Blazers make another pitch for Amare?

[Fez Hammersticks]

There has been speculation that a big change would be coming in the form of a trade involving forward Amaré Stoudemire. Chicago, Houston and Cleveland have been considered the likely trading partners, but a deal with Portland for guard Jerryd Bayless, a first-round draft pick and Raef LaFrentz's expiring, insurance-protected contract has been considered.

Any trade also would not happen until Monday, as the NBA does not want the Suns to act during All-Star weekend in its city.

 

[Natebishop3]

There has been speculation that a big change would be coming in the form of a trade involving forward Amaré Stoudemire. Chicago, Houston and Cleveland have been considered the likely trading partners, but a deal with Portland for guard Jerryd Bayless, a first-round draft pick and Raef LaFrentz's expiring, insurance-protected contract has been considered.

Any trade also would not happen until Monday, as the NBA does not want the Suns to act during All-Star weekend in its city.

Wow... look for another trade immediately following that one, including either Stoudemire or Aldridge. One would go.

 

[MAS RipCity]

I heart Bayless, my 2nd fv Blazer, but if he can net you Amare, you do it. We still have PetKo!

 

[Minstrel]

If Portland can swing Amare or LMA for a top-end point guard, I'm in favour. Even otherwise, I probably am just since the talent is so heavily in Portland's favour.

 

[Natebishop3]

If Portland can swing Amare or LMA for a top-end point guard, I'm in favour.

Who would you swing him for Minstrel? Who is available, realistically?

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Amare for Josh Smith and Mike Bibby?

 

[barfo]

Bayless for Amare? Can't see why we wouldn't jump on that.

barfo

 

[Natebishop3]

Amare for Josh Smith and Mike Bibby?

You don't think we could get more than that?

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

I love Jerryd Bayless as a player, but if you can get Amare for him you have to do it.

I would crap my pants if we could swing him for Devin Harris (even though I doubt it)

 

[Nikolokolus]

I love me some J-bay, but if the Suns really did offer up Stoudemire for just RLEC, Bayless and a future first that would be too much to pass up. But I'd much rather see KP get a team like the bulls involved and attempt to wrestle Deng and Hinrich away.

 

[Minstrel]

Who would you swing him for Minstrel? Who is available, realistically?

Unsure. Certainly New Jersey would be my first call, for Devin Harris. But I actually wouldn't constrain myself to point guards. A top-tier wing would also be great. Granger, perhaps.

 

[Natebishop3]

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=cvau7z

We trade Bayless, LaFrentz, and Sergio (I couldn't figure out how to trade a draft pick instead) to Phoenix for Amare.

We trade LMA, Outlaw, Frye, Randolph, and Diogu to Chicago for Deng and Hinrich.

Our lineup

Hinrich/Blake
Roy/Rudy
Deng/Batum/Webster
Amare
Oden/Przybilla

Chicago probably cuts Diogu and Randolph, maybe even Frye (they're all free agents at the end of the year), so they end up with Outlaw and Aldridge as the centerpieces to the trade.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Unsure. Certainly New Jersey would be my first call, for Devin Harris. But I actually wouldn't constrain myself to point guards. A top-tier wing would also be great. Granger, perhaps.

Wouldn't it have to be a one-for-one deal due to trade restrictions? Salaries wouldn't match in this case.

 

[Natebishop3]

Wouldn't it have to be a one-for-one deal due to trade restrictions? Salaries wouldn't match in this case.

No, you can swing a player within 24 hours or something like that, and then after that it can only be one for one.

 

[Nikolokolus]

No, you can swing a player within 24 hours or something like that, and then after that it can only be one for one.

ah, I didn't realize you have a 24 hour window.

 

[Minstrel]

Wouldn't it have to be a one-for-one deal due to trade restrictions? Salaries wouldn't match in this case.

Within 24 or 48 hours (I forget which), you can trade the newly-acquired player as part of a package. After that, he can only be traded alone for several months.

However, you can still get back a package of players, at any time. So Portland can still deal Amare, say, three days after acquiring him in return for a group of players. They just couldn't add anything to Amare on their end. Except within that short window.

But since it's getting close to the deadline, the deadline may end up limiting the window anyway.

 

[The Sebastian Express]

I actually believe it is 72 hours.

 

[illmatic99]

Harris and VC?

 

[Minstrel]

Harris and VC?

I'm not even sure they'd trade just Harris (plus filler) for Amare. No way they'd trade both, IMO.

 

[Natebishop3]

Harris and VC?

I really don't think we could get those two for Amare.

 

[drexlersdad]

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=cvau7z

We trade Bayless, LaFrentz, and Sergio (I couldn't figure out how to trade a draft pick instead) to Phoenix for Amare.

We trade LMA, Outlaw, Frye, Randolph, and Diogu to Chicago for Deng and Hinrich.

Our lineup

Hinrich/Blake
Roy/Rudy
Deng/Batum/Webster
Amare
Oden/Przybilla

.

chicago would be so all over that, i would think we could get a better player/package for LMA and outlaw

Chicago probably cuts Diogu and Randolph, maybe even Frye (they're all free agents at the end of the year), so they end up with Outlaw and Aldridge as the centerpieces to the trade

 

[Nikolokolus]

Hinrich and Deng seems like a reasonable value for Amar'e

Maybe all parties could be persuaded to go for something like this?
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=b3n58q

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Amare for Tyrus, Noah, Gooden? I kid I kid. I think Bibby/Smith is good value.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Hinrich and Deng seems like a reasonable value for Amar'e

Maybe all parties could be persuaded to go for something like this?
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=b3n58q

Take out Rudy and Sergio, put in Bayless and Frye and I see it being entirely possible. I just don't see in anyway KP trading Rudy

 

[Minstrel]

Hinrich and Deng seems like a reasonable value for Amar'e

Maybe all parties could be persuaded to go for something like this?
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=b3n58q

I think Batum would need to go to Phoenix. IMO, Chicago gets plenty of value, landing the single best player in Amare. The Suns gets Batum and Rudy instead of Bayless. While I hate to lose them, both would be long-term backups with Roy and Deng locked in as young starters. Bayless would become much, much more valuable than the other two, to Portland, in that scenario.

 

[Natebishop3]

chicago would be so all over that, i would think we could get a better player/package for LMA and outlaw

Chicago probably cuts Diogu and Randolph, maybe even Frye (they're all free agents at the end of the year), so they end up with Outlaw and Aldridge as the centerpieces to the trade

Butler? Wallace?

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=c6nnzq

Blake/Augistin
Roy/Rudy
Wallace/Batum
Amare/
Oden/Przybilla

 

[Karl Malone's Elbows]

I think Batum would need to go to Phoenix.

I'd be against this trade if it included Batum. He's too rare a talent.

 

[Minstrel]

I'd be against this trade if it included Batum. He's too rare a talent.

I love his defense and his ability to contribute at a young age, but his offensive abilities are too uncertain for me to consider him a deal-breaker if Portland gets a very good, young small forward like Deng.

 

[Karl Malone's Elbows]

I think a package built around LMA could bring Tony Parker to Portland.

 

[Natebishop3]

I think a package built around LMA could bring Tony Parker to Portland.

Man, I would sooner die before helping a team like the Spurs.