Trade Idea and Line-Ups

[MISSERY]

Danny Ainge Makes A Shocking 4 Trades Before Season Starts
1st Trade

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=m4j3v8b

2nd Trade

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=ny2g7uj
2nd round pick to charlotte (not sure)

3rd Trade

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=l54f4nq

4th Trade

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=lovxc9y
+houstons covington to utah and 2 2nd round picks or 1st round (just to get this guy)

line-up


Starting 5
rondo
gordon
hayward
sulinger
asik

2nd Unit
pressey
bradley
randolph/drafted SF via 1st round pick
kelly
mozgov

reserve
canaan 3rd PG
biyombo (back-up C/PF)
2 more players (not sure who, drafted players or fillers)

Traded Players
humphries to pelicans (could help davis front court)
green (starting or back-up SF/PF)
bass to cleveland (floor spacer, starting PF than thompson)
faverani to utah add picks no matter what
acquired pg bayless and sessions are both traded

[nzea]

TP for creativity but I'd be surprised to see a team being able to make this many move involving minor assets that only benefit themselves.

[Lucky17]

Trade #1 cannot take place because Sessions and Bayless are on expiring deals. Once the trade deadline passes, those players cannot be traded.

http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q99

In addition, teams cannot trade players under the following circumstances:

. . . .

When the trade deadline has passed. Teams are free to make trades again once their season has ended, but cannot trade players whose contracts are ending or could end due to an option or ETO.

Trade #3 is thus nullified.

Trade #4 is also invalid.

[Celtics4ever]

That first unit would make the playoffs and not contend, IMO.  No real star but a bunch of second fiddles who could not dominate but would win enough to make us perpetually mediocre and drafting in the teens.

[Surferdad]

That first unit would make the playoffs and not contend, IMO.  No real star but a bunch of second fiddles who could not dominate but would win enough to make us perpetually mediocre and drafting in the teens.

Yup, that roster headed for perpetual mediocrity. Frankly, I like the current roster better!  Can someone please tell me what the fascination is for players like Hayward and Asik. Can anyone say with a straight face that they are that much better than Green and Bass?

[celticsfan8591]

That first unit would make the playoffs and not contend, IMO.  No real star but a bunch of second fiddles who could not dominate but would win enough to make us perpetually mediocre and drafting in the teens.

Yup, that roster headed for perpetual mediocrity. Frankly, I like the current roster better!  Can someone please tell me what the fascination is for players like Hayward and Asik. Can anyone say with a straight face that they are that much better than Green and Bass?

Yes.  Yes I can.

That being said, I agree that they aren't worth giving up much of value for when we aren't close to contending.

[Geo123]

You're trading unrestricted FA's and restricted ones for us and the other teams. 

Plus we don't have anything on our roster IMO (maybe Rondo but probably not) that the Jazz would trade Hayward for straight up let alone just for Faverani.  Keep in mind that Hayward is a RFA and the Jazz can and will match any offer made to him. 

[oldutican]

Why do people keep thinking Jazz will trade Hayward? They have $33 million in expiring contracts, so they certainly can match any contract another team might offer.

[pearljammer10]

Why do people keep thinking Jazz will trade Hayward? They have $33 million in expiring contracts, so they certainly can match any contract another team might offer.

Because he might not want to play there....