MY Plan for the Nets

[ecuhus1981]

OK, Nets fans, I have a vision for the future. I'm no fortune teller, but I feel that this plan gives us the best opportunity to contend for a title within Prokhorov's timeline, while keeping a cache of youth assets.

Trade Deadline Deal with CHA and POR

Charlotte Trade Breakdown
Incoming Players: Anthony Morrow, Andre Miller, '12 HOU 1st
Outgoing Players: Stephen Jackson, DJ Augustin
CHA prepares for the postseason with veteran leadership and deadeye shooting.
Miller, Morrow, Wallace, Diaw, Mohammed
Livingston, Henderson, Thomas, Brown


New Jersey Trade Breakdown
Incoming Players: Stephen Jackson, DJ Augustin, Brandon Roy, Elliot Williams
Outgoing Players: Devin Harris, Travis Outlaw, Anthony Morrow, Johan Petro, '11 LAL 1st, '12 HOU 1st
NJN adds a pair of win-now wings.
Augustin, Graham, Jackson, Favors, Lopez
Farmar, Ross, Vujacic, James, Humphries


Portland Trade Breakdown
Incoming Players: Devin Harris, Travis Outlaw, Johan Petro, '11 LAL 1st
Outgoing Players: Brandon Roy, Andre Miller, Elliot Williams
POR adds complementary pieces around their new core.
Harris, Matthews, Batum, Aldridge, Pryzbilla
Mills, Fernandez, Outlaw, Cunningham, Petro

I know that adding picks makes the deal less attractive to alot of Nets fans; I won't deny, it takes some of the shine off of it for me as well. Still, there's a price for moving unsavory salary (TrOut) while upgrading on the wing, AND bringing in cheap guards (Williams and Augustin).

Both Roy and Jackson are risky assets, for different reasons. Brandon is paid like the All-Star he's been through the first 4 years of his career; only time will tell just how well he can recover to that level of play from midseason surgery. If he can be a solid 3rd option for us, his name recognition and rapport among the NBA's elite could lure another star or two to the Nets via FA in 2012. Stephen has an elite ability to impact a team on and off the court, both positively and negatively. In San Antonio and Charlotte, he is respected as a model citizen, defensive role model and leadership presence. In Indiana and Golden State, the reckless locker room cancer in him came out far too often.

After the trade, we would shut Roy down for the season to have the best opportunity for him to heal completely (and to "lock in" our lottery odds!). When the offseason comes, draft the best players available with our picks. If we can get a PG in the lottery (Kyrie Irving, Brandon Knight, Jimmer Fredette or Kemba Walker), we could put Farmar and/or Augustin on the trading block. A ready-to-contribute swingman like Jordan Hamilton, Harrison Barnes or Chris Singleton would add quality depth behind S-Jax. If we snag a difference-making bigman (too many to list in this draft...), we have a very good problem, with Brook, Derrick and possibly a newly re-signed Kris already in the fold.

I would fill out the roster with 2-year contract offers for veterans that do NOT share a position with our recent lotto pick. Someone always falls through the cracks, and if we can reel in Anthony Parker, Shane Battier, Andrei Kirilenko or other vets for the minimum, IMO we'll be in great shape. No big splash FA signings; we'll save our capspace for '12, in hopes of signing one of the elite stars (Howard, Williams, Paul).

2011-2012 OPENING DAY ROSTER
Augustin, Roy, Jackson, Sullinger, Lopez
Farmar, Parker, James, Kirilenko, Favors
Uzoh, Williams, Graham, Powe, Benson

[Netaman]

Change for change sake. The Nets need a star. A healthy Roy would qualify but everyone knows the risk there and nobody is going to take it. That team is not much closer to winning anything, just a little bit better and has Sullinger.

We would be much better served holding tight with most of our assets and pursuing small trades, preserving as much cap room as possible to make significant runs at CP3 and DWill via trade, as early as draft night.

