You have to at least get a late first round for it to be worth it.

or you can wait out the free agency period and if nobody offers him anything, sign him for $4 mill per. He was asking for some crazy numbers earlier this year and I’m pretty sure he won’t get anything near that.

N1 is a good player and his defense is underrated. I wouldn’t mind having him on our team as long as we don’t have to pay an arm and a leg for him.

Nick’s biggest problem is when he takes it upon himself to force bad shots outside of the flow of the offense, usually long ones.

But he is a relatively good shooter, especially on our team.

He should be given some time at SF before we cut ties with him formally. It reduces the opportunities for him to force bad shots. He will be less a part of the offense and more camped out on the perimeter somewhere waiting to take that open look- what we do want him to do. And Mack and Wall should be the guards on the floor. Mack can shoot the three, and has the discipline to do so within the flow of the offense as well. JW can run the offense as beautifully as he did yesterday. Many teams in the league are rolling out two PG back courts. We should give it a try.

I think it’s been discussed here plenty, but why bring in another long-term contract for Blatche when we could just amnesty him this summer? Getting nothing back is better than getting something you don’t want.

I’d rather rather have Booker and Vesely get as much time at the 4 spot this season as possible, and Seraphin as much time at backup 5 as possible. Give them all a chance to grow.

Last time I looked, Nick Young was the leading scorer on an actual NBA team. Even when that team is 6-22, this achievement is not to be sneered at… try as often and as hard as the people on this site try to do.

If you run Nick’s numbers by (a) other #16 picks historically and (b) the 15 players picked ahead of him in his draft year, I think he stacks up pretty favorably.

As Rook continually points out, Nick has (despite the occasional lapse) put some discipline in his offense and plays credible defense. Will be be Ray Allen? Likely not. But he is better than any 2-guard on a large number of teams. And he has still not quite reached his plataeu.

I really hope the Wizards keep Nick on a reasonable deal. Perhaps he can hold down the starting 2-guard position for another year or two, and then recycle into a sixth man, in the Jamal (as opposed to Jordan) Crawford mold.

While it is true that the majority of QA players move on after their last season with their original team, at least two of them have stayed put.

If Nick continues to play decent ball, there is no reason why the Wizards still cannot offer him a new deal, especially if they want to focus on a big man in the 2012 draft.

This story by Hanrahan is worthless. The most important thing about trading Nick is that he can control what happens. He says the Wizards should do this or that is useless because the Wizards can’t do anything without Nick saying OK. This story should be written from the perspective of what Nick should do. And trading Blatche is old news. 90% of the fan base wants him gone. And Hanrahan suggesting that the Bobcats might take Blatche because MJ once drafted Kwame Brown is just ridiculous.

I’m not a huge Nick Young fan. I think he does several things well, shooting and perimeter defense being the big two. He does have some significant red flags, terrible rebounder, tunnel vision, and inconsistent effort. Taking McGee’s side in the “should i showboat when I’m losing” controversy hurt him as well.

Nevertheless, I have to think he’s worth at least a late first round and some cash. A 2nd round pick from a playoff team is way too low. I think his value is deprecated partially by JR Smith’s free agency.

I get the idea that you have to take something over nothing. But, I have to assume his value will go up a little.

My problem with Young is his (lack of) rebounding and distribution. I don’t think the problem is his head — I’ve been relatively pleased with his decision making this year (with a few exceptions).

Young has a sweet jumper. He’s a ok or better on-ball defender. But he just doesn’t rebound, and he can’t pass. These things are problems, even for a player whose job it is to finish possessions with jumpers.

Look at Ray Allen: he is a shooter by trade, but if the defense overextends to deny him a clean look, he’s a good enough passer to swing the ball and make them pay. If Young never learns to do that, he’ll always be of limited utility no matter how good his jumper is (and it’s very, very good). Likewise, the defense can’t suck 10-15 seconds off the shot clock by doubling Allen. I’ve seen a bunch of Wizards possession completely derailed because Young had to be rescued from ball pressure that 90% of NBA shooting guards can handle easily.

Finally, the rebounding — I enjoy stat padding for Wall as much as the next guy, but if he’s forced to pull back to yank defensive boards that his SG could be getting, he’s starting a potential fast break later and further back than he should. And it’s not like the Wizards are exactly killing it on the defensive boards these days.

Young is old enough that I’m not sure these things are correctable. He’s a fine player, and could have a good role on the right team, but I don’t want to see the Wizards commit to him as a long term solution at one of the guard slots.

NY has no contract in three months right now. No team will give up more than a second round pick for someone not under contract.

So what if he does a sign and trade? What is he worth then? Well, that will depend on the terms of the contract. If he signs a max contract, which for him would be around $14-15mm per year, he is worth no draft picks. If he signs for the minumum wage, say a 4-5 year deal for under a million a season, then he would be worth a first round draft pick for a team above the salary cap because he offers a lot of value to them: proven better than average shooter in the NBA, doesnt turn the ball over much, plays decent defense, and cheap.

Bottom line, his trade value is determined by his play and his pay. And waiting until two months before he is an unrestricted free agent is waiting too long to trade him for anything.

Using him in any other capacity on offense is wrong and poor coaching. It is that simple. Since we dont have a SF that can consistently hit an open three, and we do have another guard that does (Mack), then he should play SF for us. Let John break down the defense primarily and kick it out to those two on the perimeter if he can not pass it to an open big in the lane.

Basketball is a simple game. No need to overcomplicate things when you are not winning consistently.