you fcking troll
I wonder whose troll this is..
Generally speaking, if you're a contender you should probably avoid trading with other contenders. You don't want to do anything to potentially make a future opponent stronger. At this point I wouldn't do anything that might make the Heat better. And while I'm not a major advocate for Blair, if sending him to Miami makes them in any way better then I'd rather ride his tiny contract out. Theres bound to be someone else, that won't make the playoffs, that would give a second for him.
This would be a favor from Miami. I'd just take the cash.
The Heat love undersized big men
If Blair were traded to Miami and played against us in the finals, it'd be great. Every minute he plays is a minute where LBJ or Bosh is off the court. Having them off the court is a win for us.
Spurs will let him go for more or less nothing.
they got 4 seasons of very nice production, considerin his minimum salary.
it's their way to thank a player, to open him an option for the future.
so, if the send him to Miami, it will be for an expiring (Pittman?) and maybe the Heats 2013 2nd rounder.
information to those, who still fantasize about a 1st rounder for Blair: Miami already traded their pick to Cleveland. and the next available (2015) as well.
Get boston involved and steal fab melo, kid is going to be legit in a couple seasons
True, but they have a Philly 1st from the Arnett Moutrie trade. I don't think they have any interest to keep it. They are way above the tax this season and the next and any guaranteed money costs a lot to them from now on with the incremental rate.
SA could take James Jones (1.5m this season and a PO of 1.5m next) + Philly 1st for Dejuan Blair. It would make sense for both teams.
Cole I rather have than old ass raggy Miller.
the Philly pick is lottery protected till 2015. it's not very likely that the Sixers make the PO this year, so the pick will not arrive till draft 2014. and 2014 A LOT might change in Miami. (Lebron drops out? Bosh out as well?)
in 2014 the Heat might be very happy to own as many 1st round picks as possible for a restart. they won't trade this pick right now. (and if Sixers make the PO this season and Heat don't want to use it, it's a pretty easy task to trade that pick at draft night)
Blair for early 2nd rounder, and I'm cool. Best case scenerio: Late 1st rounder.
Blair's gone after the season, so might's well get something for him. A pick somewhere in the 26-35 range would be great imo. Spurs can turn that into something a couple years from now, I'm sure. They may end up settling for something in the 36-45 range, but at least that can be used for a draft and stash. Better than getting nothing for DeJuan.
I believe Miami has their own pick next year as well. I believe they traded 2011, 2013, and 2015 firsts and some seconds when acquiring Bosh and James. So with the Philly trade, they have one protected first this season and their own next season, which they can't trade until draft night 2014. This means they actually have to wait until 2016 to be able to trade their own pick (unless they get some unprotected first before then).
Honestly, I think you're smoking crack on that one. I can't see anyone giving up a 1st for him...even the 30th pick. Best case I see is a middle 2nd rounder. But then again, I don't overrate Blair. And there might be some GM that foolishly does (I'm looking at you Toronto/Charlotte/Washington). That could change everything.
Fwiw fans of Eastern teams seem to be higher on Blair than Spurfan.
Hence why I referenced Charlotte, Toronto and Washington...
Although I'm not really referring to a NEED per se, but rather a long tradition of bad decisions when I list those teams. In other words, the perfect team to overpay for a player like Dejuan.
If they end up getting Philly's pick this summer, they would have that pick and their own pick in 2014, meaning they could trade one of them, right? Or is it that they can't trade one of those picks until they find out if they actually get Philly's 1st?
Edit: Philly's pick is lottery protected in 2013, 2014, and 2015, so since Miami doesn't know yet whether the Sixers will make the playoffs (transferring the pick to Miami), Miami can't trade its 2014 1st before draft night because it could leave them without a 1st in 2013 and 2014.
Yes. There are no rules preventing teams from trading their own picks on draft night, so they can definitely trade their pick in June regardless of what Philadelphia does. As far as I know, there is no way that Philadelphia's status will ever affect the Heat's ability to move their own pick during the context of this trade.
Well they're 9th, only 4 games behind the Bucks. If Bynum gets back and considering how inconsistent the Bucks are, they could grab that last spot. I don't think we can rule it out. And yeah they could move the pick easily in the draft, but we're assuming here that they are interested in Blair to help them this season.
Anyway, we'll see what happens.
Now one thing that the Heat CAN do is trade the less favorable to their pick and the 76ers' pick whenever they get it. So if the pick was exchanged this season, they'd give it up. If it was exchanged next season, they'd give up their own. In 2015, they'd give up the 6ers' pick. And in 2016, they'd give up their own. I believe such a trade is possible under the CBA, as Minnesota is in a similar situation with their pick, Memphis' pick and Phoenix.
I'll just be glad when it happens(or it's confirmed that it won't).
Why trade Blair for a fringe player or trade him away for the Heat's 2nd round pick, which is bound to be one of the last picks in the draft(unless they hold a higher, previously acquired 2nd round pick)? Trade Blair to a lottery team for a 2nd round pick than may actually be D League material.
Blair, for all his flaws, is still an NBA quality player that has survived in the league for three years and even started on one of the best teams in the league. While he would be available next season as a free agent, he could still be attractive to a team like the Heat. They don't have a lot of money, so they need a cheap big they can bring off the bench. Blair can do the things they need him to do, namely, rebound, run the floor, and finish on Lebron's passes. And why not give up a late first rounder in a weak draft. There is no guarantee that the person they draft late will be as good as Blair, or even make it in the NBA at all. Blair, for his flaws, is still a proven commodity that a championship team would gamble on.
Now it if was a lottery team or a mediocre team, they probably don't trade for Blair. But if you are a maxed out championship level team with a weak bench, Blair could be an enticing addition for the stretch run. TBH, I think the Spurs should keep him for the added depth. Sure, he's undersized, but he is way more skilled than Baynes and can suprise people with effective games now and then. Plus, he's playing for his next contract, so he has extra motivation to play well.
I'd rather not trade someone with almost 4 years of intimate knowledge of the Spurs' plays and the way Pop's mind works on the off-chance that the Spurs meet the Heat in the Finals. No sense in handing Spoelstra that kind of advantage. Keep Blair for added depth, and let his contract expire at the end of the year.
I don't like idea of trading Blair for another ing shooter. This teams deficiencies are rebounding and backup PG in order of priority.
I'd take James and Bosh
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