Posted by Bonn1997:
Posted by TMS:
Posted by Bonn1997:
Posted by TMS:
Posted by djsunyc:
more rumors to talk about and chow down on...
apparently there's some talk about pau going to atlanta for the #3 pick.
and vescey told toronto radio that the hawks have offered childress + #11 for calderon + graham.
if atlanta consumates those deals, this is what their starting 5 would look like:
calderon, joe johnson, josh smith, marvin williams, pau
in the east, that could make some serious noise.
does that rotation even win 42 games? i'm not so sure.
42 wins would have gotten them the 6th seed this year. And that's a young team with huge potential to grow, draft picks, and I think still some cap space
what draft picks? you're trading the #3 for Pau & the #11 & Childress for a couple of minor role players in that scenario... & what cap space? you add Pau's maxed out contract that runs through 2011 & that team will be capped out until 2010 in all likelihood when you factor in all the other salaries of players you will need to fill the roster to field a contending calibre team... let's not make these automatic assumptions that every other team in the NBA is in a better position than the Knicks are in terms of talent to contend in the coming years... i'll put up the Knicks' roster against that Hawks roster anyday of the week, & i'm not even saying the Knicks' roster is even all that good... i just don't see how that Hawks team would do much of anything by simply adding Pau Gasol & a couple minor role players... that team would need a lot more than that to make much noise in the East next season... i think they'd be much better off in the long run to trade down from the #3 spot & parlay that pick into 2 1st round picks if they can, then take Conley w/their first available pick to be their PG to build around.
[Edited by - TMS on 06-11-2007 11:02 PM]
I was talking about draft picks in future years. Unlike us, they haven't given away several picks through 2011. They at least have a manageable payroll if they are over the cap after this trade. (I indicated that I wasn't sure and didn't want to take the time to check what their payroll would be.) They'd also have several two-way players who have shown continuous improvement in their careers.
what other picks do we owe after this year? a protected 1st rounder due by 2010, & a 2nd rounder... is that the several picks you're talking about, or do we owe more? & it doesn't matter if they're over the cap by $2 million or $20 million... being over the cap means you can't sign any FA's other than the MLE... take a look at Gasol's obscene contract & tell me how the Hawks are going to make significant moves in the coming seasons w/him on their cap for the next 4 years, playing in the market they're playing in, & w/their notoriously cheapskate owner.
[Edited by - TMS on 06-12-2007 4:41 PM]After 7 years & 40K+ posts, banned by martin for calling Nalod a 'moron'. Awesome.
6/12/2007 9:34 AM