I can't see why the following - in skeleton - isn't a fantastic deal.
Stojakovic & Collison for Jack, Weems & draft picks (if necessary to sweeten the deal. see below for why our draft pick next year become less necessary).
We get our PG for the future, replace our TPE with an expiring contract and a temporary back up SF (hint: next year Thaddeus Young will be a F/A).
NO gets huge salary relief, an excellent back up PG for Paul, and a great SG to backup Marcus Thornton. Weems can also play the SF to help fill the gap left by Peja.
Raps:_________________Raps next year w/Young.
Collison/Calderon______Collison/Calderon
Derozan/Barbosa_______Derozan/Barbosa
Kleiza/Peja____________Young/Kleiza
Johnson/Davis_________Davis/Johnson
Bargnani/Alabi_________Bargnani/Alabi
If we got Young and kept the roster the same, we'd have an extremely athletic, hot shooting, driving & slashing team, with nearly everyone playing above average defense, and plenty of cap room. We'd have them all - with the exception of Barbosa - locked up for the long term, with Calderon & Barbosa being the oldest players on the team at 29 & 28, respectively. Among the rest, Kleiza would be the oldest at just 25. In other words, the Raps would be awesome and just dripping with potential.
Hornets:
31m in TPE. They gain almost limitless potential to adjust their roster during the coming season, as teams make their own adjustments when their season inevitably doesn't pan out the way they planned. They also clear a ton of salary, while getting two very talented players to solidify their rotation, as well as draft picks to augment if they aren't willing to do a straight up trade.
Stojakovic & Collison for Jack, Weems & draft picks (if necessary to sweeten the deal. see below for why our draft pick next year become less necessary).
We get our PG for the future, replace our TPE with an expiring contract and a temporary back up SF (hint: next year Thaddeus Young will be a F/A).
NO gets huge salary relief, an excellent back up PG for Paul, and a great SG to backup Marcus Thornton. Weems can also play the SF to help fill the gap left by Peja.
Raps:_________________Raps next year w/Young.
Collison/Calderon______Collison/Calderon
Derozan/Barbosa_______Derozan/Barbosa
Kleiza/Peja____________Young/Kleiza
Johnson/Davis_________Davis/Johnson
Bargnani/Alabi_________Bargnani/Alabi
If we got Young and kept the roster the same, we'd have an extremely athletic, hot shooting, driving & slashing team, with nearly everyone playing above average defense, and plenty of cap room. We'd have them all - with the exception of Barbosa - locked up for the long term, with Calderon & Barbosa being the oldest players on the team at 29 & 28, respectively. Among the rest, Kleiza would be the oldest at just 25. In other words, the Raps would be awesome and just dripping with potential.
Hornets:
31m in TPE. They gain almost limitless potential to adjust their roster during the coming season, as teams make their own adjustments when their season inevitably doesn't pan out the way they planned. They also clear a ton of salary, while getting two very talented players to solidify their rotation, as well as draft picks to augment if they aren't willing to do a straight up trade.
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