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Would you take DMC AND Gay if Sacramento blew it up?
« on: November 11, 2015, 01:31:18 PM »

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Suppose Sacramento continues on their downward trend, and they blow it up within the next month or so.

Suppose we offered something like this:

Lee (salary-filler, expiring), Jerebko (salary-filler, expiring), Sullinger (promising young talent to resign long-term), Rozier (promising young PG), Brooklyn 2016 pick, Dallas 2016 pick, and Brooklyn 2018 pick

First, is this enough to get Cousins and Gay without including Smart? This would in all likelihood give them two top-five picks this season (their own and Brooklyn), promising PF and PG prospects, salary relief, and a pick in 2018 when they won't have their own pick. They could legitimately have a roster like this next year:
PG: Rozier
SG: Brown/Mcelmore
SF: Simmons
PF: Sully
C: WCS

Second, would you take both DMC and Gay if Sacramento had a fire-sale? It would give us a lineup of:
PG: Smart, IT
SG: Bradley, Turner/Hunter
SF: Gay, Crowder
PF: KO, Amir
C: Cousins, Zeller

Between our upgraded talent and our youth and depth, I think that's a lineup that challenges to come out of the East this year, as long as both Gay and DMC buy into Stevens' philosophy. I think Cousins is an MVP candidate on our team in the East, because there's not many bigs capable of slowing Cousins down in the East (Drummond, Whiteside?).

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I'm not sure I'm giving up the BKN '16 pick for anything right now outside of AD, KD, or LBJ.
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Re: Would you take DMC AND Gay if Sacramento blew it up?
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2015, 01:37:26 PM »

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I'm not sure I'm giving up the BKN '16 pick for anything right now outside of AD, KD, or LBJ.
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Yep......I think the nets pick has a good chance being a top three. 

Would rather have Simmons than DMC

And NO WAY I'd let Smart go ......I doubt I'd trade Marcus straight up for Cousins .   

I really think Nerlins is the perfect fit for the Celtics .....if I'm giving up a big pick.....put him in Amir's and Lees spot.   Let Hunter , IT , Smart , Sully start with him.

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« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2015, 01:40:14 PM »

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I'm not sure I'm giving up the BKN '16 pick for anything right now outside of AD, KD, or LBJ.
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Westbrook, Wiggins, Towns, curry, Leonard, Drummond, Giannis, Okafor. None of those guys make your list?

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« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2015, 01:42:11 PM »

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I'm not sure I'm giving up the BKN '16 pick for anything right now outside of AD, KD, or LBJ.
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Westbrook, Wiggins, Towns, curry, Leonard, Drummond, Giannis, Okafor. None of those guys make your list?

I think you missed my larger point there.


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« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2015, 01:43:08 PM »

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I'm not sure I'm giving up the BKN '16 pick for anything right now outside of AD, KD, or LBJ.
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Man, I don't know, especially given how early it is in the season and our luck with the lottery. I mean, if Divac came up to you right now and said, "I'll give you Cousins for Lee and the Brooklyn pick," would you say no?

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I'm not sure I'm giving up the BKN '16 pick for anything right now outside of AD, KD, or LBJ.
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Westbrook, Wiggins, Towns, curry, Leonard, Drummond, Giannis, Okafor. None of those guys make your list?


Wiggins and Westbrook would be cool... :D

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« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2015, 01:43:43 PM »

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http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2015/11/11/9711634/demarcus-cousins-kings-trade-rumors-awful

Interesting article arguing for the possibility of trading DMC.

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I'm not sure I'm giving up the BKN '16 pick for anything right now outside of AD, KD, or LBJ.
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+1

I understand moving the pick for Boogie, but I don't know if I would want us to do it.

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I'm not sure I'm giving up the BKN '16 pick for anything right now outside of AD, KD, or LBJ.
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Man, I don't know, especially given how early it is in the season and our luck with the lottery. I mean, if Divac came up to you right now and said, "I'll give you Cousins for Lee and the Brooklyn pick," would you say no?

Well, that trade isn't really realistic so its probably a moot point. 

Bad luck in the past should have zero bearing on what happens next spring.  This pick is looking like it has a very strong chance of being in the top three as things stand right now with a legit puncher's chance at the first overall pick.   I'm holding tight for the time being.


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« Reply #10 on: November 11, 2015, 01:47:08 PM »

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Also I don't think I'd give up that pick + all those other things.

I don't want Gay.

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« Reply #11 on: November 11, 2015, 01:49:51 PM »

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Not the 2016 Nets pick .....no way !  That's our prize for letting Pierce and KG go......after all ;D

Maybe a pair of other firsts , AB and Sully and Lee for Boogie


Trade other first and player for Boogie and play the lottery odds this year for Simmns .

Simmons and Boogie .....> LeBron Love

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« Reply #12 on: November 11, 2015, 01:52:46 PM »

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good question. But if we had to give up Smart and got Rondo back??

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I don't want Gay, and I wouldn't give up Smart in any deal for Cousins.

The package for Cousins should be Lee + Young + 2016 Nets pick.  Throw in one or two additional future picks if necessary.
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« Reply #14 on: November 11, 2015, 01:58:21 PM »

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Bad dream