With the current roster, we don't have too many trade chips that we would be willing to give up - Nash, Gortat, Dudley, Frye. We do have Brooks, Pietrus and Lopez, but Brooks is a RFA who I don't really want to overpay for, and Pietrus and Lopez are worth a late first each. Packaged together, they might be able to get us a starting quality SG, but even with that I'm not sure how far this team would go (2nd round exit maybe).
With that said, who are some low or high risk/high reward players you would be willing to take a chance on? Whether the risk is in the contract/health/age/potential/etc.
High risk (in no particular order):
Gilbert Arenas - Gilbert, Clark/VC, Childress, Warrick swap
+ves: Let our medical warlocks do their work and put him in at SG; Nash, Hill could/should keep him in line; 21ppg for career. With Chill, Warrick gone he is only 9m more expensive (heh, only) and we would still have cap space for 1 max contract.
-ves: huge contract, absolute nutcase, chucker, slightly undersized at SG.
Baron Davis - Davis, Jamison/VC, Warrick, Pietrus
+ves: similar to Arenas - have the warlocks fix him up, and hope he thrives in his role and takes pressure off Nash; another former 20ppg scorer; thrives in uptempo system (see GS); Jamison would fit at PF and is an expiring.
-ves: nutcase (though not as bad), chucker, undersized at SG, contract.
Elton Brand - Brand, Meeks/VC, Lopez swap might do it.
+ves: we get a good scorer who can pick/pop, pick/roll, post up. Acceptable defender.
-ves: contract, Philly would only do it if they move Iggy first.
Rip Hamilton - Not sure what trade would get him here. Rip, Maxiell, prot. 1st/VC, Lopez maybe?
+ves: Excellent shooter, good defender, good off of screens and spot ups. Would be perfect next to Nash.
-ves: contract.
Others:
Bargnani (would score well in the system (20ppg scorer in Tor), compliments Gortat, but bad rebounder, bad help defender, long contract).
Iggy (excellent defender, distributor, but may take too much to get him).
Oden (just threw him in...obvious +ves/-ves)
Low risk (in no particular order):
Michael Redd - +ves: excellent shooter, should sign cheap -ves: bad defender, lower reward
Brandon Rush - +ves: simple Lopez/Rush swap should do it, good defender, shooter, young -ves: will he be boom or bust?
JR Smith - +ves: shooter, athletic, fits the system -ves: could end up in bidding war with Chicago, bad defender, dumb as a rock.
T-Mac - +ves: cheap, showed he can still play decently (averaged 12.9/4.5/3.9 in Jan) -ves: health, more low risk/low reward
Anthony Parker - +ves: excellent defender, 3pt shooter -ves: won't push us over the top (more low reward).
Anthony Randolph - +ves: young, athletic, could explode in our system -ves: boom or bust.
Any others you guys can think of? I'm interested in what you think could push us into WCF/Finals.
Remember - this is if these players fulfill the possible reward/potential that they have.
P.S. yes, I am clutching at straws with this thread. The board is dead these days
