Posted by izybx:

Why dont you marry him then?

Maybe he will. I think think Demtrius is shooting the lights out and is quickly earning a roster spot. My issue is: who's spot? Don't get me wrong, I would dump the contracts of JJeff, JJames, MRose for anything if it meant our team could get younger, but as a practical matter, it doesn't make sense. I mean, even waivig the JJs makes no sense due to the length of their contracts. I don't like Berman, but if Demetrius plays one year in Europe while we hold his rights, well, perhaps the roster spot issue will work itself out... we need to see how the rest of the summer offseason plays out...

Posted by buddapaw:

Crawford for Kwame Brown plus draft pick.


Why Crawford becomes Robin to Kobe's Batman and for us we get an expiring contract we can waive the bum and get a roster spot and salary purge. Start Q at SG and play Nate behind him.

That will be difficult for many here with a man-crush on JC to handle.

Since you can't trade small for big I came up with this:


New York Trade Breakdown
Outgoing

Randolph Morris
6-11 C from Kentucky
0.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.2 apg in 8.6 minutes

Jamal Crawford
6-5 SG from Michigan
17.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 4.4 apg in 37.3 minutes
Incoming

Kwame Brown
6-11 C from Glynn Academy (HS)
8.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.8 apg in 27.6 minutes
Change in team outlook: -10.0 ppg, +1.0 rpg, and -2.8 apg.

L.A. Lakers Trade Breakdown
Outgoing

Kwame Brown
6-11 C from Glynn Academy (HS)
8.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.8 apg in 27.6 minutes
Incoming

Randolph Morris
6-11 C from Kentucky
0.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.2 apg in 8.6 minutes

Jamal Crawford
6-5 SG from Michigan
17.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 4.4 apg in 37.3 minutes
Change in team outlook: +10.0 ppg, -1.0 rpg, and +2.8 apg.


Successful Scenario
Due to New York and L.A. Lakers being over the cap, the 25% trade rule is invoked. New York and L.A. Lakers had to be no more than 125% plus $100,000 of the salary given out for the trade to be accepted, which did happen here. This trade satisfies the provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Trade ID
Every trade made by fans is allocated a unique Trade ID which you can share with friends and fellow basketball fans to allow them to see your trade scenario. The Trade ID for this scenario is 4106750.

You would trade RMorris for KBrown? I know it's still early, but I would like to see more of Morris's game before I chuck him for Brown. You would trade Morris and we still have JJames??? I don't get it...

I'm loving what I'm seeing out of Nichols so far this summer league. I am a huge advocate of summer-league games don't really mean a thing but theres one thing that you can't take away from a player in summer-league; his stroke. A shooter is a shooter no matter what, it doesnt matter what league you're in and right now Nichols is showing all of us that he has a sick J and there should be absolutely NO reason that Isiah doesn't keep him on the roster. NONE.

why in the world do you people suggest trades that severely bring less value in return? and you're practically giving away a young, cheap center who showed nothing but promise in the summer league....furthermore, he is likely our back-up C this year.....all for a broken down, high salary guy like Hughes

Just think how good Nichols will look left open after the double team to Zach or Curry...
No way he shouldn't make the roster.

By the way, I like Nichols too. He's a scorer though. If we want him to have a spot on the roster, then we have to rid ourselves of our other scorers, which is just about everyone.

Posted by JohnWallace44:

Posted by purple012870:

why in the world do you people suggest trades that severely bring less value in return? and you're practically giving away a young, cheap center who showed nothing but promise in the summer league....furthermore, he is likely our back-up C this year.....all for a broken down, high salary guy like Hughes

Because the alternative is to just buyout players

The alternative can be to just buyout Jones and Dickua who expire anyway.