Great re-cap.. I just want the team to win and make the playoffs next season. The team needs some vets to mold the young players and lead the way. They will need to take some chances and that might mean picking up some questionable contracts. I don't see any major free agents coming here, so my ideal off season includes..

1. Getting rid of Gordon. He is way overpaid now and the injuries make him too big of a gamble. I'd trade him to Indy straight up for Granger. Granger has been hurt too, so the trade makes sense for both sides. The Pelicans get a starting quality SF and Granger has an expiring contract (opening up a ton of cap space for 2014).

2. Get a major front court player to mentor Davis and help him grow. Anderson and Davis are not a good pair, they need more of a compliment. I'd trade Vasquez and Anderson for P. Gasol. Gasol is also an expiring contract and solves the Center position.

3. Draft/Sign an impact PG. My hope is that Smart is available, which would make this simple.

4. Sign a replacement for Gordon. I'd like them to take a one year flyer on a guy like K. Martin to mentor Rivers.

5. Pick up the option on Lopez.

We'd end up with a team of..

Smart/Roberts
Martin/Rivers
Granger/Miller
Davis/Smith
Gasol/Lopez

That's a playoff team with alot of youth and over 30 million in cap space for the 2014 season. They could re-sign a couple of the vets (for way lower contracts), add more youth and still get a super star level player. While keeping a core of Davis, Rivers and Smart.. win-win..

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Posted by drake20

Baton Rouge

Member since Oct 2005

13123 posts

Posted on 3/19/13 at 9:23 pm to brmark70816

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Anderson and Davis are not a good pair, they need more of a compliment.

It's too early to say this, imo....We don't necessarily know what Davis will be.

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I'd trade Vasquez and Anderson for P. Gasol. Gasol is also an expiring contract and solves the Center position.

I can't get on board for that...Gasol will be turning 33, has significant injury concerns, and is having the worst season of his career.

He's not worth Vasquez and Anderson.

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We'd end up with a team of..

Smart/Roberts
Martin/Rivers
Granger/Miller
Davis/Smith
Gasol/Lopez

...and where the hell do we go from there. The whole team retires as Davis enters his prime.

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Posted by Fleur de Diable

Baton Rouge

Member since Aug 2010

978 posts

Posted on 3/19/13 at 11:06 pm to brmark70816

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brmark70816

Put down the controller and shut off NBA Live.

That playoff team, your words not mine, is middling at best. That sets us up to be middle of the draft, then 3/5s of our starting unit has to be replaced and we have to hope that we can attract free agents. That makes no sense. Especially with smaller market teams, that can't rely on attracting big name free agents, the game is all about acquiring assets and knowing when to flip them. It will not happen as casually as you think it can.

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Posted by BayouFann

CenLa

Member since Jun 2012

6870 posts

Posted on 3/19/13 at 11:47 pm to brmark70816

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I'd trade Vasquez and Anderson for P. Gasol. Gasol is also an expiring contract and solves the Center position.

respect lost. gasol is a pf. thats where he impacted the most. no thanks to paying 20mil to him for 13&8. hell, i like lopez for 15mil cheeper and get the same results. that a troll?!