If the Hornets are really shopping the 10
Posted: Fri Jun 8, 2012 2:06 pm
The realgm headline that reads "Hornets Could Shop 10th Pick As Means Of Clearing Cap Space" has me intrigued because the two players they are talking about could potentially help this team. If the Hornets are truly looking for cap relief and not necessarily a star player (or our 18th pick), what would it take to get a deal done?
They want to move Ariza's 15 mi over two years and Okafors 27 million for 2 years. Now obviously Emeka is being overpaid at this point in his career, but he could actually be a player that helps us immediately. I wouldn't mind him as our third big and he would come off the books in time to pay our core.
Ariza on the other hand is a more interesting case because he is actually a cheaper option than Beasley at the three, probably a better defender than Wes, reasonably paid (I guess) and already played for Adelman. The two year commitment to him wouldn't bother me at all if it also meant bringing on the 10th pick in this draft.
The questions for me are first, is it both players or no dice? And how serious are they about trading the pick?
Would they consider something like Martell + 18 for Ariza + 10?
For the less desirable Okafor would they do something like Okafor + 10 for Miller, Martell, Wes?
If it had to be both, I'd probably say don't do it because we'd have no flexibility this summer, but I'd still consider it because suddenly we have a couple big trade chips next year with an expiring 20 mil between those two players.
Ariza and Okafor + 10 for Martell, Miller, Darko, Wes, 18 might work for them. I"d be happy to unload Wesley's 4 mil for Ariza at 3 mil more for two seasons.
Ricky / JJ / Lee
10 / Luke /Ellington
Ariza / FA
Love / Derrick Williams
Pek / Okafor
We'd be right around the cap with around 57-60 mil (not sure about a cap hold for the 10 pick) so this would essentially be the team. I think we'd have added the vets Adelman wanted and be a playoff team next year.
I'd be all for going after Gordon, but I think they want money because they are going to match whatever it costs to pay him. I would love to add the 10 and have a shot at a future impact 2 while also adding a realistic piece to this team at the 3 and/or backup 4/5. If we were to add say Lamb and Ariza to our wings I'd be stoked. To me, these are realistically the type of players we can add to improve our squad and would only affect the books guaranteed for 1 year before their deals actually become trade assets.
They want to move Ariza's 15 mi over two years and Okafors 27 million for 2 years. Now obviously Emeka is being overpaid at this point in his career, but he could actually be a player that helps us immediately. I wouldn't mind him as our third big and he would come off the books in time to pay our core.
Ariza on the other hand is a more interesting case because he is actually a cheaper option than Beasley at the three, probably a better defender than Wes, reasonably paid (I guess) and already played for Adelman. The two year commitment to him wouldn't bother me at all if it also meant bringing on the 10th pick in this draft.
The questions for me are first, is it both players or no dice? And how serious are they about trading the pick?
Would they consider something like Martell + 18 for Ariza + 10?
For the less desirable Okafor would they do something like Okafor + 10 for Miller, Martell, Wes?
If it had to be both, I'd probably say don't do it because we'd have no flexibility this summer, but I'd still consider it because suddenly we have a couple big trade chips next year with an expiring 20 mil between those two players.
Ariza and Okafor + 10 for Martell, Miller, Darko, Wes, 18 might work for them. I"d be happy to unload Wesley's 4 mil for Ariza at 3 mil more for two seasons.
Ricky / JJ / Lee
10 / Luke /Ellington
Ariza / FA
Love / Derrick Williams
Pek / Okafor
We'd be right around the cap with around 57-60 mil (not sure about a cap hold for the 10 pick) so this would essentially be the team. I think we'd have added the vets Adelman wanted and be a playoff team next year.
I'd be all for going after Gordon, but I think they want money because they are going to match whatever it costs to pay him. I would love to add the 10 and have a shot at a future impact 2 while also adding a realistic piece to this team at the 3 and/or backup 4/5. If we were to add say Lamb and Ariza to our wings I'd be stoked. To me, these are realistically the type of players we can add to improve our squad and would only affect the books guaranteed for 1 year before their deals actually become trade assets.
