Boo ya!

Since I’m guessing that players that make mid-level money that would stand to make much more if they were available (Chris Paul, Brandon Roy, etc.) are out of the question as well, I’m going to go with Raja Bell.

He as good, if not a better defender than DeShawn and he’s a more consistent outside shooter. As much as I like Stevenson, if Bell was available I wouldn’t hesitate to get him, even though he’s a little older.

And Battier makes slightly more than the MLE, so I don’t think he’d qualify.

...and it’s for Andre Miller and Udonis Haslim.

P.S.: ESPN’s Trade Machine is your friend.

But he is definitely too expensive (though he wouldn’t command near as much as he used to) and he needs the ball a bit too much to be on this team. Basically we need an Artest-type player who can guard 3 or 4 positions (RA guards power forwards as well as PGs), plays high-IQ basketball, can rebound, and is a tenacious defender. We don’t need the offensive game . We also don’t need the headcase. I don’t think we could handle him with the team we have now. So I guess my question is: who is Artest-lite? Name that player and that’s who I would give 5 mil.

Jake: Raja Bell
RamVA: Antonio McDyess
Pryme: Kurt Thomas? P.J. Brown?
Icantfeelmyface: Doesn’t know, but basically a cheap Artest

a motivated quentin richardson

he can play the 2 or 3, and i feel like hes tough and strong enough to even play the 4 in small lineups.

Hed bring 3pt shooting and rebounding and i think he could play defense in the right environment. Hes a tough player with some skills whos been lost in a terrible environment the last couple years but he was a good player on for the suns that one year and on the clippers before that. Ive always been a fan of q so my opinion might be a little jaded but i think if he was taken out of ny he could start playing well again.

im not sure what his cap number is this season, but hes on the knicks so ill assume hes overpaid but realistically hes worth about the midlevel

ps. this doesnt work for this scenario, but ive also maintained in personal circles that hinrich would be great in the backcourt alongside arenas. He has point skills enough to push arenas off the ball while also having enough skills and basketball iq to play off the ball if arenas wants to take over. Hes also a big guard who can guard effectively guard 1s or 2s to give arenas the easier matchup. He was in skiles’ doghouse and it seemed like a real possibility he would be on the way out, but with d’antoni coming in they might give him another chance.

He’s a restricted free agent this summer, he makes $2,636,695 now, he’s big (7’0” 240 lbs.), he’s very athletic, he runs the floor well, he’s a good shot blocker (1.2 bpg), and he’s a terrific rebounder (9.8 rpg in only 27.3 mpg). He’s also still very young (he just turned 22 last month).

Chances are he’ll command more than the MLE, and I don’t see Nellie letting him go without a fight, but if Ernie could somehow nab him he’d be a great acquistion for the Wizards.

Someone who knows how to play with intensity. I know we need someone to guard positions 1-4, but I’m hoping Taser progresses quite nicely in the offseason.

Then how about Francisco Elson? He’s an unrestricted free agent this summer, he makes exactly $3 million now, he’s also big (7’0” 235 lbs.), he also runs the floor well, and he’s had good playoff experience (was a member of San Antonio’s championship team from last season).

His numbers suffered a bit this season after his trade to Seattle, but he still averaged 9.3 points, 0.9 blocks, 0.7 steals, 1.1 assists, and 8.9 rebounds per 36 minutes. This despite only playing 12.9 minutes per game. His numbers with San Antonio last season were higher when he averaged 19.0 minutes per game.

My only concern was his knee injury he suffered a couple of months ago (strained right MCL). He did return to the lineup a week later, though, and was starting by the end of the season, so I don’t think it was that bad.

Both Kwame Brown and Juwan Howard are unrestricted free agents this summer. Maybe we can get a two for one deal? ;-)

Aggressive big man with great effort, hair…

(Really, Etan Thomas 2.0)

Raja Bell
Antonio McDyess
Kurt Thomas
James Posey
Eduardo Najera
Charlie Villanueva
Chris Duhon
Jason Maxiell
Quentin Richardson
Chris Richard
Francisco Elson
Linas Kleiza
Ronny Turiaf

Keep ‘em coming, but good suggestions so far.

I’ve already put my suggestion in, but I’m very curious about another big physical center on the market. Like last season, Dikembe Mutombo is once again an unrestricted free agent. Like last season, Dikembe Mutombo signed with the Rockets for about $1.3 million. Like last season, Dikembe Mutombo continued to put up impressive numbers despite his age. He’s older than dirt (about to turn 42, no offense to those BFers who are that age or older), but he continues to give effective minutes to his team. Last season he averaged 6.9 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 2.8 blocks per 36 minutes while averaging 15.9 minutes per game.

My question is, why doesn’t some team offer him more than $1.3 million? His production clearly warrants at least $2.5 million per year, in my opinion. The Wizards could probably afford to sign both him and Francisco Elson for the MLE, which could provide them with 25-30 minutes of solid backup center play that they sorely need.

If Jason would command more than the MLE on the open market, someone like Brandon Bass might do the trick for that role.

Josh Childress (probably too expensive, but whatever)
Tony Allen
Devin Brown
Chuck Hayes
Jeff Foster
Trevor Ariza (personal favorite)
Jason Collins (for very cheap)
Craig Smith
DeSagana Diop
Reggie Evans
Grant Hill (love him more if not for the Wizards doctors)
Joel Pryzbilla (for a reduced price)
Ime Udoka
Nick Collison (my ideal type, but probably too expensive)
Joey Graham

How about JJ Redick? Sure we don’t know exactly what he’s capable of, but scoring is one of them hahaha. It may get crowded at the two guard spot, but if he can handle the ball… who knows? We may be able to pull off what Orlando did last night with Keyon Dooling running the show with Keith Bogans at the two.