It's hard to judge Dennis Lindsey

[Jazz Spazz]

That's nice, except we traded him to a team that clearly values him more than you or I do. In return we got Jerrett (who is awful), Pleiss (who might someday be able to be an NBA caliber player) and a crappy draft pick. Im not saying we should've gotten a star, but we got practically nothing. I suppose it's a little better than getting nothing, but not much.

you cannot sound competent on this trade if you don't mention the financial side of the equation. That was certainly a big factor.

In addition to the financial side as mentioned by NAOS, just the fact that DL got rid of Kanter for something was good for our team. The team not only was much better after he was gone, but they seemed to be very close and unified. I would personally consider the trade to get rid of Kanter a good trade even if we only got a ham sandwich in return.

The value of the trade should not only be evaluated in the value of what we get back, but the negative value of what we jettison.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

In addition to the financial side as mentioned by NAOS, just the fact that DL got rid of Kanter for something was good for our team. The team not only was much better after he was gone, but they seemed to be very close and unified. I would personally consider the trade to get rid of Kanter a good trade even if we only got a ham sandwich in return.

The value of the trade should not only be evaluated in the value of what we get back, but the negative value of what we jettison.

I'd take that sandwich right now... I'm effing hungry.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

That Kanter contract is one of the riskiest in the league. He's not proven to be an effective NBA player and cause some serious issues on defense and some less serious issues on offense. Let's not forget the guy has had a handful of injuries and just had a knee surgery in the offseason. He doesn't have a step he can afford to lose. I love that OKC has him on the books right now and not us.

 

[franklin]

So basically, post a little less than I have lately. Gotcha. I'll try to control myself.

That would be a terrible decision, but I'm not your mother. Also, you are now perma-6 month banned for not listening.

 

[RandyForRubio]

We traded Kanter who then got a monster contract. You said we might walk away from this trade without a quality NBA player. We could take the monster contract money that we would have had to offer Kanter and offer it to a quality NBA player who could then come play for us.

We can't ignore the salary cap ramifications in trades. The money isn't just cash... it limits how you how you can shape your team. I would rather have the crappy picks, Pleiss on the cheap, and buyout Garrett than have Kanter at his current price. TBH I'd rather have nothing than Kanter at the max.

I wasn't aware we would have been forced to re-sign Kanter if we hadn't traded him. News to me. What I'm saying is we basically got the same return for trading him that we would've if we had kept him and not re-signed him. It was a decent move at best, our return was subpar.

 

[RandyForRubio]

you cannot sound competent on this trade if you don't mention the financial side of the equation. That was certainly a big factor.

Sure we saved money, if you think we would have re-signed him (we wouldn't have).

 

[franklin]

Howard, please continue going full retard. This is amusing.

 

[NAOS]

I wasn't aware we would have been forced to re-sign Kanter if we hadn't traded him. News to me. What I'm saying is we basically got the same return for trading him that we would've if we had kept him and not re-signed him. It was a decent move at best, our return was subpar.

What metrics are you using? In other words, how do you figure?

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

Sure we saved money, if you think we would have re-signed him (we wouldn't have).

So you're saying it would have been better to keep him until the end of the year and get nothing, even though you got to see with your own eyes that having him gone at the trade deadline played huge dividends for the team down the stretch? Amazing that you would hold to this line of argument when we have all of the facts before us. Your argument might have made sense on the day the trade was made, but it doesn't now.

 

[RandyForRubio]

So you're saying it would have been better to keep him until the end of the year and get nothing, even though you got to see with your own eyes that having him gone at the trade deadline played huge dividends for the team down the stretch? Amazing that you would hold to this line of argument when we have all of the facts before us. Your argument might have made sense on the day the trade was made, but it doesn't now.

That's not what I said. I never even said I disagreed with the trade. All I said was that our return wasn't very good. This isn't that difficult.

 

[jazzfan1971]

Which GM would you trade DL for?

I think Daryl Morey is the best in the biz. I'd swap for him.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

That's not what I said. I never even said I disagreed with the trade. All I said was that our return wasn't very good. This isn't that difficult.

Lol. If it's not that difficult then tell us what he should have gotten. The fact is it was a miracle he got anything, and an even bigger miracle the way things have worked out since the trade, yet you keep saying he should have gotten more.