New trade that gets us a new point and a three point shooter

by collin.olson3 on Feb 9, 2012 8:18 PM PST

What blazers need is a better point and three point shooter.

This involves magic and 76rs.

Sixers get Matthews and Chris Duhon and maybe a draft pick.

Magic get Felton and E. Turner

Blazers get Redick and Lou Williams

This could work but magic unlikely to give up there sixth man and three point man

Lou Williams is a good point guard and hit the three. And Redick is number one free throw shooter and one of the best 3 point shooters in the game.

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Should blazers do this draft?

Yes

66 votes

No

69 votes

Trade for a different guard

31 votes

Trade for back up big man instead

7 votes

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trade not draft

i ment to say trade

by collin.olson3 on Feb 9, 2012 8:19 PM PST reply actions

Ehhh

No thanks. Williams & Reddick do bring scoring, but doesn’t bring us any closer to a championship then what we have now. Makes us significantly worse on the perimeter defensively. Besides, Sixers wouldn’t give up Evan Turner(who is having a rebound season after last year) and Lou Williams for We$ Matthews & Chris Duhon.

"We gotta get this $#!^ together guys!" - Phil

by 420Phenom on Feb 9, 2012 8:23 PM PST reply actions

yeah sixers aren't giving up their quality, underpaid players

for two somewhat worse guards with bigger contracts

"Wide, girthy. Just like a Rhino. Sometimes my horns are visible."

by YoniRap on Feb 9, 2012 9:13 PM PST up reply actions

Sixers get hosed beyond belief

by jksnake99 on Feb 9, 2012 9:19 PM PST reply actions

No chance Sixers do this

They’re not trading Lou for Wes, Duhon, and multiple 1st round picks. Let alone adding the #2 overall pick in Turner. You’re giving them spare parts for their cheap young talent.

by BlazersMakr on Feb 9, 2012 9:25 PM PST up reply actions

Neither of them are a true Point guard

if you want a Point Guard and three point shooter do a trade that get you Ray Allen and Steve Nash.
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=7aqls5b
here is your lineup
Nash
Allen
Batum
Aldridge
Camby

by tyeforshee on Feb 10, 2012 12:49 AM PST reply actions

I like it.

if you can get Nash/Allen to resign. Not to mention, We$ would have to go on a hot streak to sell Boston on a 4 year contract for his future.

"We gotta get this $#!^ together guys!" - Phil

by 420Phenom on Feb 10, 2012 12:53 AM PST up reply actions

Yeah, this is predicated on the fact that Nash and Ray re-sign.

But even if they don’t, the Blazers would have even more cap space this off-season to spend with Matthews gone. Boston may take Wes, just because he is younger and his contract really is not that bad, not to mention they would be left with nothing if Ray Allen leaves anyway.

by tyeforshee on Feb 10, 2012 1:30 AM PST up reply actions

I think we'd be only free up 1.8M

Childress’ contract is nearly the same as Wes’. In the trade we’d send out ~25.5M but we pick up 30M. All but Childress’ contract are expiring. If anything we’d save 1.8M by sending out Babbit’s contract. So really we would be practically at the same salary total after contracts expire this summer.

Being a Blazer fan is not exactly healthy.

by dpnim on Feb 10, 2012 8:29 AM PST up reply actions

Also, I think Ray Allen wants to stay in Boston.

I think the problem, which may entice them into trading for Wes, is that he still wants good money.

Being a Blazer fan is not exactly healthy.

by dpnim on Feb 10, 2012 8:30 AM PST up reply actions

He might want to stay but

His main home is in Washington

by L.A.B on Feb 10, 2012 8:38 AM PST up reply actions

Interesting trade.

Not sure if Phoenix does it though. Unless we gave them a pick or Boston does. They’re losing out on a lot. I’m not sure what Boston thinks here. Do they think, “go young and with a decently priced and long contract? and loose a little offense but gain some defense” or do they think “not good enough, young and inconsistent with low upside.”

Being a Blazer fan is not exactly healthy.

by dpnim on Feb 10, 2012 8:23 AM PST up reply actions

I'm actually really perplexed by this trade.

I can’t tell if I really like it or not. But after thinking about it for a little bit. We’d become really weak on the perimeter. Covering for Nash is one thing but Allen too, he’s never been a disaster on D but he’s been slipping in his old age.

Being a Blazer fan is not exactly healthy.

by dpnim on Feb 10, 2012 8:37 AM PST up reply actions

Phoenix does it because we take on a bad contract in Childress.

"Wide, girthy. Just like a Rhino. Sometimes my horns are visible."

by YoniRap on Feb 10, 2012 9:26 AM PST up reply actions

good point

Being a Blazer fan is not exactly healthy.

by dpnim on Feb 10, 2012 11:37 AM PST up reply actions

No

No way Blazers should trade for Nash when he is close to retirement and contract ends this season.

by collin.olson3 on Feb 11, 2012 10:21 AM PST up reply actions

second

by shallwemaui on Feb 11, 2012 2:30 PM PST up reply actions

Please don't trade for Nash now when he becomes a free agent in the summer!

I do like Lou Williams but he is a scorer and not a playmaker and best coming off the bench to be the combo guard. Felton is better or was better before he came to Portland than Lou as a starting PG. Ray just needs to work on his shot and before you know it , he’ll be playing as well as he was supposed to. If he doesn’t then we just don’t re-sign him in the summer. Unless we are getting a great PG this is not the time to trade him, wait it out until the summer and then make a decision. I’d rather we find a backup PG that can push Felton more and perhaps even start a few games if Felton’s game continues to stink up the Rose Garden. Look at the Knick’s Lin, dude is lighting it up and was the team’s 4th string PG.

by VinnyB on Feb 10, 2012 3:32 AM PST reply actions