Gallo and AR are still our 2 best prospect, that doesn't change. I don't think you can downplay Gallo's value because despite his inconsistency, he is still our best shooter, and that factor alone makes him the 2nd or 3rd most important piece to this team regardless of how he is playing. If Gallo is ever traded for Melo (hopefully not, because he is a great complimentary player on the other wing) then we will need to seriously find a 3-point shooter who can shoot a lot and make a lot over the course of a game. That's not Korver or Kapono who shoot a high percent but barely make one per game, we are talking about a high volume, high make shooter close to Gallo, and that will be hard to find. AR, however great upside he may have, has become very expandable with the emergence of Mozgov. Mozgov is becoming the center of the future and a necessity to have to compete for future championships because of his size and skill, and AR is quickly looking like best-case scenario is to develop into a 6th man like Odom. That's all well and good, but this is not a lakers team, we still have way too many holes to fill before developing a 6th man role of that caliber. AR's trade value shouldn't drop due to his poor play because he is still 21 and still an investment player who will be looked on based on upside first. But what place does he have in this line-up as long as Stoudemire and Mozgov remain healthy? If we keep him it's still great because he will get all the minutes off the bench he can handle if he is playing well, but all i'm saying is he quickly becomes most expendable in a trade for a major player. I'm sure MDA is really warming to a dream lineup later this season or next season of
C Mozgov PF Stouedmire SF Melo SG Gallo PG Felton
If we get Melo for nothing over the summer, that's great because AR becomes a great 6th man prospect. If we want to make a December to February push for Melo, then AR and Chandler are the first players offered along with Curry if New York feels they can give Denver a last-chance-take-it-or-leave-it offer before the deadline.
10/19/2010 5:03 PM