What to do with the TPE?

[Milio25]

Now that it has become a sort of crunch time on the TPE, I was wondering what people think might still be out there for the TPE? I don't want to use it just to use it, and I really don't like taking on bloated salaries just for the sake of picks, because often those bloated salaries get in the way of developing our players for the future.


One thing I was thinking was about looking towards Utah. Picking up Kanter gave them an overflow of big men, both in salary and in bodies. They'll need to free up some space to try and keep AK47 as well as deal for some more wing players. I thought of this trade:

Jazz receive:
Ramon Sessions plus picks (It would take a few)

Cavs receive:
Al Jefferson

Now I think that it would be much more viable that the Cavs would get Okur, but this frees up so much cap space for the Jazz to go after some wing players and it lets them keep Milsap and Favors who were the main building blocks. Also, I think Okur will be key in the development of Kanter being a fellow countryman. Jazz get a quality backup PG in Sessions to backup Harris (who I think is very underrated).

Cavs get a great two way player in Al Jefferson, who with TT could solidify the paint for the next 8-10 years. It allows for AV to be traded without worry and we can get back some picks that we are giving to the Jazz when AV is traded. Jefferson is only 26 so there is still much left in his tank.

I don't think that it is too far fetched to think of Jefferson being traded because he seems like the oldest and most expensive on the team at this point. If the Jazz are truly rebuilding and they have selected Kanter, Favors, and Milsap to rebuild around, then I think Jefferson is the odd man out there. Cleveland gives the best chance for the Jazz to get picks and cap freedom to get the players that they need in free agency.


Let me know what you think, and please use sound, reasoned arguments that consist of more than a sentence that says "no way the Jazz go for that trade."

 

[beefstew]

The Lakers have interest in Sessions, I just don't know what we could get in return from them.

 

[Adam]

The best thing for the TPe might be to let it expire, the worst case scenario is to lose financiel flexibility, especially without the new CBA in place

 

[Dfor3]

For Al Jefferson? Yay another PF!

He can play a little C, but he's nothing close to a true C. Wouldn't want him taking minutes from our 304 other PF's

 

[bigjmac0815]

Chris Kaman anyone?

 

[Ayatolla of Slamola]

Chris Kaman anyone?

You want an often injured, 29 year old center who has 1 year left on his contract to play for a team that is just entering the total rebuild phase? We already fleeced the Clippers of their draft pick. There is nothing else for us, that the Clippers would give up.

 

[Dr. Gymbo]

Give it up. It's over with the TPE.

 

[OptimusPrime]

Package it with Tristan Thompson.

 

[GregOdensKnees]

What to do with Trade Exception?

Make more threads about Trade Exception

 

[Ayatolla of Slamola]

In all honesty, I think the Cavs will ask for at least a 1 week extension on the TPE seeing how it expires 1 week after the current CBA runs out. If granted and there is a hard cap in the new CBA, the TPE could become a lot more valuable. Hopefully this happens and we are able to use it to acquire a lottery pick for the 2012 draft.

 

[petes999]

In all honesty, I think the Cavs will ask for at least a 1 week extension on the TPE seeing how it expires 1 week after the current CBA runs out. If granted and there is a hard cap in the new CBA, the TPE could become a lot more valuable. Hopefully this happens and we are able to use it to acquire a lottery pick for the 2012 draft.

If there is a hard cap, how are we going to be able to take on everyone else's contract. Aren't we already middle of the road on cap room especially with Jamison and Davis? How can we take on more dead weight? As last night showed, the TPE doesn't have really any value ... even when we did have the room to take on dead weight.

 

[Triumph36]

In all honesty, I think the Cavs will ask for at least a 1 week extension on the TPE seeing how it expires 1 week after the current CBA runs out. If granted and there is a hard cap in the new CBA, the TPE could become a lot more valuable. Hopefully this happens and we are able to use it to acquire a lottery pick for the 2012 draft.

I'm pretty sure the Cavs have already requested an extension.

Not sure what the league said, if anything, though.

 

[jerzy234]

I'm pretty sure the Cavs have already requested an extension.

Not sure what the league said, if anything, though.

Chris Grant said last night the league has not told them if the extension has been granted. Doubt anything happens with the TPE.

 

[jonmchugh]

yeah guys, we are going to let this thing expire...too bad... but oh well. we will be terrible next year so it's all good...hell from watching sportscenter today, there may not even be a league next year...

 

[Mdog1]

More important than what to do with the TPE is if there is no season how do we ensure that we get a lotto pick? I've heard that they take the last 5 seasons and average it out which would be terrible for us because of LeBron being on our team for 4 of those 5 years. We had a 50, 45, 66, 61, and 19 win seasons in the last 5 years for an average of 48 wins in the last 5 years, which I can guarantee is better than 45% of the league (lottery teams). It seems really unfair for LeBron to come back and bite us in the ass ever after he ditched our team, but if they go with the 5 year average then he will.

Edit: As for the TPE with Jamison expiring next season it will allow us to stay at or around the same cap number we now have if we get an extension. And then Baron expires the year after that (pretty sure) and the contract we absorbed will be moot because we will be way under the cap.

I really hope the new CBA is kind of like the NHL's cap system. A minimum cap of 40ish million and a maximum of around 60 million. Each contract is averaged to find the cap hit, imo it is a more effective system.