Nilanka wrote:
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p00ka wrote: View PostOkay, I'm open to trade anybody too, but for who, and for what? As you said yourself, the 3 players you mentioned are NOT "franchise" level players. So any one might make the team better, but good enough to spend all that money on? You said any 2 could elevate the team to top 4 seed. I'm not sure that's true, but first we need to know what the team gives up to have the privilege of overpaying them and taking up 2/3 of our cap space. As I asked, if you exclude JV, Lowry, Ross, who do you think the team has left that could make any two of those trades happen? Seriously, if it's not possible, we may as well talk about how well the team would do if we got Irving, Paul George, and that rookie I here about, Davis.
Irving, George, etc. are basically "untouchables"....but that doesn't mean great players aren't available.
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Nilanka wrote: View PostI obviously don't know for sure, but I would assume that any combination of Calderon, DeRozan, Bargnani, Davis, Amir, Fields would pique some interest in a potential 2-for-1 or 3-for-1 deal.
Irving, George, etc. are basically "untouchables"....but that doesn't mean great players aren't available.
What combinations of 2-for-1 or 3-for-1 deals do you think would be reasonable to "assume" are achievable in trades for two of these players, and why does it make sense to both teams, given contracts, direction of teams, etc..
Considering the salaries and contract situations (eg. Smith), and the cost of players that I think it would take to get 2 of these guys, I don't like the idea at all, but you seem to think this is a good approach, and that they can be obtained for what you otherwise think are low value players, yet somehow think these other teams are going to value them. Okay, so pick even one combination of 2 of those "great players" and suggest which combinations of Raps players could land those two.
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I'm fully willing to admit that I'm too lazy to play around with ESPN's trade machine to find salary combinations that work. But I'll close by saying that just because I consider players to be of "lower value", that doesn't mean there isn't somebody out there who sees potential in them.
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TheGloveinRapsUniform wrote: View PostThanks.
So if next season the Raps offer this much and ATL decides to match, he doesnt necessarily have to go back to ATL?
So if we trade for him this season, we could lose him this summer for nothing.
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I don't think we qualify as a tread mill team. We have okay-good financial flexibility, and a bunch of young players that could amount to something. However, I could be argued that building around bosh was a recipe for the treadmill."They're going to have to rename the whole conference after us: Toronto Raptors 2014-2015 Northern Conference Champions" ~ ezzbee Dec. 2014
"I guess I got a little carried away there" ~ ezzbee Apr. 2015
"We only have one rule on this team. What is that rule? E.L.E. That's right's, E.L.E, and what does E.L.E. stand for? EVERYBODY LOVE EVERYBODY. Right there up on the wall, because this isn't just a basketball team, this is a lifestyle. ~ Jackie Moon
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ezz_bee wrote: View PostI don't think we qualify as a tread mill team. We have okay-good financial flexibility, and a bunch of young players that could amount to something. However, I could be argued that building around bosh was a recipe for the treadmill.
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