Rate This Draft Day Move

[Telfaire]

How about a simplified version: 13th pick, Webster and Frye for Cardinal and the rights to Eric Gordon?

Why for Memphis - it appears that Beasly is the guy they are targeting, if they miss out on him, they might be inclined to move the pick along with Cardinal's contract, and add some young depth. Webster could inherit Miller's role, since they'll might move him as well for cap space. Frye gives them a PF/C, and with the 13th pick they could draft a center like Hibbert or Thabeet.

We get our guy in Gordon, at the cost of Webster and Frye. I dont like trading Webster so early in his career, but we might be better off with Jones as our starting SF. Frye would be pretty redundant next year IMO and we should trade his stock right now. With our highest 2nd round pick, we'll take a PF who'll complement LMA better, like Hendrix or Dorsey.
Cardinal's contract kinda ruin our cap space plan (or not? I'm not an expert), but I think that move could make our lineup set, so we might just make some tweak or move Raef's contract with Sergio and our 2009 1st round pick, if a good opportunity comes along.

Blake/Sergio
Roy/Gordon
Jones/Outlaw
LMA/2nd round pick
Oden/Przybilla

Plus Raef, Miles, McBob, and an extra swingman and a PG on 1-year contracts. Rudy is a possibilty, but maybe it would be better to develop Gordon and Sergio first, and when Gordon will win a starting spot and Blake would either be gone or take Sergio's spot as backup PG, Rudy can come over as a new 6th man.

8-man rotation: Blake-Roy-Jones-LMA-Oden, Gordon-Outlaw-Henxdrix/Dorsey

PS, for all I care Jack can be included in our package but I thought that might seem like overpaying and not sure if Memphis could use him. Jack and one of our 2nd round picks could be moved for a future 1st round pick.

[andyhop]

And finally, there is another component to this trade. It would give Portland a 4 million dollar trade exception. Portland may very well be able to package the trade exception with jack and/or frye and pick up a good player and perhaps a pick. KP could even aim his sights higher and add Outlaw to the secondary trade with the TPE and jack for instance. That would dangle 8 million in salary relief, and a couple of decent players. This could be some significant leverage.

You can't package a trade exception with anything , you have to use it to acquire a player making a salary that fits your trade exception.

There aren't too many if any guys making $4m that teams would want to giveaway that you would want.

[Wizenheimer]

You can't package a trade exception with anything , you have to use it to acquire a player making a salary that fits your trade exception.

that's not technically true. You CAN package a TPE with other players in a multi-player trade with another team. The trade exception simply has to encompass the entire salary of a received player. You could trade out an 8 million contract for two 5 million contracts + a 4 million TPE for a 4 million player.

There aren't too many if any guys making $4m that teams would want to giveaway that you would want.

Portland had a 3 million trade exception this summer and traded it for James Jones. He has significant value.

You are under-rating the value of a trade exception in the hands of an aggressive and imaginative GM.