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08-13-2008, 11:57 AM
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3. The Nuggets trade SG J.R. Smith to the Cleveland Cavaliers for F/C Joe Smith. This one has been rumored to be in the works for weeks now and could happen at any moment. The Nuggets have a major logjam at guard and are in need of some interior defense with the losses of Camby and Najera. Smith doesn't offer you much fantasy-wise; at this point in his career, he's simply a defensive guy-think PJ Brown. LeBron has been pining after the Cleveland brass to get him someone with Smith's ability. We know he can shoot the lights out from downtown and jump out of the gym-but he offers you very little after that. The Cavs are in desperate need of some athleticism on the wing and can't depend on Wally-world to guard two's and three's night in and night out. If this one happens, keep close tabs on Smith in your fantasy drafts. He could be a late round steal and turn out to be very productive for you as your third guard or utility player.
This is interesting due to our interest in J.R. Smith... Joe is, IMO, a not exceptional big man. Presumably this is a sign and trade deal - Joe is being paid 4,788,600 (http://www.storytellerscontracts.info/resources/08-09salaries.htm),
which means J.R. Smith is being signed for between 4064000
and 6085750). We could easily match up with Joe's salary with either 1) Kurt Thomas, 2) Oberto + scraps or 3) Bonner + Scraps. (by scraps I mean Vaughn, Tolliver, or maybe, maybe Hill). Talent wise, I don't think Joe is exceptional. Kurt, Oberto, or Thomas are all decent match ups with him. Trying to horn in on this deal might be possible.
Would you consider a deal trading one of our non Duncan/Mahinmi bigs for JR Smith? It would weaken our front line, but would significantly reinforce our wing positions, which have been a concern...Would you offer sweetners (eg 2nd round picks) to get such a deal made and how much?
I would do it with Bonner, because I worry he'll never get out of Pop's doghouse... Oberto and Kurt I would have to think about carefully; I think I would say yes; you really can only play one of that pair at any given time. 20 minutes from TD and 18 for Mahinmi leaves only 48 minutes at the big man positions to spread among 4 remaining big man spots on the roster (and this assuming no small ball...). Last season, Oberto got 20.1 MPG, Kurt got 18.7 MPG (I expect this to increase with a training camp to get the system down), and Bonner got 12.5 MPG. Something needs to give to fit Mahinmi into the system, I think...
It would mean we would be looking for a 5th/6th big man... As I have previously stated, I would recommend looking at Nick Fazekas (he's an FA, the clippers having rescinded their QO, and he's been effective when he's gotten on the court in the NBA) or Elton Brown (2 time D-league all star)...
3. The Nuggets trade SG J.R. Smith to the Cleveland Cavaliers for F/C Joe Smith. This one has been rumored to be in the works for weeks now and could happen at any moment. The Nuggets have a major logjam at guard and are in need of some interior defense with the losses of Camby and Najera. Smith doesn't offer you much fantasy-wise; at this point in his career, he's simply a defensive guy-think PJ Brown. LeBron has been pining after the Cleveland brass to get him someone with Smith's ability. We know he can shoot the lights out from downtown and jump out of the gym-but he offers you very little after that. The Cavs are in desperate need of some athleticism on the wing and can't depend on Wally-world to guard two's and three's night in and night out. If this one happens, keep close tabs on Smith in your fantasy drafts. He could be a late round steal and turn out to be very productive for you as your third guard or utility player.
This is interesting due to our interest in J.R. Smith... Joe is, IMO, a not exceptional big man. Presumably this is a sign and trade deal - Joe is being paid 4,788,600 (http://www.storytellerscontracts.info/resources/08-09salaries.htm),
which means J.R. Smith is being signed for between 4064000
and 6085750). We could easily match up with Joe's salary with either 1) Kurt Thomas, 2) Oberto + scraps or 3) Bonner + Scraps. (by scraps I mean Vaughn, Tolliver, or maybe, maybe Hill). Talent wise, I don't think Joe is exceptional. Kurt, Oberto, or Thomas are all decent match ups with him. Trying to horn in on this deal might be possible.
Would you consider a deal trading one of our non Duncan/Mahinmi bigs for JR Smith? It would weaken our front line, but would significantly reinforce our wing positions, which have been a concern...Would you offer sweetners (eg 2nd round picks) to get such a deal made and how much?
I would do it with Bonner, because I worry he'll never get out of Pop's doghouse... Oberto and Kurt I would have to think about carefully; I think I would say yes; you really can only play one of that pair at any given time. 20 minutes from TD and 18 for Mahinmi leaves only 48 minutes at the big man positions to spread among 4 remaining big man spots on the roster (and this assuming no small ball...). Last season, Oberto got 20.1 MPG, Kurt got 18.7 MPG (I expect this to increase with a training camp to get the system down), and Bonner got 12.5 MPG. Something needs to give to fit Mahinmi into the system, I think...
It would mean we would be looking for a 5th/6th big man... As I have previously stated, I would recommend looking at Nick Fazekas (he's an FA, the clippers having rescinded their QO, and he's been effective when he's gotten on the court in the NBA) or Elton Brown (2 time D-league all star)...