A couple teams that should be interested in Calderon's services from the jump are the Suns and Pistons. Neither team has a healthy backup PG off their bench, has had a recent history of being willing to overpay role players and both have been in the market for veteran shooters. I could see the Suns acquiring Calderon, cash and 2nd round picks for Mirza Teleovic, Ronnie Price and whatever useless contracts they have lying around to make the deal work. I could also see the Pistons taking the same package (maybe Cleanthony Early in lieu of the picks) for Brandon Jennings' expirer and an additional contract to help give them a bigger trade exception. Either deal would suffice for me despite us not receiving anything in return. At this point, such a move would be addition by subtraction.

Of the two, I like the Pistons deal the best because I think it is more feasible. They are a stone's-throw away from the playoffs and I suspect that Van Gundy will make any move that makes them marginally better. He also offers a nice stopgap until they inevitably are able to develop Spencer Dinwiddie who they are alleged to be high on. I also think that Van Gundy is the kind of guy that'd have interest in Cleanthony Early (given his affinity for rangy shooters who can defend), which would offer more utility to a win-now team than the ambiguity of future 2nd round picks.

On the flip side, Brandon Jennings offers us nothing but an expirer. He's a good enough player but doesn't fit the triangle and will need time/patience to recover from his achilles injury, which we don't have. I'd probably just cut him but if a deal for an OJ Mayo or George Hill were feasible, I'd definitely roll the dice since both are prototypical triangle-PGs and have shown the ability to excel, earlier in their careers.

Either way Jose is short term

fishmike wrote:I would love to get him and Seraphin playing well, then do a pump and dump, maybe get a pick back. If they are playing well a sweet shooter and a burly bigman might have some sell for teams.

Either way Jose is short term

Catch-22 situation with Jose...needs to do well to be traded, but then you might not want to trade him, especially if we are playing around .500 ball with a shot at the playoffs and Grant is not deemed ready.

Said this earlier in the year- Best case scenario for us is that both Jose and Grant look good, and Fisher/Phil believe that Grant is ready for more responsibilities.

knicks1248 wrote:

fishmike wrote:I would love to get him and Seraphin playing well, then do a pump and dump, maybe get a pick back. If they are playing well a sweet shooter and a burly bigman might have some sell for teams.

Either way Jose is short term

Yeah there is absolute no rush to get rid of calderone, even if he's not lights out on the court, he can still have a value off the court, in the locker rooom, and a mentor to grant and galloway. You have to have to keep a mix of vets and youngsters to have balance

newyorknewyork wrote:Utah would be the perfect place for Jose. They need a vet like him.

They also play a slower game, and operate with two bigs in the post.

Will have to build up his value somehow, before unloading his trash ass in the off season.

In meantime, he'll have to Yoda Grant on wearing flip flops in the shower, how to tie a windsor knot, proper tipping of hookers to avoid blackmail situations, and ordering steaks medium rare not well done.

mreinman wrote:is it the time of the year already where we start figuring out how to fantasy-pillage other teams?

Pillage other teams? But, but, but, he had the best assist to turnover ratio 2 years ago....and his TS% and....