Off-Season Trade and Free Agent Ideas Thread

[MGH1989]

There is no reason why the team shouldn't trade the #2 pick to CLE for the 4th and whatever their pick in the 20's is if our target is T-Rob or Barnes. Beal is pretty much a lock at 3, might as well get extra pics and still get our guy.

[dnbman]

There is no reason why the team shouldn't trade the #2 pick to CLE for the 4th and whatever their pick in the 20's is if our target is T-Rob or Barnes. Beal is pretty much a lock at 3, might as well get extra pics and still get our guy.

It just depends on how the Bobcats rate the talent. If they value one guy a lot more than the others, then maybe not trade. If it's pretty similar, you definitely take that trade.

[SWedd523]

.... And there's no telling if Cleveland would accept that offer. Just because it makes sense to us doesn't mean they like it as well

[SJackson1]

how about getting Batum on a free agent ?

[westbrook08]

I just don't like the idea of the cleveland trade.I think it's very possible washington would take robinson @ 3.Trevor ariza was pretty good with the lakers,and might have just been a bad fit in new orleans.And if washington had the chance to get t-rob,with beal gone,i don't think they would be heartbroken to move to move jan veasley or kevin seraphin if they thought they were getting a potential all-star.Plus he's a hometown kid.Too risky! And yes, nick batum should be our #1 target in free agency.We have the money to front load his contract and steal him from portland.He would be a great fit for us!

[SJackson1]

I just don't like the idea of the cleveland trade.I think it's very possible washington would take robinson @ 3.Trevor ariza was pretty good with the lakers,and might have just been a bad fit in new orleans.And if washington had the chance to get t-rob,with beal gone,i don't think they would be heartbroken to move to move jan veasley or kevin seraphin if they thought they were getting a potential all-star.Plus he's a hometown kid.Too risky! And yes, nick batum should be our #1 target in free agency.We have the money to front load his contract and steal him from portland.He would be a great fit for us!

if we got TRob for the 2nd pick and then got Batum on free agency we would have a very young talented starting linrup:

Walker
Henderson
Biyombo
Robinson
Batum

[spectre]

Batum is going to get so overpaid and hopefully not by us. At say 8 million or so he'd be an awesome acquisition but I figure he'll get at least 2-3 million more than that.

[westbrook08]

He's probably going to command around 10 mil a year.But as i said before i would have any problem giving him 12 and front loading the hell out of it.We've got money to spend and we're not going to be in a poisition to go after a max player for awhile.So as long as we front load it and make it a lower number once it's time to re-up some of our other guys,who cares? It's a move this franchise needs to make.It would give us a great young core,batum is still getting better and if we happened to land shabazz muhammed next year as well,the whole league would be on notice!

[spectre]

Actually we don't have that much money next year unless we amnesty someone. I did the math a week or so ago so I'm only gonna guesstimate now...something like 46-47 with the #2 pick signed, and that's with like 10 players.

At this stage wouldn't you be worried about falling right back into mediocrity signing a Crash like guy to a retail deal?

[dnbman]

Actually we don't have that much money next year unless we amnesty someone. I did the math a week or so ago so I'm only gonna guesstimate now...something like 46-47 with the #2 pick signed, and that's with like 10 players.

By next year, you mean 12-13 season right?