I Ran Into Ted Leonsis and We Talked Draft, Coaching, Trading Deadline
by smoores on Feb 18, 2012 1:34 PM EST
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But I liked SpecialSauce’s post about how Golden State is a likely trade partner for us before the trade deadline. We desperately need shooters and they desperately want a center.
However, I disagreed with his idea of trading McGee for Monta Ellis. Monta is a ball dominant undersized two guard who would essentially add a slightly more talented Nick Young to the team.
So I thought I’d give my idea for a trade with them and include my idea for an offseason plan.
Trade:
Javale McGee
Jordon Crawford
Mo Evans
For
Keep in mind we would have to wait till Mo Evans is allowed to be traded in order to make this deal and by then Ronny Turiaf should be nearing full health. This would allow Turiaf to hold down the fort at Center until the offseason.
Starting Lineup till offseason:
SG Nick Young, Klay Thompson
SF Dorell Wright, Chris Singleton, Rashard Lewis
PF Trevor Booker, Jan Vesely, Baltche
C Turiaf, Seraphin
Even though we would be left severely undersized by this trade it would give Wall plenty of catch and shoot players for him to kick the ball out to. And who knows maybe we could trade for another big or sign a player like Joel Pryzbilla to help out.
Offseason:
Fire Randy Wittman and Ernie Grunfeld and make a run at Brian Shaw and some G.M. (I don’t know any G.M.’s)
Then in the offseason I would cut Lewis, let Nick Young walk and amnesty that one PF whose name shall not be said.
Then I would target Landry Fields because he is a good character, solid starter who can catch and shoot, rebound, and is an unrestricted free agent.
Secondly we could sign Jeff Green because he’s unrestricted and there seems to be a mutual interest with him and DC.
Then I would make a run at Omer Asik and/or Ian Mahinmi to play center since both are unrestricted free agents who can play D and have potential.
However, I have to admit I’m practically assuming we could get a guy like Anthony Davis, or Drummond in the draft. If not we could target someone like Sullinger or Robinson to play PF. I’m not even going to guess who we could get with our second round picks.
That would leave us with this lineup going into next season:
John Wall-Shelvin Mack
Landry Fields-Klay Thompson
Dorell Wright-Jeff Green
Anthony Davis (dreaming?)- Booker T.-Jan Vesely
Omer Asik- Ian Mahinmi (or resign Turiaf)- Kevin "has no talent" Seraphin
What do you think? Do you think GS would make the trade? Could we possibly get another 1st round pick in the deal? Would we have to include any of our 2nd round picks? You tell me.
I tried to be realistic and I think I generally was except for maybe the Davis pick.
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I'd rather trade with Hornets
Trade McGee, Blatche, and Lewis for Kaman, Okafor, and Ariza. Let Kaman walk in the summer and go after Hibbert. New Orleans might do it because them being owned by the league would be getting rid of salary and that might attract a owner. Hornets would get a young Center that’s good for the highlight reel if nothing else, and Washington would get a championship pedigree SF and he’s young and athletic, a defensive stopper in Okafor who has only 3 yrs remaining on his contract, and rental Center until the offseason. We would fill our SF position as well as addition by subtraction Blatche. Then in the summer draft your SG or PF of the future to sit behind and learn from a professional, and go after Hibbert since the Pacers don’t want to pay him.
I wouldn't want to take on Okefor and Ariza's contract
Ariza was great for the Lakers as an energy player but he was overpaid by the Hornets and hasn’t had nearly as much success with them
ah ha
Unless you are expecting him to fill up then no, but he’s decent enough scorer and a hell of a defender, with Okafor you would be getting D, and third that’s what a young team needs is to learn how to stop somebody, instead of thinking they are going to shoot it out with someone, I bet you Kobe would want Ariza back, it’s all about what you are looking for remember we drafted Singleton for these same purposes and it has panned out yet let me just say yet. Okafor is way better than what we have now and if we ever want to ever make it to the playoffs we have to take stopping good teams seriously, and Okafor does that for you as well as Ariza. Ariza was paid a little over the mid level exception if I am correct and some people think it would be ok to pay Young 7-8 million a year.
I'm only trading JaVale if it brings back a legit stud big man.
Asik and Mahinmi do not fit that bill. Give me Cousins or Pekovic and I’m listening.
Bullets fan stuck in CO.
Yea I agree
I like Cousin, but he’s making a case why the twins let the coach go instead of the player. I would say Utah too but, I don’t think McGee impressed anybody with his play last night to exchange any of their big men in return.
If and I say if.
Wall can knock down that mid-range jumper like he has consistently, Ariza would be a perfect corner pocket three point shooter for him like how CP3 was with Ariza. People forget Okafor was once seen as a #1 pick talent, can he score you a lot of points no, but he has the athleticism and body to be a force for you to disrupt the middle something this team needs.
Na
he has another year…and making less than Blatche smh
by KurisuDevil on Feb 18, 2012 10:47 PM EST up reply actions
this guy said he ran into Jim Haslett (Redskins D Coordinator)
at his daughter’s volleyball tourney thing… and according to the author, “Rodskins,” Jim Haslett decided to tell HIM (of all the people in the world) the Redskins’ offseason plans. Some highlights include: trying to trade with STL for the #2 pick…they don’t like any QB in the draft but Luck and RG3…and my favorite, trying to acquire Peyton Manning… BTW this is a good post and the title is genius.
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by adamvolo on Feb 19, 2012 5:32 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Not to me it doesn't
If the Redskins have the 2nd pick. I think they would be trying to acquire Luck. RG3 is nice, but not nice enough for the 2nd pick.
by hambonejackson on Feb 19, 2012 6:12 PM EST up reply actions
I meant the title
as for the skins, I can name Rex Grossman and D’Angelo Hall if he still plays for them, so basically, I know nothing about football
As much of a knucklehead as he can be.....
Only getting back Klay Thompson and Dorell Wright for JaVale (plus Crawdiddy and Mo) doesn’t seem like a great deal. Wright is 26 and not a great shooter. Thompson should be a great shooter, but isn’t expected to be a great player. Solid? Sure. They could get a player comparable to Klay Thompson this year with their #2 pick. Maybe not quite as good, but close enough for it not to be a big difference. With the extra talent in this year’s draft and factoring in that bigs always rise up the charts the closer to the draft it gets, good perimeter players will be available at their #2.
I am down with pursuing both Fields and Green. Though I will be a bit surprised (failing either getting an excessively fat contract offer) if Fields doesn’t end up back with NY and Green back in Boston.
Asik makes some sense, although Mahinmi is essentially the same player as Seraphin in my book.
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