[Rockice_8]

Not a fan at all of those moves Roy (huge risk) Jackson (getting up there in age).

This team needs to target Chris Paul thats the only move I'm looking at right now. Keep piling the assets up for the next 2 years and try and land us the 2nd coming of J. Kidd.

The only guy that interests me at this deadline is Mayo for the right price. We need young guys to add to our team, which is the direction this team needs to go.

[isekii]

Not a fan at all of those moves Roy (huge risk) Jackson (getting up there in age).

This team needs to target Chris Paul thats the only move I'm looking at right now. Keep piling the assets up for the next 2 years and try and land us the 2nd coming of J. Kidd.

The only guy that interests me at this deadline is Mayo for the right price. We need young guys to add to our team, which is the direction this team needs to go.

any way to get mayo for Murphy ? or

[Preludepunk27]

Won't be able to just do Mayo for Murphy so the deal gets complicated. We could take on Z-Bo because he's an expiring, but he'll eat up Favors minutes. If we do something like that though and Memphis won't take Outlaw, we're kind of screwed with what we can offer unless we put Devin in the deal or start throwing all our end of the bench guys at them. Then we'd have to send cash to buy them all out or picks for their trouble because Memphis would be over the roster limit and have to start buying guys out.

So getting Mayo will actually be a little difficult if we don't bring a 3rd team in to facilitate which is very possible. Still the more teams you add or more players you add makes the transaction more difficult.

I expect us to make a move before the deadline. I'm not exactly sure if it will be a BIG move, but I think we'll do something.

[Rockice_8]

The deal would be something like Sasha and the HOU and/or LAL #1 for Mayo.

Sasha could replace Mayo's production on the MEM bench and they get a 1st or 2.

If we could steal him for one pick great if we have to include both I guess I might concede. Realistically the trade would be Sasha and T-Will for Mayo since we got both those picks for T-Will. It seems worth it for a guy who still has some upside and is only one year removed from 18 ppg shooting 45%. I think here he could get back to those numbers.

Those late picks really have little value and we might even be able to buy one back for 3mil if we want since there are always teams looking to dump one.

Edit: I think they might want to dump Thabeet and if thats the case Petro would have to be on his way out then. Thabeet takes away some cap space for next year but he would be expiring in 2012 which is perfect unlike Petro who would still be on the books. We would still have enough to money to throw around this offseason

After that do what ever we can to get CP3 here by S&T with Harris and multiple picks as a starting point.

2012 we have
CP3
Mayo
Green/Chandler/P. Jones (whoever)
Favors
Lopez

I think thats the direction I'd like to see us head.

[Rockice_8]

Well now that is looks like Sloan is retiring you can insert D-Will's name in place of CP3 in everything I said above.

[NyCeEvO]

How can you call Roy a "win-now" player when he's not even "playing-now"?

[NyCeEvO]

Well now that is looks like Sloan is retiring you can insert D-Will's name in place of CP3 in everything I said above.

I wouldn't be so fast to do that. There have been rumblings that the Sloan-D.Will relationship was getting worse and that the system was too restrictive. We need to see how they play with a new coach before we assume he wants out.

[kasino]

I want the Perry kid
and go young take our time and establish a defenisve team
we could be the OKC of the East with the amount of picks and young players we have.

Nets aren't winning anything now and without in prime players throughout our team(not just one) we would be wat my Knicks are this year or the Jazz/Hornets at best. Thats why I'm for buillding a young good team that relies on chemistry and talent I guess(picks should be good players) and strike when we see some teams falling off.

[ecuhus1981]

Look, I'm a Big XII guy. Take it from me: Perry Jones is Anthony Randolph v. 2.0. His talent is tantalizing, but he hasn't won at any level, doesn't have a position and doesn't have the drive to be more than a 3rd option. There aren't more than 2 sure-fire stars in this draft, but I wouldn't draft Randolph higher than 10th, and some of you already know how I feel about the quality in this draft...

[NyCeEvO]

Does anyone know why he chose Baylor?