On Doug Smith's chat wrap today at Noon, he answered a number of questions as per usual, but some interesting tidbits pertaining to Hedo.
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[Comment From Giuseppe ]
Doug, I bet Turk will play an awesome world champ in Turkey this summer... he's been resting all the season in view of that. Hope it'll be easier to trade him then...
Doug: I think he'll be dealt long before that
[Comment From Ricky ]
Hey Doug, thanks for chatting. Turkoglu has a trade kicker in his contract that I'm worried would scare off teams. Do you think he'd be willing to waive it to facilitate a deal?
Doug: No, there are trade kickers in a majority of contracts; not really a factor
[Comment From Brian ]
Love the blog Doug! A few days ago I believe..I read somewhere that Wilbon said something to the extent of doing a Turk for Arenas swap (with other pieces of course). Do you think Arenas would be a good fit for this team?
Doug: I don't know, it's intriguing, that's for sure. And I'm sure, for at least a little while, Gilbert would be on his best behaviour. I'd probably make that trade myself.
[Comment From Miguel ]
Doug, does Turk stay or go and do you see any takers for him?
Doug: I think he'll go and I know there'll be a teams interested. No one up here may like him a lot but there are people in the industry who think he's still a player. And I'm one of them
[Comment From Guest ]
Realistically, can a Turk deal be made without the Raps taking on another player with equal or worse baggage?
Doug: Probably not, no
Doug, I bet Turk will play an awesome world champ in Turkey this summer... he's been resting all the season in view of that. Hope it'll be easier to trade him then...
Doug: I think he'll be dealt long before that
[Comment From Ricky ]
Hey Doug, thanks for chatting. Turkoglu has a trade kicker in his contract that I'm worried would scare off teams. Do you think he'd be willing to waive it to facilitate a deal?
Doug: No, there are trade kickers in a majority of contracts; not really a factor
[Comment From Brian ]
Love the blog Doug! A few days ago I believe..I read somewhere that Wilbon said something to the extent of doing a Turk for Arenas swap (with other pieces of course). Do you think Arenas would be a good fit for this team?
Doug: I don't know, it's intriguing, that's for sure. And I'm sure, for at least a little while, Gilbert would be on his best behaviour. I'd probably make that trade myself.
[Comment From Miguel ]
Doug, does Turk stay or go and do you see any takers for him?
Doug: I think he'll go and I know there'll be a teams interested. No one up here may like him a lot but there are people in the industry who think he's still a player. And I'm one of them
[Comment From Guest ]
Realistically, can a Turk deal be made without the Raps taking on another player with equal or worse baggage?
Doug: Probably not, no
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