After the front page article(via twitter), I am excited at the possibility of going after Moon.

I realize he is young and ideally out of our price range. But imagine if we had some of the big three, not go and visit him, but maybe talk to him on the phone. That could probably do a lot to persuade a young guy like him. Offer him the Bi-Annual. I think he has a lot of potential.

But really I just like his last name.

I don't disagree but don't through around the term "young" too loosely - he's 29.

I just don't see this happening.

(1) Moon is a RFA, so Miami can match whatever we sign Moon to (think they would match the LLE?  I do).

(2) Moon started at SF for Miami for many of the games this spring.  They have a real need at the SF, and aren't just going to let him walk.

(3) Miami needs to show DWade that they are committed to winning -- they don't want Wade to bolt for NYK or CLE.  Hence, the last thing that Miami will do is trade Moon within the East, making it harder for the Heat to advance to the Finals.

In short, I can't think of a single trade scenario involving Moon that makes both the Heat and Celtics better in the short term (which is what both are focused on).

i have no recollection of ever having seen moon play, so i cant say anything based upon observation.

but his stats from the last 3 years compare very favorably with the other SF still left out there, or better. he is also 6' 8" which is a plus.

my questions are...

 - does anyone have any idea what sort of money moon would be asking?

- also, if boston can engineer some sort of sign & trade with miami, does this mean that moon would be able to be paid MORE than the LLE allows?

thanks.

An outstanding leaper who was invited to the dunk contest, Moon is dangerous in transition and on alley-oop plays in the half court. He's also a decent midrange shooter (41.1 percent on long 2s last year) and foul shooter, so opponents have to play him for that.

They can close out hard, though, because Moon is a weak ball handler who rarely drives off the dribble. This did help keep his turnover rate quite low, however. Also, Moon fell in love with the J at times and would launch ill-advised tries early in the shot clock.

Defensively, Moon is still figuring out what he's doing but is a strong one-on-one defender. Because of his length he's great at stealing entry passes thrown by his own man, and he can play power forward in smallball arrangements (though, at 205 pounds, not in traditional lineups).

Quote from: hwangjini_1 on July 11, 2009, 02:56:57 PM

- does anyone have any idea what sort of money moon would be asking?

- also, if boston can engineer some sort of sign & trade with miami, does this mean that moon would be able to be paid MORE than the LLE allows?

thanks.

Wings that have been signed so far (excluding Hedo)

Quinton Ross. (Undisclosed though estimated at the less than 2 million per year)
Anthony Parker (Undisclosed though estimated at 3-3.5 million per year)
Grant Hill (3 mill per year for 2 years)
Dahntay Jones (2.75 mill per year for 4 years)

I think it's a safe bet to say Jamario Moon is looking for around 2-3 mill. The years might vary however.

And yes, if it was a sign and trade we not only could sign for more than the LLE, but still keep our LLE.

Quote from: Mike-Dub on July 11, 2009, 02:42:20 PM

If we do a sign and trade with the Heat with our expiring contracts it will save money for them to sign another max contract player next year to go alongside Dwayne Wade.

This works for Miami only if the Celtics take back contracts which will count against Miami next year.  There aren't any.  They have Wade and a bunch of team option contracts.  IE: There is no reason why Miami would want the Cs expiring contracts. 

The only thing the Cs could possibly offer are (a) picks or (b) good players (Ray, Rondo, etc).
(a) doesn't help Miami win now
(b) doesn't help the Celtics win now.

.... so I just don't see any likely trade.