Depending upon what type of offers Danny is getting for Sheed's contract, this would work for me. 

Foster's coming back from a back injury, which scares me.  He's the longest-tenured of the current Pacer players, and they seem to want to keep him around (plenty of times they could have traded him for value in the past).  They've never seemed inclined to let him go in the past.

Larry's also the worst in the league at overvaluing his own players.

Jones would help, but he was overpaid from the moment he signed that contract and was a major disappointment last year.  With that said, two weeks ago I would have figured no way Danny gives ANYONE other than Pierce or Rondo guaranteed money past 2012; if he was offering TA the same money Memphis gave him, there's clearly at least a little wiggle room.

So, I think I'd do it.  As was noted the other week, though, much of Indiana's pressures have to do with the luxury tax, and the tax thrreshold came in a couple million higher than expected.  So, less pressure on them to do pure salary dumps.  Not that Indiana shouldn't unload salary; mediocre (at best) squad in a small market, they have absolutely no business paying that group of players anything close to $70M.

Suppose that if Foster's back remains an issue, C's could always trade him as an expiring deal in February.  Not bad to have a ~$7M expiring contract to play with.

Foster still in the league? Dahntay is basically TA with worse D. Both are offensively challenged.

Nice idea, tp

Jones isn't a rotation worthy player. Fifth wing in the depth chart.

Jeff Foster is interesting but I am not convinced that Larry is ready to part with him.

Jones isn't a rotation worthy player. Fifth wing in the depth chart.

Jeff Foster is interesting but I am not convinced that Larry is ready to part with him.

I don't agree with the Jones assessment at all. I saw this guy's stats on a regular basis last year as he was a back up on my fantasy team. He gives you more offense than TA, is a decent defender and can play the 2 or 3, which we need a back up for both positions as of right now. Allen is clearly a better defender, but if Jones were to come here and accept a role like TA's we all may be surprised. He's bigger, he's very athletic and has a good shot. He's not a deep threat, but neither was TA. Can he stop LeBron or Wade on his own? Doubtful, but he'll make who ever is guarding him play defense. Foster is a great pick up cause he'd do the dirty work and fill in admirably as a backup C, and could see time at the 4. He's a waaay better option than resigning Scal!

For his career, Foster's averaged 7.0 rebounds/game in only 21 minutes.  Not too many players who average one rebound every three minutes.  Lots of offensive rebounds, too. 

He's never been outstanding, but between '04-'05 and '07-'08 he was grabbing 8-9 boards a game while playing only 24-26 minutes.  Look at the stats - very consistent over those 4 or 5 seasons.

Is he an All Star?  Nope.

Is he a great offensive player?  Nope, but he doesn't kill you on that end.  50% shooter for his career.  Those offensive rebounds would help a lot, though.

Is he one of the better rebounding bigs?  Sure has been over most of his career.

The only REAL question whether he's healthy.  If "yes," Foster would be an excellent backup 5.

In a good year, Foster can get you 6 points and 7 rebounds in 20 minutes shooting 60% FT.  Dahntay Jones would be OK during the regular season I guess but has not really impressed me.  This would be better than nothing but I would be disappointed if this is all we get for the remaining roster spots.