Him and a couple seconds might be a good option IF we have to fart out a first to move Knight and get JR.
@basketballholic my question was about the expiring contract we acquire not being able to be moved at the trade deadline because we'd have to wait a full 2 months --- is this not the case?
It can be moved by itself.....KCP 12 million is $15 million worth of incoming salary at the deadline.
Rich Paul's clients include J.R. Smith, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and uh... Anthony Davis. Magic and Pelinka did Klutch a favor in the summer of '17 (1 year before LeBron was set to hit FA) by inking KCP to a big 1-year deal. That positive working relationship definitely didn't hurt them in their eventual pursuit of LeBron. I'm just saying.
JR Smith is an idiot - can you imagine him and Gerald Green on the floor at the same time? Would they even know which basket to shoot the ball towards? DD
Not that I'm advocating a trade for JR Smith, but NBA GM's checked for neither his nor Gerald Green's MENSA credentials before signing them.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25524321/nba-trades-see-john-wall-markelle-fultz-demar-derozan The Cavs go hunting for picks Pelicans get: Alec Burks and Rodney Hood Cavaliers get: Solomon Hill and New Orleans' 2019 first-round pick (top-10 protected) Combined with ... Rockets get: JR Smith Cavaliers get: Brandon Knight, Marquese Chriss and Houston's 2019 first-round pick (lottery protected) Tim Bontemps: In tandem, these deals accomplish all that each team is looking to do during the next couple of months. Cleveland, which has already moved on from Kyle Korver and George Hill to the tune of a first- and two second-round picks, would take on an additional $28 million in 2019-20 salaries for two more first-rounders. This would have the added benefit of allowing Cleveland to enter next season with around $80 million in expiring deals, giving the Cavs maximum flexibility moving forward to either continue flipping contracts for dead-money picks or open up reams of cap space in 2020. One wrinkle: They'd have to find a way to get under the luxury tax before the 2020 trade deadline to avoid paying the penalty for a likely lottery team. New Orleans, meanwhile, would get a pair of rotation players to plug into a thin wing rotation as the Pelicans try to convince Anthony Davis to stick around. It also would open up an additional chunk of cap space next summer by eliminating Hill's deal from the books. Houston might be able to rehabilitate Smith, giving the Rockets another swing man who can shoot and guard a little, but this deal is mostly financially motivated. Not only would the Rockets save about $8.5 million in combined payroll and luxury-tax payments, but if they chose to stretch the $3.7 million guarantee on Smith's contract for next season next summer, Houston would also potentially give itself a shot to not have to pay any luxury tax next season.
I'm fairly sure the Pels can deal their 2019 pick. They own all their frp's going forward. The Cavs cannot aggregate Burks and Hood into the same deal though until Feb 7th since Burks was just acquired a few weeks ago.
Per Sam Amico http://amicohoops.net/dribbles-cavs-tank-on-empty-and-trip-only-gets-tougher/ He's a career 37% 3pt shooter. Im sure MDA would have him coming off the bench, and it would be better than having a vacant bench spot that Carmelo has left. Also losing any of Knight or Marquis Chriss wouldn't hurt one bit Although his basketball IQ / decisions have been questionable at times, I say why not. Pretty certain Cavs want some picks, so maybe a 3 team trade would have to happen
