marson wrote:RexBoyWonder wrote:Wiltside wrote:Where are these whispers coming from? I haven’t seen anything?
Honestly, tastes like a chit sauce.
Amico is a Cleveland reporter, there could be smoke in the outer woods
EDIT: He was also the first reporter that leaked LeBron back to Cleveland 2 years prior
The funny thing this bastard is leaking stuff while we just came off a championship against OKC
Now, there is talk that James is less-than-thrilled with certain aspects of the Heat organization. Sources in Miami say that while James still thoroughly enjoys playing alongside fellow stars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, he doesn't particularly care for the heavy-handed and disciplined style of team president Pat Riley.
James can opt out of his contract at the end of the 2013-14 season, and speculation is he will strongly consider it if Riley remains in his current role. And the team James would be eyeballing most in free agency, say those close to the situation, would be the Cavs.
This stuff matters for setting expectations for public response/perception of a trade. Miami rarely benefits from national or non-local media narrative shaping. See the Dame saga last off-season as the prime example.
Hopefully this serves as an anchoring effect for a Mitchell trade and he actually does want to prioritize getting to Miami.
Every time I dabbled on the trade machine with a Mitchell trade, the Herro-Jaquez-Duncan (plus picks) for Mitchell and LeVert always stood out as a very clean transaction. LeVert is a mercurial player soon to be expiring, so I don't think there'd be much heart burn from Cleveland to throw him in there. Jaquez serves as an enticing young wing prospect to pair with Mobley's timeline. They've been dying for a versatile wing like Jaquez in Cleveland.
IMO any scenario with this trade happening would also be paired with a Rozier trade. It's apparent that pairing 2 small guards doesn't work well in the modern NBA. Rozier is more valuable than being limited to a 15 minute per game backup. Trade Rozier for a 3&D forward or frontcourt rotation piece and the roster finds a lot of balance.
Mitchell - Richardson/Wright - Alondes
Wright - LeVert (green light off the bench)
Butler - Highsmith/Cain/Swider
Jovic - Highsmith
BAM - Love/Bona
*Trade Rozier for best fitting role player available* (can Miami get in on the free agent market by using Rozier in a sign and trade?)
Damn it would be nice to keep pick #15 and slot in Tristan Da Silva as a combo forward here. But, in any Mitchell trade scenario that is very unlikely.