Off-Season Trade and Free Agent Ideas Thread

[spectre]

Yup. Assuming we're smart it gets a LOT better the next offseason.

[westbrook08]

I don't think batum is a crash like player @ all.He was very young and raw when he came in the league and he is rapidly getting better.He's already a better shooter when he's on than gerald ever has been.His has total star potential.I would love for dunlap to get his hands on this kid.I don't care if we have to use the amnesty clause.We should go after him with guns blazing!

[BlockParty]

how about getting Batum on a free agent ?

Batum is being resigned in Portland.

They gave him the low QO because that's all they have to do, they'll match any offer that hits the table, they decided that when they traded Wallace out on trade-deadline day. Signing Batum to an offer sheet this offseason only does him and his agent a favor (increasing what Portland has to match) and ties up our cap space while that process clears.

[Chevalier au Lion]

what about this?

Wizards gets #2 and Tyrus and Bobcats #4 and Ariza and a future 2º round.

[spectre]

Ariza is a better player but he's not the better I'm looking for (too old for one). Plus we're only losing 1 year/7 million.

I'd pass on that...which pretty much kills any player/player trade as they have no capspace as we're still going off 2012 salary til July 1st unless I'm mistaken.

Next year's 1st top 5 protected? Figure they just miss the playoffs or sneak in that's around 12-16. That'd probably have to be in there for me to consider it.

[Chef]

what about this?

Wizards gets #2 and Tyrus and Bobcats #4 and Ariza and a future 2º round.

i would make the wiz amnesty blatche and take tyrus straight

[ALong13]

So we are about to lose Augustin...the clippers want Lamar Odom from the Mavs, but need someone to take Mo Williams 8.5M expiring contract...

My question is this...would you guys be willing to take Williams' expiring contract if we could get a first round pick back? Say Clippers' 2013 pick? Just saw they needed a third team, we have the cap space. We're losing a PG and this gives us a veteran guy behind Kemba, and his salary comes off at the end of the season.

Then if everything goes right we could have our first next year, Detroit's first next year, Portland's first next year, and Clippers' first. Even if that doesn't work out we could have 2 first each of the next two years. Certainly a Cho like move in building up first round picks. Don't forget if we trade with Cleveland we'll have had two picks last year, this year, and possibly two picks the next two years...8 first rounders in four years is quite a rebuiliding effort.

[SWedd523]

^ only if they take Tyrus or Diop as part of the deal

[kitch0202]

^ only if they take Tyrus or Diop as part of the deal

If Cho can swing it so that we get rid of Tyrus and still end up with Robinson or Beal I'd be ecstatic. Failing that, Tyrus gone and Jeremy Lamb or Andre Drummond in would be really good. Tyrus gone and Meyers Leonard, Terrence Ross or Moe Harkless in would be borderline acceptable.

Cheers,

Kitch.

[Chevalier au Lion]

Take expiring Mo Williams for 8.5 Millons but if we receive the Dallas #17 and future 1º round of Clippers.

In this case, we can trade Mo before de deadline (good PG, expiring for several months) and get something good.