<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (fefe @ Jul 19 2008, 09:57 AM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Astral @ Jul 19 2008, 08:27 AM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It doesn't look there will be any fire sales for a star level SF any time soon.
Also, the trade you're proposing is pointless. There is no point in giving up some of our assets to get a player who we need to expire in 2010. All that does is potentially makes a marginally better team for 2 years, and then makes it less attractive for LBJ or Wade to come to Brooklyn.
The plan, as our FO is pursuing it, is to get talented, marketable young players, surround them with hard nosed veterans, and hope they can mature into a good young team by 2010. I would be shocked if they traded away Sean or Brook. Unless it's for a superstar, it's an idiotic move.</div>
I think there is a pretty good chance Melo could be had for that package. They are cost cutting now. the way they gave up Camby was an indication.
We really don't have much space for Marcus and Sean (or Boone) on our roster. Either for Stro and KVH, but you prababy agree with that.
Probably Sean is the only one, who you don't like giving up in this trade. But I think it's worth it to make us a way better team for the next two years
Is LeBron and Wade so much better than Melo? Maybe yes.
But if we let Melo expire (along with Simmons, Hassell and Dooling), we can still go after those guys.
if we can not get either of the big names, we can still resign Melo in 2010, and keep this core together.
</div>I'm pretty sure they offered that package to Nuggets about a billion times already. Anyone would have. They probably even offered Krstic/RJ/Sean and 2 1st rounders already and Nugs still said no.
Camby is 35. It's not just cost cutting. Carmelo is still too young to give up on. Iverson is popular, plus he's an expiring contract. Since there are basically no teams under the cap any more, it makes no sense for them to give away Iverson. They'll just let him expire then tell him "look, either sign a 3 year, $40M contract or we're not having you".
What I don't like about your idea is that we give up anything of "value", mostly because the "value" we get back (aka the player) will be let go during the 2010 off season. Which basically reduces the value of the franchise in time for 2010.
I agree with you, all bets are off if NJ can get a good young, or in his prime, player for those contracts + a little youth. I just don't see anyoe trading a star level player for our garbage. It has happened in the past, but I just don't see it this season.