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Official: Ben Gordon / 2013 1st for Corey Maggette
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:16 am
by dockingsched
per wojo:
Detroit has traded Ben Gordon and a protected future first-round pick to Charlotte for Corey Maggette, league sources tell Y! Sports.
For Detroit, deal to ship out Gordon saves them nearly $15 million on the final two years of his contract. Maggette has an expiring deal. The deal sends Detroit's 2013 first-round pick to Charlotte with lottery protection, sources tell Y!
amick:
According to source, the pick is lottery protected next year, top 8 in 2014, No. 1 protected in 2015 and unprotected in 2016
Re: Official: Ben Gordon / 2013 1st for Corey Maggette
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:17 am
by Texas Chuck
MJ-GOAT player; WOAT executive. wth is he doing?
Re: Official: Ben Gordon / 2013 1st for Corey Maggette
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:17 am
by vincecarter4pres
Like this a lot for both sides.
It isn't groundbreaking, but it gets a CBA basketball geek such as myself all hot and bothered.
Re: Official: Ben Gordon / 2013 1st for Corey Maggette
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:18 am
by HartfordWhalers
wow.
Detroit fans are going to be pissed.
Still 15m for a future lottery protected pick is a steep price.
I'm leaning towards neither won. Poll added.
Re: Official: Ben Gordon / 2013 1st for Corey Maggette
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:21 am
by Darth Tyrannus
THen they amnesty CV, they got a lot of Cap room now to play with
Re: Official: Ben Gordon / 2013 1st for Corey Maggette
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:22 am
by Texas Chuck
HartfordWhalers wrote:wow.
Detroit fans are going to be pissed.
.
I bet they arent. I bet they see this as a steal and rightfully so. Amnesty Charlie and next year they are a huge player with some bigtime FAs available.
edit: my pony be slow
Re: Official: Ben Gordon / 2013 1st for Corey Maggette
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:22 am
by N.O.R.E.
How is this bad for the Bobcats?
They're not ready/good enough to make a major FA acquisition next year so why not put it off until 2014 and pick up another 1st in the process?
BG will provide much needed scoring.
Good trade for the Pistons too.
Re: Official: Ben Gordon / 2013 1st for Corey Maggette
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:24 am
by TGW
I like it for the Bobcats. They needed shooting badly, and Gordon gives them that. And they get a pick to boot. Not bad.
Re: Official: Ben Gordon / 2013 1st for Corey Maggette
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:25 am
by HartfordWhalers
N.O.R.E. wrote:How is this bad for the Bobcats?
They're not ready/good enough to make a major FA acquisition next year so why not put it off until 2014 and pick up another 1st in the process?
BG will provide much needed scoring.
Good trade for the Pistons too.
In terms of how it isn't good for the Bobcats, its just really expensive. Thats it.
If the protection is 14/14/14 like that Houston pick owed to NJ, then its a super expensive distant mid 1st for 15 million. If the protection declines quick, maybe its better but I think your still looking at spending 15 million for a '14 mid 1st, which is still a not great value.
Re: Official: Ben Gordon / 2013 1st for Corey Maggette
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:25 am
by Brandon-Clyde
I would guess that it is the pick Portland owes Charlotte as part of the Gerald Wallace trade. Top 12 protected until 2015 then unprotected. Charlotte owes their own protected pick to Chicago
Re: Official: Ben Gordon / 2013 1st for Corey Maggette
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:26 am
by Texas Chuck
N.O.R.E. wrote:How is this bad for the Bobcats?
They're not ready/good enough to make a major FA acquisition next year so why not put it off until 2014 and pick up another 1st in the process?
Its bad in real $$$ which is a real thing for them. In a desperate attempt to sell season tickets for 12-13 they are giving away 13-14 for free. Im shocked they would take on BG jsut for a mid-1st. Guess I need to get my Haywood offer ready for them....
Re: Official: Ben Gordon / 2013 1st for Corey Maggette
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:26 am
by HartfordWhalers
Brandon-Clyde wrote:I would guess that it is the pick Portland owes Charlotte as part of the Gerald Wallace trade. Top 12 protected until 2015 then unprotected. Charlotte owes their own protected pick to Chicago
It is Detroit owing the pick, not Charlotte.
Re: Official: Ben Gordon / 2013 1st for Corey Maggette
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:28 am
by HornetJail
Kemba and Ben Gordon in the same backcourt is going to be painful to watch. I'm liking the 1st round pick though.
Re: Official: Ben Gordon / 2013 1st for Corey Maggette
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:29 am
by dockingsched
im waiting to see the protection on that pick past next yr before i judge.
Re: Official: Ben Gordon / 2013 1st for Corey Maggette
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:30 am
by Dr Positivity
HartfordWhalers wrote:wow.
Detroit fans are going to be pissed.
Still 15m for a future lottery protected pick is a steep price.
I'm leaning towards neither won. Poll added.
Charlotte was wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy under the salary cap in 2013-2014. Like hoopshype number for that year, before this trade, is 8.6 mil. Obviously that doesn't include Biyombo, Kemba, Henderson and rookie contracts, but still, they're probably nowhere near the salary floor even after this deal. This is money they had to spend.
I'm a draft pick guy, but I hate it for Detroit. Trading a future 1st to dump a contract is a classic bad franchise move. Also capspace doesn't help Detroit, the only thing they can sign is future Gordon/CV moves.
Re: Official: Ben Gordon / 2013 1st for Corey Maggette
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:30 am
by KembaWalker
makes sense for both sides
Re: Official: Ben Gordon / 2013 1st for Corey Maggette
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:31 am
by dockingsched
According to source, the pick is lottery protected next year, top 8 in 2014, No. 1 protected in 2015 and unprotected in 2016
Re: Official: Ben Gordon / 2013 1st for Corey Maggette
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:32 am
by Texas Chuck
capspace always helps u--you can still acquire premium talent through trades even if u cant lure FAs to Detroit.
Re: Official: Ben Gordon / 2013 1st for Corey Maggette
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:32 am
by HornetJail
dockingsched wrote:im waiting to see the protection on that pick past next yr before i judge.
lotto protected next year
top 8 protected the following year
#1 protected in 2015
unprotected after that.
Re: Official: Ben Gordon / 2013 1st for Corey Maggette
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:32 am
by crazybranman360
I doubt that Pistons pick becomes anything but its a good risk for the Cats. The difference between Gordon and Maggette for the Bobcats isn't really much.
For the Pistons its a good idea but i'm afraid its going to push them to try to make a playoff push too early instead of a building a solid foundation.