Draft Day Trade Spurs and Blazers

by j-rowe on Jun 22, 2011 10:23 AM PDT

Please make this happen, Ive been thinking of trades of ever sense the off season ended in hopes of improving the blazers title hopes without mortaging all of our future. I've explored trades for Chris Paul, Monta Ellis, Steph Curry, Steve Nash, Andre Iguodala, Tony Parker, and Dwight Howard to guys like Beno Udrih, Andris Biedrins, JJ Redick and many others but today after hearing how the Spurs are listening to offers about both Parker and Hill I created a trade scenario that would work for both teams

Batum/ Mills/ C. Johnson

for

Hill/ Splitter

While Batum has with out a doubt the highest ceiling of any player in the trade i believe Splitter has the second highest, in limited minutes he had a PER of 16 in his rookie year, though he is 26. I think he could put up around 13-15 ppg and 7-9 rpg anywhere else in the league. He simply had to fight for minutes against Tim Duncan, Matt Bonner, Antonio Mcdyess, and Dejaun Blair, There is just not enough minutes to go around. Hill is your basic all around PG. He is a better defender, shooter and athlete then Andre which would give us a perfect yin and yang, with andre's passing and finesse style.

This would give San Antonio a better all around player then an aging and often injured richard jefferson, as well as giving them depth back at PG and C in Patty and C.J. Nic is a mirror image of San Antonio looks for from his character to his gritty playing style. Plus wouldn't this make Tony Parker delighted to see the team bring in a fellow frenchman while trading away his competition for minutes?

I know most of have always said either batum gets us a superstar or he stays in portland but we need to face the idea that it doesnt seem like that'll happen especially without a slew of other players. so consider the idea what if he brought us two players at positions of need, who are just entering their primes at 25 and 26? oh and both have no injury history

our rotation

1 - Miller 28/ Hill 20

2 - Mathews 28/ Fernandez 16

3 - Wallace 34/ Roy 18

4 - Aldridge 36/ Splitter ?

5 - Camby 28/ Oden ?

Splitter minutes will be determined by when Oden plays as well as how much and long he can play for, And with oden out wallace would likely spend atleast ten more minutes per game playing the 4 which would open up more minutes for brandon and rudy at the 3.

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by T Darkstar on Jun 22, 2011 10:26 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

the spurs don't do this

because they need somebody better than Chris Johnson. we’d have to give up who we draft as well, maybe instead of CJ. I do like George Hill, but I think San Antonio will hold on to him. Sounds like any trade they make will involve Richard Jefferson as well, especially in a Tony Parker scenario

"There's my Chippy"

by sparks89 on Jun 22, 2011 10:34 AM PDT reply actions

No way the spurs do it, ever.

"Tommy: Did you hear I finally graduated?
Richard Hayden: Yeah, and just a shade under a decade too. All right. "

by jbay4 on Jun 22, 2011 10:44 AM PDT reply actions

Mills and Johnson are both throw aways.

No way Spurs do this.

"Ain't nothin' in this world for free."

by Arby on Jun 22, 2011 11:21 AM PDT reply actions

wow

i think you guys give either too much credit to either richard jefferson, splitter or hill

and not enough credit to tony parker, the other spurs post, nic batum and patty mills.

For one Tony Parker doesnt need that good of a back up as a point he is capable of 36 minutes a night and is a top 10 PG. Batum is 3 years younger then hill with a better PER (14.8 to 14.6) and 9 years younger then Richard Jefferson whom Batum essentially almost mimics every skill Jefferson has except better.

Mills played decent at times for us this year, I’m not saying he has a ton of value but i’m sure if we made him available on draft day he would command a second round pick or something of that nature. I think he is suitable to be backing up Parker.

What are your reasons for discrediting this so quick?

by j-rowe on Jun 22, 2011 11:39 AM PDT reply actions