would Portland get back in the Houston trade, along with Bucks *Monroe/Henson/Delly*, Suns *with or without Clveland*, on an expansion trade?
why waive Andrew Nicholson and stretch, if they get retrade him to possibly get under cap? Nicholson and Harkless were both team mates when both were in Orlando after the D12/Bynum/Vuvevic/Iggy trade
question, if we acquire Brandon Knight do we possibly get an injury exemption or do we lose it because he was injured prior to trading him?
and if he retires, does he eventually come off the books sooner with insurance paying for his salary?
IF he so he could be used to dump Noah as well or we can simply buyout Noah at some point without forgoing is final year of his contract to start
if we can get 2 1st rounders, 2 2nd rounders, without taking on Anderson's contract, I would be happy
Courtney Lee can replace the limited role that Crabbe played for his exception along with Eric Gordon following the Nets trade
another thought, about the Crabbe trade
He MAKES SLIGHTLY MORE than Tim Hardaway JR however, the final year of his contract is a TEAM OPTION, while it is at least 1 year shorter, possibly 2years
Crabbe makes the most money this year and has just had surgery, he can play a lower role and play OFF THE BALL and still be effective and get HOT easily, probably the better SHOOTER than Tim Hardaway JR while Timmy can penetrate/finish a bit better and is more of a volume shooter but IMO Timmy is more a a SG/PG on DEFENSE that can defender some SF while Crabbe is more of a SG/SF that can post up and make good cuts, better catch and shoot,
I have no interest in Meyers Leanard
I think Harkless can serve a role along with Nicholson, though there are probably some FA's that I would rather sign like Shbazz Muhammad
Would not have a problem taking Evan Turner since he could play POINT FORWARD as well and could make Portlands salary much lower to get blew the tax threshold
Then there are 1year rentals in Ed Davis, possibly Vonleh *who is a RFA NEXT SEASON*, possibly with Shabazz Napier
Bucks have Monroe *expiring*, Henson *3years about 10m per year and would be our best shot blocker possibly best defender*, Delly *kind of overpaid but would serve as a mentor at about 9.5m per year for 3 years*
They could use Ryan Anderson as a stretch 4/5....
Sun's have many interesting pieces, and could be used in Bledsoe to Cleveland or even NYK *if the price is right*, with a Irving MULTI TEAM deal, TJ Warren can play as a point forward with his strengths being the ability to handle the ball, penetrate/finish off the dribble as a F/G, possibly just a 1year rental as he is eligibile for a raise next season
Not sure if Sun's removed the QO for Alex Len
Cleveland, they have Iman Shumpert *basically a 1year rental since he has a player option NEXT SEASON* along with Frye *final year of his deal*