Batum going to nuggets for just picks now????

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Mediocre Man said:
I would trade them straight up too. Moving Batum for NJ's, and NJ's alone draft pick would be great also. Batum is a nice young SF, but he isn't anything more than a very good role player
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Like I said above, moving him for that pick alone could be a bad deal. Where the pick could end up could net us only a very good role player as well, with odds being it'd be outside the lottery, if they add those three to their team.
 
So we can't even get Harris anymore for batum? Wow how the mighty have fallen. Or should I say how bad is cho?
 
Ed O said:
I know. I don't think we always get what we want, though.



Nothing is guaranteed, but the Nets have the 5th-worst record in the NBA and the other teams are at 8 and 9 wins.

I don't think that the Nets get THAT much better even in the best-case of adding Anthony, Billups and Hamilton. They might make the playoffs and they might not.

Of course, Batum might end up being worth a lottery pick and he might not, too...

Ed O.
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In this upcoming draft (sans Irving), I think Nic is worth ~pick 5. Getting a pick in that range for Batum would blow. And a switch of Dre for Harris (assuming) doesn't make us all that better this year.
 
Ed O said:
I know. I don't think we always get what we want, though.



Nothing is guaranteed, but the Nets have the 5th-worst record in the NBA and the other teams are at 8 and 9 wins.

I don't think that the Nets get THAT much better even in the best-case of adding Anthony, Billups and Hamilton. They might make the playoffs and they might not.

Of course, Batum might end up being worth a lottery pick and he might not, too...

Ed O.
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Sure there's no guarantee of how they finish, but their standings against teams in the west don't matter(5th worst record) if they make the playoffs. Then a team with a better record will have a higher pick than them. With as little as Favors plays and impacts their team currently, I'd say a swap of Harris for Billups, Rip and Carmelo makes a very big impact on their overall quality.
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
Denver wants to rebuild around Batum and Favors.

The NJ pick is not guaranteed to be a lotto pick. You could have a losing record and still make the 8th seed in the East.
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Denver wants Favors and Batum

Portland probably wants Favors and a lottery pick

Denver has to get this deal done, Portland doesn't.

The Blazers are in no position to be scared into making a deal. They'll hold strong.
 
Ed O said:
I know. I don't think we always get what we want, though.



Nothing is guaranteed, but the Nets have the 5th-worst record in the NBA and the other teams are at 8 and 9 wins.

I don't think that the Nets get THAT much better even in the best-case of adding Anthony, Billups and Hamilton. They might make the playoffs and they might not.

Of course, Batum might end up being worth a lottery pick and he might not, too...

Ed O.
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The 2011 Draft is weak after the top-5. With Kyrie Irving seriously considering returning to Duke for his sophomore season the draft pool will be even weaker this summer. With Billups, though slowing down, he's still a good player. The Nets would drastically improve this season.

PG: Billups
SG: Hamilton
SF: Anthony
PF: Humphries
C: Lopez

That's a very solid group.
 
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Headline fail. It article clearly says a comparable player (ie Harris I'd assume) and a pick. Harris plus The Nets pick 1st round pick would be great IMHO.
 
craigehlo said:
Headline fail. It article clearly says a comparable player (ie Harris I'd assume) and a pick. Harris plus The Nets pick 1st round pick would be great IMHO.
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I don't see how Harris is a comparable player. He's in his prime years and has been an all-star.

I would say the comparable player is Favors. Him and Batum are both young, cheap and full of potential.
 
DUB said:
No it's trolling plain, and simple.

Can mods please change the thread title to actually reflect the article?
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Or better still, can everyone just use the ignore feature and stop feeding the troll? Of course he posts inaccurate information. He knows he'll get more attention that way, and attention is what he craves and what motivates him to post deliberately misleading, overly negative misinformation. Anyone who is still reading, and responding to, his posts deserves what they get - more of the same tired shit. If you're tired of his lame, worn out act, put him on ignore and be done with it.

