like Granger as a target, but we are not likely to get him. First of all, Pacers were close to knocking off the Heat without Granger, so in their eyes, he may be the difference maker. Second, until Granger gets on the floor again, no one will give the Pacers top value in a trade. And last, let's assume Granger is back to 100% - do we really have anything the Pacers would like?

We've kicked the notion of Detroit as a destination for Granger on the Pacer board too. This has gotten some positive feedback.

Pacers trade Granger and Green
Pistons trade Stuckey and Singler

I think we see Granger as the best player in the trade and to compensate for that we would want to dump Green.

I would rather we went after Jeff Green.

8305 wrote:We've kicked the notion of Detroit as a destination for Granger on the Pacer board too. This has gotten some positive feedback.

Pacers trade Granger and Green
Pistons trade Stuckey and Singler

I think we see Granger as the best player in the trade and to compensate for that we would want to dump Green.

If that deal was offered Detroit would have to jump all over it.

Tell me about Stuckey. There was a time when he was pretty highly thought of. But it would seem some of the luster as has worn off. I'm thinking he can still play. Can he?

8305 wrote:Tell me about Stuckey. There was a time when he was pretty highly thought of. But it would seem some of the luster as has worn off. I'm thinking he can still play. Can he?

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Hes the best shooting guard Detroit has had since the Rip days. Whatever your team is, you guys should definitely consider getting this guy because he will definitely be the upgrade you are looking for at the 2 slot.