Josh Smith on the block

big3_8_19_21 · Post #1 » by **big3_8_19_21** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:09 am

http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wireta ... osh_smith/

6 mil trade kicker hurts a lot. He would be absolutely perfect for our team if Glen Taylor was willing to pay out the cash. This is the kind of player I would want to use our cap space on.

4ho5ive · Post #2 » by **4ho5ive** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:14 am

Bad attitude, i dont think he is a legit 3, not a great contract. Im not a fan.

Esohny · Post #3 » by **Esohny** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:15 am

Another PF, except with a bad attitude? Not at the top of my list.

big3_8_19_21 · Post #4 » by **big3_8_19_21** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:25 am

OK, so I actually just looked at Josh Smith's contract (probably should have done that before endorsing a trade for him)...$6 mil a year on top of that? Oh god...maybe not.

skorff26 · Post #5 » by **skorff26** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:49 am

His trade kicker would mean an additional 1.5 million per year on his contract which isn't the end of the world.

But, we do not need him since he is a PF and we are very set at PF.

B Calrissian · Post #6 » by **B Calrissian** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:15 am

skorff26 wrote:His trade kicker would mean an additional 1.5 million per year on his contract which isn't the end of the world.

But, we do not need him since he is a PF and we are very set at PF.

I am guessing Love would need to be in the package to get him. I don't see them wanting the 6th. Yes, they might need a PG if Bibby leaves, but they are finally a playoff team and they shouldn't ruin that by playing a rookie PG big minutes.

big3_8_19_21 · Post #7 » by **big3_8_19_21** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:21 am

oh...as in 6 mil split over 4 years, not 6 mil a year, I get it. He really can't play SF?

B Calrissian · Post #8 » by **B Calrissian** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:28 am

big3_8_19_21 wrote:oh...as in 6 mil split over 4 years, not 6 mil a year, I get it. He really can't play SF?

He can play sf and pf but is better suited at pf (like Kirilenko).

big3_8_19_21 · Post #9 » by **big3_8_19_21** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:35 am

Then the question is - do we think we will be able to get a player that is a better fit at a cheaper price? I don't know if we will be able to, it kind of sounds like a Josh Smith fire sale to me. Mike Miller + Utah future 1st for Josh Smith, then 18 + 28 for Pacers 13th pick (Gerald Henderson) and then whatever stupid trade up the front office has in mind for Thabeet or Rubio...we could really re-invent ourselves as an athletic defense-oriented team.

Krapinsky · Post #10 » by **Krapinsky** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:37 am

Pass.

I would rather have Gay.

4ho5ive · Post #11 » by **4ho5ive** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:15 am

Dr.Krapinsky wrote:Pass.

I would rather have Gay.

I always suspected...

southern wolf · Post #12 » by **southern wolf** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:44 am

I get the feeling Kahn would be one of the many GM's unwilling to pay the extra 6 mil, regardless of what he has said in the past.

Smith dropped down in almost every stat this season, with a big dip in blocks. So paying the extra money for him now seems a bit of a stretch.

john2jer · Post #13 » by **john2jer** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:33 am

4ho5ive wrote:
Dr.Krapinsky wrote:Pass.

I would rather have Gay.

I always suspected...

1:30am and this caused me to absolutely bust a gut laughing.