I love Baby and I love Perk. I'd like both of them to be on the team in the future.
Here's the problem.
Right now, we only have 27 million on the books for the summer of 2012. In today's NBA landscape, that would be enough for two max players.
If we have BBD and Perk on the payroll by then--and likely at higher deals--all of the sudden things fall apart.
And while I'd like to believe BBD's status as a bench player and Perk's injury will keep their salaries down, that may not be the case.
Thus, if someone offers Perk 8-10 million per year over 4-5 years and someone offers BBD 5-7 million over the same amount, will Danny match? More importantly, now that BBD isn't a free agent, will he simply want to leave? He could start on other teams, something he won't do here until at least 2012-2013.
So yes, it's nice to say that we'd like to keep both of them. However, if we could add an elite 2/3 guy like Tayshaun Prince, I'd consider trading one of them, preferably Perk.
While it'd be nice to have him, there's a shot that he doesn't even make it back this year. If that's the case, we might never see him in green again. And if we can make a big time upgrade for this year with his deal, I'd strongly consider it.