It's official: Unless they plan to cut a guaranteed contract, the Cs need to make a trade before the season begins.
To me, the most likely scenarios are as follows:
1) The Cs have been and will continue to look to package a few players for a vet (i.e. a 2-for-1, 3-for-1, 3-for-2 type deal)
2) Evan Turner is highly likely to be dealt, either in a salary dump on his own, or with one or two other rookie scale contracts.
3) One of Sullinger or Olynyk is pretty likely to be dealt.
I'm interested in folks POV here. As I scour the trade machine, here are some guys who look like targets for such a multi-player ship out. To me, unless you're getting a star, this will almost certainly require that the guy they get back is in the last guaranteed year of his deal:
~ Demar DeRozen (whether you like him or not, taking a flyer on him for a year makes some sense by comparison to other options in the market)
~ Anthony Bennett
~ Marvin Williams
~ Chase Budinger
~ Gerald Henderson
~ Gallinari (seems unlikely)
~ B. Haywood (also unlikely)
What would I like to do?
I'd trade Turner, Jones, Olynyk & Babb to TOR for DeRozen, then sign J. Holmes. I don't love DD's game, but I'd be interested to see if he could flourish here, and at the end of the day I'd rather have him and Holmes that that package.
One other option is more creative: S&T for an outstanding FA. Example: S&T Turner & Olynyk for Jeff Withey at $5mil per season. Make it a 3-year deal with the last 2 years non-guaranteed to meet league rules. Figure out how to get a pick out of it. Don't obsess about the player... it's just about assets / roster management.