BBallFreak wrote:I'm literally talking about a trade proposed here in this thread. Of course that make the trade more palatable. Nothing about the Philadelphia deal appeals to me. I'm on record saying that what they're offering is light.DowJones wrote:BBallFreak wrote:It's not a straight Jimmy for Mitchell trade. It's a Tobias Harris and pick for Jimmy
No it isn’t. It is Jimmy and maybe 1 first for Mitchell. You are trying to use the Cavs to make this Butler to Philadelphia deal appetizing. If you want to trade Jimmy to Philadelphia, go ahead and do it. Just leave the Cavs out. If Mitchell becomes available, then circle back to Cleveland and talk about Tyler Herro, JJJ, and multiple unprotected first round picks.
Why the hell shouldn't we be allowed to explore expanding the trade to make it more palatable? What the hell? You may not want to admit it's a possibility that Mitchell will want out, and he may not, but coming up with a reasonable deal that might satisfy all parties under bad circumstances shouldn't be considered verboten.
If you want JJJ included we can discuss it. I'm not saying you'll get him but it's at least worth talking about. Herro? Sure, we'll keep Harris and send you Herro. If we're trading Butler for Harris, we're owed multiple first round picks so forwarding them to you isn't a problem. Since most people consider ours worthless you'll probably prefer the ones we get from Philly. No problem on my end.
Stop it. I have posted in dozens of "Mitchell for xxx" threads over the last 6 months. I have been very comfortable with the idea of him refusing to extend. I have posted on deals I would like from LA, Brooklyn, Houston, and Miami. My dismissal of what is proposed in this thread has nothing to do with me refusing to believe that Mitchell won't extend.
The only thing that Philly has that really interests me is the unprotected 2028 Clipper first. If Miami can get that, then maybe something like this works...
-Herro
-JJJ
-Draft rights to the player Miami takes at 15
-2028 Unprotected Clippers 1st
That is probably the lowest I would go as a Cavs fan, and I still think Brooklyn could beat that. Houston as well, if Mitchell is open to playing for the Rockets. I do like this more than the Laker package of Reaves/Rui/2029 unprotected 1st/2031 unprotected 1st.