Trade Landscape/Trade Ideas

[brackdan70]

Since they cannot spell Green I wouldnt trust that source lol. Would be interested in Waiters though. Rondo/Waiters/Bradley is a very nice 3 guard rotation - we can then move Crawford for a pick if thats possible.

Hump, Green, Crawford for Bynum, Bennett, Gee and a first...does it make any sense for Cs and Cavs?

Cs plug Bennet in to start at the 3 and give him a real chance.

Bennet sucks, why would you put him in the starting lineup.... i'd rather give Wallace a chance to play.

He is 20 years old, has a team option in 2 years if he turns out to be a bust. low risk high reward, worth taking a chance and giving him a chance IMO. he has not even played 300 minutes yet.

[165bows]

The Cavaliers want to execute a trade by Sunday so it can be completed ahead of Tuesday's deadline for Bynum's contract to become fully guaranteed, sources said. Trades need 48 hours to be finalized so players can have physicals. ESPN.com
Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers, Trade, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum
- See more at: http://hoopshype.com/rumors.htm#sthash.yVt0sm6N.dpuf

Looks like anything that happens with Bynum should happen by the end of the day. Obviously doesn't preclude any other deals, of course, but this should get wrapped up one way or another. Interesting to see what kind of playoff push CLE makes.

[BRUNiNHO91]

That's going to clear up big time cap space for the Lakers. They should add about two quality players to Kobe next year. Carmelo Anthony is probably going there. They can come out of this with Greg Monroe and Carmelo Anthony. Not bad.

[darrendaye]

That's going to clear up big time cap space for the Lakers. They should add about two quality players to Kobe next year. Carmelo Anthony is probably going there. They can come out of this with Greg Monroe and Carmelo Anthony. Not bad.

With Nash on the books, they probably would need at least one of them agree to sacrifice some money to do so, considering the estimated $62-63mm cap and necessary cap holds. That, or Nash to accept a buyout and/or NBA granting an injury exception to wipe off Nash's cap figure.

[BRUNiNHO91]

That's going to clear up big time cap space for the Lakers. They should add about two quality players to Kobe next year. Carmelo Anthony is probably going there. They can come out of this with Greg Monroe and Carmelo Anthony. Not bad.

With Nash on the books, they probably would need at least one of them agree to sacrifice some money to do so, considering the estimated $62-63mm cap and necessary cap holds. That, or Nash to accept a buyout and/or NBA granting an injury exception to wipe off Nash's cap figure.

Damn totally forgot about Nash. lol.. I wonder if he will come back.

[165bows]

I'd do something along the lines of:

Jeff Green to DET
G. Monroe to WAS
Otto Porter and Jarebko to BOS

I'd try to land Porter or MKG before any of the Cavs young guys.

[shawn unkempt]

That's going to clear up big time cap space for the Lakers. They should add about two quality players to Kobe next year. Carmelo Anthony is probably going there. They can come out of this with Greg Monroe and Carmelo Anthony. Not bad.

Pau is an expiring anyway. All this move does is cut back on their luxury tax bill this year.

[Roddy]

C's / Bucks / Bobcats trade :

Celtics out : Jeff Green
Celtics in : Larry Sanders, Jannero Pargo

Bucks out : Larry Sanders, Gary Neal
Bucks in : Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Bismack Biyombo

Bobcats out : MKG, Biyombo
Bobcats in : Jeff Green, Gary Neal

[CelticFaninLBC]

Iirc Nash may not count against LA's cap next year, if he's physically unable to play... However, even with Nash not hitting the cap, LA would have nearly $47 million going towards 3 guys (Kobe $23.5m), (Melo max $22.5), (Sacre .9m). Add a likely top 10 pick and they're almost to $50 million with 4 guys, and then you have to add cap holds, which puts them around $54 million.

In order to get someone like Greg Monroe, Melo would have to take a major pay cut, and good luck convincing Melo to take less than the max, when a broken-down Kobe just resigned for 2 years and $48 million.

[CelticFaninLBC]

If LA and Cleveland complete the Gasol for Bynum deal, I wonder if Cleveland becomes open to sending Varejao to Houston, with Green going to Cleveland, and Asik to Boston. I have a feeling that Cleveland doesn't want to add additional payroll for 2014-15 though. Who knows...

[BleedGreen1989]

C's / Bucks / Bobcats trade :

Celtics out : Jeff Green
Celtics in : Larry Sanders, Jannero Pargo

Bucks out : Larry Sanders, Gary Neal
Bucks in : Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Bismack Biyombo

Bobcats out : MKG, Biyombo
Bobcats in : Jeff Green, Gary Neal

At first glance, value wise, Bobcats need more. Giving up two very young prospects drafted highly.

