Off-Season Trade and Free Agent Ideas Thread

[SWedd523]

merged your trade idea thread into the trade ideas thread

[Plowright]

I like Williams and 18 for 2, I think thats a good deal. Williams can do it all and is very athletic. Also with 18 we could get someone like Terrance Ross, Perry Jones or Moe Harkless.

[ND22]

James Harden anyone?

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/ey...deal-no-2-pick

He's probably the best 6th man EVER (kidding) but what kind of starter would he make for us?

[spectre]

James Harden anyone?

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/ey...deal-no-2-pick

He's probably the best 6th man EVER (kidding) but what kind of starter would he make for us?

I just saw that.

He'd be our best player out the gate easily. He's about to get paid and he'll most likely get offers. If we're willing to offer the max then I'd do it; if not then we need to leave him alone.

[Plowright]

I think a lot of people on here would bite your hand off for Harden, but he would be an expensive investment. We will have to give him a max contract next summer if we wanted to keep him. If he didnt choose us in FA it would be a massive waste of a pick. On the other hand, that guy can seriously play and has a great beard.

Thunder have $55 million in cap commits on what looks to be a salary cap of $60 million and a tax threshold north of $70-$72 million, meaning they should have roughly $17 million to offer both guys BEFORE hitting the tax line and before they do anything else with the roster… keeping the band together is not going to be an issue if they want to.

If Thunder have a situation that works… why mess with that?

[spectre]

It'd be a major kick in the nuts if we traded for him and he rejected a max offer as an RFA after giving up the #2.

[Scrapper1]

Derrick Williams 2011-12 stats:

PPG-8.8
RPG-4.70
APG-0.6

you wanna trade a #2 pick (in an excellent draft)for him? Whos a 6'8 pf? With only four 20 point games for the year? With only four 10 rebound games this year? The man is not that good. He is a PF that shoots 40%.. Why are yall so high on him?!

[dnbman]

It'd be a major kick in the nuts if we traded for him and he rejected a max offer as an RFA after giving up the #2.

Especially since we could go after him next year with the same max contract AND the player with the draft with the #2.

Doesn't make sense to me other than acquiring his Bird Rights.

[Plowright]

Derrick Williams 2011-12 stats:

PPG-8.8
RPG-4.70
APG-0.6

you wanna trade a #2 pick (in an excellent draft)for him? Whos a 6'8 pf? With only four 20 point games for the year? With only four 10 rebound games this year? The man is not that good. He is a PF that shoots 40%.. Why are yall so high on him?!

Sorry but got to disagree with you, it is silly to look at his numbers and throw him out for that reason.. You cannot just look at numbers all the time and be so narrow minded, the game is not played on paper. I can understand people not liking the trade, but not for that reason.

Lets look at LaMarcus Aldridge's numbers as a rookie 22mpg/ 9points / 5 rebounds / 0.4 assists. They are EXACTLY like Derrick Williams and Aldridge is an absolute success.

[SWedd523]

I'd only make that trade for Harden if it were possible to get him to sign an extension as part of the trade.

There is also no way I'd trade the two for Williams. People are complaining about Robinson's size yet Williams is even smaller.