I've been reading lately that the C's have a taker for Green if they decide to move him. I figured I'd throw out a few packages I can see being reasonable value for Green.
Trade 1:C's trade Green, Bogans expiring and the LAC 2015 1st for Waiters and Varejao
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=kka78hwWhy for the C's:
We get a legitimate center prospect that allows our PFs to play their natural position more often and a good prospect in Waiters. I know this would make our guard position a little heavy but you really can't even have too many young/cheap assets in a rebuild.
Why for the Cavs:
They move Waiters to make room to start Wiggins while also filling the starting SF position (Deng is on the move for sure). Bennett isn't ready to start yet and Green would be an excellent complementary piece for a team trying to compete now. They also shed about $4M in salary and pick up a late 1st round pick in the deal.
Trade 2:C's trade Green for a S&T of Monroe at $40M/4years
I actually don't like this move but I think it's possible. I'm not sure I think Monroe is a good enough prospect defensively to play center for us. His agent, David Falk, reps Green and Sully so working with him on a S&T isn't out of the realm of possibility.
Why for the C's:
We get our first legitimate center prospect in...what seems like forever. We move laterally at best and get an excellent young player on a very manageable contract (for a center).
Why for the Pistons:
They get to move Smith to the 4 where he is most effective and have a front line rotation that makes sense on paper.
I personally hope this doesn't happen. I'm more enamored with the centers in the upcoming draft (Okafor, Towns, Lee) than Monroe, who might be a PF anyway.
Trade 3:C's trade Green to the Wizards for Otto Porter
Otto Porter had an injury riddled rookie campaign and when he played he was pretty awful. He's still young but man for the hype he had coming out of Georgetown he has really spelled bust so far.
Why for the C's:
We get younger. Green is bad salary on a rebuilding team and we would be better off with a rookie contract than his.
Why for the Wiz:
They are looking at having to retain Ariza's services (yeah I'm baffled) and this trade would me him more expendable. Wizards are looking to compete now and Porter looked anything but ready last season.
Trade 4:C's trade Green and Anthony to the Thunder for Perkins (expiring), Lame, and PJIII
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=nlxbomdWhy for the C's:
We get out of Green's contract while getting back two young players. It's a no-brainer. We also get Perk back on the last year of deal.
Why for the Thunder:
They get a legitimate 3rd option for scoring. Green had success in OKC and if they can retain Jackson their lineup would be scary athletic.
This is actually tied for my favorite deal (Porter being the other). I'm thinking more and more that we'll be bad again next year and stock piling assets from teams that are trying to compete now seems like the best we can do.
Trade 5:C's trade Green to the Trailblazers for Robinson and McCollum
Why for the C's:
This is a pattern I guess. We get young assets while trading a good scorer and defender to a playoff team.
Why for the Blazers:
To be honest, this is so their starters don't fall over dead. Portland needs to build a bench and Green will tear up any 2nd unit SF he plays against. He's pricey but Portland needs some guys to come in and play well while their starters rest. Green has experience doing that well.
Those are my top 5. I just now decided to add a poll so vote for your favorite!
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