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Draft day options

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Best draft day option

Poll ended at Sat Jun 20, 2009 11:00 pm

Take Thabeet
3
19%
Take Rubio
6
38%
Trade 2nd pick to Sac for #4,#27 and 2011 unprotected pick
3
19%
Trade #2 and Haddadi to NY for #8 and David Lee
3
19%
Other (specify)
1
6%
 
Total votes: 16

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Draft day options 

Post#1 » by Trueblood » Sat May 30, 2009 11:00 pm

Which is the best option for the Grizz?
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Re: Draft day options 

Post#2 » by I Am Awesome-O » Sun May 31, 2009 3:33 am

There is only one option on that poll that I like, and that is take Rubio. I think that is the best option for Memphis right now, but I understand that there could be complications and whatnot, so I wouldn't mind looking at other options at all, but these poll options are not intriguing at all.

The option I want Memphis to look at most, other than taking and keeping Rubio, is some variation of a Rubio, Beasley, and Bosh/Stoudemire swap, in which Memphis gets Beasley, Toronto/Phoenix gets Rubio, and Miami gets Bosh/Stoudemire. I have also heard a Horford and parts for Rubio swap come up on these boards, which I would love as a Memphis fan. I also like the idea of a Rubio/Gay for Griffin/Baron Davis swap.

Of course, I'm sure Heisley will wind up taking Thabeet at 2 and screwing up this franchise forever. Seriously, if Thabeet is taken at 2, I will probably forget about the franchise as a whole; that would be the biggest mistake up this franchise's history, and don't forget that this is the same franchise that traded Pau Gasol for cap space, which of course hasn't been used.
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Re: Draft day options 

Post#3 » by dark-child » Sun May 31, 2009 3:48 pm

There are a few problems with your poll (no pun intended)

First the Grizz already own the #27 pick, SAC has the #4 & #23

Secondly trading #2 for NY's #8 and David Lee will not make sense when we can out bid NY for him and keep the #2
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Re: Draft day options 

Post#4 » by Fat Kat » Sun May 31, 2009 9:52 pm

dark-child wrote:There are a few problems with your poll (no pun intended)

First the Grizz already own the #27 pick, SAC has the #4 & #23

Secondly trading #2 for NY's #8 and David Lee will not make sense when we can out bid NY for him and keep the #2


You could not outbid NY for Lee whom is a RFA.
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Re: Draft day options 

Post#5 » by GrizzledGrizzFan » Sun May 31, 2009 11:49 pm

Fat Kat wrote:You could not outbid NY for Lee whom is a RFA.


Oh really? Are the Knicks ready to commit to Lee over the chance of signing LeBron? I'll admit I'm not full up on the Knicks situation - but are they in position to take on Lee at 10-12 million a year and still hope to round up enough talent to make New York attractive enough? Just food for thought...
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Re: Draft day options 

Post#6 » by turk3d » Mon Jun 1, 2009 2:53 am

You can either outbid them (they won't go higher because they don't want to mess up their cap) or you can force them to trade Lee to you for Darko and a future 1st probably.

How about Monta Ellis + #7 to you guys straight up for #2 (you guys probably need to use some of that cap space anyways or Stern's going to spank you). Local boy comes home. If you want you can have either Crawford or Maggette as well for Darko (if you guys are intending to move him) but it's not necessary.
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Re: Draft day options 

Post#7 » by mapko81 » Mon Jun 1, 2009 5:52 am

Pair Lee with Gasol and you have the worst interior defense in the league.
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Re: Draft day options 

Post#8 » by Fat Kat » Mon Jun 1, 2009 3:05 pm

GrizzledGrizzFan wrote:
Fat Kat wrote:You could not outbid NY for Lee whom is a RFA.


Oh really? Are the Knicks ready to commit to Lee over the chance of signing LeBron? I'll admit I'm not full up on the Knicks situation - but are they in position to take on Lee at 10-12 million a year and still hope to round up enough talent to make New York attractive enough? Just food for thought...


Seeing as that he's already refused to come there in a trade, I really don't see you outbidding NY. Concentrate on getting your draft pick to sign with before looking to lure players away from the big apple.
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