Warriors lead parade with "For Sale" Announcement

[Silky Smooth]

And I'm sure GSW will be willing to trade two of their few cheap assets for what we have.

lol...

I agree with that list except maybe not Monta, depending on the offers they can get for him.

I don't know why anyone would expect good players/prospects with salaries under a few million to be traded. Moving those players will not make the team more fiscally responsible OR more appealing to buyers.

GSW wouldnt be in the market for talent in return for talent or to add long term contracts. They would be in it to shed cap space by any means. In almost any deal with GS they would most likely come out as the losers but to them they would be the winner because they want to lower the payroll so when they sell the team the new owner isnt in a financial bind right off the bat.

 

[BA_CavsFan]

How do you guys think Anthony Morrow could fit as a 2 guard here? I don't watch a lot of GSW games but he seems to have a nice stroke. I just don't know how he would fit defensively since he's spent his whole career playing in a no defense system.

I think he'd fit pretty well. He would probably would be willing to come to Cleveland and learn how to play defense. His offense is obviously great, but Mike Brown can probably make him a more complete player. And of course, everyone plays better with LBJ.

 

[Randolphkeys]

I'll be honest, most of the ideas in this thread look like fantasy basketball trades, not real NBA trades.

You have to consider what the Warriors want to do, and how the Cavs can help. The Warriors want to get rid of long contracts, most likely attaching young talent (not picks) to sweeten the deal. There is no reason to talk about Morrow, because he is on an extremely low contract (about one million next season) and then will become a free agent. Again, not the type of contract Golden State has any interest in moving and a strange target for the Cavs, who wouldn't want to take on a bad contract for one year of Morrow.


Here are the longest contracts:

Ellis at 4 more years, 11 million per.

Biedrins at 4 more years, 9 million per.

Maggette at 3 more years, averaging about 10 million escalating.

Turiaf at 2 more years, averaging a shade over 4 million escalating.

Ellis has publicly spat with ownership, teammates, and coaches. He is also a terrible fit along side Curry. When he was given a vote of confidence at the trade deadline, he was dismissive of his role with the team. He is the most likely to be moved.

Biedrins took his career this season, spread it out on the floor, and took a crap on it. I hope he was hurt, because he looked completely disinterested the entire season. He is being paid like a cusp all star, but played like Jay Guidinger. His contract will now be harder to move.

The Cavs shocked the heck out of me when it was announced that they liked adding Maggette if other deadline deals fall through. Part of me still believes this was a bluff to force Washington's hand, but who knows? I will say this for Maggette: when just about the entire Golden State roster packed it in and called it a year, he kept fighting. Every single game, he was attacking the basket, hustling for offensive rebounds, and seemed intent on scoring more points this season than he ever has before. I don't hate him as much as I used to.

Turiaf attacks every interior shot like he was shot out of a cannon. Its quite fun watching a team with no perimeter defense and a single-minded shot blocker like Ronny. The problem is that he often gets up gingerly after going balls out for the blocks. Fragility is his biggest concern. Offensively, he has absolutely no low post game but passes extremely well.



Any deals with Golden State would HAVE to involve one or more of these four players. Don't waste your time dreaming up deals for any of their young talent without figuring these guys in.

 

[NorthCoastBias]

I didn't realize that Morrow was on a rookie contract and only had one year remaining. I apologize for that. Clearly that makes him an unlikely option.

 

[malus]

GSW wouldnt be in the market for talent in return for talent or to add long term contracts. They would be in it to shed cap space by any means. In almost any deal with GS they would most likely come out as the losers but to them they would be the winner because they want to lower the payroll so when they sell the team the new owner isnt in a financial bind right off the bat.

True, but doing that would usually mean trading expensive-proven talent for cap relief like Maggs or Ellis.Not trading picks and cheap young talent.

 

[foucault87]

Morrow/Maggette or Morrow/Biendris seem to be the ideal packages.

 

[Triumph36]

GSW wouldnt be in the market for talent in return for talent or to add long term contracts. They would be in it to shed cap space by any means. In almost any deal with GS they would most likely come out as the losers but to them they would be the winner because they want to lower the payroll so when they sell the team the new owner isnt in a financial bind right off the bat.

