Dr Positivity wrote:I'm pissed about how low Lowry's trade value is going to be. May be traded for as a backup PG to a contender, for half a season. Won't get a ton for that. May be something like
Toronto trades
Kyle Lowry
Landry Fields
Steve Novak
Memphis trades
Tayshaun Prince
Jerryd Bayless
Jamaal Franklin
Jon Leuer
2014 PHI 2nd (likely 31st pick)
2016 TOR 2nd
We dump a few million in salary next year, in addition to getting those picks and Franklin/Leuer who are intriguing
As am I but that`s kind of the nature of the beast. Lowry`s an expiring deal and teams usually don`t give up too much value for those even if the player is good UNLESS they believe he`s re-signing or they`re worth taking that risk on (i.e the Deron Williams deal). Unfortunately, Lowry isn`t a star and isn`t good enough to demand that kind of risk and what's worse is he plays the most overpopulated position in the league. This is why I seriously do not advocate dealing him alone because teams interested will low-ball us knowing that we have no control over his situation. So one of three things has to happen:
a) He should be offered an extension reasonably soon. This way, we can sign him to a contract similar to the one he's on now. This will prevent us from allowing him to play too many games because if his value drops even further based on his play, we won't be able to deal him at all. OR he plays well but then asks for more money. Both are risky so I'd rather offer the extension now and play it safe.
b) We can look to package him with Rudy Gay. Obviously Charlotte is my preferred destination but if we package him with Rudy, we could get more for both of them than we could if we dealt them separately. The receivers would be getting a Top 5-7 SF and a quality starting PG as main pieces and few teams have both the need AND the means to make a deal work and Charlotte is one of them.
c) Both A & B. We can offer an extension to Lowry AND package him with Gay in a trade. Perhaps the best option since teams are usually reluctant to deal assets for players if they aren't sure if they're going to re-up. If they trade for him without that security, it would end up being a rental situation which would be a waste of their assets.
So if Lowry is re-upped asap at a similar cost and dealt with Rudy, I think that's where we get the most bang for our buck. Because without that, we'd be banking on a key PG injury to happen in order for a Lowry trade to happen and there are a LOT of PG's out there. Gay is the better "feature " of the package because of how shallow the SF position is around the league.
As for your deal, I think we sell out cheaply and it's a lateral move at best. To me, our pieces> those pieces.
