Off-Season Trade and Free Agent Ideas Thread

[Chef]

Who are you that high on? Robinson?

Davis
MKG
Beal
Barnes
Robinson

Odds would be very good that we could get him anyway.

not that, just i think the drop off will be at 5. potential for big things: davis, drummond, t-rob, beal. good but no star potential: mkg, barnes, sullinger, lillard. other thing is, that draft pick won't be realized until 2014 at the earliest no need to push for it in a trade now. last thing, if we move the #2, i prefer it not be a salary dump. i would want a real player or asset back too.

[Plowright]

I would defo do it to get our lotto pick back. Thing is though I dont know why Chicago would trade Deng. Evans needs the ball so much to be effective and Rose will have it. Also Deng can defend anywhere, score anyway and has been playing injured all year. Not sure why Chicago would do that

[spectre]

I would defo do it to get our lotto pick back. Thing is though I dont know why Chicago would trade Deng. Evans needs the ball so much to be effective and Rose will have it. Also Deng can defend anywhere, score anyway and has been playing injured all year. Not sure why Chicago would do that

They'd be selling high.

He's been very injury prone and up til this year most were thinking he was an unmovable contract. That being said I'm sure they'd hate it.

[DashGlobal]

not that, just i think the drop off will be at 5. potential for big things: davis, drummond, t-rob, beal. good but no star potential: mkg, barnes, sullinger, lillard. other thing is, that draft pick won't be realized until 2014 at the earliest no need to push for it in a trade now. last thing, if we move the #2, i prefer it not be a salary dump. i would want a real player or asset back too.

How in the world does Beal have star potential and Lillard doesnt?

[spectre]

Saw where Alex Kennedy tweeted that Portland & Cleveland are talking about swapping their picks (6th/11th for 4th/24th) and Portland's target is Beal. If this is true/serious then I have to think 6th & 11th is in play for the 2nd overall. From what I've read Beal is a good chance at going 3rd assuming we pick Robinson...so maybe we could actually get more?

[dnbman]

Saw where Alex Kennedy tweeted that Portland & Cleveland are talking about swapping their picks (6th/11th for 4th/24th) and Portland's target is Beal. If this is true/serious then I have to think 6th & 11th is in play for the 2nd overall. From what I've read Beal is a good chance at going 3rd assuming we pick Robinson...so maybe we could actually get more?

Hmmm... you're thinking we could get Portland's picks plus some sweetener to trade? Who would you target with 6?

I'm also wondering if Portland wants Beal at that value. In other words, they may think he's worth swapping those two picks, but not enough to give up another asset.

I'm feeling less and less inclined to trade out of the top 4, hoping we can acquire another pick elsewhere.

[spectre]

Hmmm... you're thinking we could get Portland's picks plus some sweetener to trade? Who would you target with 6?

I'm also wondering if Portland wants Beal at that value. In other words, they may think he's worth swapping those two picks, but not enough to give up another asset.

I'm feeling less and less inclined to trade out of the top 4, hoping we can acquire another pick elsewhere.

I'm right there with you and I have to admit I'm wanting Robinson more and more so even swapping for the 4th is stretching it for me. I posted it more for discussion's sake as I know some want to trade down.

Definitely try and force Tyrus on them. IMO that should be where we start in all these trades.

[polarcat]

I'm right there with you and I have to admit I'm wanting Robinson more and more so even swapping for the 4th is stretching it for me. I posted it more for discussion's sake as I know some want to trade down.

Definitely try and force Tyrus on them. IMO that should be where we start in all these trades.

Agreed. Even if who we trade with doesn't want Robinson, I think the Wiz or someone else could trade into that #3 spot ahead of us if we trade down to 4 and swoop in and take TRob, leaving us having to choose between MKG or Drummond. No Thank You! Our goal should be getting that #10 from New Orleans and staying pat at #2.

[DashGlobal]

Agreed. Even if who we trade with doesn't want Robinson, I think the Wiz or someone else could trade into that #3 spot ahead of us if we trade down to 4 and swoop in and take TRob, leaving us having to choose between MKG or Drummond. No Thank You! Our goal should be getting that #10 from New Orleans and staying pat at #2.

This.

Buy and take on Ariza's contract for the 10th pick.

Then trade the 10th pick + Portlands 2013 pick to Houston for the 14th and 16th pick.

Then attempt to trade the 16th pick +Tyrus Thomas to Boston for the 21st and 22nd pick.

That would potentially give us a 2012 Draft of

2nd - Thomas Robinson

14th - Terrence Ross

21st - Quincy Miller

22nd - Fab Melo

31st - Tony Wroten

[Plowright]

I want Robinson out of everyone at #2. But I am still inclined to trade the pick if the right deal comes around, I don't think he is anything special that we can't miss out on.