Which Teams Might Be Interested in Jefferson?
by pagingstanleyroberts on Jun 7, 2010 11:38 PM CDT
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PrintBasically, this thread is to suss out the possible options for a Jefferson trade and to see what types of offers might be available for him. The reason I put "might" in the title is because we can think we know with certainty which teams those are, but that's never completely public knowledge. For example, how many people thought the Miami Heat would've been interested enough in Ricky Davis and Mark Blount to send a first-round pick back to the Wolves?
So with that said, here's a list of every team for whom I think there's at least a 10% chance they're interested in Jefferson and could send back more than cap space:
Charlotte - They took on Stephen Jackson's deal last year. They're tied up with Jackson and Wallace for the next 3-4 years. They just made the playoffs for the first time and would like to keep in that race with the possibility of moving up.
Chicago - I think this is unlikely because they're trying to catch bigger fish, but he's obviously an option on some level.
Dallas - If only because they're trying to win now and don't have a player redundant to Jefferson.
Denver - Highly, highly unlikely, but not impossible if they think Jefferson makes them better than K-Mart and another team is interested in Martin as an expiring
Detroit - This also seems like a fallback option because they want Cousins, but the Wolves might be holding the cards related to whether they can get him and could best facilitate a Jefferson trade by not effectively removing the Pistons as a suitor
Golden State - Unlikely if only because Don Nelson rarely has post players, but if he quit and a new coach brought a new style, there are players and contracts that might facilitate a decent swap
Houston - I think they'd prefer to use their cap space on better and/or more efficient players, but it's not impossible
Indiana - Another highly unlikely destination unless they can move Troy Murphy's expiring
Miami - Unlikely, but maybe a fallback to fill the 3rd-best player role if they can't get 3 of the top guys
New Jersey - Highly unlikely but not impossible since they offered Devin Harris and the #11 for him before last year's draft
Orlando - Highly unlikely, but they'll be over the cap for years and might want to re-load by getting another post player who can do things Howard can't
San Antonio - Highly unlikely, only if they couldn't get anyone better and thought he might push them back up to title-contender status
Toronto - Would be an obvious lower-level replacement for Bosh if they don't go for a total rebuild
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Nuggets would be interested
A swap based around nene for big Al would fit for both teams. We want a strong post rebounder and you could use An athletic big like Nene to play C or PF along side Love. Obviously we would need to give you more so we could either put in J R Smith somehow or Linas Kleizas rights.
A third team like philly or detroit can be included to.
Anyone on the Nuggets you guys would be interested in?
Possibly
I think his name is Caramello. But yeah, I like Nene. He would be a nice fit on the team, with his athleticism and strong defense. Not the greatest scorer or rebounder, but not bad. JR is also a nice player, but possibly too mercurial of a talent. Either way, there are some interesting players on the Nuggs and I wouldn’t be livid if a trade with Nene/JR for Al went down. I’d have to look into it more, though.
Me too
I doubt Denver does it, but it works for me.
by pagingstanleyroberts on Jun 8, 2010 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I read somewhere Minny was interested in Kleiza
Is that true? I think he would be good on on your team. He didnt get much oppurtunity in Denver playing behind Melo but he erupted in the euroleague and we know Minny loves the Euro players. Nene and Kleizas rights for Jefferson and a 2nd?
At a moderate price, yes.
Kleiza might easily have come last year. As the cap space settles out he becomes a very attractive middle-class option.
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Good player, not a great fit
I think that was just the Wolves’ beat writer speculating about him and Childress because this team obviously shouldn’t leave any stones unturned in improving. But he’s just a better version of Ryan Gomes, and Gomes wasn’t athletic enough to be an uptempo team’s stretch 4.
by pagingstanleyroberts on Jun 8, 2010 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions
+1
I like this deal largely because it makes the twolves more athletic and better defensively. I like this better than the randolf deal personally as I would rather keep love.
yep
then draft Cousins to develop if he is at 4 behind Nene. Probably wouldn’t resign Darko then, but might still either bring over pek.
No one is getting Rubio's rights unless they pry them from our cold dead fingers.
by TheEvilProfessor on Jun 8, 2010 6:55 AM CDT up reply actions
I think the need for a wing still means I would reach for johnson or aminu rather than cousins and sign darko. I know cousins has more ceiling, but we absolutely must get a wing and to think we will magically draft the one at 16 thats going to work might pushing our luck. It may seem redundant, but I’m still inclined to draft both a 2 and a 3 in this draft with our top 2 picks and take a big with our third. Now, a free agent signing of Gay would change my mind on this, but if you draft cousins you must overpay if you have to for a free agent wing. it is not a maybe its a must, the position IMO needs to be upgraded.
I would rather draft cousins
and use 16 and 23 to move up to get a wing like George than consciously pass on a consensus top 4 player at pick 4. Reaching is what has gotten us in trouble in the past. We always reached for need.
No one is getting Rubio's rights unless they pry them from our cold dead fingers.
by TheEvilProfessor on Jun 8, 2010 7:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Al Jefferson would be a great fit in Orlando...
Can you imagine putting him next to a Dwight Howard. I’m not sure what we could get from them though…
Sign and trade: JJ Reddick + Gortat and the rights to to Fran Vasquez
for
Big AL
Does that even help us? Does Orlando do that deal?
Talking myself into DeMarcus Cousins since 5/18/10
no thanks…although I admittedly don’t share the high perspective of JJ that others do.
by TWolvesFanInLA on Jun 8, 2010 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions
I can imagine the reaction
Wolves pick up another Spaniard that will never play for them.
I like that trade, although I think the Wolves are trading quality for quantity. It would be interesting to get Dallas involved so they could get Gortat and eat his salary, but they don’t have that much to trade. No first round pick, etc.
I want no part of Redick, but Gortat, Ryan Anderson, and 1 or 2 future 1sts would work.
by pagingstanleyroberts on Jun 8, 2010 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd like to eavesdrop at the summit
This summer, several very good PF’s will be available, including Bosh, Amar’e,and Boozer. After these three have found homes, I think a team that gets shut out may feel like they should trade for Jefferson, to “save their off-season.” This may be especially true if fans have high expectations, or a star player (new or existing) doesn’t get the help down low that he expects.
New York
might need to reload their roster. Could offer up some straight cap space and maybe they could even S&T TMac to us when he realizes that he won’t get a deal anywhere else. We could pay him the MLE for a year or something and have him be the starter/mentor to whichever young wings we grab (assuming we take a couple), then trade him at the deadline to a contender who sees that he is healthy and needs an extra SG to replace whoever they lost due to injury.
This is also predicated on David Lee signing somewhere else and not waiting out NY’s strange actions. Or maybe he and Al could play next to each other… Probably not. Just an idea though.
Buckeyes are red, Wildcats are blue,
I wanted Evan Turner, But DeMarcus Cousins will do.
Chicago would be a legit option.
They acquire a certain free agent SF, need to move the player currently in that role for them, and acquire a low-post presence for their presumed run. Makes eminent sense to me.
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JAF
recently said that Houston might be an option now that they are [seemingly] out of the Bosh race. I’m still intrigued by the idea of Jefferson and 23 for Battier, Hill, and 14.
Buckeyes are red, Wildcats are blue,
I wanted Evan Turner, But DeMarcus Cousins will do.
by Mplax on Jun 8, 2010 8:56 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
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