Plausible destinations for our vets?

If we pry a pick from LA that'll be great, I just doubt we will be able to.

OKC has the #1 defense even without a center, they're so quick and force so many turnovers. Hartenstein should be back in the next few weeks.

I'd guess if Timelord is healthy until the trade deadline he likely has the most value and might fetch a Josh Hart level of return with a late FRP. However Grant Ayton Ant have much larger contracts that contenders don't have room for any longer with the 2nd apron.

I just don't see it being possible that a contender both fits their salary and coughs up a pick. The demand is probably a bit worse for them now that they're having such poor seasons too. Look at Ants %, and hes known to be a big negative on defense.

I'd strongly expect all three of Grant Ayton Ant are here after the trade deadline, which is so depressing. I'd happily take a worthless Clippers trade return if the alternative is keeping their ball hogging play on the team.

 

I can see it, although looking through their roster to find a deal that's palatable is tough. Martin, Williams/Green, and Micic gets you there $$ wise, but Williams and Green each have 3 years on their deals. If we could find a taker for one of them, I'd do it, however.

 

He's a massive expiring contract, that's why he's in trade proposals.

 

This is a give away. I don't think you're going to get assets for Ayton. Best we can do is get out of his contract a year early.

 

Milwaukee can't aggregate salaries

 

Bucks can't aggregate salary.

Portis is better than Ayton.

Also Dame hates Ayton, that's why the Blazers didn't acquire him for Nurkic a year earlier.

 

Here's one idea



-Pelicans may not want Ayton salary for Ingram but if they can cut CJ's deal who is nearly the same $ as Ayton and just have DeJonte at PG maybe they'd go for it.
-Pistons add more shooting
-Heat get role players they'd rather have for similar money. If we didn't have the CJ history I'd probably just prefer we keep him but its likely best CJ goes to a 3rd team

We get a decent backup big in Stewart on a reasonable deal, and cut salary with Hardaway expiring. Rozier/Duncan wouldn't complain about being backups as much as Simons/Ayton.

 

Then get a pick from the Lakers and one from the Thunder;



Our lineup would be;

Banton - Scoot
Sharpe - Rozier
Camara - Rupert - Murray
Deni - Duncan
Clingan - Stewart - Vanderbilt
2 FRP

Flip/buyout/cut all of Vincent/Kenrich/JHS/Wood/Hardaway

 

Salary cap next season would go from this;
36 Ayton
32 Grant
28 Simons
13 Timelord
12 Thybulle

to this
25 Rozier
19 Duncan
15 Stewart
11 Vanderbilt
11 Vincent

So would save about 40million

Plus have more expiring movable contracts for trades next year. Stewart & Vanderbilt are the only ones that would go beyond next season.

 

You need to cut 3 people before pulling off a 5 for 2 swap.

 

Thats simple - Walker, Duop, and Scoot.

 

Pistons have enough cap space to take on Simons in exhange for Tim Hardaway's expiring. They could pair him with Cade Cunningham in the backcourt.

 

I’m probably out of my mind but I wouldn’t trade RW for anything less than 1st rounder. “If” he stays healthy he’s a difference maker for championship level team

 

Totally agree, needs to be at least a decent first rounder. If he is healthy from now until the deadline Id think he is worth that.

 

if I’m being honest I don’t want to trade him at all! That said, I don’t have his medical records so I don’t know if he’s just been injury prone or if he’s got BRoy knees. Makes it easier for me to say I wouldn’t take less than a good 1st rounder for him because I don’t want him gone even then I’d be upset because I love his game. Maybe best big we’ve had in last 20 plus years.

 

They already have Jaden ivey alongside cade who has been playing really well this year. Doubt they bench him for simons

 

He's like a quicker more athletic version of Brian Grant.