Andrew wrote:The only teams that would be interested in trading Lee for anything of value would have to have at least 8M in cap space next year in order to resign him. Lee would have no bird rights and would essentially be only available to a team in this situation for the mid level.

Hmm, that's a great point Andrew. I don't want to trade Lee anyway, but I think that's very important to remember.

Andrew wrote:The only teams that would be interested in trading Lee for anything of value would have to have at least 8M in cap space next year in order to resign him. Lee would have no bird rights and would essentially be only available to a team in this situation for the mid level.

Actually there is a loop hole. Any team that trades for him can give him a 20% salary increase this upcoming summer regardless of their cap situation. I believe it is referred to as the Non-bird exception.

Lee can always pull a Booze and take it somewhere else but thats business!

TMS wrote:a cheap trade option would be to offer them Darko for 1 of their expirings they aren't playing, but there aren't any matches.

btw, they just activated Jeff Pendergraphe

That was my first thought. If you offered Darko for an expiring and a second round pick or even just swapped second round picks and we get the higher pick.

Another thought would be a trade of Darko, Douglas, and a second round pick and $3 mill for Bayless. They probably would like more defense at the pg position, so this deal might interest them. I am reluctant to give up Douglas though, but Bayless looks like a more dynamic scorer with good size for a PG. If he can actually play the position, he has more long-term potential.

McK1 wrote:

Paladin55 wrote:

kam77 wrote:Hill for Bayless.

If you are the Knicks, you would regret making this trade, if you did, at some point in the future, IMO.

why?

Better upside for Hill, IMO, and although Bayless may become a good guard at some point, he is nothing special, also IMO.

We also have Douglas, who is a better defensive player, and may be a better shooter. I looked at some Portland sites, and have watched a few games on League Pass to know that Bayless' jumper is very inconsistent, and he has not shown enough as a distributor to make you believe he can be a PG in the NBA.

I am not willing to trade a guy with Hill's potential for a 6'2"/6'3" combo guard with a questionable shot whose greatest strength is his ability to get to the basket.

fishmike wrote:

Andrew wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:

Andrew wrote:The only teams that would be interested in trading Lee for anything of value would have to have at least 8M in cap space next year in order to resign him. Lee would have no bird rights and would essentially be only available to a team in this situation for the mid level.

Actually there is a loop hole. Any team that trades for him can give him a 20% salary increase this upcoming summer regardless of their cap situation. I believe it is referred to as the Non-bird exception.

I wasn't aware of this....good catch.

Keep in mind Lee is a base year comp player and his of his $7mm salary we can only take back half of that so you need to involve other players.

There is ZERO chance the Knicks trade Lee. He's getting a big extension and deserves it

I dont understand why. I dont really care about his stats because he is playing a position which he will not be able to play when we are trying to make the playoffs. I want to see how effective Lee is again other PF's. Plus we have Jordan Hill and Gallinari nipping at his heels.

I'd much prefer we move Lee assets that help up round out the team.

kingofelpaso wrote:Just read on hoopshype:

"The Blazers also found out after the game that star guard Brandon Roy injured his shoulder in the game and could not lift his arm last night. He is expected to get an MRI today to see if the injury is more severe than expected, but given how bad Portland's season has gone with injuries it is hard not to expect the worst"

If Roy goes down, they are going to need some roster adjustments. This may be a perfect opportunity to target Rudy or Bayless (although I'd prefer Rudy)

Rudy is always hurt but he would fill our need for a SG and he is still on a rookie contract. I would offer Nate, Darko, a second round pick, and $3 mill for Rudy.

kingofelpaso wrote:Just read on hoopshype:

"The Blazers also found out after the game that star guard Brandon Roy injured his shoulder in the game and could not lift his arm last night. He is expected to get an MRI today to see if the injury is more severe than expected, but given how bad Portland's season has gone with injuries it is hard not to expect the worst"

If Roy goes down, they are going to need some roster adjustments. This may be a perfect opportunity to target Rudy or Bayless (although I'd prefer Rudy)

If Roy goes down they will likely not deal anyone. They will collect their lottery pick and start fresh next year.

If they go into free fall and get a top 5 pick I will be pissed.

McK1 wrote:

TheGame wrote:

kingofelpaso wrote:Just read on hoopshype:

"The Blazers also found out after the game that star guard Brandon Roy injured his shoulder in the game and could not lift his arm last night. He is expected to get an MRI today to see if the injury is more severe than expected, but given how bad Portland's season has gone with injuries it is hard not to expect the worst"

If Roy goes down, they are going to need some roster adjustments. This may be a perfect opportunity to target Rudy or Bayless (although I'd prefer Rudy)

Rudy is always hurt but he would fill our need for a SG and he is still on a rookie contract. I would offer Nate, Darko, a second round pick, and $3 mill for Rudy.

terrible trade for ny

Maybe we should offer that package for Ridnour instead?

nyk4ever wrote:

McK1 wrote:

TheGame wrote:

kingofelpaso wrote:Just read on hoopshype:

"The Blazers also found out after the game that star guard Brandon Roy injured his shoulder in the game and could not lift his arm last night. He is expected to get an MRI today to see if the injury is more severe than expected, but given how bad Portland's season has gone with injuries it is hard not to expect the worst"

If Roy goes down, they are going to need some roster adjustments. This may be a perfect opportunity to target Rudy or Bayless (although I'd prefer Rudy)

Rudy is always hurt but he would fill our need for a SG and he is still on a rookie contract. I would offer Nate, Darko, a second round pick, and $3 mill for Rudy.

terrible trade for ny

Maybe we should offer that package for Ridnour instead?

ridnour is better than fernandez