OT Hawks fielding trade offers for Paul Millsap, Kyle Korver

[SlyPokerDog]

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...ielding-trade-offers-paul-millsap-sources-say

 

[BlazerWookee]

We could do worse.

Of course, we could do better, too.

Oh, and we could stand pat.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Time to remind Millsap who got him his first big contract.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Sefalosha has also had a surprisingly good season. LOVE to get Millsap, but can't imagine we'd tempt them with anything outside of McCollum, and, while Millsap is currently better, he's also a good deal older and coming up on free agency.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Time to remind Millsap who got him his first big contract.

You mean the Pacers current GM?

 

[e_blazer]

Love to see him here, but I don't think that there's a trade offer the Blazers could make that would make sense for both teams.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Hawks would probably give Millsap up to whomever would also take Bazemore. Sefalosha costs 1/5 the amount and has been twice as good. That was one wacky contract.

 

[LuckyShot]

Pass.

 

[riverman]

Watch them both go play for the Spurs for chump change!

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

7 years ago, yeah.

 

[BigGameDamian]

If we had Trader Bob I bet he'd find away to get a deal done.

 

[e_blazer]

If we had Trader Bob I bet he'd find away to get a deal done.

Of course he would. He has superpowers and isn't subject to the rules of the CBA.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Maybe Meyers, Aminu, and future picks could get it done? I don't think teams will offer that much for a guy who is expiring and in his 30s looking for a big contract.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

They're expiring, so humphf.

 

[Rhal]

Would rather not give up assets for expiring contracts when our cieling with them is 2nd round at the best. You only do that when your trying to get ride of a contract or have a shot at a title.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Would rather not give up assets for expiring contracts when our cieling with them is 2nd round at the best. You only do that when your trying to get rid of a contract or have a shot at a title.

You did see BDSMFan including Meyers in his proposal, didn't you?

 

[BonesJones]

Hawks would probably give Millsap up to whomever would also take Bazemore. Sefalosha costs 1/5 the amount and has been twice as good. That was one wacky contract.

If that were truly the case I'd hop on it in a heartbeat:

PHI Gets:
Allen Crabbe
Shabazz Napier
Meyers Leonard

ATL Gets:
Ed Davis
Gerald Henderson (Expiring)
2018 POR 1st
2018 CLE 1st

POR Gets:
Nerlens Noel
Paul Millsap
Kent Bazemore

Swap out Crabbe's bad contract for Bazemores, and replace Davis and Leonard with Millsap and Noel.

Lillard / McCollum
McCollum / Bazemore
Harkless / Turner
Millsap / Aminu
Noel / Plumlee

 

[Sarni]

Makes no sense to go for Millsap as good as he is, it's basically a three month rental. If we were somehow competing to win championship then it would be worth a risk for the right price, Millsap or not this team is not winning this season.

 

[Blazinaway]

They're expiring, so humphf.

exacty, Milsap already has said he is opting out plus at 32 he's not exactly the age we should be looking at as he will likely want a huge contract, no way

 

[Rhal]

You did see BDSMFan including Meyers in his proposal, didn't you?

I dont' see any reason why we should work hard to offloads meyers contract, 10m in todays market is a 6 or 7 million contract a few years ago. Its not going to give us cap space and he isn't killing the books so might as well keep him around to use as filler for a trade that actually makes us better in the long run.

 

[BigGameDamian]

I wonder if Cleveland would have interest in Millsap? Are we still interested in KLove? Three team deal?

 

[Blazers Roy]

Watch them both go play for the Spurs for chump change!

Or Warriors/Cavs/Clippers.

This fucking league...

 

[Denny Crane]

Millsap has a year remaining on his contract after this one. It's a player option.

So he's basically a UFA.

He also has the ability to influence the teams that he could be traded to, and could refuse to sign if that team gives up too much to get him.

He's 31 and in position to score one more really big contract.

I don't think his trade value is anywhere near as high as something like CJ in return.

 

[BlazerWookee]

If we had Trader Bob I bet he'd find away to get a deal done.

How much you wanna bet?

 

[Natebishop3]

Millsap has a year remaining on his contract after this one. It's a player option.

So he's basically a UFA.

He also has the ability to influence the teams that he could be traded to, and could refuse to sign if that team gives up too much to get him.

He's 31 and in position to score one more really big contract.

I don't think his trade value is anywhere near as high as something like CJ in return.

I wanted Millsap until I saw that he was a free agent this summer, and with the current market it's a horrible idea to trade for a 31 year old power forward. Horrible, horrible, horrible.

No thanks.

And Korver has been horrible lately.

 

[Boob-No-More]

And Korver has been horrible lately.

Careful there big guy. Korver is basically a "more experienced" version of Allen Crabbe. Their production is almost identical (as are their strength (singular) and weaknesses (plural)), with a bit of an edge to Korver in 2FG%.

If Korver played in Portland, there would be half a dozen people in this forum insisting he NEEDS to start in front of C.J.

BNM

 

[jlprk]

I dont' see any reason why we should work hard to offloads meyers contract, 10m in todays market is a 6 or 7 million contract a few years ago.

6 or 7M, 5 years ago, was what Przybilla made. He was 10 times as effective as Leonard. So Leonard isn't worth 6-7M in currency from a few years ago.

 

[BonesJones]

If that were truly the case I'd hop on it in a heartbeat:

PHI Gets:
Allen Crabbe
Shabazz Napier
Meyers Leonard

ATL Gets:
Ed Davis
Gerald Henderson (Expiring)
2018 POR 1st
2018 CLE 1st

POR Gets:
Nerlens Noel
Paul Millsap
Kent Bazemore

Swap out Crabbe's bad contract for Bazemores, and replace Davis and Leonard with Millsap and Noel.

Lillard / McCollum
McCollum / Bazemore
Harkless / Turner
Millsap / Aminu
Noel / Plumlee

Hell, in this scenario, I'd see if Dallas would swap Matthews for Bazemore to get younger.

 

[BonesJones]

Hell, in this scenario, I'd see if Dallas would swap Matthews for Bazemore to get younger.

And then trade a couple future 1sts, Vonleh, and Aminu to Miami to get them to trade Dragic to the Magic with us getting Ibaka back.

Lillard / McCollum
McCollum / Matthews
Harkless / Turner
Millsap / Ibaka
Noel / Plumlee

Maybe I'm getting carried away, but if we're trying to win now, let's really try to win now.

 

[Scalma]

Hell, in this scenario, I'd see if Dallas would swap Matthews for Bazemore to get younger.

There's no way imo that Atlanta would deal millsap for two non lottery picks, even it meant unloading bazemore. At least that's what I think, and I don't know shit.