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Really?
I agree, Carmelo is fools gold nice scoring but he is a bum who doesnt like to sweat or play defense.
Really?
Really.
Trading Kawhi without at least burn his young body 35 mpg a night would be a sin but then it was a horrible sin to let Scola go.
Melo's a low-key nutcase. You'd get a few nights of insane scoring output, but on most nights you'd get better than average scoring numbers with low efficiency, a bad at ude and minimal effort.
Not a character guy, tbqh.
melo is also a rebounder elite for his position
Ok that's different but no one is going to trade the number one pick for Kawhi.
Lots of folks trying to trade some of the Spurs and get an all leaguer in the return. May be possible that very few teams would trade their best three for the entire Spurs roster. Better hold on for a miracle.
Monroe ,maybe. Drummond is going to be a stud.
Carmelo Anthony is an offensive machine but he is not a systems player. Has never been. Defensively been mediocre or worse always and it is difficult to build a squad around him. Maybe he could change his habits if he was 25 or something, but I think he has already reached and crossed his peak.
Leonard on the other hand, is just 22 and there are miles to go to reach his ceiling.
Washigton because Ariza is expiring and a major upgrade even if they decide to resign Ariza. It's true they have SF's in Vesley and Porter but Vesely is a very limited contributor and Porter doesn't play. They could sell high on one of them in a package for Chandler. Both are pretty raw but have a potentially rather high upside. They're definitely going all in this year and he would be a huge upgrade at SF for that roster.
OKC because Sefalosha is on the trading block. A package of Sef and Lamb gets the deal done. They really don't have a true back up to Durant unless they call on the seldom used Perry Jones. He's also versatile enough to play the SG and PF positions in a pinch. It's a potential trade that could put them over the top.
As for the Spurs, the lack of assets are a deterrent. Even if Denver were to agree, I don't think the Spurs would be open to paying the 14M+ owed on his contract over the next two years. His durability is a bit of an issue playing only 51 games over the previous two seasons. RC probably wouldn't touch this one with a ten foot pole. I do think they'll make trade for some weak sauce SF or some complimentary seldom used reserve/role player used to eat up some regular season minutes if such a player presents itself. However, the only way to make a splash is through a threeway and those are tough to come by.
February 26 -after deadline- first home game after the Rodeo Trip. No more Kawhi's Bobblehead Night if the Spurs trade him.
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Obviously agree nothing's going to happen besides maybe De Colo and Baynes for Singleton or Hamilton.
But Washington has three SFs not including Singleton or Vesely. They used the full MLE on Martell Webster, and he's been playing very well. Vesely and Singleton have almost no value, as the Wizards did not pick up either's option for next year. They aren't pieces that beat out even late-firsts anymore. Porter would be, obviously, but I don't see the Wizards trading two SFs in Porter and Ariza, who is actually having a great year as well. In general, all three of Washington's rotational wings are productive, and I don't think they would make a major splash for a wing who can't stay healthy playing big minutes. Plus, they almost never play small since they are lucky enough to have four competent bigs.
I doubt the Thunder would trade both of their rotational two-guards for Durant's backup. Sure, Chandler and Westbrook could probably cover the two, but that's a lot of upheaval for a team that's clicking right now. I don't see the OKC fit unless they just decide to use the TE.
I know there are teams that CAN beat the Spurs' best offer, but I don't think it's likely that any team would. As you said, Chandler is too injury prone to be a big-minutes starter and not cheap enough to be a bench player. He makes more sense for the Spurs because they have their top seven players locked in making $51Million combined this season and not much more next season. They can overpay for a role-player more than most contenders can, especially since the NY and LA teams are likely out of the running along with Miami.
The Spurs aren't trading Kawhi for Melo.. this thread is going off the deep end.
"One grim reality for those craving trade madness: Most of the contenders, one-piece-away pseudo contenders, and buyers desperate to win now have already dealt away future first-round picks. The list of such teams includes Miami, Indiana, New York, Brooklyn, Washington, Golden State, Detroit, Portland, Dallas, Memphis, Minnesota, and the Clippers."-Zach Lowe
http://grantland.com/features/the-nba-swap-meet/
At the moment, the Spurs pick would be 26th (and could possibly be as low as 25th) 9 playoff teams are without a 1st rounder.
In a package deal, maybe top 10. In that case, the Spurs would be better off keeping him unless they feel confidently they have the ability to nab an absolute stud.
Well, it's been 5 hours since the last post, so...
Belinelli, Baynes, and a pick for Tristan Thompson?
http://basketball.realgm.com/tradech..._trade/6426758
Bonner, Belinelli, Baynes, and a pick for Varajao?
http://basketball.realgm.com/tradech..._trade/6426762
I don't think Belinelli is going anywhere. When you trade a player who took less money to play for you (a contender), it sends a bad message to other potential free agents down the line. The Spurs don't operate like that.
Agreed.
I agree with this
And Belineli is still a great addition for the money he gets. How many players can give you 11ppg/3rpg/2apg @ 61%TS and 44% from 3p with a 2.7m salary ? Not many.
I see no reason to move him. To me he remains one of the best bargains of the past off-season.
I agree. I'm mostly just playing and was curious to see what people thought Thompson's value is with Cleveland likely to shake things up. He's probably one of the players they'd like to keep anyway.
I'd probably trade melo for kawhi because it's win now
Also because Beli is a good fit chemistry-wise. It's not his fault he's not a SF. Pop & Co. knew that before they brought him in. If they can make move for a combo-forward even of Singleton's caliber, the Beli signing looks a lot better, seeing as the team has actually needed their guard depth this year.
Not signing anyone... Lol if we do it'll be something re ed like a 6'2 combo guard who's a good locker room guy
and who only plays trash minutes.
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