Washington and their #5

[Crimson the Cat]

Yesterday I had thought up a trade idea to swoop in and grab the #5 from Washington. The gist of it was we'd send Outlaw's non-guaranteed contract, Sergio (big Spanish following in Washington) and the #24 for Brendan Haywood and the #5 pick. My thought was that once they cut Outlaw, rid themselves of Haywood's contract, and take a flyer on a Euro, they'd end up saving around $14M next year ($7M in salary and $7M in luxury tax).

I then saw this blurb from Hoopsworld -> http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?STORY_ID=12908

Washington Tips Their Hand: There have been rumors for weeks that the Washington Wizards would be trading out of the #5 selection and they may have found their deal. The Wizards will be working out Terrence Williams this week - a player that's a mid-first rounder at a best - likely signaling their preparations to move down several spots and pick up a cheaper player with a lower pick. Look for more details on this as it becomes available, but it does seem Washington's actions suggest the pick at #5 will go elsewhere

It does indeed appear that Washington may want out of the lottery. I doubt Williams drops down in our range, but you never know.

Very interesting.

 

[J_Ray]

Haywood is Washington's shotblocking center, they want to get rid of Etan Thomas.

 

[RickyRubio]

I think I have been wanting to keep Outlaw now that I think about it. He is pretty good off the bench.

 

[ebott]

I think it would take something pretty ridiculous to get #5. You'd have to be talking about something like...

Blazers send:
Travis Outlaw
Steve Blake
Rudy Fernandez

Wizards send:
Etan Thomas
Oleksiy Pecherov
#5 pick

 

[illmatic99]

The Mavericks are said to be interested in the fifth pick and the prospect of drafting Jordan Hill.

The teams have made nice in the past, most recently in the swap that secured Jamison in 2004. The Mavericks also were kind enough to relieve the Wizards of Juwan Howard in 2001.

The Mavericks apparently are willing to part with either Jason Terry or Josh Howard to sweeten a potential deal. The Mavericks would be obligated to accept an expiring contract of the Wizards, the one belonging to either the Poet or Mike James.

Source: http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/10/time-to-start-looking-forward/

 

[hasoos]

I think it would take something pretty ridiculous to get #5. You'd have to be talking about something like...

Blazers send:
Travis Outlaw
Steve Blake
Rudy Fernandez

Wizards send:
Etan Thomas
Oleksiy Pecherov
#5 pick

In other years drafts, maybe, but this years? The draft this year isn't "all that". I don't think it will take much to move up if the Blazers want to. I just dont' see any reason this year to do that.

 

[Crimson the Cat]

Hmm. Well Thomas can't be moved as a draft day deal because of pending FA status.

Haywood played 6 games last season. Are you sure he is relied on or in the short-term plans?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

If indeed Dallas is the team, Portland could better their offer by taking away more salary (after all, we're under the cap) and offering a higher pick in trade. What higher pick? Well, Milwaukee is not wedded to their pick either. (And if the Knicks really like Sergio, would they give us the #8 for him?)

But I'd only want the #5 if we were going to offer it to Memphis as part of a package for the #2. Put these things together and you get this suggestion from a while back.

 

[Crimson the Cat]

The problem I see with dealing with the Mavs is that Washington won't get immediate cap relief. Even Howard doesn't expire until after next season. I guess it depends how dire things are for them. They could certainly get more talent from other places.

 

[RR7]

Ny isn't giving the # 8 for Sergio. That's terrible. We can't take back salary until after the draft, because as of the draft, we are still over the cap. But we don;t have a player as good as Howard to offer to Washington. Why woudl they take a little bit extra cap relief, and say, Outlaw, over Howard?