Bynum Trade Rumors

[Goldtop]

I was listening to Sheridan radio show yesterday and he named Bynum as one of the players he felt was most likely to be traded by the 21st. He then had a Knicks writer on who said he thought the Knicks might be interested. And now he just tweeted this hinting OKC could be interested as well.

What could we get from the Thunder? Lamb maybe?

Like he said, maybe with OKC looking to win now, Bynum is more valuable to them than Lamb. I think they recently sent Lamb to the d league, so I doubt they feel he's ready to contribute to a championship run. And with Bynum's great performances against MIA/LAL, I wouldn't be surprised if OKC would be interested in having him off their bench should they meet MIA/LAL in the playoffs.

Chris Sheridan ‏@sheridanhoops
It would not surprise me at all if the Oklahoma City Thunder made a bid for Will Bynum. http://sulia.com/my_thoughts/fef06b17-5 ... ce=twitter …

Bynum would bring stability and scoring to the backup point guard position behind Russell Westbrook. Thunder coach Scott Brooks has used backups Eric Maynor and Reggie Jackson sparingly (both average less than 11 minutes per game), and one of the side effects of trading away James Harden was removing a player who took some of the distribution and ball-handling duties away from the turnover-prone Westbrook, allowing him to spend more time off the ball. Bynum, who becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer, would be a better addition for the Thunder than Derek Fisher was at the end of last season. With the Pistons in rebuilding mode, and the Thunder in win-now mode, don’t be surprised if there is a fit here.

[starfire81]

Would be interesting. It does seem like Will isn't in the team's future plans - but I'm not sure OKC would give up Lamb...he does have solid potential at the 2 and Martin is getting up there in age relative to Russ and KD. Would be nice to get something for Will, perhaps OKC's pick? Certainly no chance of getting the Raps sure to be lottery pick. Kinda wish they'd trade for Stuckey instead though, if only to keep our genius coach from playing the guy at the 3.

[Blkbrd671]

OKC is interesting thought, but we wouldn't get lamb (1st round pick) for Will Bynum. PJIII(late first rounder) might be on the table, but i highly doubt it. and getting sent to the D league is no indicator of a players value, its any teams way of making sure they are ready and getting minutes at least some where. I'd hope LA would be interested. i could see a Jordan Hill for Bynum swap.

The knicks have like 10 pg's. don't think its a go for them

[Kilo]

I don't think we could get much for Bynum really. Maybe their own late first? maybe PJIII? maybe Maynor? I just think they could get better than Bynum for any of those. I don't know if we take the latter two because of money owed through next year. I have to imagine they could get a better player than Bynum though.

I'd rather trade them Stuckey - because then we could take a longer term contract back.

[Kilo]

We should look to move him sooner than later because if his minutes dry up, his value will drop. He's averaging around 10 and 5 the last 15 games - trade that player and not the player getting DNP-CD's.

[Sheeeeed]

A possible 26th- 30th draft pick in a weak draft for Bynum is probably fair value. The Thunder were rumored last year to be wanting get rid of their 1st until PJ3 fell.

[mercury]

We should look to move him sooner than later because if his minutes dry up, his value will drop. He's averaging around 10 and 5 the last 15 games - trade that player and not the player getting DNP-CD's.

True... unless they keep using Stuckey at the 3... but it makes sense that they wouldn't want to have Knight completely removed from the PG spot... we don't even know if Calderon will walk this summer.

This is why we play guys that people whine about (Jmax, Daye, Bynum)... he's garnered some interest (vs. rotting on the bench)

Of course dealing Willy B would go against Joe's "not gonna sacrifice our cap room this year"

[ADflight1]

I see Lamb taking over Martin's role next season so I don't see him being dealt.

I could see PJIII for Bynum though and I'd jump all over that.

[Kilo]

Maynor and their first for Bynum and our second rounder.

[Cowology]

We should look to move him sooner than later because if his minutes dry up, his value will drop. He's averaging around 10 and 5 the last 15 games - trade that player and not the player getting DNP-CD's.

