Official Transaction Ideas thread

[LApwnd]

^^^Hou not gona give us back Trevor, time to move on.

[Jay Cochran]

Doesn't Houston play Kevin Martin with Battier as backup at SG? And Budinger and Taylor as the backup backups? I'd say they are deep, not thin, at that position.

[SniperHawk10]

- The Dallas Mavericks are continuing their pursuit of Minnesota Timberwolves forward Al Jefferson, according to sources, but talks between the teams have stalled due to Dallas' insistence that the Wolves take on contracts other than that of center Erick Dampier.

Sources say the Mavericks want Minnesota to take on the contracts of guards DeShawn Stevenson (set to make $4.1 million next season) and Matt Carroll (who has three years and $11.7 million remaining on his deal), and are reluctant to send Dampier to Minnesota for Jefferson, whom the Wolves have been shopping for several weeks, and who has three years and $42 million left on his deal. But Minnesota has no interest in either player, with point guards Jonny Flynn and Ramon Sessions on the roster, having acquired shooting guard Martell Webster from Portland in a Draft day trade and taking swingman Wes Johnson fourth overall in the first round.

The Wolves also acquired second-year forward Michael Beasley from Miami Thursday night, making their already-crowded frontcourt even more stuffed. Minnesota has already given center Darko Milicic a new four-year, $20 million deal this summer, and plans to bring 6-11 center prospect Nikola Pekovic from overseas to the NBA for next season to try and get minutes on top of forward Kevin Love.

Dampier's contract is valuable because his $13 million salary is not guaranteed for next season; he had to play in at least 70 games or 2,100 minutes last season, and wound up playing only 54 games and 1,280 minutes. The Mavericks aren't completely averse to putting his contract in a deal for Jefferson but would prefer to hold onto to it to use in other potential deals.

The Mavericks have re-signed franchise player Dirk Nowitzki (four years, $80 million) and starting center Brendan Haywood (six years, $55 million) to long-term contracts this summer. If Dallas acquired Jefferson it would have one of the biggest and deepest frontcourts in the league, perhaps capable of matching up with the likes of the Lakers in the playoffs.

I am beginning to get very nervous about this. How would a front court of Jefferson Nowitzki and Haywood match up with us?

[chefy]

minny can't be that dumb

[SniperHawk10]

minny can't be that dumb

well it seriously looks like they don't want him anymore. With Nikola Pekovic, beasley, love and....
Milicic

[That Nicka]

Theyll be fine offensively, but their defense will be for isht.

Their back court still sucks.

[DubaLakers]

I'm ready to lock up Bynum long term. Thee salaries are obnoxious for just good players. Sorry I doubted your worth AB17. He's making 18, he'd get max somewhere else.

[LApwnd]

wonder if we can give NJ enough incentives to take Sasha/Luke to meet their minimum salary, at least with Sasha he expires this season but trading him now might make it easier for mgmt. to spend say we get a TPE from NJ for Sasha.

[KingLakers]

Just read LA Times article about Fishers return it looks like he signed a 3yr $10.5m contract. Also it mentions that Livingston is still an option allong with Bell if they cant keep Shannon. Also Pincus just said on his tweeter that Brewer could be an option along with Bell, Livingston and maybe Tmac. Also Pincus mentioned a possible Kwame return.

[General Manager]

What about jason kapono? say we re sign shannon to back up kobe and try and trade sashas expiring for kapono. im not sure what kind of contract kapono has but it cant be to big.

[KingLakers]

To many years left on his contract.

[General Manager]

i actually just looked it up and it said he only has a year left on his contract. if Phil would actually be interested in something like that I would love it!

[aussie_laker]

1 year 6.6 Mill according to hoopshype

[DubaLakers]

good thought, but 6.6 isn't going to happen obviously.

[LApwnd]

Just read LA Times article about Fishers return it looks like he signed a 3yr $10.5m contract. Also it mentions that Livingston is still an option allong with Bell if they cant keep Shannon. Also Pincus just said on his tweeter that Brewer could be an option along with Bell, Livingston and maybe Tmac. Also Pincus mentioned a possible Kwame return.

how do we even afford all these played mentioned? the least likely on this list is Brewer followed by Livingston, I see both getting at least 2mill higher for Brewer. Bell/Tmac probably only getting vet min. interest from everyone.

[brandonkb8]

I would absolutely love a trade for Kapono, but just dont see it happening. He eould be BEAST in our system but too bad.

[Mirjalovic]

Sasha > Kapono.

[brandonkb8]

Yea, too bad we dont have direct access to Mitch, Id be all over him telling him to try and make a trade for Kapono.

[Frantik]

Sasha > Kapono.

No...
Contract year Sasha > Contract year Kapono... aha!

[KingLakers]

Not sure about Livingston getting 2m considering his injury history and Tmac and Raja would probably get the 1.8m of the MLE.