Does the Harden trade make Gay more getable?

[tenforthewin]

Why would we trade Bargs for Gay, it doesn't make any sense.

Calderon + Davis + (one of DeRozan and Ross) should be good, personally i think dealing with DeRozan shall suffice, we get Rudy Gay + Darrel Arthur.

[stretch]

Would Bargnani be a good fit in the Grizzlies front line with Gasol and Randolph? They're deep at point guard also.

[NoPropsneeded]

i think we should go after Wheeelsoonn Chandlarrrr! he would fit very nicely in our starting lineup. But idk if we wanna be paying landry 6.3 mill a year to sit on the bench.

[Red and White]

Would Bargnani be a good fit in the Grizzlies front line with Gasol and Randolph? They're deep at point guard also.

Yeah I am not saying it is a valid suggestion, I am just speaking hypothetically.

Im interested in how valuable people see bargs, and whether or not he is worth trading if we dont get a decent PF back.

[ReubenJRD]

Why would we trade Bargs for Gay, it doesn't make any sense.

Calderon + Davis + (one of DeRozan and Ross) should be good, personally i think dealing with DeRozan shall suffice, we get Rudy Gay + Darrel Arthur.

Darrel Arthur doesn't address the log jam at the 4 position. Overall needs will be to re-tool the point guard depth if Jose is traded, not to mention a centre behind Gray and Valanciunas could create some type of pure depth a every position.

PG - Lowry/Lucas/3rd Guard
SG - Fields/Ross/Anderson
SF - Gay/Kleiza/Mcguire
PF - Bargnani/Johnson/Acy
C - Valanciunas/Gray/3rd Centre

EDIT: It's a choice of the asset BETWEEN the 3rd guard, or the 3rd centre. Unless, the cap matches to allow another asset. Although, would prefer to have Gay + one asset for roster flexibility.

[Nilanka]

Lets say we made a trade for Gay with Bargnani and someone else (like a Calderon for example), would you guys be okay with Amir/ED as our 4's?

I would be perfectly fine with Amir/ED/Acy as our 4's. It would be our weakest spot but the thought of a Lowry, Derozan, Gay, JV combo is tempting to say the least.

IMO, Amir would be a temporary answer at PF. We'd still need somewhat of a front court offensive presence just to keep guys like Boozer, West, KG, Gasol, Randolph, Stoudamire, etc. from having easy nights defensively. We need to make opposing front courts work hard.

[Matt52]

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I still would love the Raps to land Gay. Just don't see it happening - especially with a team like Cleveland who has expressed interest in the past loaded with cap space, expiring contracts, and draft picks.