Brook Lopez?

[Fez Hammersticks]

"Bill Simmons: I think Brook Lopez is a dark horse Portland [trade] candidate."

Insurance?

To keep him away from OKC?

 

[santeesioux]

Sure, why not?

 

[Blazinaway]

only one yr of possible lux tax

 

[RR7]

As always, depends on the price, to me. I'd happily swap out Kaman with him on our bench. It's a move that has seemingly little risk of hurting chemistry, with Robin on the team to ease any sort of issues. I don't know what it'd reasonably take to get him, however. They have no big need to tank this season, sinc Atlanta can swap picks with them. And if we lose too many bench pieces to add him, we still don't fill our need for a bench wing.
Kaman, Robinson, CJ saves them a ton of money and gets them a nice prospect in CJ. But we're back where we started in needing a bench scorer, and down an asset in CJ to acquire one.

 

[santeesioux]

Some Nets fans on Twitter seemed to like the idea of Kaman, Trob, and the pick. I doubt that matches salaries though.

 

[BlazerWookee]

Does he have tattoos?

 

[MAS RipCity]

Kaman, Barton, McCollum, Robinson for Lopez works under the cap. It would bring our roster down to 12 players and allow us to be players in the buyout market for guys like Tayshaun Prince.

 

[magnifier661]

It would be so awesome to have the twins!

 

[barfo]

It would be so awesome to have the twins!

They are pretty big guys. Your vagina will be ripped to shreds.

barfo

 

[riverman]

I've wanted this forever...a true twin towers

 

[stampedehero]

Lopez brothers in Portland. Love to heat that on the evening news.

 

[BBert]

Some Nets fans on Twitter seemed to like the idea of Kaman, Trob, and the pick. I doubt that matches salaries though.

That would be stupendous.

It'll take more.

 

[BBert]

Kaman, Barton, McCollum, Robinson for Lopez works under the cap. It would bring our roster down to 12 players and allow us to be players in the buyout market for guys like Tayshaun Prince.

They wouldn't do it without the pick. I think they would without CJ and I'd prefer to keep him. I bet they'd ask for Freeland.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

I think it could be overkill and it doesn't address the real need of adding a more dynamic scorer off the bench at two and three.

 

[Pinwheel1]

He gets paid $16,774,000 next year, and would come off the bench behind his brother. I don't see that working.

 

[ripcityboy]

Kobe.... now Lopez? Is the media looking at our actual roster and what we need?!

 

[BBert]

That's a lot of cap for a guy who can't stay healthy. And a lot of players to match. Sounds like a pipe dream and an "off season plan" breaker.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

We don't need another kaman-esque big...

 

[Scalma]

Yo bill! Shut up!

 

[BigGameDamian]

I think it could be overkill and it doesn't address the real need of adding a more dynamic scorer off the bench at two and three.

I agree, if we did something like this it would be more for the thrill and not the need.

 

[Rhal]

Its not a bad move but i'd rather get Chandler/Affalo.

 

[RR7]

Its not a bad move but i'd rather get Chandler/Affalo.

Agreed, fits a bigger need, IMO. Unless we got them both.
CJ, Kaman, RObinson to Brooklyn for Brook.
Wright, Claver, 1st to Denver for Chandler.
Sign Nate, push real hard for Ray Allen, though doubtful. Sign a 3rd PG.

Lillard/Blake
Wes/Nate/Crabbe/Barton
Nic/Chandler
Aldridge/Freeland/Leonard
Robin/Brook/Freeland

 

[OneLifeToLive]

Agreed, fits a bigger need, IMO. Unless we got them both.
CJ, Kaman, RObinson to Brooklyn for Brook.
Wright, Claver, 1st to Denver for Chandler.
Sign Nate, push real hard for Ray Allen, though doubtful. Sign a 3rd PG.

Lillard/Blake
Wes/Nate/Crabbe/Barton
Nic/Chandler
Aldridge/Freeland/Leonard
Robin/Brook/Freeland

Interesting idea and I like your aggression but I think it's too many roster moves. I think Neil would be afraid that that would effect the overall chemistry.

 

[Rhal]

Agreed, fits a bigger need, IMO. Unless we got them both.
CJ, Kaman, RObinson to Brooklyn for Brook.
Wright, Claver, 1st to Denver for Chandler.
Sign Nate, push real hard for Ray Allen, though doubtful. Sign a 3rd PG.

Lillard/Blake
Wes/Nate/Crabbe/Barton
Nic/Chandler
Aldridge/Freeland/Leonard
Robin/Brook/Freeland

That is one way to swing for the fences. Might kill chemistry but thats a lot of talent on one team.

 

[MickZagger]

It doesn't even make sense to go after the other Lopez.

Next.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

For me it depends on his health.

Before his foot issues he was putting up 20 PPG on an elite 25 PER.

Insurance .......for LMA?

 

[RR7]

Interesting idea and I like your aggression but I think it's too many roster moves. I think Neil would be afraid that that would effect the overall chemistry.

agreed and highly doubtful it'd happen. My biggest issue in it is moving wright. Lillard has seen his previous friends moved and I worry about it continuously.
that being said, I worry about chemistry, but a kaman-brook swap imo won't hurt us on that front. I assume the guys recognize that Robinson is ok to go.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

If his foot checks out you have a legitimate guy that you can ISO.

You don't want this in OKC:



The epitome of huge risk, high reward.

 

[MickZagger]

If his foot checks out you have a legitimate guy that you can ISO.

You don't want this in OKC:



The epitome of huge risk, high reward.

You can't play him and Aldridge together. Its one of the more silly ideas I've seen. Bill Simmons likes to rile you guys up.

 

[Rhal]

You can't play him and Aldridge together. Its one of the more silly ideas I've seen. Bill Simmons likes to rile you guys up.

Why cant you play him and LA togethor? One of them would just have to play closer to the basket. Both can play close and both can shoot from range, neither is a savant on D but it doesnt seem like we would be any worse on D then when LA plays alongside either Meyers or Kaman.