sixerswillrule wrote:They traded this year's pick to the the Cavs. With Iguodala in the mix and everyone else improving, their team could come close to making the playoffs so next year's pick wouldn't be so valuable. Aminu is alright.
I would just much rather trade for a player on an expiring contract who's on court value for the upcoming season is meaningless, with the best possible future pieces attached. The fact that Kaman is still a good player takes away from that.
What is wrong with having a good center? Aminu is going to be a decent player. He's athletic as hell and he's got the potential to at the very least be a great defender at the small forward position. He's a prospect at this point with a year under his belt in the pros. Dude is still green as can be.
He's the young piece that you'd want in return with the trade. We would be able to compete while having a young budding team at the same time.
I see where you are going with this. You seem to be looking at it from a cap space point of view where it might put us in a position to sign a franchise player.
I'm looking at this from a fans point of view. Realistically I think this is the best offer we can get.
I've browsed all the forums on here because virtually every one of them has a thread started about AI2. The common reply to acquiring him on all of these forums is that these teams don't want to give up their "go to guy" for him. Or they don't want to let go of their center.
The Warriors want Iggy but don't want to give Monta Ellis up in return.
Houston wants him but doesn't want to part with Kevin Martin or Luis Scola.
It's the same crap on every forum.
The best one I read was what LAC was offering for his services. Everyone wins in the trade and we would only have to see Iggy twice a year.
If we are dealing with Houston I want Luis Scola and Patterson in return for Iguodala and Speights. It's fair value for each team.