True... unless they keep using Stuckey at the 3... but it makes sense that they wouldn't want to have Knight completely removed from the PG spot... we don't even know if Calderon will walk this summer.

This is why we play guys that people whine about (Jmax, Daye, Bynum)... he's garnered some interest (vs. rotting on the bench)

Absolutely right.

If there is nothing good out there he could still be used as filler in a larger deal or at worst is a small expiring off our books. But if you want to get any sort of value for his on court contributions then now is the time to shop him.

[Goldtop]

We should look to move him sooner than later because if his minutes dry up, his value will drop. He's averaging around 10 and 5 the last 15 games - trade that player and not the player getting DNP-CD's.

True... unless they keep using Stuckey at the 3... but it makes sense that they wouldn't want to have Knight completely removed from the PG spot... we don't even know if Calderon will walk this summer.

This is why we play guys that people whine about (Jmax, Daye, Bynum)... he's garnered some interest (vs. rotting on the bench)

Absolutely right.

If there is nothing good out there he could still be used as filler in a larger deal or at worst is a small expiring off our books. But if you want to get any sort of value for his on court contributions then now is the time to shop him.

yeah, thats a reason why OKC makes sense, because they have all those young prospects on rookie deals, plus draft picks. Any of which wouldn't really affect Joe's plan to save his capspace. Lamb only makes 2 mil/yr. And Langlois said recently Joe would be willing to take back salary if it was for a player he was interested in.

More than likely though, with OKC having TOR's pick, I think they'd be more inclined to trade us their late 1st rounder this year, than to give up Lamb who was just a mid-1st round pick last year. Either way, I'd take a late 1st round pick for Bynum.

[Piston Pete]

I brought up this idea the other day.

Trade OKC guys that will help them win NOW for guys that aren't ready now -= while also cutting their cap.


Bynum/English/Singler/2nd rounders

for

Lamb/PJ3/Jackson

[Goldtop]

I brought up this idea the other day.

Trade OKC guys that will help them win NOW for guys that aren't ready now -= while also cutting their cap.

yeah, Lamb definitely has more value than Bynum longterm, but Lamb cant help them win a championship right now and Bynum might be able to. Thats why I think its at least a possibility. And with TORs pick, its not like they are going to be devoid of young talent if they trade away Lamb. My guess is they resign Martin this summer, making Lamb redundant anyways.

[ComboGuardCity]

I wish it was Lamb or PJ3, but I doubt it. Salaries wouldn't even work.

[Goldtop]

I wish it was Lamb or PJ3, but I doubt it. Salaries wouldn't even work.

Lamb + Orton for Bynum works

[vege]

The 2 deals that would make sense for us imo are PJ III + R. Jackson for Bynum or Bynum for Maynor and OKC 1st.

There is no way OKC give up Lamb for Bynum.

This is interesting, remember my Bynum vs Maynor thread? Where people picked Bynum over Maynor when I posted the stats (player A and player B) but as soon as I named them people went all over Maynor over Bynum? Yeah.

[dVs33]

i wonder if OKC would want to get out of Perkins contract? If so something like Max, Bynum and a 2nd for Perkins and Lamb would be ideal IMO.
Perkins deal is only 2 years and he'd be a good back up when dre is ready to start. Lamb would be an ideal prospect in a position of need.
Once Knight and Lamb develop they'd be a solid back court to go with our future frontcourt of Moose and Dre

Calderon / Stuckey
Knight / Lamb / English
Singler / Jerebko / Middleton
Monroe / CV
Drummond / Perkins

That looks real nice to me.

[vege]

They need Perkins size and post defense, they cant trade him for Max. Sadly.

[Spider156]

I hope it's Jeremy Lamb. Do OKC have Tor Top 3 protected pick? That's intriguing too!

[joseph mamah]

it would be pretty funny to watch Bynum and Westbrook or Bynum and Martin on the court together trying to out chuck each other or to watch Bynum struggle and still chuck up shot after shot while Durants standing at the perimeter wide open. why the h*** would OKC want Bynum. I dont know where this guy got his info from, but I find it hard to believe.