Trader_Joe wrote:Ian Kognitow wrote:Kinger95 wrote:DWade is about 13 spots too low. Might not be putting up the same numbers now that lebrons there but he's still a superstar and would demand a lot more than the 13 players ahead of him in a trade
Given Wade's age, injury history, expensive contract, and that he would really only be of interest to present contenders (ones not willing to part with existing stars), there is a useful comparison for Wade's value: Vince Carter in '09 when he was traded to ORL.
Nets were looking to salary dump. Not a valid comparison.
What are you defining as a salary dump? Big-salaried star for big-salaried star deals rarely happen at all. Why would any team actually trade a star if not to manage salary or acquire younger prospects? It's not like the Nets were dealing purely for expirings -- they were acquiring the starting backcourt from a team just in the Finals, and Lee was considered an excellent prospect at that time (along the lines of, say, Kawhi Leonard now). That the Nets themselves wanted to deal a guy still putting up 21/5/5 and that there was a limited market for Carter in the first place ust goes to further show that >30-year-old guys taking up 25% or more of the entire salary cap tend to have less trade value than younger all-star level players with less cumbersome, even rookie-scale, contracts.