[BleedGreen1989]

Knee-jerk reaction plan...

Dump Bass for expiring. Give up a couple picks for somebody to eat Wallace. Sign Carmelo Anthony this summer to play with Rajon Rondo.

[GreenMachine]

That's going to clear up big time cap space for the Lakers. They should add about two quality players to Kobe next year. Carmelo Anthony is probably going there. They can come out of this with Greg Monroe and Carmelo Anthony. Not bad.

With Nash on the books, they probably would need at least one of them agree to sacrifice some money to do so, considering the estimated $62-63mm cap and necessary cap holds. That, or Nash to accept a buyout and/or NBA granting an injury exception to wipe off Nash's cap figure.

Damn totally forgot about Nash. lol.. I wonder if he will come back.

They can "stretch" Nash this summer and only have about a 3 mil cap hit for the next few years...

[Celts17Pride]

Move I would love to see is something like Jeff Green and Jordan Crawford to Cleveland for Bynum and Cleveland's 1st rounder then the Celtics release Bynum.

This would give Boston 3 first rounders next year and pretty much give them a Top 4 pick and possibly $38.5 million in salary next year depending on what they do with Bradley, Humphries and Bayless. Ainge would be in great position to do whatever he wanted to do for next year.

[soxfan2003]

Move I would love to see is something like Jeff Green and Jordan Crawford to Cleveland for Bynum and Cleveland's 1st rounder then the Celtics release Bynum.

This would give Boston 3 first rounders next year and pretty much give them a Top 4 pick and possibly $38.5 million in salary next year depending on what they do with Bradley, Humphries and Bayless. Ainge would be in great position to do whatever he wanted to do for next year.

Excellent post. I was about to post a very similar trade. I hadn't thought of including Crawford but I have no problem including him to have Cleveland pull the trigger. And I think Cleveland would consider doing it if their pick had reasonable protection like top 10 this year. Jeff Green/Rondo etc. for sure isn't going to attract Lebron James to Boston this off season BUT Green is respected enough by Lebron for someone like Green to have Lebron actually consider Cleveland more. Lebron can pencil in Green being good for 2-3 more years at a reasonable price and know that Irving is young but he can't do the same about Gasol so from that perspective it makes lots of sense for Cleveland.

And maybe its a different 3rd team but I've heard their is an unidentified team talking to Cleveland about Bynum. It makes sense for it to be Boston. The Celtics should be bottoming out and it makes much more sense to do what it takes now when fair deals are available then wait until the trading deadline.

This deal actually give the Cavs a chance to be a #6 seed in the EC and frankly it takes the remaining air out of this Celtics season pretty much guaranteeing Boston a top 5 pick if Boston plays its cards right.

[165bows]

Los Angeles Lakers (14-20; last week's ranking: 16): The Lakers' trade talks involving Pau Gasol aren't limited to the Cavaliers. Yahoo! Sports -

http://hoopshype.com/rumors.htm#sthash.PQe6oHCr.dpuf

[sully00]

Boston doesn't have any motivation to trade for Bynum to waive him anymore with the Lee for Bayless trade besides that the window has passed for anyone to deal for Bynum and waive him by Tuesday though CLE can still do that. The move with MEM gives Ainge the financial flexibility to take on Bynum's remaining salary for Humphries alone.

[FlatearthZorro]

Somebody wrote it before, but Green for MKG/Gordon makes sense for us and the Cats, imo, although MKG hasn't really lived up to the expectations of a 2nd overall pick and I kinda think he will be a role player. Still tho, he's young and we might be able to develop him somehow( his shot mostly...)

[Celtsfan1980]

Humphries has been one of Boston's bright spots this year. A trade involving Humphries, Faverani, Bradley, Perkins, Lamb, Sefolosha, a draft pick, and filler. Is that realistic? Would Oklahoma City and Boston both have interest in a trade like this?

[KJandHondo35]

Humphries has been one of Boston's bright spots this year. A trade involving Humphries, Faverani, Bradley, Perkins, Lamb, Sefolosha, a draft pick, and filler. Is that realistic? Would Oklahoma City and Boston both have interest in a trade like this?

I would love for the Celtics to somehow acquire Lamb especially if it was only for Fav, Hump, and Bradley. Not sure OKC is going to part with the only asset they received for trading away an All-Star tho. If getting rid of Perk’s contract is enough to get it done I would be in favor, not to mention Rondo will be excited DA brought his BF back. Perk is no starting Center but would be a great back up if DA could finagle a Sanders trade lol.