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Am I missing something? Why on earth would Sacramento make that trade? They lose Cousins and get nothing but a pick that probably won't even be that good? Why wouldn't Boston and Sacramento just deal directly and then Boston could have Cousins? I also seriously doubt Houston would want Asik back....
For example if Sarver didn't want to take on that extra money that same trade you proposed could still happen just with Nene's contract going to Portland (with some other small compensation for doing so) and Phoenix gets rid of Morris without having to pay anything....
I imagine this is only going to get worse but with the latest CBA it seems like a lot of teams have contracts that are way too big or way too small and that makes trades very difficult. It's going to get even worse when the higher max contracts start with the cap shooting up. I know I'm probably ...
But you don't know if paying a much higher salary/buyout for Nene is worth a 2nd round pick to them. I think realistically just trading Morris for a lesser or similar expiring like Anderson would be more likely for them....
Besides your 3-way with Phoenix doesn't work salary wise....
What about Washington? Nene hasn't been healthy this year so they could use a stretch 4 and have their 1st round pick. Nene for Anderson doesn't work straight up but the Blazers could help out. Would you give up a 2nd and Anderson if it meant getting a 1st? NO gets: 2016 1st from Was (probably...
I can't take credit for this quote but a few years ago before Dumars signed Josh Smith I saw this somewhere: "What's more dangerous? LeBron in the open court or Dumars with cap space." ...
Well Billy King just got reassigned today so who knows if the Nets will make dumb trades anymore. It would be tough for any GM to clean up that mess considering they have very little assets and draft picks....
Uh oh! The Blazers will gladly take your 2016 1st round pick unprotected Dell!...
Ha ha ha, true! I really don't know how King has his job still. He gave the Blazers a 1st round pick for a washed up Gerald Wallace (that pick ended up being Damian Lillard) and then re-signed Wallace to a terrible 4 year, 40 million contract that off season. Actually that sounds eerily similar ...
That trade seems pretty fair for both sides, except personally taking on Asik for 4 more years instead of just letting Johnson walk isn't something I would do if I was the Nets without more compensation....
The Blazers and the 76ers (barely) are the only two teams that could absorb his contract completely without getting anything in return. I don't know if the Blazers would do it for anything less than a 1st rounder in 2016 (maybe top 3 protected) thrown in as well given there is still a lot of money l...
As a Blazer fan, Batum would be a great fit with AD on pick and rolls and defensively....
Just curious from afar what it would take for the Pelicans to unload Asik's contract (or what you personally would be willing to include to get rid of the guy)? Or do you want to keep him?...

re: From an Outsiders Perspective

Posted by hoopsjock on 11/25/15 at 6:46 pm
Holiday is a decent player but there are a ton of really good point guards in the NBA and I'm not sure he's even in the top 10-12. Noel would have still been out for the year so without Holiday the Pelicans would have probably gotten a higher pick than 10 anyway. My whole point is with those guys ev...

re: From an Outsiders Perspective

Posted by hoopsjock on 11/25/15 at 6:39 pm
So what do you do going forward then? Keep hoping that at some point those guys can all be on the court or blow it up again (except Davis)?...

re: From an Outsiders Perspective

Posted by hoopsjock on 11/25/15 at 6:13 pm
Shouldn't Demps be responsible for those guys not panning out though or does he get a pass because of injuries (even though some guys were injury prone when signed)....

re: From an Outsiders Perspective

Posted by hoopsjock on 11/25/15 at 6:07 pm
I guess I didn't really think of it that way eyeran. ...