The Tradeables

by Jheiser3 on Jul 12, 2008 12:02 PM EDT

While we wait for the Posey chip to fall I'm wondering about who Ernie would target in a trade. THinking in terms of a 2/3 who can defend and knock down and open jump shot.

Trent Hassell, John Salmons, Hakim Warrick, Jared Jeffries, Thabo Sefolosha, and Des Mason are my shortlist. Salmons makes too much for too long though. Warrick is more of a 3/4 than 2/3 and doens't add anything from 3. Hassell contributed to good playoff teams before Minnesota pulled the plug.

Jeffries had a horrid year in NY. Ernie was right not to match Isaiah's full MLE offer. Yet somehow here I am pondering an Etan for Jeffries deal that would save NY 6Mil in 2010.

Thabo Sefolosha is more of a 2 than a 3. He's the cheapest option, which makes him valuable to his own team and less likely to get moved in the guard shuffle in Chicago.

Mason is available. He isn't going to see much time in Milwaukee behind Richard Jefferson, Jow Alexander and Mbah a Moute.

Who else?

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Has the Barnes domino fell yet?

Or do all the indicators go against the Wiz signing anyone else after Dee Brown?

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by George Templeton on Jul 12, 2008 12:50 PM EDT 0 recs

I think it would be a bad idea to trade Etan now

because of when his deal expires. Many teams will be trying to get in on multiple superstar sweepstakes, and with two large deals expiring, we could get alot of talent in trades next year.

by zeke5123 on Jul 12, 2008 1:10 PM EDT 0 recs

Yeah

Etan’s expiring contract will be worth MUCH more next year….and will fetch a better deal

Unless there’s a team out there that really needs a back-up Center, AND wants the contract to expire in 2010…. AND has an attractive piece in return (Plus a draft pick), I don’t see Ernie moving Etan this year.

However, I am intrigued by your Jeffries suggestion. Jarred can certainly play defense on the perimeter (a Wizards weakness)... He has always given LeBron James trouble. His contract only goes one year more than Etan’s. He fills a definate need because he can play both the 2 and the 3 (and 4 or 5 in an emergency)...so he could potentially back up Caron… There would be no learning curve, he’s played in Eddie’s version of the Princeton before. He won’t disrupt the chemistry (he is well liked by the other players)..

Just tell him not to shoot the ball… !!!

There’s a lot more plusses than minuses with that trade (Thomas for Jeffries)... AND it works, salary wise… Plus the Wizards would dump an additional $800 K of salary.

Hmmmmmmmm…..

by Rook6980 on Jul 12, 2008 5:19 PM EDT up 0 recs

Except

New York would never go for it.

by Rook6980 on Jul 12, 2008 5:20 PM EDT up 0 recs

The more I think about it, the more sense it makes

The only thing holding me back would be I have no idea how much an expiring mid level deal is going to be worth next year. In reality it’s worth 10-11 million because it could also be paired up with AD’s expiring deal… but BTH is going to have an extremely high trade value next year, assuming he doesn’t digress. Those 3 expiring contracts are huge chips, or can create the ultimate single chip (you know, the kind that folds)

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by Evander holyfield on Jul 12, 2008 11:51 PM EDT up 0 recs

Well, NY needs to shed salary

by ‘10. So maybe they go for it. J.J. has been a major disappointment in NY. We would be buying low on him, and it would help this season. But we have two large contracts off the book next year in AD’s and the Poets. That is extremely valuable with who is becoming available. If it was just the Poet’s contract I would do it. But the fact that we can offer two large ones increase the combined value as opposed to the individual.

by zeke5123 on Jul 12, 2008 8:42 PM EDT 0 recs

Um, no thank you

Jerrod Jeffries? I had to read this thread twice to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating. We make a smart move to let him walk and then try to get him back for the higher salary? I’d rather have Etan Thomas, and that’s not saying much.

by Unselds on Jul 12, 2008 9:12 PM EDT 0 recs

I'm willing to second that motion.

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by Truth About It on Jul 15, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up 0 recs

Well

Obviously, the first two lines in my post above are my opinion on whether Thomas will move this year….

However, the Jeffries idea is NOT that bad. Face it, the Wizards problem last year was not interior defense. Haywood, and to a lesser extent Blatche, were able to adequately defend the paint. They certainly didn’t miss Thomas last year….

NO – the Wizards defensive woes stemmed from the fact that they could not defend the perimeter… Etan Thomas returning to the Wizards this year will have ZERO effect on that deficiency; and who knows, Thomas’ return could have negative effects in the locker room… (His presence in the locker room the previous two years was felt – especially by Haywood)..

However, the addition of a good perimeter defender WOULD have a positive effect on the Wizards overall Defense. Obviously, the perfect situation would be to trade for a Shane Battier, Bruce Bowen or Ron Artest…. but those players are mostly untouchable (except for possibly Artest)...

On the other hand, salary aside, a player like Jeffries fills a number of needs:
+ He’s a good perimeter defender.
- He’s Offensively challenged, but + a versatile player (playing multiple positions).
+ He’s extremely long and can contest shots outside, mid-range and in the paint.
+ He could be that backup SF that the Wizards need to spell Butler (to give Caron a better chance to last the entire year without injury)
+ He can also play the SG position against bigger Shooting Guards; or in case of injury to Stevenson or Young.
+ He already knows the modified Princeton Offense that the Wizards use.
+ He’s the only one that I’ve seen on the Wizards that has EVER bothered Lebron James defensively.
+ AND, he’s a nice guy… everyone on the Wizards liked him.

Now – I’m NOT SAYING that the Wizards should trade for Jeffries…. Nor am I suggesting that it would be a GOOD IDEA…

I am only saying that the idea is not as CRAZY as Unselds and Truth make it out to be….
If you look past the Salary situation, the idea certainly has some plus signs next to it….

by Rook6980 on Jul 15, 2008 11:03 PM EDT up 0 recs