no way we trade VC...
http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=9526
There has been some scuttlebutt surrounding Vince Carter and whether the Nets are looking to move him after already purging Richard Jefferson and Jason Kidd. The speculation stems from the Nets' rumored desire to lure LeBron James to Brooklyn in 2010, the assumption being that Carter's $50-million over the next three years must be moved to create the most possible space for James.
But here in Las Vegas, a reliable league source explained that this has no legs to it. "It's all talk," the source said. "There's nothing to it."
Although moving Carter does make sense if the Nets were undergoing a firesale, that isn't the case, the source said. The team has definitely put itself in a position to make a splash in the summer of 2010, with the salaries of Bobby Simmons, Trenton Hassell, and Keith Van Horn coming off the books that year.
Marcus Williams, Josh Boone, and Maurice Ager may also be off the books should the Nets opt to not give qualifying offers or extensions to any of them.
In other words, the cap space is basically already there. The Nets will be looking at potentially only having Carter, Devin Harris, Yi Jianlian, and Sean Williams under contract, meaning there's plenty of space available to make their run at LeBron – or whoever else they have on their radar.