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Who would you take if you had the #1? I'd hope like hell that somebody else was really in love with Noel - Charlotte, perhaps.
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
Bill Simmons: Triston Thompson and the #1 pick for LaMarcus?

I've been on the trade LMA bandwagon for a few years now but I wouldn't touch this deal.
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Agreed that this is unappealing. Thompson is a good rebounder, but you loose out on everything else at the PF position. And, I'm not yet convinced that a 6'11" 206 lbs shot blocker is what this team needs.

If you are going to trade Aldridge, I would rather it be one younger prospect with a very high ceiling. Then as you are rebuilding (again) you can fill in the gaps. Too bad Dallas doesn't have any players we would want.
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
Bill Simmons: Triston Thompson and the #1 pick for LaMarcus?

I've been on the trade LMA bandwagon for a few years now but I wouldn't touch this deal.
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I think we can get better value for LMA. I'm not high in Thompson at all though.

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Reep said:
Agreed that this is unappealing. Thompson is a good rebounder, but you loose out on everything else at the PF position. And, I'm not yet convinced that a 6'11" 206 lbs shot blocker is what this team needs.

If you are going to trade Aldridge, I would rather it be one younger prospect with a very high ceiling. Then as you are rebuilding (again) you can fill in the gaps. Too bad Dallas doesn't have any players we would want.
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I agree with what you are saying, but I don't think the pick would be used on Noel. It would be Olapido or McLemore.
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
Bill Simmons: Triston Thompson and the #1 pick for LaMarcus?

I've been on the trade LMA bandwagon for a few years now but I wouldn't touch this deal.
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I'm on the trade LMA bandwagon too and that is a little sparse, but what if it were more along the lines of LMA for #1, #19, Thompson and ... Waiters (to be immediatly traded or make this deal a 3way) to Charlotte or Phoenix for the #4/5 contigent upon Oladipo being there? So take Noel, plus Oladipo/Thompson/whomever at 19, that's not a bad haul, ship out Matthews for a first next year and we get a ton of cap room this year (or next) and have a really young athletic team to develop.
 
Jayps15 said:
I'm on the trade LMA bandwagon too and that is a little sparse, but what if it were more along the lines of LMA for #1, #19, Thompson and ... Waiters (to be immediatly traded or make this deal a 3way) to Charlotte or Phoenix for the #4/5 contigent upon Oladipo being there? So take Noel, plus Oladipo/Thompson/whomever at 19, that's not a bad haul, ship out Matthews for a first next year and we get a ton of cap room this year (or next) and have a really young athletic team to develop.
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Except I don't see Cleveland offering Thompson, Waiters, 1 AND 19 for LMA.
 
LMA for Thompson, #1, and next year's unprotected pick. Then trade the #1 down a few spots to pick up another asset and take Oladipo. Or package the #1 with the #10 for players/picks.
I'd still rather try to get one of DET's bigs for LMA though.
 
#1, #19 and Thompson for LA, #39 and #40?

Portland could probably package #10 and #19 to move up to somewhere around 5-6...

Thompson, Mclemore and Len is theoretically a decent haul for Aldridge
Thompson, Noel and Porter is as well

Portland might also be able to swap the Greek, cash and #45 to Dallas for #13.

Those are a lot of assets to acquire players via the draft or trade

Certainly not as good next year though.
 
Being "not as good next year" is a lot better than being "about the same as, or maybe a little better than, last year".
 
blue9 said:
Being "not as good next year" is a lot better than being "about the same as, or maybe a little better than, last year".
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Also consider the amount of cap room we"d have.Either use it or hold onto it for the great FA class next year
 
Mediocre Man said:
Also consider the amount of cap room we"d have.Either use it or hold onto it for the great FA class next year
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Unmentioned anywhere is the fact that Cleveland has a bevy of other future picks that we could demand.

I'm thinking if he's serious about wanting to stay long term then it's probably not worth another rebuild, but if he's on the fence about staying, Cleveland would be able to offer us a boatload. Maybe a preemptive deal like this is worth considering?
 
Ooh--I've got it! LA to cleveland; 1 and Zeller to Phoenix; 5, 19, 30, Thompson, and Gortat to Portland.

Thoughts?
 
Gortat.

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PtldPlatypus said:
Ooh--I've got it! LA to cleveland; 1 and Zeller to Phoenix; 5, 19, 30, Thompson, and Gortat to Portland.

Thoughts?
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big reason to trade for Gortat is to pair with LA, if LA's gone might as well not go for the aging center.
 
If we traded LMA, no way I want Gortat.

I'd rather just stick with getting 1, 19 and TT
 
Who do we get for #5? Seems like that is 1-2 spots too low from whom we really want in Oladipo.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
(I would take Dieng at 10, to be honest, because I think he's a safe rotation player who really fills our most glaring need. I like him more than his numbers just because he's smart, an AWESOME team defender, and being African, he's been shielded from bad AAU habits. I also worry that he'll be gone by #17 for exactly those reasons.)
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Dieng looking like much more than a "safe rotation player" right now.

Also, check out his overall stats: leading the world cup in Efficiency.
 
3RA1N1AC said:
forget him, francisco garcia is 2nd, and andray blatche is 5th! must swoop!
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The difference being, Senegal is actually beating some people, in massive upsets. Plus Dieng can play defense...
 
It's interesting that a draft that was universally derided as weak looks like it has so many solid players.
 
The draft is a crap shoot, LaMarcus is a bona fide superstar in his prime. Loyalty is making a comeback. I wouldn't bite on any of the trades in this thread and when it comes to LA, I'd reward loyalty with loyalty
 
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