3 trade ideas to become a contender???

[Humble G]

Trade 1:

Smart for Noel straight up..maybe throw in philly's 2nd rounder

Trade 2:

Jerebko/Sully/Rozier/ Dallas 2nd rounder/memphis 2018 first rounder for Mike Conley jr

*time for memphis to blow it up and rebuild...rozier nice future placement, sully decent and get their own pick to tank with


Trade 3:

Lee/Nets pick(s)/ Dallas Pick/Bos pick for Cousins
* 3 firsts enough for cousins?

roster:

PG: Conley/IT
SG: Bradley/Hunter/Young
SF: Crowder/Turner
PF: Cousins/KO
C:Noel/Zeller/Mickey


I know conley is due money and could walk but that is a good team...right.

possible? realistic? or am I dreaming 


http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=zj54xh6

[LilRip]

Just landing Cousins could make us a contender. No need for Conley or Noel :p

[slamtheking]

I hate giving up that Brooklyn pick this year and the Memphis deal seems a bit rich for someone that is coming into money this offseason but these deals aren't too bad.   The question I have is why go for Noel AND Cousins?  If we get Cousins, keep Smart.  Also, if we're getting Conley, I'd look to move IT.

[max215]

I don't see a huge point to the Conley deal with IT already here, but I certainly wouldn't object to the other deals.

[Humble G]

I hate giving up that Brooklyn pick this year and the Memphis deal seems a bit rich for someone that is coming into money this offseason but these deals aren't too bad.   The question I have is why go for Noel AND Cousins?  If we get Cousins, keep Smart.  Also, if we're getting Conley, I'd look to move IT.

1. Memphis deal is ok...considering the Memphis pick is  top 12 protected. Then top 9 protected.

2. Why noel and cousins? Defense and scoring. Noel has the making of a great defensive big plus cousins has been stretching his range past the 3 point line...so the 2 could be a a really dominant pairing. Add KO off the bench and mickey...and versatility for scoring and D. I love smart I really do but if we have Conley and IT he is not needed. Plus I think noel may have a Lil higher ceiling

3. I would definitely keep IT for 6th man off the bench. Huge scoring punch and can spell Conley easily. Plus if we had that roster what would you want to trade IT for? A backup sf? Trade Turner or sign one...

I really love that roster.
Conley can handle much better than IT and is taller and can still score.

DEFENSE with Bradley and crowder handling positions 1-3 and noel handling most any big.

Scoring: conley, IT, bradley, hunter AND cousins KO down low with potential for noel too!
Go to scorer= conley or cousins or even IT KO at times and Hunter in the future.




This could blow up if conley walks but that's why u keep IT and you still have money to chase a different pg

[CelticSince83]

Just landing Cousins could make us a contender. No need for Conley or Noel :p

Doubtful. 

[CelticSince83]

I hate giving up that Brooklyn pick this year and the Memphis deal seems a bit rich for someone that is coming into money this offseason but these deals aren't too bad.   The question I have is why go for Noel AND Cousins?  If we get Cousins, keep Smart.  Also, if we're getting Conley, I'd look to move IT.

1. Memphis deal is ok...considering the Memphis pick is  top 12 protected. Then top 9 protected.

2. Why noel and cousins? Defense and scoring. Noel has the making of a great defensive big plus cousins has been stretching his range past the 3 point line...so the 2 could be a a really dominant pairing. Add KO off the bench and mickey...and versatility for scoring and D. I love smart I really do but if we have Conley and IT he is not needed. Plus I think noel may have a Lil higher ceiling

3. I would definitely keep IT for 6th man off the bench. Huge scoring punch and can spell Conley easily. Plus if we had that roster what would you want to trade IT for? A backup sf? Trade Turner or sign one...

I really love that roster.
Conley can handle much better than IT and is taller and can still score.

DEFENSE with Bradley and crowder handling positions 1-3 and noel handling most any big.

Scoring: conley, IT, bradley, hunter AND cousins KO down low with potential for noel too!
Go to scorer= conley or cousins or even IT KO at times and Hunter in the future.




This could blow up if conley walks but that's why u keep IT and you still have money to chase a different pg

I agree that you could fetch Conley and keep IT.  Noel would just get in Couins way though. 

[Humble G]

I hate giving up that Brooklyn pick this year and the Memphis deal seems a bit rich for someone that is coming into money this offseason but these deals aren't too bad.   The question I have is why go for Noel AND Cousins?  If we get Cousins, keep Smart.  Also, if we're getting Conley, I'd look to move IT.

1. Memphis deal is ok...considering the Memphis pick is  top 12 protected. Then top 9 protected.

2. Why noel and cousins? Defense and scoring. Noel has the making of a great defensive big plus cousins has been stretching his range past the 3 point line...so the 2 could be a a really dominant pairing. Add KO off the bench and mickey...and versatility for scoring and D. I love smart I really do but if we have Conley and IT he is not needed. Plus I think noel may have a Lil higher ceiling

3. I would definitely keep IT for 6th man off the bench. Huge scoring punch and can spell Conley easily. Plus if we had that roster what would you want to trade IT for? A backup sf? Trade Turner or sign one...

I really love that roster.
Conley can handle much better than IT and is taller and can still score.

DEFENSE with Bradley and crowder handling positions 1-3 and noel handling most any big.

Scoring: conley, IT, bradley, hunter AND cousins KO down low with potential for noel too!
Go to scorer= conley or cousins or even IT KO at times and Hunter in the future.




This could blow up if conley walks but that's why u keep IT and you still have money to chase a different pg

I agree that you could fetch Conley and keep IT.  Noel would just get in Couins way though.

I wonder how the 2 would play together as well but I think they would cause many mismatches plus cousins is developing an outside game attempting about 4 threes a game...shooting 31%....not great but not terrible

[tazzmaniac]

No need to trade for Conley.  If Conley wants to play for us, we can get him in free agency.  If he doesn't, we'll be giving up a 1st for a half season rental.  I'd add Rozier and the Memphis 1st to the Noel deal to pickup Covington as well.  I prefer Crowder/Covington to Crowder/Turner.  Also, its hard to see Zeller staying considering the limited minutes that he is getting. 

[Irish Stew]

Nice trades for us but I don't think the other teams would do any of those deals except possibly #1 and they probably would prefer Brooklyn 2016 instead.