Yes, but to them they wouldn't be the winner if they sent out their 1st without attaching both Maggs and Biedrins along with it. They aren't going to get the "right price" for Randolph, a guy coming off season ending surgery either.

The only way we could possibly get Randolph or any of their young players is if we absorbed one of the deals Keys mentioned (although personally I don't believe the Turiaf deal would be enough cap relief for them).

The Maggs option sucked at the deadline and it still sucks now.
No thanks on Monta.
Biedrins has blew absolute dick this year and he'd be a SERIOUS risk that would only be worth it if we got their 1st, which isn't happening.
Turiaf...meh, sure. He's the only one I'm even a little interested in to be honest.

 

[Silky Smooth]

Yes, but to them they wouldn't be the winner if they sent out their 1st without attaching both Maggs and Biedrins along with it. They aren't going to get the "right price" for Randolph, a guy coming off season ending surgery either.

The only way we could possibly get Randolph or any of their young players is if we absorbed one of the deals Keys mentioned (although personally I don't believe the Turiaf deal would be enough cap relief for them).

The Maggs option sucked at the deadline and it still sucks now.
No thanks on Monta.
Biedrins has blew absolute dick this year and he'd be a SERIOUS risk that would only be worth it if we got their 1st, which isn't happening.
Turiaf...meh, sure. He's the only one I'm even a little interested in to be honest.

Unless we send them some catnip to sniff on.

 

[mAo_mAo]

We need to look how Ferry would use the contracts of Jamario, Parker, Boobie, Bassy, Jackson, Green which is approximately 12 million, to net us some good talent from this dysfunctional franchise. I personally prefer Magette plus a young big (randolph/wright) and a guard (watson/morrow/azabuike)

 

[Layne Staley]

I would absolutely kill to get Anthony Morrow on this team. I know it's not possible, but that kid just might be the best pure shooter in the league. Thinking about all the open 3 point shoots he would get here is just crazy. I honestly think he could average 50% from 3 with the Cavs.

 

[Earl]

Man, I want CJ Watson. He was only on a 1 year deal, right?

 

[The Enai Q]

How do you guys think Anthony Morrow could fit as a 2 guard here? I don't watch a lot of GSW games but he seems to have a nice stroke. I just don't know how he would fit defensively since he's spent his whole career playing in a no defense system.

hes like anthony parker, but quicker shot and more fast on his feet

 

[sam_slam911]

No interest in Maaggette, and I don't believe that he was even a backup plan at the trade deadline.

Turiaf would bee pretty redundant with Andy, Powe and pretty soon JJ as defenders and rebounders.

Biedrins would have a role here due to his defense and rebounding, but I think Dwight Howard would eat him alive at the rim. He's had a bad year, so his value will be significantly lower, but still I'm not so sure.

And Monta...just probably not right for this team. I love watching him play, his stats might be a bit inflated due to where he's playing, but noone can deny that he's a huge, huge talent and is just starting to realize his abilities. Possibly if Delonte was going out in a trade, Monta would fit in this backcourt a little better. He'd push the tempo and is becoming a better outside shooter.

But really Curry is the only player I'd really want off that team. The others could be used in a 3 team deal to bring Iguodala in from Philly, he's the "perfect" fit that the team is looking for.

 

[Wine and Gold]

Draftpicks and players still on rookie contracts are considered assets, and wouldn't be likely to be traded. The only way would be to be possibly attached to a bad contract to make it hold value in trade, basically.

But, of all players on the Golden State roster, those on rookie contracts like Curry, would be seen as positive assets.

 

[mAo_mAo]

I really think that Maggette is the only player that we could possibly acquire from them to give them cap relief and will also net us with young talent. With the friendly contracts that we have right now which compose mainly of wingmen, we also need a wingman with size in return.

Maggette is better than Parker, Moon, and Jawad, I suppose; but with an atrocious contract. But if we could get another talent or two from him, I say why not. Maggette is not a bad player after all.