re: Pelicans "Extremely Active" in Trade Talks

Isn't Afflalo a 2? I think he's 6'5"

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Pels get: Afflalo, Ramon Sessions
Magic get: Austin Rivers, Earl Clark, CJ Miles future pick from Charlotte
Cavs get: Eric Gordon
Charlotte gets: Dion Waiters

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Interesting... I'd take that in a heartbeat, if only for the cash savings of about $7m a season for swapping Gordon and Affalo.

Affalo being able to play the 3 in addition to the 2 is a bonus.

I hate to say McNamara's right, but he probably is. I don't see us making any "big" moves (ie a guy like Monroe). I see us maybe making a small move for another bench PF or cap relief, that's about it.

I would love to move Roberts.

If we can somehow pull that off, how would our cap space be for next year? You know, so we can pull in monroe as well

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If we can somehow pull that off, how would our cap space be for next year? You know, so we can pull in monroe as well

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If we renounce Sessions, it is a net savings of about $9m since Gordon is making $14m, Rivers will make $2m if his option is picked up, and Affalo is making about $7-8m.


As far as total cap space goes, we'll have the following tied up if we renounce all rights and decline a number of options-

Tyreke at $11.2m
Jrue at $11m
Anderson at $8.49m
Affalo at $7.56m
Davis at $5.67m
Morrow at $1.14m (player option)
Withey at $800K

That is $45.8m for 7 players.

There would be five cap holds of about $800K out there as well, since there have to be placeholders for at least 12 players on the roster, which means at least $49.8m in cap room tied up.


For this amount, we'd have to renounce the rights or decline options to the following-

Sessions, Aminu, Steamer, Jason Smith

There would be no qualifying offer tendered to Miller or Roberts either.



IF the cap number stays the same at about $61m, that means about $12m to play with.

I saw this one on RealGM and thought it was interesting:

Bucks get: B.Gordon
Pelicans get: Mayo/Zaza
Bobcats get: E.Gordon

Its not sexy, but it is interesting. Bucks get cap relief for a tanking team, Bobcats go in to win now mode (assuming they don't get Evan Turner). We get a Center and Guard, and essentially turn Gordon't contract into two smaller deals, both of which are slightly more movable and are useful players.

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I know the Cavs are in turmoil, but do you think they would give up Waiters, ECJ, and CJ Miles for Gordon?

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Alonzo Gee seems to be having a pretty down year, swap him out for Miles if it changes anything. Again, the Cavs GM is in a pretty bad situation that could see him get fired if he doesn't fix it by the trade deadline. Waiters value is probably pretty low because he's getting a team cancer reputation. They just traded for Deng to fix problems and the first thing he does is tell the local papers how messed up things are. That doesn't sound like someone invested in staying and solving the problem, he'd keep that in house if he was interested in fixing it. The Cavs GM has limited options available to keep his job.

I think anything involving Gordon would be considered "big". Whether it's a player(s) or an expiring contract.

The public never predicts trades that actually happen. Even the major NBA writers. I wouldn't let the lack of "smoke" or the fact that McNamara says nothing will happen get your hopes down. Next thing we know, Gordon is getting shipped out to a team no one ever talked about.

I agree with you, Gyno.

Thr big trades are less common, so therr is no reason to expect them at a particular time unless you know something is in the works (see Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony). There is always hope.

Still, unless the team getting him is really willing to roll the dice, waiting for Gordon to get a healthy season under his belt at the rate he is playing is a good idea. He is overpaid, but if a team can not acquire a better player for an expiring or with an MLE, an over the cap team wanting to make the playoffs may take the chance.