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Dalembert traded to Sacramento...One more big man available in the draft?

gregbroncs said:
That's a pretty tough pill to swallow to move up 3 spots. Finally getting rid of your albatross of a contract to take another one on for 3 years. Yikes. However if Cousins does fall that far it might be worth it.

As far as Maggette taking over for Boozer's scoring. Yea right. How long have you watched the Jazz? Because they are not going to just give Maggette the ball and turn him loose like GS has done. And he is not going to put up those #'s as the SG/SF for the Jazz.
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Trading up 3 spots in this situation is trading into an entire different tier of talent. This isn't going from #29 to #26, Cousins in the right situation could realistically be the best player of this draft. Or a hell of an asset for something else.

And Maggette's not that bad. The hate people have for him stuns me. Would I have signed him to that deal? No, but there are many, many, many worse poison pills in the league (like Memo, for example). In fact, if the Warriors are desperate to dump Maggette, I'd trade Memo for him straight up.

Of course, if Sacramento drafts Cousins, then the Jazz did all of that for nothing. The Kings are probably that retarded, though.
 
I have never understood why Sacto wants Monroe. He seems to be a poor fit with Thompson. He would have fit better with Hawes I think.

Otherwise dont mind this trade. Dalembert never plays well against us but Nocioni always does.
 
NUMBERICA said:
Cousins in the right situation could realistically be the best player of this draft.
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nbadraft.net has an article on the centers in the draft and they talk extensively about Cousins. Here's just an excerpt I thought was relevant:

"a team that picks Cousins will need to be committed to him. He may not take kindly to playing a supporting role on a bad team, as is the fate of so many mid-lottery picks. At the same time, he needs a coach and a team that will push him.

Utah would be a great fit, should the Jazz give up on Carlos Boozer. Paul Millsap has played alongside top post scorers before, and Deron Williams and Jerry Sloan provide smore stability than any other lottery team can offer. Still, it's not likely Cousins will last that long – he's too talented. A situation such as Golden State could poison him, as the Warriors have a selfish reputation, instability throughout the organization and a fast style of play."
 
I would LOVE it if Utah moved up to get Cousins. Cousins may be our only hope to keep Deron. That being said, if Sac is looking for a wing player, hopefully they fall in love with Babbitt, and we can swap and give them CJ or Koufos or anybody else not named Millsap or Deron (and even then I would be willing to give up Millsap).
 
The Jazz are faced with this choice during the draft: Either go for a risky player who could be great or continue to be mediocre. I think KOC will go for a riskier player, because last time we were in the Top-10 he did that. Lets hope the organization still has the balls to do that.
 
Whiteside is the riskiest player in the draft if he isn't drafted by the right team. Well, maybe not. Cousins might be if he eats his way out of the league.
 
That article from nbadraft.net said Cousins would do well to be drafted by Utah. I must admit I'm somewhat surprised by that. My initial thought was him and Sloan would butt heads and he'd rot in Sloan's doghouse.
 
I don't think this changes anything for Sacramento. Sammy D and Carl Landry are hardly franchise players. They will still want to improve their frontline if they indeed feel that the bigmen are worth taking.

And that wouldn't have traded had this trade gone through or not
 
It's going to take taking on Udrih and Garcia to have a chance at getting #5. If the Jazz use AK and the #9 there (the only package that remotely makes sense). That would actually be pretty sweet as the Jazz save about $6 million this year (which would conceivably enough room to re-sign Boozer or use him in a S&T) and the Jazz pick up some ball-handlers (Udrih is vastly overpaid but he's a nice player and Garcia's deal goes way too long and he's not a great defender, but he's a nice passer, ballhandler, and shooter).
 
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