Okafor/Ariza dealt for Rashard Lewis + #46 pick

[DPG21920]

I understand what New Orleans is doing by dumping potentially almost $30 million in salaries the next couple years, but not sure what Washington is doing. Maybe their roster is a bit better but they still don't look like that much of an improved team. Okafor has actually regressed the past several seasons and injuries are starting to take over his body. And I think most people know by now that Ariza at best is a good role player on an already good team. Wizards still don't have any shooters and now have two bigs who are solid but both injuries waiting to happen. And now they probably don't make any major moves the next couple of seasons and are just putting a true rebuild on hold for a couple more seasons. Putting a rebuilding situation on hold is something you do when your team is still relevant and still has a chance to make a playoff run with the core you have, not what you do when your team is one of the worst teams in the league.

Agreed. It's not like they were on the cusp of the playoffs. Not only were they in the inferior East, they were wayyyyyyyyy out of a playoff spot (15 games back in a season that was only 66 games long ).

Maybe they can make the playoffs, but Wall would need a massive leap and their bigs would have to stay healthy. But 15 games (actually more in a reg season) is a lot to make up in one season and getting Ariza/Okafor might not cut it.

[Pelicans78]

Good deal. I'm visiting a friend who lives in Pearland, and he hooked us up with some diamond club seats for the Astros-Indians game Saturday.... 6 rows behind home plate, free food and drink. They are like Marathon Oil's CEO's tickets.

LOL, me and my wife are going to the Astros-Indians game as well.

[Pelicans78]

Agreed. It's not like they were on the cusp of the playoffs. Not only were they in the inferior East, they were wayyyyyyyyy out of a playoff spot (15 games back in a season that was only 66 games long ).

Maybe they can make the playoffs, but Wall would need a massive leap and their bigs would have to stay healthy. But 15 games (actually more in a reg season) is a lot to make up in one season and getting Ariza/Okafor might not cut it.

Okafor and Ariza won't add more than 10 wins. They're gonna need Nene and Wall to step up and hope that Beal will add something. Even then, they're gonna be 1st round fodder for Miami. Just a bad trade.

I'll take it!!!!!!!!!!

[Wild Cobra Kai]

No one else is a better candidate.

cough*Blatche*cough

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

cough*Blatche*cough

I was referring to who else the Spurs could amnesty.

[DPG21920]

Okafor and Ariza won't add more than 10 wins. They're gonna need Nene and Wall to step up and hope that Beal will add something. Even then, they're gonna be 1st round fodder for Miami. Just a bad trade.

I'll take it!!!!!!!!!!

It was a phenom of a trade. Spurs had to dump their first rounder to save 12M. You got their 2nd rounder for the privelage of them saving you 30M

[djohn2oo8]

Good deal. I'm visiting a friend who lives in Pearland, and he hooked us up with some diamond club seats for the Astros-Indians game Saturday.... 6 rows behind home plate, free food and drink. They are like Marathon Oil's CEO's tickets.

Good . I stay in Pearland, if I wasn't close to having pneumonia, I'd say let's all get drinks.

[VBM]

Thanks for the advice

Ha, my buddies texted me about watching the game at that Marquis spot tonight. Feel free to send your women there while you and your buddies chill at Armadillo.