#19 up for sale

[Crimson the Cat]

http://www.draftexpress.com/blog/Jonathan-Givony/#Word-on-the-Street-June-16th-3263

Atlanta is reportedly looking to package the #19 pick along with Speedy Claxton’s contract, in order to clear additional cap room, likely to resign Mike Bibby. 80% of Claxton’s contract (5.2 million) will be picked up by an insurance company, making this a relatively cheap investment for a team with cap room looking to acquire another pick.

 

[Shooter]

http://www.draftexpress.com/blog/Jonathan-Givony/#Word-on-the-Street-June-16th-3263

Is #19 really that much better than #24? In this draft, I doubt it.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Meh. Taking on dead weight like Speedy to move up 5 spots just isn't appealing.

 

[BIG Q]

If you can get 19 for cheap, you combine it and 24 to NJ that are rumored to want to drop back to get Casspi at a lower pick/salary. They may not even want the 24, maybe the 33 and its non-guaranteed contract. There are lots of possibilities here.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Is #19 really that much better than #24? In this draft, I doubt it.

I agree.

Now, if we could obtain the 19th pick while keeping the 24th......would those 2 picks and perhaps a little extra get us a pick in the 14-16 range? That might give us a shot at someone like Blair.

Oops - Big Q beat me to it!

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

We all know that Paul likes to buy draft picks.

 

[Crimson the Cat]

Is #19 really that much better than #24? In this draft, I doubt it.

I have a feeling Pritchard could deplete his assets this offseason. #19 could be very useful to begin building those reserves back up.

 

[Crimson the Cat]

Meh. Taking on dead weight like Speedy to move up 5 spots just isn't appealing.

But if insurance would pay for the majority of Speedy's salary and we cut him, not that much of an impact.

 

[RR7]

It is an impact on our cap space, though, of 5 millions, which kill smost of it.

 

[Mediocre Man]

It is an impact on our cap space, though, of 5 millions, which kill smost of it.

But would adding him give us enough salary that when included with the MLE would then bring us high enough to earn the MLE?

 

[RickyRubio]

That would be cool to buy this pick!

 

[Crimson the Cat]

It is an impact on our cap space, though, of 5 millions, which kill smost of it.

I didn't even think of that.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Is #19 really that much better than #24? In this draft, I doubt it.

I disagree. There will be 5 players available to us that wouldn't normally be there. Also, it'd be an easier pick to trade and move up further. That's about as much of a no brainer as it could be.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

It is an impact on our cap space, though, of 5 millions, which kill smost of it.

I see your point, but it's not like this year has any major free agents we need or want. And, if it's a peice of the puzzle that lands us the PG we want in the draft, then so be it. It's not like Blake is a complete scrub and keeping him ensures we'll never get past the first round of the playoffs.

 

[RR7]

We've been waiting on that cap space for 2 years, and you think we'd blow it for the 19th pick? No.

 

[Shooter]

I disagree. There will be 5 players available to us that wouldn't normally be there.

Well, of course, but the point is, this draft is full of question marks, and there doesn't seem to be a lot of difference between the guys available at 24, 19, or 30. It's all a crap shoot at that point, and you're just as likely to get a good player at 24 as you are at 19.

 

[Storyteller2]

We've been waiting on that cap space for 2 years, and you think we'd blow it for the 19th pick? No.

Exactly. The actual monetary cost might only be a million or two but the cap cost will be the full $5.2 million. Memphis might be interested in #19 plus Speedy, but I doubt that the Blazers are.

 

[Denny Crane]

I don't read into the OP that you'd have to trade them the #24. The blazers could have both 19 and 24.

The pick is sweetener to anyone that'll absorb Claxton's paycheck.

If they do demand a pick, a crappy 2nd rounder (near the end of the draft) would suffice, IMO.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Exactly. The actual monetary cost might only be a million or two but the cap cost will be the full $5.2 million. Memphis might be interested in #19 plus Speedy, but I doubt that the Blazers are.

Maybe we could convince Memphis to take Speedy, and then give them $3M (so they actually make money on the deal) along with a late 2nd, and we get the #19 without having to cripple our capspace. Sounds like a win-win-win to me.