<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrooklynBound @ Jun 10 2008, 06:08 AM)
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<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (NattaNerNuttaMan @ Jun 10 2008, 04:08 AM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Astral @ Jun 10 2008, 03:59 AM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Master Shake @ Jun 9 2008, 10:56 PM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yea, but this idea that he's worth something in a trade that brings in the number 1 pick is crazy.</div>
As some others noted, KVH's contract has a very high value. For next season it has a value of $4.7M, but it's not just an expiring contract. It has an early termination clause which the Nets got when they shipped out Kidd. There is a low amount of guaranteed money, several people assume it's around $500K.
Thus, KVH's contract is not only expiring, it's an immediate saver of more than $4M. A team trades for his contract, exercises the ETC and around $4.2M comes off their books IMMEDIATELY.
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but what I think they're getting at is, should just 10 mil in combined exp. contracts and #10 & #21 be the focal points for getting the #1 pick? I don't think so. Chicago has plenty of other young pieces to deal and get inside help to go along with whomever they choose at #1. Getting Rose to play point and trading Hinrich, Tyrus, Nocioni, Gordon in any combination to get an inside scorer would benifit them more than anyone they would pick up at #10 & #21. If thier willing to add an additional young player in any trade they may be able to unload Hughes contract and keep Gordon instead
</div>The problem, as I see it, is that no one will touch Hughes' contract with a stick unless there's either a (1) huge disparity in talent traded, as in, Bulls give much more talent than they get in return or (2) Bulls give up the pick to make the team stomach eating Hughes' contract.
Remember, the Bulls organization is relatively cheap. I'm not saying they'll jump on this trade or any trade at all, but a trade such as KVH/Swift/Diop (or Nachbar) with #10 and #21 for #1 and Hughes is a VERY good trade for them.
They get almost $13M in expiring contracts, with one of them being a pretty good player whom they can re-sign if they want (Diop/Nachbar), 2 picks that if combined, can probably get them their "original" draft position (8th or 9th), at the same time they completely wipe their hands of the Ben Wallace fiasco and have a solid, immediate future.
I realize that some people expect Rose to become a franchise point. But he can also flop like Jay Williams. From the Bulls point of view, they can just say "We were supposed to be drafting 9th. So we'll draft 9th, but we will use the this piece of luck to get rid of a huge chunk of salary and gain another good player."
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Jay Williams didn't flop, he was injured in an accident.
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I agree, you shouldn't use Jay Williams in the context of flop. he was injured before playing thus never getting a chance to prove his worth. True, that it's a tough break for Chicago, but it's not fair to compare Rose to someone who didn't even play. As long as Rose stays off the bikes that is...