Getting two top-five picks...via Wiretap
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Wiretap reports that Washington may consider trading their 09 draft pick if a team takes on a big contract. They'd like to do this to get from out under the lux next year...
I say we get in on the action...
Jason Collins, Mark Madsen and Miami 1st
for
Etan Thomas, Deshawn Stevenson and Washington 1st
or something of that nature.
I say we get in on the action...
Jason Collins, Mark Madsen and Miami 1st
for
Etan Thomas, Deshawn Stevenson and Washington 1st
or something of that nature.
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If we could swing Haywood, all the better
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I went over to the ESPN lottery toy and hit "play lottery" once and it got us Ricky Rubio(4th) and Hasheem Thabeet(6th).
Sign me up for some Thabeet and Rubio action!
Then we do a sign and trade with Atlanta in the off-season of Miller/Cardinal/Utah 1st/filler for Marvin Williams and Speedy Claxton. I believe it would have to be split into two different deals, but it works.
C - Thabeet/Love
PF - Jefferson/Smith
SF - Williams/Gomes
SG - Foye/Brewer
PG - Rubio/Telfair
Lovin it. Our passing is excellent, our bench is strong, our perimeter defense is much improved and we have the great eraser in the middle. We could even see stretches of a great running line-up of Rubio/Brewer/Williams/Love/Thabeet leading to outlets and alley oops for easy transition baskets.
Sign me up for some Thabeet and Rubio action!
Then we do a sign and trade with Atlanta in the off-season of Miller/Cardinal/Utah 1st/filler for Marvin Williams and Speedy Claxton. I believe it would have to be split into two different deals, but it works.
C - Thabeet/Love
PF - Jefferson/Smith
SF - Williams/Gomes
SG - Foye/Brewer
PG - Rubio/Telfair
Lovin it. Our passing is excellent, our bench is strong, our perimeter defense is much improved and we have the great eraser in the middle. We could even see stretches of a great running line-up of Rubio/Brewer/Williams/Love/Thabeet leading to outlets and alley oops for easy transition baskets.
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Haha, my first try we ended up with #2 and #3... get it done!
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Yes please.
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PeeDee wrote:Jason Collins, Mark Madsen and Miami 1st
for
Etan Thomas, Deshawn Stevenson and Washington 1st
or something of that nature.
Hmm... I think they'd want to keep Stevenson, since he fits so well next to Arenas. Tough to see where they'd cut payroll elsewhere, though.
I'd pass - I'm not convinced that there are two guys worth being top five picks in this draft. If Rubio was coming out I'd reconsider, but I don't think he will.
Klomp wrote:Didn't Brad Miller back up Vlade Divac in SAC too?
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Butler and Washington pick for Collins, Gomes, Mia pick, Utah pick, and Boston pick.
Collins gives them an expiring and Gomes gives them a cheap SF. And yes I would throw in all 3 picks for Butler and a lottery pick.
Collins gives them an expiring and Gomes gives them a cheap SF. And yes I would throw in all 3 picks for Butler and a lottery pick.
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karch34 wrote:Butler and Washington pick for Collins, Gomes, Mia pick, Utah pick, and Boston pick.
Collins gives them an expiring and Gomes gives them a cheap SF. And yes I would throw in all 3 picks for Butler and a lottery pick.
Um, they give up the top two pieces in the trade for a little cap room and some mid to late picks?
If Washington moves anyone it will be Jamison, not Butler.
basketball royalty wrote:Is Miami considered a big city in the States? I thought guys just went there because of the weather and the bitches?
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True, that's more of a pipedream. I can't see them moving Jamison's contract anywhere though.
More likely we'd have to trade Miller for expirings and flip those in something where they added Thomas or Haywood.
More likely we'd have to trade Miller for expirings and flip those in something where they added Thomas or Haywood.
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karch34 wrote:Butler and Washington pick for Collins, Gomes, Mia pick, Utah pick, and Boston pick.
Collins gives them an expiring and Gomes gives them a cheap SF. And yes I would throw in all 3 picks for Butler and a lottery pick.
too bad Michael Jordan is not their GM anymore...
