he's probably going to trade tim or penny and we're probably going to get back someone like zach randolph or finley. will they make us better, yes they will. will they make us a championship contender, no they won't.
I think that's the wrong way to look at it (at least regarding a young stud like Zach Randolph). No one guy is going to make us a championship contender. A guy like Zach will move us in the direction of becoming a contender, though. Just like adding Antoine Walker or Antoine Jamison didn't make the Celtics or Wizards championship contenders but helped them move in the right direction.
but it's also been proven that moving all these expiring deals have not yielded a winner.
No, it hasn't been proven. Isiah's had two half seasons. It's ridiculous to say that that's enough time to prove that expiring deals can't be part of trades that yield a winning team.
why do you think we were able to trade nazr and get two draft picks back? is it b/c he's a better player than malik rose? nope, we got the two picks back b/c he's a decent player BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, has a manageable and decent contract.
Many players on the team have contracts that will also look manageable and appealing in their final years just like Nazy's did.
one of these days, we will be stuck, it could happen this summer after the cba
It's hard to imagine that. There would have to be a rule preventing teams from trading expiring contracts or requiring teams that make a trade to match the contracts for the entire lives of the contracts rather than just the present season. There's just no motivation for changing the current system. Wealthy teams like it because they can use expiring contracts in deals to improve their teams and take back more payroll. Poorer teams like it because they can get rid of bad contracts in deals in exchange for expiring contracts if they add something to sweeten the deal.
