Jamal Crawford

[teven_1]

Am I the only one who would have been insanely cool with taking Derek Fishers contract in a Jamal Crawford deal? (ideal veteran, helps shore up PG for a few mins a game) wtf am i missing? why did it fall through?

He has a player option for $3M next year.

worst case scenario, we buy him out?

[Shem]

Am I the only one who would have been insanely cool with taking Derek Fishers contract in a Jamal Crawford deal? (ideal veteran, helps shore up PG for a few mins a game) wtf am i missing? why did it fall through?

Because it would have meant that Steve Blake ended up in Portland and the Blazers didn't want to take on his contract since it still has years left on it. That was your killer on this deal.

[rhp1990]

Am I the only one who would have been insanely cool with taking Derek Fishers contract in a Jamal Crawford deal? (ideal veteran, helps shore up PG for a few mins a game) wtf am i missing? why did it fall through?

Because it would have meant that Steve Blake ended up in Portland and the Blazers didn't want to take on his contract since it still has years left on it. That was your killer on this deal.

blake wasn't in the deal..it was going to be Fisher and LA was going to use the TPE to get Beasley..

ESPN -
According to a source familiar with the negotiations, the Minnesota Timberwolves backed out of a three-team deal also involving L.A. and the Portland Trail Blazers at 11:53 a.m. PT, just seven minutes before the noon PT deadline. The trade that was in place would have sent Fisher to Minnesota and the Lakers’ first-round pick acquired in the Lamar Odom trade with the Dallas Mavericks back in December to Portland. Portland, already engaged in a full-fledged fire sale, would have sent Jamal Crawford to Minnesota and the Timberwolves would have sent Anthony Tolliver to Portland. Minnesota would have also been receiving cash considerations from both L.A. and Portland as well.

[Scottypax]

Not happy with the trade deadline. I guess we don't want to improve our chances to make the playoffs. We were giving up absolutely nothing! Fisher has championship experience. Who knows, maybe he retires or we buy out his contract. As for Beasley, we're not resigning him. He's overrated by some wolf fans here. There's a reason Adelman won't give Beasley a lot of minutes! Lakers would have been disappointed.

[Worm Guts]

Am I the only one who would have been insanely cool with taking Derek Fishers contract in a Jamal Crawford deal? (ideal veteran, helps shore up PG for a few mins a game) wtf am i missing? why did it fall through?

He has a player option for $3M next year.

worst case scenario, we buy him out?

Buy outs still count against the salary cap.