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This is where Pekovic could be helpful. He doesn't require a guaranteed contract and he could come over in 2010. He's the perfect type of asset for a team like the Wiz. Thomas, James, Dixon, and the 1st for Collins, Shaddy, Booth, Smith, and Pekovic. The Wiz clear $10 mil off the books next year, get a future 1st without guaranteed rookie money, and they can push it off into the future.
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stop-n-pop wrote:This is where Pekovic could be helpful. He doesn't require a guaranteed contract and he could come over in 2010. He's the perfect type of asset for a team like the Wiz. Thomas, James, Dixon, and the 1st for Collins, Shaddy, Booth, Smith, and Pekovic. The Wiz clear $10 mil off the books next year, get a future 1st without guaranteed rookie money, and they can push it off into the future.
You might be on to something here.
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That would be sick if we had two picks that high. I think a good vet might be as good for us!
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I have always put Abe Pollin on the list of owners who are unwilling to go over the lux, but after the contract he gave Antawn Jamison, I had to take him off. Now, I don't know. Will he still pay over the lux on a team that's not a contender? I don't think so.
His options are limited:
1. Use the youth or pick to move a 2 or 3 year deal for an expiring.
2. Trade Haywood
3. Trade Caron Butler
None of these are appealing options. Haywood is their defensive centerpiece. They love their youth, and Caron Butler is a young guy bordering on stardom.
I'd make an offer for the pick, though I'd expect they'd try to put some Top 2-3 protection on it. Offer starts with Collins, and I personally wouldn't mind Etan. Though his trade kicker is no picnic, he's a 2-year deal and we'd get some use out of him at center. $7 mil for a lottery pick? Depends on the protection. Money keeps getting more and more valuable.
His options are limited:
1. Use the youth or pick to move a 2 or 3 year deal for an expiring.
2. Trade Haywood
3. Trade Caron Butler
None of these are appealing options. Haywood is their defensive centerpiece. They love their youth, and Caron Butler is a young guy bordering on stardom.
I'd make an offer for the pick, though I'd expect they'd try to put some Top 2-3 protection on it. Offer starts with Collins, and I personally wouldn't mind Etan. Though his trade kicker is no picnic, he's a 2-year deal and we'd get some use out of him at center. $7 mil for a lottery pick? Depends on the protection. Money keeps getting more and more valuable.
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PeeDee wrote:Wiretap reports that Washington may consider trading their 09 draft pick if a team takes on a big contract. They'd like to do this to get from out under the lux next year...
I say we get in on the action...
Jason Collins, Mark Madsen and Miami 1st
for
Etan Thomas, Deshawn Stevenson and Washington 1st
or something of that nature.
Maybe switch madsen to mccants and stevenson to songalia and I think it might work.
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Blatche plz.
Zach Randolph>Frye. Kevin Durant > Oden. Random guy off street> Pritchard.
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I didn't realize how badly the Wizards are over the cap. If the status quo remains, they enter next season with $76 mil in salaries. They could have a top 3 pick which would put them at $80 mil. The current lux tax projection is at $67.5 mil. That's $12.5 mil in extra lux tax payments, which would put them at $92.5 mil for a s$%tty club with less than 20 wins. By moving James and Thomas, they can take $12 mil off the baseline number. With an addition of Smith, they get a nice young bench player and $10 mil off the mark, which puts them at $66 mil, or below the lux mark. Of course the lux mark could go lower. That would make it even more imperative for them to clear salary. As far as the Wolves are concerned, that money is already out the door and they are below the cap.
Making this deal could end up saving the owner of the team somewhere in the neighborhood $26 .5 mil. That's not exactly chump change. Even if they get the top pick, is he worth that much? That's a hard one to argue.
Making this deal could end up saving the owner of the team somewhere in the neighborhood $26 .5 mil. That's not exactly chump change. Even if they get the top pick, is he worth that much? That's a hard one to argue.
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hey, did you get a load of that nerd!
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yea, lets make fun of the guy who actually adds value and insight to the thread. Sorry he used big words and numbers Foye.
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Lighten up buddy, its just a joke. I think stop-and-pop can defend himself
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