Keep An Eye On This

bleachereports take.

the downside is that he does not have that good an outside shot, but if we can get him for RLEC DO IT!!!

So far this season (and this is indicative of his career)
he is averaging 23.5 points, 7.5 rebs, 2 Blocks and 2 Steals! He plays defense

Scorer second.

He would be our best defender by far and would take on the other team’s best player.

If he can stay healthy (lotsa concussion problems to go with other injuries caused by his aggressive style and bad luck), and is okay not being the first option on offense, this would be a HUGE get if the price isn’t catastrophic— and if they are shopping him like all the rumors say, it’s a buyer’s market.

Wallace would be awesome, if he is okay with less shots. I confess I don’t know enough about his personality or temperment to know if he WOULD be okay with that… but in theory, he’d be very, very nice for a team that struggles defensively and getting out on the break.

Mortimer

If it’s not Gerald Wallace, it starts getting into the Danny Granger and Up land. Problem with that “Land” is it includes the various Paul Pierce, Tracy McGrady types. Gerald Wallace is the best we can do without getting a guy who is too much of a star to fit in.

All things considered, I don’t understand how we could get Wallace without giving up more than we’re willing to. If we have 4 untouchable players (Roy, LMA, Oden, Fernandez), isn’t every team entitled to at least that many? And then what team /wouldn’t/ put Wallace in that category?

Portland gets Wallace and Felton
Charlotte gets Diogu, Blake, and Outlaw.

I like Wallace for Diogu and Outlaw, that doesn’t work due to cap restrictions.

I don’t know whether I like Blake for Felton since I haven’t seen enough of Felton. – Elgin.

Wallaces value is amazing still, pritchard could turn around and use him + ??? as a trading chip.

who can be described thusly:

“He’s more a ‘tweener than a pure power forward and he’s become primarily a jump-shooter offensively (the Bobcats already have plenty of those.)”

Or maybe Channing Frye. But then I’d say he’s more a ‘tweener than a pure power forward and he’s become primarily a jump-shooter offensively (the Bobcats already have plenty of those.)

Then again, with Emeka Okafor out there what do you want? Another post player?

—Dave

He could be GREAT for us down the road.

My heart would explode with joy.

Hinrich is a bad defender. What is wrong with everyone here thinking that Hinrich is this major upgrade? He’s not. Not to mention he’s still owed 40 million dollars. Just say no to Hinrich.

Yeah, only health issues. Perfect for us ;-)

By getting Wallace, the Blazers can pretty much switch to win now (and later) mode. When has a undersized two guard EVER become a true PG?

Purity scale.

Jason Kidd 67
Deron Williams 62
Chris Paul 57
Kirk Hinrich 56
Mario Chalmers 49
Russell Westbrook 40
Baron Davis 40
DJ Augustin 37
Jerryd Bayless 29

is enough of a playmaking backcourt to win a lot of games, but I do worry about the D that Bayless can bring.

The main thing is can he ever learn to run a team?

I have been a big Bayless supporter and do like him, but if he is the cost of Wallace I would make that deal.

Although it would make more sense to trade one of the SF we have already, as that would leave us with TO, Webs, Batman AND wallace for only 48 mins total to go around.

but it sure is fun to imagin aint it?

As I replied above, $12-16m off the books next year, $6m off this year and $3m cash to grease the machine may get this party started. The cha owner is trying to get rid of the team and may not care about how it does, if it is not his by the end of the year.

With the econ the way it is he may be putting the team on a sale price for perspective buyers next year.

As stated above, we might be just the facilitator in a trade using RLEC and pick up someone like Felton or Ajinca in the process. But of course Wallace would be an ideal scenario.

Monta Ellis ;-)
Or Conley, if Memphis gets involved to absorb cap space since they are about the only team that has some right now. New York has next to no assets.

For what? They have Deng.

Although I’m lukewarm on Felton, getting Ajinca would be somewhat of a coo given that it’d help Batum (not that it looks like he needs much help) adjust to life here, and his astonishing array of talents. He was one of my favorite prospects from this years draft, and he’d have time to hone his craft while sitting. Obviously getting Gerald Wallace would be the whole reason for the move and I think he makes us a legitimate playoff team from the moment he steps on the court. I really like how, while Wallace can shoot, he just as often opts to take the ball in, or get points the old fashioned way inside. He’s a terrific finisher, and would give us a skill that we don’t currently possess (Martell was leaning that way, but hadn’t really showed it consistently.

Giving up Blake Outlaw Raef and Frye would all be more disturbing personally than I think they’d be bad for the basketball team. Theoretically Felton would take over for Blake running the team, and Wallace would be a significant upgrade over Outlaw, but Frye’s loss would definitely be felt. Ajinca or Diogu simply aren’t at the Frye’s level coming off the bench. It’d probably mean that on occasion we’d run either a really big lineup with the centers out there or Wallace would come in and get a decent amount of his work at the backup 4 spot.

to a Western competitor makes me queasy.

Plus, do we really need Mohammad and Ajinca?

we would pick up nearly a full team on this one! :0) Love the way you think. Think big. Think Pritchslap.

His outside shooting is acceptable, and we don’t need more jump-shooters on this team anyway. What I can’t gauge is what Charlotte really wants to change (besides saving money and getting to the playoffs to rescue the shop). Last year they overpaid for Nazr Mohammed hoping to move Okafor to his more natural natural power forward spot, but that experiment didn’t really work. Then they drafted a center project and a point guard. Would they be interested in an upgrade over May enough to let Wallace go, or wouldn’t they rather want a true center (which we can’t offer unless we take a big risk)? Playing with the trade machine there are possibilities (see above), but if they want RLEC they probably would have to give us back either Carroll or Mohammed (making their center depth weaker) to make the numbers work. It’s pretty complicated, but KP/Penn could make it work if there is true interest on both sides :)

I wouldn’t like to see us give up any three players for him. I might do a three for two: they get Diogu, Blake, and Outlaw, and we get Wallace and Felton. My only problem with this is that I don’t like Felton as well as I like Blake – and I don’t know Felton that well. But Wallace is kick-ass. – Elgin.