Fred Williamson wrote:Crash for Billups? You guys must be kidding, right?
Did anyone follow the FIBA WC? Billups is 34 years old and done. He can shoot some 3's but yeah, that's it. It is beyond laughable to discuss such a trade. You don't trade a 18/10 small forward with all-nba first team defense, for a 34 years old borderline all-star point guard.
I also don't get the Anthony "Magic" Randolph hype. He has "role player" written all over him and looks like another low bball-iq athletic freak. I'm not really keen about wasting some years and trying to develop such a player like the Bulls tried with Tyrus, and then, after years of wasting time, ship his ass out for a protected mid-lottery pick.
If you plan to blow it all up, then do it the right way. Trade the only talent we have for expirings and lottery picks and tank. And in case you're asking, yes, I rather tank 2 or 3 years, then continue to be a borderline playoffs team. And let's face it, if LB is gone, this team as it is right now won't make the playoffs with any other head coach. So the only thing that makes sense for us, is to start everything over.
With Billups, it's more of a salary thing. If you can send out Diop, Carroll, and Crash and get an expiring veteran like Billups in return and a pick or prospect to work with, I think it's worth considering in February if UPS continues to develop. Michael Redd would be great for this but the Bucks already have the wing positions sorted out. I also like Kenyon Martin for the fact that he's injured, may not even play this year, and has a huge expiring deal. I'd take Martin before Billups because we can waive Martin and use that roster spot for a young player.
I definitely agree with you on Randolph. The best prospect the Knicks have is Gallo and I'd be all over a Gallo / Crash swap if we could move a contract in the process. Randolph isn't even useful to us because we already have a better version of him in Tyrus.