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Dzon Dilindzer wrote:guys I know you brought in Plumlee, so I dont know whats the chance youll go for another C, but Nurkic posted something I find interesting, its about hashtag #mačka, which means #cat, and Charlotte was Bobcats..
Blockwatcher wrote:
As long as I'm getting a pick I'm happy as a knick fan
Nothing really concrete. I know they like Tim Frazier quite a bit, but the Pelicans want to keep him in case Holiday leaves this summer.
Not sure what Charlotte is dangling, but they are looking for a short term solution, nothing major.
Sweet Lou to Charlotte; Lakers get pick
Charlotte Hornets get: Guard Lou Williams
L.A. Lakers get: Guard Ramon Sessions, Charlotte's 2018 first-round pick (lottery protected)
View in the ESPN Trade Machine
This was perhaps my favorite trade I made as a GM of eight teams in the recent Dunc'd On mock trade deadline series. While a first-round pick is a lot to give up, Williams is an ideal fit in Charlotte. Even before backup point guard Sessions suffered a torn meniscus that will require surgery and sideline him 4-6 weeks, the Hornets were struggling to score with All-Star point guard Kemba Walker on the bench. Per NBA.com/Stats, their offensive rating dips by 8.1 points per 100 possessions without Walker.
Williams has no trouble scoring. His 27.1 points per 36 minutes this season rank 10th among qualified players, according to Basketball-Reference.com, and Williams scores efficiently too: His .601 true shooting percentage is outstanding. Williams is big enough to play alongside Walker in certain matchups and under contract for 2017-18 at the bargain rate of $7 million -- less than the non-taxpayer midlevel exception will pay next year.
chellis wrote:I don't understand why everyone (not necessarily Hornets fans) is adamant about trading for Lou Will and us trading a first. Maybe I'm one of the few who would like to have some young players we are developing.
JDuaneWayne wrote:chellis wrote:I don't understand why everyone (not necessarily Hornets fans) is adamant about trading for Lou Will and us trading a first. Maybe I'm one of the few who would like to have some young players we are developing.
When you have the draft record we have, people like myself question how valuable a draft pick is to us.
Vanderbilt_Grad wrote:Blow it up!
Trade 1
Cha in: Ricky Rubio, Shabazz Muhammed, Minn 2017 first round pick (unprotected)
Cha out: Kemba Walker, Jeremy Lamb
Why? T-Wolves get a PG that can really play with the rest of their team & a long term backup to Wiggens. Hornets get a guy who can keep running the team the right way during a short rebuild & mentor any PG drafted. Muhammed is an UFA.
Trade 2
Cha in: Jeff Green, Mario Hezonja, Orl 2017 first round pick (top 5 protected)
Cha out: Nic Batum, Treveon Graham
Why? Orlando gets the roster balance they want at the cost of a guy who isn't working out there, a pick, & an expiring. Charlotte gets to see if a change of scenery helps Hezonja and another pick to rebuild.
http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=zrf4mxy
Summer 2017 roster
Released: Green, Sessions, Roberts
Free Agents: Muhammad
PG: Rubio
SG: Belinelli,
SF: MKG, Hezonja, Wood
PF: Marvin, Frank
C: Zeller, Plumlee
Draft picks 2-3 high first rounders depending on where Orlando ends up. Assuming that draft will include a PG & a Wing.
* and for the record I'm not advocating this, but I was wondering what a rebuild might look like. I was looking at what other teams want & guys on this team with trade value. Also considered Marv to Toronto (trade checker didn't like it & I didn't like what they had), Chicago (taking Rondo off their hands for a pick, but not really worth it IMHO), and Portland (not much worth taking back from them).