http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMa...radeId=83hhxhs
To Portland:
Bargnani
To Toronto:
Matthews, and Portlands own pick in the draft
Totally hypothetical:
Say Thomas Robison or Drummond fall to us and they are the BPA. It would make sense to maybe solve the glut at PF. I would be open to moving Bargnani, and have a traditional PF manning the spot beside JV. Portland will be drafting anywhere from 11 to 12th. Players like Terrence Jones (SF/PF), Jermemy Lamb (SG), Lillard(PG), Marshall (PG), Rivers (SG) will still be available. Plus we would get a SG that shoots a career .448 FG%, a .395
3P% and just under 3.5 million in cap relief (some of that would go to the draft pick). After signing draft picks we will have roughly 11 million in cap left and a midlevel exception for 2 spots. Also we could use Amnesty clause to make a big splash in Free Agency.
From Portland's side they may not want Bargnani because Aldridge already plays the 4 but they might be interested in Bargs as a Centre. It would be an interesting front court with Bargs, Aldridge and Batum. With so many players expiring they will have roughly $42,000,000 in cap including resigning Batum to around 10 mil and signing a 6-10 pick in the this years draft. They would have roughly $16,000,000 to fill out their roster, and mid level exceptions. Bargs wouldn't be a bad move at C due to the lack of quality FA Centres and the money they command.
Portland's Hypothetical roster
Bargnani Bargs
Aldridge Aldridge
Batum Barnes/PJ3
OJ Mayo, or Courtney Lee Batum
Nash, Augustin, or Dragic Nash, Augustin, or Dragic
Not bad, plus Harrison Barnes, Sullinger, or PJ3. Could be a nice team.
On to the 2012 Raptors
J.V./ Jason Thompson (mid-level)/Amir
Thomas Robinson/Ed Davis/Amir
DeMar/J.J./Kleiza
O.J. Mayo or Gordon (would have to amnesty someone)/Matthews/Forbes
Calderon/Lillard or Marshall/Scott McAdoo
or
J.V./Jason Thompson/Amir
Thomas Robinson/Ed Davis/Amir
Terrence Jones/J.J./Kleiza
DeMar/Matthews/Forbes
Calderon/Dragic/McAdoo
Jones, Robinson, and JV could be a really good defensive front court.
J.V./J.T./Amir
Thomas Robinson/Ed Davis/Amir
DeMar/J.J./Kleiza
Lamb/Matthews/Forbes
Calderon/Dragic/McAdoo
My only issue with the trade is finding offensive weapons. I could easily see Thomas Robinson turning into an Antonio Davis type player (not a great scorer but contributes), JV and T.R. might take awhile to adapt to the game so we would really have a problem with offence in the front court. The future prospect is amazing though. In the 2nd version Terrence Jones could produce on the offensive end right away, but not enough to make up for Bargs. DeMar would have to come up big and Calderon would have to take more shots. The bench would be very strong though. Dragic and Matthews would tear it up along with J.J. and Ed.
I would love to watch any of these line-ups.
To Portland:
Bargnani
To Toronto:
Matthews, and Portlands own pick in the draft
Totally hypothetical:
Say Thomas Robison or Drummond fall to us and they are the BPA. It would make sense to maybe solve the glut at PF. I would be open to moving Bargnani, and have a traditional PF manning the spot beside JV. Portland will be drafting anywhere from 11 to 12th. Players like Terrence Jones (SF/PF), Jermemy Lamb (SG), Lillard(PG), Marshall (PG), Rivers (SG) will still be available. Plus we would get a SG that shoots a career .448 FG%, a .395
3P% and just under 3.5 million in cap relief (some of that would go to the draft pick). After signing draft picks we will have roughly 11 million in cap left and a midlevel exception for 2 spots. Also we could use Amnesty clause to make a big splash in Free Agency.
From Portland's side they may not want Bargnani because Aldridge already plays the 4 but they might be interested in Bargs as a Centre. It would be an interesting front court with Bargs, Aldridge and Batum. With so many players expiring they will have roughly $42,000,000 in cap including resigning Batum to around 10 mil and signing a 6-10 pick in the this years draft. They would have roughly $16,000,000 to fill out their roster, and mid level exceptions. Bargs wouldn't be a bad move at C due to the lack of quality FA Centres and the money they command.
Portland's Hypothetical roster
Bargnani Bargs
Aldridge Aldridge
Batum Barnes/PJ3
OJ Mayo, or Courtney Lee Batum
Nash, Augustin, or Dragic Nash, Augustin, or Dragic
Not bad, plus Harrison Barnes, Sullinger, or PJ3. Could be a nice team.
On to the 2012 Raptors
J.V./ Jason Thompson (mid-level)/Amir
Thomas Robinson/Ed Davis/Amir
DeMar/J.J./Kleiza
O.J. Mayo or Gordon (would have to amnesty someone)/Matthews/Forbes
Calderon/Lillard or Marshall/Scott McAdoo
or
J.V./Jason Thompson/Amir
Thomas Robinson/Ed Davis/Amir
Terrence Jones/J.J./Kleiza
DeMar/Matthews/Forbes
Calderon/Dragic/McAdoo
Jones, Robinson, and JV could be a really good defensive front court.
J.V./J.T./Amir
Thomas Robinson/Ed Davis/Amir
DeMar/J.J./Kleiza
Lamb/Matthews/Forbes
Calderon/Dragic/McAdoo
My only issue with the trade is finding offensive weapons. I could easily see Thomas Robinson turning into an Antonio Davis type player (not a great scorer but contributes), JV and T.R. might take awhile to adapt to the game so we would really have a problem with offence in the front court. The future prospect is amazing though. In the 2nd version Terrence Jones could produce on the offensive end right away, but not enough to make up for Bargs. DeMar would have to come up big and Calderon would have to take more shots. The bench would be very strong though. Dragic and Matthews would tear it up along with J.J. and Ed.
I would love to watch any of these line-ups.
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