BruceO wrote:with all the stories about people being willing to wheel and deal, I mean we hear chicago rumours, Miami rumours, NY rumours, Seattle trying to attain Beasley rumours and teams that are drafting well ahead of where they need to be to get the player they need.
The wizards haven't had much history trying to move up, but theoretically, how far up can we move up considering our assets and what out there would be worth the moving up. Ofcourse I'm a fan of Beasley as far as team needs more so than anyone else, maybe even rose might be a better fit for us than Gil, but If seattle thinks it can offer wilcox plus change to get mark blounts bad contract plus Beasley, what can we offer Miami for Beasley. I truly believe seattle is trying to move up at whatever cost.
Kevin durant knows Beasley. I think the people in seattle know Beasley is just as good if not better than Durant, hence the rush to acquire him. Not alot of no 1 or 2 picks are traded away but if teams were ever considering making that move to give away that player think about the players that have changed franchises, the Tim duncans, lebrons, Dwights, even Kobe even though he was a seven pick (largely due to Kobes orchestration and insistence that he wants to play only for the lakers, something Oj mayo is seeming to say as well NY, LA or Miami)
This post is more so about would the wizards benefit from moving up? who would they give away for that to happen? what would they try to get in return and how would this player change things?
There's only 2 guys worth giving up a major asset for: Beasley and Rose.
Chicago and Miami would require a major proven star back in order to give up the #1 or #2.
I would trade Jamison for the chance to get Beasley, based on the premise that Beasley has got a GREAT shot at being a dominant PF in this league. If you don't believe that, then this makes no sense. But if you do, as much as you might like Jamison, you gotta trade him to get Beasley because:
Beasley's young and will play 15 years of real quality ball. AJ is 32 and maybe has 3-4 years left.
Maybe more importantly, there's just a few people on this board who still think we are a championship contender as currently constructed. Everyone else thinks we need to upgrade to really compete. If you got a chance at a stud PF who could be a star, you gotta roll the dice. Might mean we need to wait for Beasley yo fully blossom, but behind Gil an Caron, Beasley could be ready to rock and roll as early as his sophomore season. Look at what Dwayne Wade did for Miami.
But would Jamison be enough for a #1 or #2 from Chitown or Miami? I doubt it. And I can't imagine us sweetening the deal enough where we weren't giving away the farm.
