Posted by TMS:

obviously, if you can get those types of players, it's the ideal...my plan was to go after a DaJuan Wagner or someone of that ilk if they were unable to land Jamal Crawford.

i agree with that as a backup plan if many other plans don't work out.

[Edited by - Bonn1997 on 07/23/2004 10:52:00]

If we are only giving up Kurt Thomas for Wagner & Diop (works out on the trade checker) then we should do it. We can save our expiring contracts for other deals. I'm still inclined to go after Crawford even if we get Wagner, especially if Shandon, Penny, and Moochie are involved in deals and most importantly it's never a bad thing to have too many young players with potential, and it appears Crawford is about to fulfill his.
Hopefully the Knicks would also have enough to land Walker, but trading Kurt could hurt their chances. Whether the center is Diop or Dampier, a guy like Walker would be a perfect compliment because he can spread the floor even more and we'll have a true big man in the middle.

Kurt could turn into a player who is being paid to much to be a role player (i.e. Shandon Anderson) and then he'll be tough to move with
3-4 years left on a contract - that's not a good idea.

how do you know for sure that Wagner is at best only a solid bench player? he's only had 2 seasons in the NBA, & has had injuries that limited his playing time in both...his rookie year was actually pretty solid & he showed some very good flashes that year...are you some kind of expert that knows when young players can be considered busts & when they still have potential? please tell me your methods in judging talent.