NBA Draft 2016: Mavs pick AJ Hammons at #46

[rimrocker]

Originally Posted by tap2390

Phoenix and Philly both have three first round picks. Phoenix also has #34 in the second round. Both teams also happen to need cash more than they need young players. I think we should try to buy a pick.

I'm wondering how bad Phoenix wants to get rid of Morris....would they consider including one of their picks (28th or 34th) and Morris for Harris and/or Evans and 46th?

Phoenix gets some cap relief.
Morris is on somewhat of a decent deal and does help fill a need and we get a better pick out of the deal.

Just not sure how bad they want to dump him or if they even want to.

[Skywalker]

Originally Posted by rimrocker

I'm wondering how bad Phoenix wants to get rid of Morris....would they consider including one of their picks (28th or 34th) and Morris for Harris and/or Evans and 46th?

Phoenix gets some cap relief.
Morris is on somewhat of a decent deal and does help fill a need and we get a better pick out of the deal.

Just not sure how bad they want to dump him or if they even want to.

If you are talking about Markieff, they already dumped him to the Wizards lmao (trade deadline deal IIRC)

[rimrocker]

Originally Posted by Skywalker

If you are talking about Markieff, they already dumped him to the Wizards lmao (trade deadline deal IIRC)

Not sure how I missed that one (especially being a Jayhawk fan) but somehow did.
Thanks for clearing that up!

[tap2390]

Originally Posted by rimrocker

I'm wondering how bad Phoenix wants to get rid of Morris....would they consider including one of their picks (28th or 34th) and Morris for Harris and/or Evans and 46th?

Phoenix gets some cap relief.
Morris is on somewhat of a decent deal and does help fill a need and we get a better pick out of the deal.

Just not sure how bad they want to dump him or if they even want to.

Although Morris is gone, PHX is full of interesting salary-dump possibilities. Eric Bledsoe? Brandon Knight? Old friend Tyson Chandler?

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally Posted by tap2390

Although Morris is gone, PHX is full of interesting salary-dump possibilities. Eric Bledsoe? Brandon Knight? Old friend Tyson Chandler?

Tyson is definitely going to be shopped, but he's got 3 years/39 million on his contract. That's not good for a guy whose best years are behind him at 33 years old.

Knight is the definition of average. He gets points, but his efficiency is awful. Hollinger puts him as the 27th best PG in the league-- below JJB. He's also part of the Suns' young core. 4 years/56 mill is a lot of money for a merely average player, too.

Bledsoe is good, but I'm not sure he's 4 years/57 million good. He's also constantly injured. I guess that means he fits in well here, though.

[tap2390]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

Tyson is definitely going to be shopped, but he's got 3 years/39 million on his contract. That's not good for a guy whose best years are behind him at 33 years old.

Knight is the definition of average. He gets points, but his efficiency is awful. Hollinger puts him as the 27th best PG in the league-- below JJB. He's also part of the Suns' young core. 4 years/56 mill is a lot of money for a merely average player, too.

Bledsoe is good, but I'm not sure he's 4 years/57 million good. He's also constantly injured. I guess that means he fits in well here, though.

All three are extremely flawed but I think you have to look hard at any potential deal, especially if it includes a pick. The contracts seems brutal at first glance, but is $14 million a year really too much for a young PG who averaged 20 a game last season (albeit isn't good at much else)? I honestly don't know the answer to that question, but I know with our limited resources we need to get creative to acquire pieces.