A defensive minded OG that can still put up 15-20 with 5-10 rebounds? Yeah sounds pretty good to me. Every team in the league would like that. Maybe 4 or 5 assists too to top it off. The hard part is actually making a deal that would bring such a player here.
The only reason Artest is even a possibility is because he's the headcase by which all other headcases are measured. And even then, Indiana will probably only trade him if they get someone significant in return. Mobley is a quality player, but he's not even on the same level as Artest. Which is obviously why you guys are willing to make the trade. You can't look at this like "what would we like to get for this guy", you have to consider what the other team wants too. That's like when I looked at all of the proposed Sacramento trades at the realgm website and everybody was figuring they could trade us their garbage for Peja just because of some perception that we're going to have to trade him. And Bosh is the only guy in Toronto that's really off limits. I doubt they'll trade him, he's their franchise player right now.
Nene and Kwame Brown are more reasonable possibilities. Neither has really put up star numbers, but they show potential. With all the booing he gets at home, I'd be shocked if Kwame resigns with Washington. And given his struggles, a MLE level salary sounds about right. As for Nene, Denver threw a whole ton of money at KMart to play alongside Camby and Anthony which seemingly pushes Nene into a bench role. On the other hand, his salary is very low for an established bigman coming off the bench, so I don't see why Denver would trade him. We'll have to wait until he's a free agent to have a shot at him most likely.
Anyway, I'd like to see us do one of the following:
-Sign a new starting SG with the MLE and trade for a starting PF/C to team with Miller.
-Spend the MLE on a PF/C and draft a SG with our first round pick.
Either way, I don't see Mobley on this team next year. Best-case scenario is we work a sign and trade to give us one more contract to bargain with for a big man or a SG.
The only reason Artest is even a possibility is because he's the headcase by which all other headcases are measured. And even then, Indiana will probably only trade him if they get someone significant in return. Mobley is a quality player, but he's not even on the same level as Artest. Which is obviously why you guys are willing to make the trade. You can't look at this like "what would we like to get for this guy", you have to consider what the other team wants too. That's like when I looked at all of the proposed Sacramento trades at the realgm website and everybody was figuring they could trade us their garbage for Peja just because of some perception that we're going to have to trade him. And Bosh is the only guy in Toronto that's really off limits. I doubt they'll trade him, he's their franchise player right now.
Nene and Kwame Brown are more reasonable possibilities. Neither has really put up star numbers, but they show potential. With all the booing he gets at home, I'd be shocked if Kwame resigns with Washington. And given his struggles, a MLE level salary sounds about right. As for Nene, Denver threw a whole ton of money at KMart to play alongside Camby and Anthony which seemingly pushes Nene into a bench role. On the other hand, his salary is very low for an established bigman coming off the bench, so I don't see why Denver would trade him. We'll have to wait until he's a free agent to have a shot at him most likely.
Anyway, I'd like to see us do one of the following:
-Sign a new starting SG with the MLE and trade for a starting PF/C to team with Miller.
-Spend the MLE on a PF/C and draft a SG with our first round pick.
Either way, I don't see Mobley on this team next year. Best-case scenario is we work a sign and trade to give us one more contract to bargain with for a big man or a SG.
