Make it better: Cho reportedly shopping Rudy and others for a forward/center.

[Nikolokolus]

What can I say it's a slow day in Blazersville.

According to Discovery69 -- a guy with some inside sources reportedly, over at clubblazers.com -- Cho has been shopping Rudy (and other pieces) hard trying to acquire a forward/center. New York is reportedly still interested in Rudy, so here's my proposal.

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=27bnr4v

Yay or nay? Anybody have any other trade suggestions or players you think would fill the bill?

 

[illmatic99]

Good luck getting Walsh to sign off on that one.

 

[hasoos]

I am not sure what to think of that trade, and here is why. Anthony Randolph is very unproven. He has had flashes of brilliance. He also has had flashes of "pile of shit". The other factor being, I am not sure if the problems were because he was being coached by Don Nelson, or it was just because he is a young kid still learning, or, he just isnt' that good. He may turn out good. He also could be out of the league in 3 years.

 

[BrianFromWA]

But Dante, Rudy and Jerryd will be stars?

 

[Cake]

I am not sure what to think of that trade, and here is why. Anthony Randolph is very unproven. He has had flashes of brilliance. He also has had flashes of "pile of shit". The other factor being, I am not sure if the problems were because he was being coached by Don Nelson, or it was just because he is a young kid still learning, or, he just isnt' that good. He may turn out good. He also could be out of the league in 3 years.

Sounds like a description of all 3 of our players in that theoretical deal.

 

[andalusian]

I would take a flyer on this deal, in a sort of "reach for the skys" kind of way, if Randolph pans out he will have a much higher ceiling than all 3 of our guys. If he does not, we lose - but it's an acceptable risk/reward scenario for me.

I like the way Hollinger's analysis shows this as a loss for both teams...

 

[e_blazer]

I like the way Hollinger's analysis shows this as a loss for both teams...

Must be a case of subtraction by subtraction.

I haven't seen enough of Randolph's play to really have an informed opinion on this one.

 

[Minstrel]

I like Bayless a lot as a prospect, but I also like Randolph a lot.

Wilson Chandler is about on par with Rudy, IMO, but bigger and younger. Cunningham is an acceptable price to pay to get the higher-potential Chandler for Rudy.

Since I like Randolph more than Bayless, I'd do this deal. Matthews would back up both guard spots, Chandler could swing between backing up Batum and Aldridge. The team would have a bit more youth and potential and better-defined roles.

 

[RR7]

He mentions Chicago as well, but I can't see anything that could work with them, especially with boozer injured.

I have a hard time believing NY would up their offer from 2 second round picks to Anthony Randolph for Rudy. I'd do it, to get more help up front, but I also question how much help Randolph will really provide as a PF or C. But, I am intrigued enough by his potential to want a deal like that to go down.

 

[RR7]

Also, am I missing where he said other pieces?

 

[BBert]

I would do it. I think NY should too.

 

[shamelessblazer]

I think Turiaf is a much more realistic option to get than Randolph. Turiaf would also be fine with the 10 mpg he'd get once Joel and Greg (if ever) are healthy.

 

[MickZagger]

Walsh just gave up David Lee for Randolph this summer. Randolph is still only 21, and if he lives up to his potential is a great fit for D'Antoni's system. I don't see anyway that Walsh is that quick to move Randolph, especially not for the pieces that we would offer in that scenario.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Anyone else think the combination of our team having lots of young players, and the knicks REALLY needing some draft picks and young talent to trade for 'Melo, plus our well-documented ability to buy picks, means that it's likely we'd be NYK's supplier for 'Melo bait? Something like Rudy and Bayless and a couple of future firsts for Randolph and a couple of seconds?

It a) gets Melo out of our division
b) thins out some of the playing-time crush
c) gets us another young big
d) trades late-first round picks for decent-seconds
e) still leaves us enough to (maybe) go after CP3.

 

[RoyToy]

Coax Rasheed out of retirement!

 

[hasoos]

You know after watching the NBATV Knicks practice, I really don't want any of the member on their team outside of Amare.

 

[Pinwheel1]

That's not an unfair trade. It's pretty interesting although I don't want Chandler.

 

[BrianFromWA]

You know after watching the NBATV Knicks practice, I really don't want any of the member on their team outside of Amare.

I really like what Gallinari could do for us. He's better than LMA at what LMA does best (mid- to long-range shooting), but not as good in the stuff (like D, rebounding) that can be covered for. He's basically what I'm hoping Babbitt can turn into...a sweet-shooting stretch 4 in the Dirk mold...though I don't have the confidence that Babbitt's game is either as athletic or fluid as Dirk's or Gallo's. But I haven't really seen him play much yet.

 

[Mediocre Man]

No way this guy has sources. No one can have sources according to some

 

[Blazer4ever]

I think Turiaf is a much more realistic option to get than Randolph. Turiaf would also be fine with the 10 mpg he'd get once Joel and Greg (if ever) are healthy.

Andre Miller for Turiaf?

 

[alex42083]

I'd do it in a heartbeat.. Chandler's solid, nothing flashy. And Randolph has some great upside. But pretty much NY would hang up on the phone since Walsh has wanted Randolph for a long time -- I think I read that somewhere -- to fit in with that run-and-gun.. him and Amare should be a good pairing in that system.

 

[THE HCP]

No way this guy has sources. No one can have sources according to some

I HAD 1 source, but they fired him on draft night!

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Meh, another thread about a poor trade someone dreamed up that isn't going to happen.

 

[ABM]

Meh, another thread about a poor trade someone dreamed up that isn't going to happen.

Yet, you keep opening them.

 

[1 Eye Jack]

I think it'd be foolish to make any big trades involving key trading chips like Miller or Pryz before the deadline unless it involves a star player like C. Paul. If there's nothing better available at the end of the deadline I would personally love to get another tough player like Turiaf or Bass.