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Jonathan Givony ‏@DraftExpress
NBA source tells me Emeka Okafor and Trevor Ariza have been traded to the Washington Wizards for Rashard Lewis and the #46 pick
 
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is Rashard Lewis still good?
 
How is this good for NO? are Emeka/Ariza's contracts just horrendous?
 
How is this good for NO? are Emeka/Ariza's contracts just horrendous?

Okafor has two years left at 13.5 and 14.5

Ariza has 1 year left with a player option at 6.7 and 7.2

Lewis has 1 year left at 23.7


Rashard Lewis' 23.7 million dollar contract can be bought out for around 13.7 million? before July 1st. That would save New Orleans around 30 million ish.
 
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Jonathan Givony ‏@DraftExpress
Rashard Lewis' 23.8 million dollar contract can be bought out for 13.7 million before July 1st. Trade saves New Orleans around 30 million?
 
RL: 22,699,551, 1 yr left (13M guaranteed)
EO: 13,640,000 14,637,500 = 28,277,500
TA: 7,258,960 7,727,280 = 14,986,240

So, long term savings of about 21-30M for WAS. NOH now has one player to amnesty instead of two.

Better question: can we leverage getting Okafor and #3? Okafor and #3 for Wes, change and #11? They don't need Okafor with Vesely, Blatche, Seraphin and Nene.

That gives them Wall/Wes/(SF at #11)/Vesely/Nene with Gunner's Mate 1st Class Crawford, Blatche and Seraphin on the bench. Oh yeah, and MAJOR cap room.

We get a lineup of Lillard/Batum/MKG/LMA/Okafor and around 10-15M in cap room.
 
Jonathan Givony ‏@DraftExpress
New Orleans now has unlimited cap space, in addition to the #1 pick, the #10 pick, and Eric Gordon. Not a bad time to be a Hornets fan.
 
Jonathan Givony ‏@DraftExpress
New Orleans now has unlimited cap space, in addition to the #1 pick, the #10 pick, and Eric Gordon. Not a bad time to be a Hornets fan.

Here's hoping they use that cap space on an experienced PG. (leaving Lillard at 11)
 
Repercussions for Portland...does NO overpay for Batum now? Monte know him and has always liked him. With that much room it is a real possibility.
 
I don't understand how WAS makes that trade without getting the #10 back. Take on an extra $30M in bad deals to gain a 2nd rounder? Ridiculous.
 
Repercussions for Portland...does NO overpay for Batum now? Monte know him and has always liked him. With that much room it is a real possibility.

It's possible, but I wouldn't think so. I imagine they go with a slower rebuild, build around Gordon, Davis and #10 pick, and go from there. I think trading away two slightly overpaid role players to go make a big signing of another role player about to be overpaid would be awfully stupid.
 
Probably means Blatch gets amnestied. Probably would get a hard look from Portland for the right price
 
well, they HAVE to spend 90% of the cap this year (around 54M, iirc). So they can pay Gordon his 15M or so, Davis his 5M or so, #10 2M or so, Jarrett Jack 5M, their role players 9M, and have ~18M left over burning a hole in their pockets that they HAVE to spend. :dunno:
 
okafor and ariza are niceish players, certainly better than anything the wizards had, so for once we see a trade based on actually getting better
 
well, they HAVE to spend 90% of the cap this year (around 54M, iirc). So they can pay Gordon his 15M or so, Davis his 5M or so, #10 2M or so, Jarrett Jack 5M, their role players 9M, and have ~18M left over burning a hole in their pockets that they HAVE to spend. :dunno:

They should make a big offer to Brook Lopez, who would pair up really well with Davis, IMO. Draft Lillard at 10 if he is there. Lillard/Gordon/Aminu/Davis/Lopez. But Batum would fit in pretty well also.
 
You guys think they won't retain Landry? I see them moving Davis to center.
 
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PG: Lillard
SG: Gordon
SF: Batum
PF: Davis
C: TBD

They are in good position to offer Batum the contract he wants. And I know Monty will push for his protege.
 

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