BNM
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
One GM has the audacity to offer such a trade and the other is dumb enough to accept. Having two green GM's just makes it worse.
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No one has done anything yet. You can say that after (if) such trade goes down.
 
RoyToy said:
I don't see how Harris is a comparable player. He's in his prime years and has been an all-star.
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I like Harris a lot, but it's clear the Nuggets would rather have Batum than him. His value is set by the market and think he's seen as a little too overpaid by some teams looking to cut costs like Denver.
 
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Mediocre Man said:
I would trade them straight up too. Moving Batum for NJ's, and NJ's alone draft pick would be great also. Batum is a nice young SF, but he isn't anything more than a very good role player
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Who in the hell would play small forward then?

Next years draft class is going to suck and New Jersey would probably only get the 11th or 12th pick in the draft if the Melo trade goes through.

Portland is going to be very, very lucky to get a player who will end up being as good as Batum with a pick in that range.

Batum for Favors would be painful but at least understandable.
Trading Batum for a draft pick is absurd.
 
I would do miller and batum for harris and favors. They get cap relief and the player they covet. If they don't like it then too bad.

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MIXUM said:
Here's my take....

Cho has no trading skills and is being pushed around by better gms! They are basically saying your gonna get whatever we give you.
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If you are correct.....good take. Major props to you.

If you are wrong......you are beyond dumbass status for coming up with such a ridiculous conclusion from this article.
 
RR7 said:
Sure there's no guarantee of how they finish, but their standings against teams in the west don't matter(5th worst record) if they make the playoffs. Then a team with a better record will have a higher pick than them. With as little as Favors plays and impacts their team currently, I'd say a swap of Harris for Billups, Rip and Carmelo makes a very big impact on their overall quality.
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There are five teams in the East all but guaranteed to get in (Miami, Boston, Chicago, Orlando, Atlanta).

That leaves three spots for the other 10 teams. New York has a pretty big lead on the seventh seed (6 games), so that's two spots for nine teams.

Could New Jersey beat out five of the six teams ahead of them after this series of trades? Sure. Is it at all likely? I don't think so. They're a BAD team right now and they'd need to make up a lot of ground to get to mediocre. I don't think that bringing in veterans will help the team gel immediately and there's only half of the season to go.

Ed O.
 
Nothing has happened. This is a rumor. Cho is much smarter than ANYONE on this board when it comes to basketball. I trust the guy. Calling for his firing based on a rumor is ridiculous and makes Blazer fans look stupid. Of course Mixum isn't a real fan so I'm not including him in that group. Shame on the rest of you.
 
This thread is the funniest thing I've read in a long time. Thanks, MIXUM. Where would this board be without your constant hyperbole and BS?
 
Ed O said:
There are five teams in the East all but guaranteed to get in (Miami, Boston, Chicago, Orlando, Atlanta).

That leaves three spots for the other 10 teams. New York has a pretty big lead on the seventh seed (6 games), so that's two spots for nine teams.

Could New Jersey beat out five of the six teams ahead of them after this series of trades? Sure. Is it at all likely? I don't think so. They're a BAD team right now and they'd need to make up a lot of ground to get to mediocre. I don't think that bringing in veterans will help the team gel immediately and there's only half of the season to go.

Ed O.
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We can agree to disagree, then. Over the last half of the season, I see NJ with Carmelo, Billups, Rip as at least 5 games better than Philadelphia, Indiana, toronto,Charlotte and Detroit.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I would do miller and batum for harris and favors. They get cap relief and the player they covet. If they don't like it then too bad.
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I'd do that, as I think Harris is about as good as Miller but younger. I like Batum a lot, but I think Favors is also loaded with talent and I'd trade small for big.

It's probably not a trade that Portland could get, but I'd also consider Batum for either Harris or Favors. In terms of draft picks, Batum for anything short of a top-five pick would be pretty awful in my mind.
 
MIXUM said:
Read ..... Between.... The.... Lines
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It says that Denver really, really wants Batum and Favors ... Nowhere does it say Cho is considering dumping him for just a pick or two.
 
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