NBA Trade Rumors: Wizards, Bobcats Discussing Andray Blatche For Tyrus Thomas Swap, Report Says

I have to say fire dray. I would do this. Tyrus can hit a j and run the floor.

A dumb deal for a few reasons. First and foremost, the point Mike makes about amnesty. Second, how many tweener forwards is Grunfeld going to acquire? Is he going for the record? Third, at least Blatche can play center.

Unless we can get a piece for the future (odds are slim to nil) We have no point in taking on another teams problem when we can just erase ours.

I say a wash because we’d be slightly overpaying an inconsistent player that we can’t amnesty, although in theory TT is a better fit for what we “want” to be. But still, he’s not a real PF because he’s too skinny, and he sure isn’t a SF, and he doesn’t mesh well next to Javale.

The question, like Mike said, is would you rather TT or the cap space? Honestly, I’d rather the cap space, or at minimum, a trade where we pick up a real asset like a draft pick. But we aren’t going to get a “good” trade for Andray, so I’d really rather just amnesty him in the offseason.

Potential a dumb move bc TT is very inconsistent. But so is the hamburgler and for almost the same amount of money do it. This would be a crucial step to the rebuild..save the clause and buy lewis out next year,if we had a smart gm lewis wouldnt had got a new wiz uni

After all this is ESPN. They have been making all types of rumors that aren’t true.

But on the flip side of this, why would the Bobcats make this trade? What would they gain?

I love that trade.

Yeah, why not. If Tyrus can sit at the end of the bench and mind his own business, it’s a win.

makes more sense to just wait and amnesty him. And plus tyrus Thomas is just a shorter McGee

….sike I loved him

Is there a button I can push?

But Thomas has regressed about as much as Blatche.

Why should the Wiz put themselves on the hook for three years and $22 million or so for the 10% chance that Thomas will find the thread he has misplaced at least four times to date, when they can amnesty Blatche before next season, and invest the money in someone better.

Why would the Bobcats do this? Dray is horrible and they’d save just a little money. So can someone please explain why the Bobcats would do this?

A) Bball IQ
B) a jumpshot
C) the willingness to come off the bench behind next seasons draft pick?

they have to be going……wtf?!?!?!

I’m not a Blatche supporter, but I don’t think he’s a bad as he’s shown the last year and a half. Injuries probably have a lot to do with that. He’s not a starter on a good team, but when healthy he could provide offense off the bench.

I don’t see Thomas as a fit, so I’d lean to holding on to Blatche until his value recovers or using the amnesty worse case.

Couldn’t the Wiz trade for Diaw by agreeing to pay a certain amount of money owed to Blatche to make the trade work??

Can Dray even pass a physical

He’s literally just shuffling the chairs on the Titanic. Is Thomas better than Blatche? Yes. Is he significantly better? No. If you had Thomas on this team, would it make the playoffs? No. Is Thomas on a great contract? No. Then why make the move? I have no idea.

The Wizards interests would be better served simply letting AB play out his contract , maybe moving it in the last year when it has some value. 8 million isn’t particularly onerous for the Wizards cap, given how many players are on rookie contracts.

Save the amnesty powder for BYOD/IF we resign McGee. (Because man, oh, man, if he doesn’t develop and we give him $11 million for 4 -5 years without a team option, we’d screwd and Wall should run out of here).

Man I think we overrate our players too much, I mean really what has Dray done to expect he will change and if you ask me Dray can keep his talents because if he was really committed to canvassing his talents into something great he would have done it by now. From what I know about Thomas he does get hurt a lot and I mean a lot. But if he can be anything like his Chicago days we definitely get the upper hand, plus I really liked his mid-range game against us, that and the fact he hustles. My one question is how long can we hold on to our amnesty clause, because honestly amnestying Blatche seems like a waste to me with that kind of contract, when you think about it there have been two teams already that seemed to be willing to take on Dray’s contract( Warriors, Bobcats).

Bobcats would do it because they need someone with the ability to score in the paint. While Blatche seems awful, he’d immediately be their biggest offensive weapon in the frontcourt. And while Blatche doesn’t maddeningly doesn’t play to his own strengths, his situation is dysfunctional enough that a team could be willing to give up a comprable head case/bad contract combination like Tyrus Thomas with the hopes that they could salvage his career. Peak Performance Andray Blatche suits their needs more than Peak Performance Tyrus Thomas does.

I can’t see the Bobcats even considering trading Diaw’s expiring contract for Blatche. Even with a 2nd rounder thrown in. The Bobcats are in the same boat as us. They have a head-case with a too-long contract and they’re willing to entertain any offer if it can remove the financial strain of a player that doesn’t fit with what they want to do. While Blatche is a slightly better fit, this would presumably be more about getting rid of Tyrus Thomas for them. They want to free up room to make a run at free agents and adding Blatche’s albatross contract to Thomas’s as well as another year of $10 million for Maggette isn’t going to help them out.

Doubt T-Wolves would trade Beasely and have Blatche’s contract on the books for an extra 2 years.

To the Kings for ’Cisco Garcia or John Salmons (Seriously hideous contract through 2014/2015 for a guy who is already 32)

To the Suns for Josh Childress & Hakim Warrick

To the Lakers with Shelvin Mack for Luke Walton & Steve Blake (not saying i’d do this, just a combination the Lakers could possibly want)

Warriors for Andris Biedrins (9 million player option 2013/2014)
Pistons for Charlie Villanueva (8.5 mil player option, 2013/2014)
Dallas for Brendan Haywood (Ha! Probably the first one of these a team would jump at, amazingly)

One thing is apparent..This ain’t your slightly older brother’s NBA. The amnesty clause and father time have combined to wipe out a lot of the crappy contracts that teams would move for Andray Blatche’s crappy contract.

I want that player

Is the only reason to possibly justify a deal. Tyrus isn’t a joke on the level of Dray and can possibly be included in a future deal. That said, we’re better off just using the amnesty on Dray.

Float his name out there, going to a crappy city. Might push him to work harder if he thinks he’ll get sent to a bad team that also has a lousy club scene. Where else can we pretend to ship him off to?