OJ only played 17 minutes in his first game, it is becoming very obvious that he is not in the long term plans for the grizz. I think the time to make a move for him is now. After watching out first game I like what i see from this team and beleive with the addition of a scoring guard to spell ray we can make one last push for #18.
Trade
JO + Avery +2nd or if needed a 1st just top 15protected and not this year
for
Mayo
Cs obviously lose size (this hurts) so they would have to try to sign Fesco,Dampier, Etan Thomas,Prybilla?? or maybe powe. However i think JO is going to break down over this fast 66 games and not be a help come playoff time. I like avery talent but he is to underdeveloped offensively to help for this season. OJ averaged 18pts a game as a rookie and hasnt grown from that point however on a vet team with a great pg he has the talent to grow into a fringe allstar down the road and take major minutes away from Ray this year leaving us in better shape for the playoffs. He also gives us a go to second unit player so the paul and ray can both be on the bench together.
The Grizz get a vet backup center and a young guard. They are really on the verge of being a contender and the addition of a vet like JO will really help them. They also save themselves 1 year of paying OJs salary as JO is a FA after this year.