Re: KP has to make a trade... its not even a question anymore.
fez... i would agree but i dont think he has a choice.
I'm sure he probably does have to make some kind of move, but I think you are setting yourself up for a major disappointment by setting your sights on Gay or Wallace. This team just doesn't have the trade-able assets right now to get one of those guys. Think lower (much, much lower) guys like James Posey, Matt Barnes, Larry Hughes, Maurice Evans, etc. Steve and Travis' expiring deals do have some value, but teams are not exactly going to be lining up to get rid of highly productive players for just salary relief; they are going to want at least serviceable replacements, or at least some promising young talent to go along with them.
If you look at what we have to offer it's not all that exciting.
Guys likely to be very available:
Mills - Very low trade value (hasn't played a minute in the NBA, busted foot, late second rounder)
Pendergraph - low trade value (also hasn't played a minute in the NBA, but at least looked effective in Summer League, but he'd be a throw in at best until scouts get a look at him in a real NBA game)
Cunningham - middling trade value (he's shown he can be somewhat effective as a tweener in the rotation, but with his salary he'd still be nothing more than a sweetener)
Webster - low trade value (inconsistent, very streaky shooter with a 4 years left on a 4-5 million per year contract).
Rudy - average to above average trade value (exciting player when he's hot, a good outside shooter, but very slight of build, dodgy handles and showing himself to have durability issues,and overlaps at the position of the team's best player, but a lot of teams would probably like to have him)
Blake - middling trade value (his 4 million expiring contract and former ability to hit the three when left open makes him somewhat valuable, but he's not likely to get you more than a rotation player because of his very subpar performance this year)
Travis - average trade value (The injury to his foot really deflates his value, but some team betting on him being able to return to form might like his outside shooting ability and his ability to generate instant offense, the 3.6 million expiring contract he carries would also make him slightly more attractive than most)
Guys unlikely to be traded because of team needs and/or because they are actually producing:
Jerryd - average to above average trade value (hyper athletic, starting to show sings of consistency and efficiency, still big questions about his ability to play the point, but the rest of what he's doing makes him appealing as an off the bench scorer and sparkplug type)
Miller - average to above average trade value (veteran, has proven himself to be efficient in the past, on a reasonable contract, but he's old, not necessarily a leader and has trouble hitting jumpers)
Joel - above average trade value (a good defensive presence, a fantastic rebounder, but mostly a non-factor on offense, still he makes a reasonable contract, he's a legit 7'1" almost zero chance he gets traded unless he was part of a deal that brought back an above average center and another power forward.)
All in all, I see very little opportunity to generate 2-for-1 or 3-for 1 trades unless outgoing players are some of those guys on the shelf mixed in with draft rights to some of our overseas players.
