Would you trade for Bargnani & Lowry?

[BoomChakaLaka]

JJ Hickson
Wes Matthews
Nolan Smith

For
Bargnani
Lowry

I think this is a win-win for each team at this point of the season.
Aldridge / Batum / Bargnani / Lowry / Lillard

Then during the summer we go after Bench improvements.

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[Mediocre Man]

Nah. Neither is what we need to get to the next level

 

[NOVoodoo]

Why the hell would Toronto trade Kyle Lowry? They just shipped out Calderon to free up more playing time for him.

 

[BoomChakaLaka]

Just trying to get some value out of Hickson. If I were GM, I'd keep our two hustle players (Matthews and Hickson) and try to sign a Center this summer.

 

[BoomChakaLaka]

In order to trade Bargnani for a rebounder (Hickson). If I were the Blazers I would consider T. Ross, Bargnani and Toronto's best available 2013 pick. We essentially then get Bargs for JJ and T. Ross and a pick for Wes and Nolan.

 

[MickZagger]

Colangelo has too much pride to give away Bargnani so easily. Afterall, he wanted to build the franchise around him.

 

[Nikolokolus]

I don't even know what adding Kyle Lowry and Punani do for this team? Lowry and Lillard both play the same position and I don't think you can play them side-by-side, Bargnani is softer than warm brie and is probably even worse defensively than Hickson.

I'm all for trying to acquire assets, but this feels like a massive decline.

 

[blue9]

If they are bench players, it'd help tremendously.

 

[BoomChakaLaka]

Colangelo has too much pride to give away Bargnani so easily. Afterall, he wanted to build the franchise around him.

ESPN:
One way the Toronto Raptors could be able to unload Andrea Bargnani this week is if they are willing to trade him in a salary dump type of deal, moving the former No. 1 overall pick for expiring contracts. How willing are the Raptors to do such a move?

This is why! And if JJ Hickson can get us Bargnani - then we are dumb not to pursue this. (in my opinion, of course )


PS: Lowry off the bench over anything else we now call a point guard (off of our current bench) would be huge. And After getting a center this summer, having Bargs off the bench at either PF or C would provide us with huge depth.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

The deal would really be to get Lowry (even with Lillard on-board) as in my opinion Bargnani is a net negative and his contract is bad.

 

[BoomChakaLaka]

The deal would really be to get Lowry (even with Lillard on-board) as in my opinion Bargnani is a net negative and his contract is bad.

Bargs will always be a tradable asset however. Especially as he nears the end of his contract. For the time being, he offers scoring - and last time I looked, our bench was averaging under 10 points per game (ouch!).

 

[magnifier661]

Bargs will always be a tradable asset however. Especially as he nears the end of his contract. For the time being, he offers scoring - and last time I looked, our bench was averaging under 10 points per game (ouch!).

It's really not as bad as people think. Lowry is a solid pick up and could definitely be a starting SG for Portland. It's true we would be severly undersized at guard; but that doesn't mean that Oshley is finished wheeling and dealing. Bargs is definitely a capable scorer off the bench.

But if this was the "end all" deal, then I would ask for Oshley's head. We wold definitely need a starting caliber defensive minded center after this deal.

 

[OregonHuskerMan]

Lowry is actually significantly better at SG than PG, PER wise.

 

[OregonHuskerMan]

Side note: If we got Bargs, Terrence Ross, draft pick for Hickson and Matthews I'd seriously question Toronto as a franchise.