2012 Trade Deadline Thread

Eoghan · Post #401 » by **Eoghan** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:35 am

Liver_Pooty wrote:Im beginning to find this Dwight hoopla rather amusing. I would die if he called a press conference right now and announced where he was taking his "talents" to. That would be epic.

This whole thing is Ashton Kutcher's most elaborate punk'd yet.

bobcats3wallace · Post #402 » by **bobcats3wallace** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:41 am

With this most recent hoopla I think Orlando has to trade him now. This is good news for the Bobcats. This is going to be a VERY interesting night and day!

Jaruff · Post #403 » by **Jaruff** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:51 am

floppymoose wrote:Obviously you can have SJax if you want him. Why you would want him (at this point) is beyond me. But you can't get a 1st for the simple reason that we don't have one to trade.

I have a solution. Just sub that pick for Jenkins and Tyler. We'll send Doris the Explorer and DJ White as compensation or something like that (whatever works money wise).

:thumbsup:

My dude Charles Jenkins in Charlotte? Would be awesome.

Jaruff · Post #404 » by **Jaruff** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:53 am

Anyway, I wonder if Cho is trying to push Batum in talks with Portland. With the rumors that we want Morrow from NJ, I think it's possible we're waving Henderson out as a piece to acquire Batum or someone else.

I don't know how the fan base would feel about that but Cho's the type of guy that would make that move if he felt it was best long-term.

hotrod · Post #405 » by **hotrod** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:16 am

Rumored deal almost done... Crawford to Minny, Beasley to Lakets, and Blake to Blazers

https://twitter.com/markjmill/status/180096995095097344

Post #406 » by **BigSlam** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:18 am

Wonder how Kobe, Metta and SCB will mesh?

TheKingofSting · Post #407 » by **TheKingofSting** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:18 am

I would have like to have wrangled Beasley out of them if the price was cheap.

Liver_Pooty · Post #408 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:22 am

This is the best place Beasley could have possibly landed. No more ego for him. If he acts up Kobe will verbally lash him and Artest may literally beat the living hell out of him. I look for him to thrive, and the Lakers got him for essentially only Steve Blake?

Genius.

HornetJail · Post #409 » by **HornetJail** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:56 am

BigSlam wrote:Wonder how Kobe, Metta and SCB will mesh?

They should trade for Andray Blatche next. :lol:

TheKingofSting · Post #410 » by **TheKingofSting** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:17 am

Magic Johnson said on ESPN that the Magic should call the Lakers and the Lakers would give up Bynum or Gasol for Dwight and that's the best trade for the Magic and the Nets are the best trade for Dwight, but Magic clearly does not have any bias! :roll:

Post #411 » by **Diop** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:37 am

So Portland will happily trade Crawford for Blake!

Blake is a McMillan favourite but they must be getting some picks as well.

hotrod · Post #412 » by **hotrod** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 3:20 am

Nets deal still alive......

https://twitter.com/basketballtalk/stat ... 4047421440

dmutombo321 · Post #413 » by **dmutombo321** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:00 am

Good update hotrod.

"The Bobcats should probably take it at this point, unless of course they value the cap space that will be created by Diaw leaving at season’s end more than they do the draft pick.

And honestly, they just might. Especially when it comes with an extra season of $8 million in salary committed to Farmar and Petro."

This is the stance i've taken on the rumored deal all along (valuing the $8 million in cap space more than a year of Farmar and a draft pick that will be in the late teens at best and second round at worst.) The offer is a good one worthy of consideration but I would ultimately pass and think that Cho is right holding out for an additional asset like Morrow.

NJ's reluctance to part with Morrow and Brooks is justified as they are the only two players on their roster with trade value apart from Lopez and Dwill (Hump shockingly has a no-trade clause). But, If NJ's best offer amounts to us buying their Houston pick by sacrificing 8 mil of our next season's cap space, I would politely decline.

While its a long shot that we will be able to use the $8mil to lure in a FA like Chandler, its nice to have the flexibility if an opportunity does present itself and at the very least, we can certainly use it to absorb incoming salary in an offseason trade.

hotrod · Post #414 » by **hotrod** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:07 am

Crawford held out of game tonight due to trade talks.

https://twitter.com/alexkennedynba/stat ... 6330504195

Also saw on espn that Stat, Lin, and Baron are not happy about coaching change. Interesting.

Battery · Post #415 » by **Battery** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:09 am

Lakers getting Beasley wreaks of desperation. Pat Riley gave him away for peanuts and now the T-Wolves. He's dumb, selfish, terrible on defense and a bad teammate. Also, his minutes fluctuate wildly each game, tells me the coaching staff is fed up with him. Looking at the T-Wolves wins and losses, it sure seems like they lose a lot more when he plays lots of minutes, and win when he hardly plays at all. Teammates probably can't stand him.

debo23 · Post #416 » by **debo23** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:10 am

At this point I'd rather let diaw expire and offer the $9m to someone like Batum/McGee/Hibbert/Humphries. Could probably use the DJ's to get a good 1st rounder

Eoghan · Post #417 » by **Eoghan** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:11 am

Yeah, I'm tired of harboring bums like Diop and Carroll on the roster like so much dead weight. If we trade anybody, it better be for something decent or a worthwhile draft pick.

Badd_Intentions · Post #418 » by **Badd_Intentions** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:14 am

houston's pick wont be worth the extra cap space. Just let doris expire.

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HornetJail · Post #419 » by **HornetJail** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:34 am

Two $3-4M contracts that cost us for only one year after this one? I'll take a 15th-20th pick for that hands down. We can trade those contracts, too, if necessary. They're not terrible, and we're not likely to sign a superstar; we have the $$$$ to sign someone like Batum or Humphries. We're not signing $14M/year contracts this summer *cough*Javale*cough*.

captaincrunk · Post #420 » by **captaincrunk** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:41 am

Liver_Pooty wrote:This is the best place Beasley could have possibly landed. No more ego for him. If he acts up Kobe will verbally lash him and Artest may literally beat the living hell out of him. I look for him to thrive, and the Lakers got him for essentially only Steve Blake?

Genius.

I think they spend a pick somewhere too