Forget Melo, we need Noah or Faried

[bcgenuis]

C's need a rebounder with some toughness.

Noah's 20 minutes vs Amir Johnson 20 minutes.  Noah is way ahead.
Problem: Noah's contract.

Faried? What do you folks think about trading for him? 

[86MaxwellSmart]

Rather have O'Quinn from the Knicks.

[Ilikesports17]

Faried of 3 years ago would have been great. Hes somehow a bad defender and not the rebounder he used to be.

Noah's contract is so terrible I cannot even think of an asset they would have to send with it to get me to accept that trade.

[csfansince60s]

Noah at $17 mil per for 3 more after this?

I'll pass.....too many miles given his most effective style of play is high energy.

[YoungOne87]

Faried of 3 years ago would have been great. Hes somehow a bad defender and not the rebounder he used to be.

Noah's contract is so terrible I cannot even think of an asset they would have to send with it to get me to accept that trade.

porzingis?

[oldtype]

Dear lord no.

[Ilikesports17]

Faried of 3 years ago would have been great. Hes somehow a bad defender and not the rebounder he used to be.

Noah's contract is so terrible I cannot even think of an asset they would have to send with it to get me to accept that trade.

porzingis?

Give me Porzingis and 4 first rounders. then Ill think about it.

[Bobshot]

The tweets today say Melo has been offered to the Celtics and the Clippers.

The reaction so far is no. Keep the Nets picks. Keep options open for this summer.

I don't think the Clippers can afford him, if they want to keep Paul and Griffin.

Ainge can probably get Melo for his salary (it's a dump), without giving up much of anything for him. That's two more years at $27M per.

The alternatives are to trade the Nets picks for a Cousins or Butler. Or to try to sign another FA this summer. A Hayward or a Griffin.

I think the chances of signing either of those guys are small--especially Griffin.

Melo can certainly play the 4, and would take the scoring load off IT. I think Ainge should consider it, unless he has a deal for Noel up his sleeve, who should be the real target.

[Stig]

Reportedly Knicks is ok to trade Melo to Clippers without taking back any of CP3, DJ, and Griffin, that means probably Reddick + Rivers + draft picks, that's a really low offer.

I wonder if we can jump in to get Reddick, after all Knicks don't really need a guy like him, maybe we can offer Memphis pick + Rozier to Knicks, Reddick can really improve our guard depth, and give us the shooting needed