Hoops23 wrote: I disagree...
Due to Hassan's minimum salary, there's no team in the league that has a player of comparable talent on a similar contract that would satisfy Riley's needs in a proposed trade. The limited value of Hassan's contract and punitive nature of his contract status (organizationally), combined with his value as a player, makes him a horrible trade piece.
That means multiple players on the HEAT side of the ledger would need to be involved to net Miami something of value. Problem is there's no one on the roster Riley would be willing to give up that any team interested in Hassan would want to take on in terms of salary, remaining years of contracts, and ability. He's not trading Wade, Bosh, Goran, Justise, or Tyler. What team would have use for players 7 through 15 on the roster?
Even if, for arguments sake, some hypothetical pieces could be figured out, any team willing to give up its own bonafide talent to get Hassan would never do so without being able to secure his Full Bird Rights. GM's understand he'll be an unrestricted free agent this summer with all the holding all the power, leverage, and ability to sign elsewhere. No GM worth his salt is going to trade away even marginal talent on his roster based on a roll of the dice.
What team in the playoff hunt would view Hassan as their missing piece? Especially if the talent they'd need to send out to bring Hassan in would essentially weaken and undermine their playoff hunt. What team currently fighting for a playoff spot fits the criteria of "A team that’s about winning... that has a good understanding of what it takes to win and a good city with a good fan base."
And why would a team give away its talent for what might amount to nothing more than a two-month rental, based on the hope that Hassan would simply help them secure a playoff seed? Desperate teams with cap space looking to make a splash will make a run at Hassan this summer (see Lakers). No well run organization that knows it's not a legitimate contender will want to trade for him by the deadline.
Reality is Riley's not moving Hassan. It makes no sense. He's going to evaluate him all regular season and during the playoffs. If Riley feels it's prudent, Hassan will be offered a sizable contract and necessary sales pitch designed to persuade him this summer. If Riley's not completely sold on Hassan, he'll simply let him walk and use the cap space to sweet talk whatever other free agents catch his eye (see Nic Batum). Handling it any other way is just foolish.
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