Will there be a trade, when and for who?

[BrianFromWA]

not only that, but Gay and Mayo have the worst +/- ratings on the Griz in their blow out of the Rockets tonight. Maybe their GM is a like us silly posters and wants to make a deal this very second... or maybe like most GMs he's a little more pragmatic?

Time will tell

STOMP

When did the Gasol trade go through last year? IIRC it was 3 weeks before the deadline. I wouldn't say Wallace is the model of "staying the course".

 

[MickZagger]

Especially with Hansbrough likely to be available in the late lottery. Better off waiting until Webster is fully recovered before even thinking about it though.

Hansbrough will go in the 15-20 range. GM's have learned from other teams past mistakes and aren't going for the undersized PF who works too hard for his points. I doubt anyone will take a flier on Hansbrough in the lottery considering he's likely going to be a role player off the bench.

 

[oldguy]

Ok, I'm confused. The blog says, "Raef’s contract needs to be off Portland’s payroll by their 41st game and on the acquiring team’s payroll by their 41st game." Then he doesn't explain why. I've never heard that Raef's contract 'needs' to come off the books a month before the trade deadline.

Any capologists know what he's talking about?

 

[Minstrel]

Ok, I'm confused. The blog says, "Raef’s contract needs to be off Portland’s payroll by their 41st game and on the acquiring team’s payroll by their 41st game." Then he doesn't explain why. I've never heard that Raef's contract 'needs' to come off the books a month before the trade deadline.

Any capologists know what he's talking about?

To qualify for insurance payout, perhaps? The RLEC is covered by insurance, so whichever team owns that contract can collect the insurance on it. Perhaps that deadline was the latest an acquiring team can add him to their roster to qualify for that insurance reimbursement.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Hansbrough will go in the 15-20 range. GM's have learned from other teams past mistakes and aren't going for the undersized PF who works too hard for his points. I doubt anyone will take a flier on Hansbrough in the lottery considering he's likely going to be a role player off the bench.

Josh McRoberts flashbacks anybody?

(and yes, I was one of the fools who thought we got a steal with that guy)

 

[andalusian]

Psycho-T is a hard-nosed player, Josh McRoberts owns shares in a butter manufacturing dairy.

Not the same kind of player, at all.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

If Pritchard wants to get a draft pick from a team that just wants cash, it doesn't need to be that complicated. As Pritchard and Allen have shown, other teams are just as happy to accept checks as Rasheed Wallace.

Yes, but wouldn't this be a way of circumventing the 3 Million max allowed to buy a pick. By trading Raef for another expiring contract (say mid season), Blazer would have to pay an additional 6 mil or something like that for the other team's player and the other team pays nothing to Raef. . . that is twice the price for the draft pick.

But just another wild thought . . . and I'm sure the brain trust has thought of all the options.