Proud Pelicans Fan... Trade Ideas

I wouldn't mind seeing a trade happen if we are top4 seed. If not, why waste the pick pre-trade deadline?

Do we really believe we have a good enough team to come out of the west? As of now we have a good base, but need to add another star in order to compete for a title.

With the future in mind, I'd like to keep that pick until we get a better idea if we will re-sign boogie, let the dust settle and go from there.

If boogie bounces,
You still get to grab a guy in the draft and sign free agents with remaining cap. If he stays you try to take that pic (and possibly next years?) and try to get nasty.

Don’t think we make a trade until February. A FA signing is much more realistic, let’s hope it’s Greg Monroe if he gets bought out.

I came up with a framework I like in another thread just trying to dump salary to make room for picking up Greg Monroe if he gets bought out.

3 team trade with Philly and Chicago.

Bulls - Okafor/Ajinca
Sixers - Clark or Moore and Mirotic
Pels - One of Luwawu or Korkmaz

Why Chicago does it? They've wanted Okafor for a while and have to trade either Mirotic or Portis. They get a young player they've wanted by trading a guy they need to move rather than any picks.

Why Philly does it? The Okafor situation is toxic and they've been trying to move him for a year. They want to win and adding 2 rotation worthy vets that can space the floor will help.

Why the Pels do it? They shed salary to add a bought out Greg Monroe and turn Ajinca into a cheap wing prospect. A lot of people want to keep Moore. I think he and Clark are comparable enough in a bench role that I'd give Philly whichever of the 2 they wanted, the cheap expiring guy or the guy locked in at an ok price.

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I came up with a framework I like in another thread just trying to dump salary to make room for picking up Greg Monroe if he gets bought out.

3 team trade with Philly and Chicago.

Bulls - Okafor/Ajinca
Sixers - Clark or Moore and Mirotic
Pels - One of Luwawu or Korkmaz

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In this scenario, wouldn't it make more sense for the Bulls to trade Mirotic for Luwawu and Okafor? Neither the Bulls or Sixers gain anything of worth from the Pels in a trade like this.

I wish we could have dumped Ajinca, Asik, and our 1st round pick for Jackson. I don’t think it would have gotten any better than that. Yeah he might have a meh personality, but he could have contributed and the team would have been free of the dead money. They then could look to maybe make another trade for a big or SF help.

I don’t see how either Ajinca or Asik ever really contribute again to the team.

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Ish for 2 2nds

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Hinkie make up deal

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Philly is .500 and the 7th seed in an Eastern playoff race that seems as tight/deep as the West with Cleveland, Miami, and Charlotte all on the outside looking in.

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sure. three things-

i would reject the idea that they need to make moves to make the playoffs.

Moore/Clark instead of TLC or Kormaz doesn't change their fortunes much. Pels players arent better than Reddick/Bayless and McConnell is the backup pg. Fultz, also, will come back at some point. he will need 20+ mpg.

adding small rotation level guards goes against what they are building. they have a bunch of versatile, skilled, long players. why deal a young, cost controlled player in that mold for Moore/Clark?

now the Pels might be able to swap a guy out for Sauce Castillo. would be worth a flyer except that i dont think Cousins likes him

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Pels players arent better than Reddick/Bayless

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I didn't realize Bayless had become a good 3 point shooter. He does limit the usefulness of Moore and Clark.

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now the Pels might be able to swap a guy out for Sauce Castillo

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If you do Clark and Ajinca for Stauskas you'd save just enough to add another minimum. I really would rather get the cheaper guy with more potential, but a move like that might be your only option for dumping Ajinca without burning a pick. It also might make Asik easier to dump because you don't have to package Ajinca with him.

It’s not about Stauskas, it’s about dumpng Ajinca to make room for a bought out Greg Monroe.

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His scoring average is going to keep climbing thos season

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I really don't think it will. He's a steady guy, not a volume guy. His attempts and points per 36 minutes:

16-17 12.2 FGA 4.1 3PA 13.8 ppg
17-18 11.1 FGA 3.9 3PA 13.4 ppg

He's averaging 11.7 instead of 9.6 ppg vs last year simply because he's playing more minutes, not because he's "becoming a better offensive player". He's at 31.5 MPG so there really isn't much room for him to improve. While his FG% is up 5% because he's getting a lot more easy shots at the basket, I don't see an avenue for him to improve much more above where he is now.

I'm not hell bent on trading him or anything, but the Pels money situation makes Moore a luxury long term. Dumping Asik/Ajinca only offsets Boogie's raise next year which mean's even if you get rid of them we'll be in the same, tight bumping up against the tax situation next summer as we were this summer where we had to choose between discounted Rondo and Swaggy P.

If all goes well then in 2 years from now we'll follow up Cousins' $12 million raise with a similar raise for AD. Moore will eventually need to be replaced by cheaper guys like Jackson/Cooke or the next under priced vet min like Ian Clark.

I wouldn't just use him to dump Ajinca, in this case I was aiming to get a good young wing prospsect back in Luwawu. If Rondo's return and Miller's emergence lead to pushing Moore back to a 20 MPG player and there is a deal for him that lets you dump salary and get future assets, you have to make that trade while you have an Ian Clark on the roster to plug the hole. Clark is in a slump right now, but he does a lot of the same things Moore does on the court.