Would you make this trade? (Avery Bradley trade)

[BleedGreen1989]

Boston Out: Kris Humphries, Avery Bradley, 1st round pick

Boston In: Eric Gordon

Posted it somewhere else and had a nearly 50/50 split. Found it very interesting.

(Apologies if this is an old idea)

[Eja117]

absolutely not

[clover]

Boston Out: Kris Humphries, Avery Bradley, 1st round pick

Boston In: Eric Gordon

Posted it somewhere else and had a nearly 50/50 split. Found it very interesting.

(Apologies if this is an old idea)

How do those salaries match?

[hpantazo]

Yes, in a heartbeat. Gordon is an elite scorer and finally healthy, and young.

[RJ87]

I'd happily take that trade - esp if we can keep our own 2014 1st.

[Fafnir]

Clover:

Humph 12 million
Bradley 2.5 million

14.5 million Total

Eric Gordon 14.2 million

So it works.

[hardlyyardley]

How do picks factor in  money wise?

[hpantazo]

I get that some people don't want to trade Bradley because he's our best defender, but you don't build contending teams with an undersized SG as your best defender. We need a defensive big man to anchor our D, not a guy who guards the perimeter really well as long as the opponent doesn't shoot over him. 

He's a far cry from Bill Russell or even Dennis Rodman

[Mr October]

I don't trust Eric Gordon's health. I'd rather keep the 1st round pick and avoid paying Gordon all that money.

[hpantazo]

I don't trust Eric Gordon's health. I'd rather keep the 1st round pick and avoid paying Gordon all that money.

he's not Andrew Bynum or Greg Oden. If you don't trust his health, do you trust Rondo's health or Westbrook or Rose's health?

[BleedGreen1989]

I get that some people don't want to trade Bradley because he's our best defender, but you don't build contending teams with an undersized SG as your best defender. We need a defensive big man to anchor our D, not a guy who guards the perimeter really well as long as the opponent doesn't shoot over him. 

He's a far cry from Bill Russell or even Dennis Rodman

I don't think it's a matter of trading Bradley. I think most people have no issue moving Bradley in the right deal.

The issue with Gordon is he is simply one of the biggest injury risks in the league and has a fat contract to match. $43mill/3 years I believe is what remains. When healthy, his deal is fair. However, he has yet to prove he can stay healthy. If there were no injury risk with him, the Hump/Bradley/pick offer likely wouldn't even get you in the conversation.

[hpantazo]

I get that some people don't want to trade Bradley because he's our best defender, but you don't build contending teams with an undersized SG as your best defender. We need a defensive big man to anchor our D, not a guy who guards the perimeter really well as long as the opponent doesn't shoot over him. 

He's a far cry from Bill Russell or even Dennis Rodman

I don't think it's a matter of trading Bradley. I think most people have no issue moving Bradley in the right deal.

The issue with Gordon is he is simply one of the biggest injury risks in the league and has a fat contract to match. $43mill/3 years I believe is what remains. When healthy, his deal is fair. However, he has yet to prove he can stay healthy. If there were no injury risk with him, the Hump/Bradley/pick offer likely wouldn't even get you in the conversation.

Exactly, which is why I would take the chance and deal for him. His injury issues were not very different from what Rondo, Rose, Westbrook, or even Stephen Curry had to deal with. Not comparable at all to Oden or Andrew Bynum. Let's not forget that Bradley has failed to make it through a season healthy so far, and is due for a new contract this summer.

[CFAN38]

I guess the Cs would have to take the deal. Though I don't love it.

luckily Pelicans say no to that deal.

[Mr October]

I don't trust Eric Gordon's health. I'd rather keep the 1st round pick and avoid paying Gordon all that money.

he's not Andrew Bynum or Greg Oden. If you don't trust his health, do you trust Rondo's health or Westbrook or Rose's health?

Gordon has played 107 out of the last 230 regular season games. Thats 3 years of a ton of missed games. And even when healthy back in his clipper days I didn't like his game. He was an undersized streaky scorer, who didn't play defense or have a very well rounded game. That not a guy I want to pay near max money to, or even half max money.

[LooseCannon]

Exactly, which is why I would take the chance and deal for him. His injury issues were not very different from what Rondo, Rose, Westbrook, or even Stephen Curry had to deal with. Not comparable at all to Oden or Andrew Bynum. Let's not forget that Bradley has failed to make it through a season healthy so far, and is due for a new contract this summer.

Maybe his injury issues are not as easy as Rondo/Westbrook, nor as severe as Oden/Bynum.  Perhaps Andrew Bogut would be a better comparison.