-Tyson for Ben Gordon and a pick for the salary dump

-djsunyc idea to trade Melo to the Bulls for deng and a pick

-Amare to Boston for Wallace and Hump to dump half that salary

-Nash and Jordan Hill and a pick for Bargnani.... Nash retires, Hill expires

Mega dump and possibly 3 picks...

are you not entertained?

If Melo walks, we can sign Deng. So why would Bulls do this? To get Melo's bird rights? They want Melo? Reinsdorf don't pay taxes, so Im not sure he wants melo at max money.

All things considered, LA don't have a championship team after this year with Melo. Things have to really fall into place by which they dump Nash's salary, Kobe has to return to 7/8's Kobe and MDA has to go with Phil Jax coming back. who plays the big? Pau won't command big bucks but is he their center going forward? To me you get a low priced defensive big and bring Love in as a better value.

If Melo wanted in LA why didn't this happen when he wanted out of Denver? Is LA LA really going to dictate everything? She wants in NY, and now she wants in Los Angeles?

If I trade Melo, his value is highest in LA where his bird rights can be exercised. I hate to say it, but I make a deal with Clippers. My guess is you can get anyone not named CP3. Include Tyson for Jordan and I hate to say that Blake is involved. The rest of the deal is what matters. Get young assets back in return.

No, that is not a championship making deal for us, and its no starphuch but you got to get a base and rebuild from their.

Wont' happen. My gut says Melo is coming back.

Nalod wrote:If I trade Melo, his value is highest in LA where his bird rights can be exercised. I hate to say it, but I make a deal with Clippers. My guess is you can get anyone not named CP3. Include Tyson for Jordan and I hate to say that Blake is involved. The rest of the deal is what matters. Get young assets back in return.

No, that is not a championship making deal for us, and its no starphuch but you got to get a base and rebuild from their.

Forget what Blake and Jordan do/don't do for us; why the eff do the Clips do this deal? Just asking. They are going to be better than 10-5 and at the top of their division after that deal? You know me love the Melo, but the rest of that squad is pathetic. Watching AuntYawn Jamison after Tyson breaks something else? I ain't buying any JJ CrawfulRedick mutual funds, sorry.

EnySpree wrote:Ok we know what you guys don't like..... what about Tyson for Ben Gordon and pick?

I would but I don't think Charlotte would. Gordon is in the last year of his deal so they wouldn't be saving any money. If we're planning on trading Tyson we'll probably have to talk to LAC or OKC.

Nalod wrote:

jrodmc wrote:

Nalod wrote:If I trade Melo, his value is highest in LA where his bird rights can be exercised. I hate to say it, but I make a deal with Clippers. My guess is you can get anyone not named CP3. Include Tyson for Jordan and I hate to say that Blake is involved. The rest of the deal is what matters. Get young assets back in return.

No, that is not a championship making deal for us, and its no starphuch but you got to get a base and rebuild from their.

Forget what Blake and Jordan do/don't do for us; why the eff do the Clips do this deal? Just asking. They are going to be better than 10-5 and at the top of their division after that deal? You know me love the Melo, but the rest of that squad is pathetic. Watching AuntYawn Jamison after Tyson breaks something else? I ain't buying any JJ CrawfulRedick mutual funds, sorry.

ITs not a panic move for them. I think they have a better upside with CP3-Melo than not.

Don't be sorry, its just a discussion. We don't have a say.

I think you're right. The Clippers are winning because they are simply more talented than everybody. They have been for a while but it hasn't boded well for them in the playoffs. Griffin is still learning but isn't good enough to be a capable performer, though Melo is; not to mention that Chandler is a doppleganger of Jordan but without the flaws (twice as good a free throw shooter, better pick setter, smarter defender, etc.). The only drawback is that teams can't extend a guy that has less than 3 seasons under contract according to Marc Stein. I'm not sure if that means Melo at this point; maybe he'd have to opt in, in order for it to happen, if it can even happen.

NardDogNation wrote:Fun fact about the CBA: you can't extend a guy from a trade if he has fewer than 3 years on his contract according to Marc Stein. So anyone that gets Melo couldn't extend him and would have to sign him to an entirely new contract using their cap space. It would seem we have passed the point of no return with him. Thankfully so, because that Bulls deal is ****.

We are not trading Melo regardless. Take away all of the basketball reasons, and we still have to deal with CAA. They are amongst the biggest power brokers in the league, and like it or not, the team must retain a good relationship with them. You want those guys pushing free agents and coaches our way, not telling them Knicks are the worst run franchise in all of sports.

#3 throw gasoline on your balls and drag them up and down on a pit of hot coals... just let it burn!!

What's depressing is that he's played much better with us than he did before we traded for him, yet teams will still see giving up a draft pick as over paying. Amazing how we give these things away like they were a complimentary after dinner mint.