Wait for mid-season deadline???

[Kuq_e_Zi91]

Hi there,

Longtime pacersfan (and reader of this board but first post) from holland here.

The team is in a situation where waiting for the right opportunity is the best thing they can do.
They shouldn't make a trade now just to upgrade the pg position and give up valuable assets.
We have all the assets to become a contender in the near future. We have expiring big contracts and capspace next season, plus we have some good young players. Some of them starters for the future others just role players who can fill importants roles.

If we wait and do nothing right now, the worst thing that can happen is that we have a bad season, what would give us a good draftpick, and thus another youg and talented player for the future.

The capspace we have next season will never bring us big names by free agency, so good players will have to come through trades and we have all the tools in here to make them when the trade deadline comes closer and closer.

Welcome to the board. Good post.

[8305]

Unfortunately for the Pacers expiring contracts just won't have the same value this season as in the past. There are a number of teams far under the cap(Minn, NJ, NY, Clips) or holding big TPE's(Tor, Cle) that can offer immediate salary relief. Not to mention there will be fewer teams looking to dump contracts for 2011 FA. I think this is the reason an expiring such as Ford is not really worth much. Dun or Foster however should have value at the deadline if they prove themselves on the court.

I think this is exactly right. Expiring contracts will be necessary to get the stud player but you won't even be in the conversation without young talent. Fortunately we have both. The point to be taken from this is our expiring contracts by themselves really aren't going to be worth that much. If a team with cap space or a trade exception is in the playoff hunt in February you might be able to acquire a late first round pick in 2011 but with the lock out looming don't expect draft picks to be worth much.

[Wizop]

I'd be ok with sending him to the Spurs or something near the deadline if we were faltering and he quietly wanted a chance at a championship, even if it meant nothing in return.

agreed. Jeff is from San Antonio and if he wanted to go there, I'd honor the wish. when I wrote that he'd earned the right to retire here, I didn't mean to preclude a trade that he wanted made. however, I wouldn't discard him without considering his wishes. the other expiring contracts are different.