I don't like the idea of trading the two pick, if we get it. I'd rather take Harden to replace Ray, and still try to sucker the 14th away from Phoenix for Flynn or Teague.
Oh a dreamer's dream.
this is interesting, but probably ruins our chances of winning now as well as later...
The Question I'm asking myself isn't who would you rather have for placers to piece a team around for the next several years but who would you rather have next year when our big 3 is getting older? Ray and Perk or Amare.
Still, I'd rather have Amare over Perk...I love Perk, but I am pretty concerned about his shoulder. Is this going to plague him for years to come? Also, we're talking about moving an 8 and 8 player for a 20 and 8 player with freakish athletic ability...definitely something that has to be considered.
I wouldn't say it ruins our chances completely. I love this team how it is now, but I think if we play our cards right and some shoes fall in the right direction for us we could come back as stacked as ever, with a bright future, as well. Losing Rajon and Perk would hurt for awhile, especially Rondo because he would certainly flourish with Phoenix, but if these offers are here, you gotta take them.
Under the ideal scenario (Dream) we trade Perkins and Walker/Giddens for Marko Jaric and the second pick, with Giddens the trade works fine salary wise, with Walker your off by 70,000 dollars in salary which I think can be made up with an exception, or just throwing cash at the problem. Then you draft Harden, Evans is a huge stretch here and I just don't like Rubio.
Then hopefully, Phoenix will love us enough to send Amare, Barbosa, 14th pick our way for Rondo and Ray Allen. With that pick we take one of Flynn/Teague/Jennings if available.
So, issues for future PG, SG adressed. How about now? Well, under this scenario we still, of course have the MLE in which to hopefully lure Artest here. This may, or may not be a realistic scenario. A more realistic option for cover the PG spot, though.. Andre Miller. I;d offer him anywhere from a 2-3 year deal with the MLE. Boom starting PG locked up. Then we could always bring back Marbury, too.
Annnddd... We still have expiring contracts to trade in Tony Allen and Scalabrine. Roughly six million dollars in salary. Will we get an all-star guard to fill the spot? No, but certainly a cerified veteran can be had. I don't have anyone in particular in mind, but I'm sure there's someone out there who wants to give up a decent SG/PG for expirings.
Add someone like Antonio McDyesse, and then Grant Hill/Quinton Ross on top of that and I think we're set for another title run or two. Some say chemistry will be an issue, but then the same people need to remember they said the same thing when we pretty much added four new starters to the team and won a championship. (With Pierce out most of that season, you COULD argue five new starters)
Remember, the year before... Telfair was ahead of Rondo most of the season. Gerald Green started a lot at the three, Delonte at the SG, Ryan Gomes at the PF and Al Jefferson started at center most nights.