Can Miller save the Hawks- Realgm article

[Wilfried]

We have to realize Miller's contract has much more value next year than this year.

We are not in a hurry to clear cap space, because we already have enough this summer (and we probably won't even get a superstar player for that money).

So Ed is right, wait and see.

This trade with Atlanta sucks, this is just a dream by an Atlanta fan. They should forbid guys like them to call themselves 'sportswriters'.

[freshie2]

Based on the Gasol trade, what could you expect to get back for Miller? An expiring, a young player with potential, and a #1 draft pick?

[freshie2]

Based on the Gasol trade, what could you expect to get back for Miller? An expiring, a young player with potential, and a #1 draft pick?

[Wilfried]

Based on the Gasol trade, what could you expect to get back for Miller? An expiring, a young player with potential, and a #1 draft pick?

You have to remain realistic.

For Andre, it will be

Expiring and young player with potential OR (not and) 1st round draft pick

[barkley34]

Unfortunately, I believe Ed when he says that he's not looking for cap space. I hope it's GM speak, but I've heard it a few times now (including in my interview with him), and it's beginning to sound real.

I'm with you. I hope it is just GM speak, I hope he isn't delusional like Billy King. This team needs an overhaul not a tweak.

With a tweak or two & keeping Miller they might become a playoff team but that shouldn't be the goal. The goal should be to become a roster that can contend for a Championship.

I think the best shot to build a Championship contender would be to get a ton of cap space and a top 3-5 pick in this draft. You do that by dumping guys like Miller,Evans for expirings.

[CinciSixersFan]

If we make a deal with Atlanta and use Miller to basically acquire cap space, I would also want the Hawks to throw in Shelden Williams. At least we then have another PF to try to develop into a solid contributor as a contingency plan. I don't think we'd have a shot at Marvin Williams, but Williams can come in and play a bit and maybe blossom into something assuming we strike out in free agency.

[tk76]

Based on the Gasol trade, what could you expect to get back for Miller? An expiring, a young player with potential, and a #1 draft pick?

Moving Miller is not like the Gasol trade. That was a trade where they had to move a player in order to save money and move the franchise in a new direction.

With Miller, we don't have to move him (since he expires next year) and we want to use him as a trade asset.

A more fair comparison would be Millers value as an expiring next year as compared to Kwame's value- who essentially netted Gasol

[SendEm]

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Moving Miller is not like the Gasol trade. That was a trade where they had to move a player in order to save money and move the franchise in a new direction.

With Miller, we don't have to move him (since he expires next year) and we want to use him as a trade asset.

A more fair comparison would be Millers value as an expiring next year as compared to Kwame's value- who essentially netted Gasol

[drewfogarty]

if we trade miller now for an expiring junk player and a 1st rounder do you think the 76ers will be bad enough for the rest of the season to move us into a top 5 pick in this years draft???

[tk76]

Best case we end up in the 7th seed- and have about a 8% chance of moving up with the lottery.