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With Gordon cap space, who do Pels sign?
Posted on 2/10/14 at 9:53 am
Posted on 2/10/14 at 9:53 am
...I love the E. Gordon for B. Gordon expiring potential deal.
I think it makes a lot of sense for both teams...looks like the Bobcats are going after Evan Turner first, but Gordon could be a fall-back.
...we need Gordon to finish strong these last few games and up his value.
Everyone agrees that our weaknesses are at SF and C. Who do we sign if we free up the cap space?
Possible target UFA SFs:
Luol Deng
Danny Granger
Trevor Ariza
Aminu
Marvin Williams
CJ Miles
Richard Jefferson
Shawn Marion
Gordon Hayward (restricted)
Possible target UFA Centers:
Spencer Hawes
Marcin Gortat
Greg Monroe (restricted)
...there aren't a lot of great options out there, imo. Hayward is not attainable, and there are a lot of mediocre or over-the-hill SFs...and not a lot of options at C. Monroe could be attainable I guess, depending on what happens at the trade deadline.
I like Marvin Williams and Marcin Gortat...Do y'all think those guys are worth getting/would they fit with this team?
What do y'all want to do with the cap space (realistically)?
Will we be stuck with Gordon and the same roster for another season?
I think it makes a lot of sense for both teams...looks like the Bobcats are going after Evan Turner first, but Gordon could be a fall-back.
...we need Gordon to finish strong these last few games and up his value.
Everyone agrees that our weaknesses are at SF and C. Who do we sign if we free up the cap space?
Possible target UFA SFs:
Luol Deng
Danny Granger
Trevor Ariza
Aminu
Marvin Williams
CJ Miles
Richard Jefferson
Shawn Marion
Gordon Hayward (restricted)
Possible target UFA Centers:
Spencer Hawes
Marcin Gortat
Greg Monroe (restricted)
...there aren't a lot of great options out there, imo. Hayward is not attainable, and there are a lot of mediocre or over-the-hill SFs...and not a lot of options at C. Monroe could be attainable I guess, depending on what happens at the trade deadline.
I like Marvin Williams and Marcin Gortat...Do y'all think those guys are worth getting/would they fit with this team?
What do y'all want to do with the cap space (realistically)?
Will we be stuck with Gordon and the same roster for another season?
This post was edited on 2/10/14 at 10:05 am
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Posted on 2/10/14 at 9:59 am to drake20
SF options suck. I doubt we trade EG but Deng + Hawes would be good but I'm afraid that puts is right in the middle of mediocrity.
Posted on 2/10/14 at 10:00 am to drake20
At Center, I would like Gortat.
I know he's older, but I really wouldn't mind signing Richard Jefferson for the right price. He could be our David West (in regards to his veteran leadership to a young Pacers team). It also doesn't hurt he's shooting 43.9% from the 3 this season.
I know he's older, but I really wouldn't mind signing Richard Jefferson for the right price. He could be our David West (in regards to his veteran leadership to a young Pacers team). It also doesn't hurt he's shooting 43.9% from the 3 this season.
Posted on 2/10/14 at 10:01 am to drake20
I'd like to get Gortat maybe around 3 yrs 21-24 mil
Posted on 2/10/14 at 10:03 am to drake20
I'd love Deng. He plays a ton of minutes and can play the 3 and 4.
Posted on 2/10/14 at 10:34 am to drake20
I would love to somehow get Thaddeus Young or Jeff Green to play SF.
Young is also from New Orleans.
Young is also from New Orleans.
Posted on 2/10/14 at 10:37 am to drake20
i thought he got traded and i totally missed something.
Posted on 2/10/14 at 11:00 am to drake20
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Spencer Hawes
I would love to have Spencer Hawes on this team. He's the type of guy who does the dirty work that we need to pair with AD. And he's relitively young.
Posted on 2/10/14 at 11:01 am to drake20
Signing Deng to a huge contract would put the Pels in the same position as it was in with Gordon. He is getting old and has his own injury past to deal with.
We should just look at Danny Granger. He won't cost much and the risk would be worth the reward.
The team need multiple players if they have the cap room, not one guy. Maybe add guys who will actually compliment the existing players?? hmm could be an idea!
We should just look at Danny Granger. He won't cost much and the risk would be worth the reward.
The team need multiple players if they have the cap room, not one guy. Maybe add guys who will actually compliment the existing players?? hmm could be an idea!
Posted on 2/10/14 at 4:15 pm to drake20
David Aldridge on who's available:
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8. Eric Gordon, Pelicans (two years, $30.3 million remaining through 2015-16)
The Pelicans need a big man to play alongside Anthony Davis. They've got Tyreke Evans to play the two alongside Jrue Holiday. They've denied it, but they've been shopping Gordon for a while. So, what gives?
"The reason they can't move Eric Gordon now," a general manager said Sunday, "is because he's not the same player he was before the injuries."
And that's why moving Gordon could come back to bite New Orleans.
Gordon's had a bunch of injuries the last three seasons, no question -- a chipped bone in his wrist cost him 18 games in 2010-11, and right knee injuries in 2011-12 and 2012-13 kept him out a total of 86 games over those two seasons -- or, a full season-plus. The Clippers couldn't wait on him any longer, and ultimately pulled the trigger to send Gordon to N'awlins (keeping Eric Bledsoe) in order to facilitate the Chris Paul deal in 2011.
But most injuries -- most, not all -- heal. And Gordon showed when he was healthy that he was one of the most explosive and talented two guards in the league -- 22 a night for the Clippers in his last full season there. The Suns gave him that $56 million offer sheet just two summers ago, after all, a deal that New Orleans matched in order to hold onto its asset.
Pelicans owner Tom Benson wants the team to make a playoff run right quick, though, so the pressure is on to surround Davis with as many quality pieces as possible. So Gordon may well be gone in a week and a half, though that $30 mil is a big nut these days.
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This post was edited on 2/10/14 at 4:20 pm
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