Cleveland/LA

DanTown8587 · Post #1 » by **DanTown8587** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:29 am

Gooden, Marshall

4

Kwame, Sasha

This deal would be right near the trade deadline as they have to get as many minutes from Brown before getting Andrew back. The Cavs get out of some deals and get cap space (which they need) and the Lakers get a PF and backup PF who both expire after next season, when they have to pay Bynum and Farmar. Plus, with Varejo's development they can play him at the four and not lose a beat.

Post #2 » by **dockingsched** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:30 am

why would the cavs do that? gooden contributes.

LeQuitterNotMVP · Post #3 » by **LeQuitterNotMVP** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:33 am

dcash4 wrote:why would the cavs do that? gooden contributes.

DanTown8587 · Post #4 » by **DanTown8587** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:36 am

Look, Cleveland if FOR SURE going over the tax next year if they don't dump payroll quick. This way, they get expiring deals.

LeQuitterNotMVP · Post #5 » by **LeQuitterNotMVP** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:38 am

DanTown8587 wrote:Look, Cleveland if FOR SURE going over the tax next year if they don't dump payroll quick. This way, they get expiring deals.

Show me a link where it says the Cavs are concerned about the lux tax. Gooden's deal expires in 2009, and this definitly wouldn't please Lebron. The only way this works is if it's to get us Bibby.

DanTown8587 · Post #6 » by **DanTown8587** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:38 am

Cleveland has a cap hit of 75 million next year, and the league has said it doesn't plan to raise the cap that much. Cleveland would still have to sign two more players.

DanTown8587 · Post #7 » by **DanTown8587** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:41 am

LBJ4MVP23 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Show me a link where it says the Cavs are concerned about the lux tax. Gooden's deal expires in 2009, and this definitly wouldn't please Lebron. The only way this works is if it's to get us Bibby.

First story.

http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/tag/DannyFerry/

LeQuitterNotMVP · Post #8 » by **LeQuitterNotMVP** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:48 am

DanTown8587 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

First story.

http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/tag/DannyFerry/

One line? It didn't even elaboarate. Isn't this just some poster for AOL? Do you have anything where Ferry or Gilbert said they are avoiding the lux. tax?

Post #9 » by **loserX** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:51 am

Gooden, for all his flaws, is still a pretty valuable basketball player. He's still their starting PF...you don't give those guys away to get under the tax.

(At worst, you trade picks with bench players, a la Kurt Thomas, and even that is rare.)

DanTown8587 · Post #10 » by **DanTown8587** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:58 am

This deal also helps them get more money to sign Gibson.

hermes · Post #11 » by **hermes** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:09 am

that is not good for the cavs