Why I am now a converted big believer in this trade

[Miggs]

Yeah, maybe they can do us a Favor. We can give them Bradley, if they’re still interested. Would have to fill the trade in a 3-for-1, though.

NWG, Niang and Bradley aren’t even enough. I think we’d have to hope Carroll asks to be waived (I could see that) and that we then sign him somehow.

 

[infection]

NWG, Niang and Bradley aren’t even enough. I think we’d have to hope Carroll asks to be waived (I could see that) and that we then sign him somehow.

I show that Bradley, NWG, and Mudiay gets it done.

 

[NUMBERICA]

NWG, Niang and Bradley aren’t even enough. I think we’d have to hope Carroll asks to be waived (I could see that) and that we then sign him somehow.

That, or just send Davis (and Bradley as a sweetener?) then go sign Joakim Noah and call up Morgan and/or Brantley. If they'll take that.

They could also try to cobble something together for Taj Gibson? They'd need to get to $7.2 million in outgoing salaries so I'm not sure how they get there.

I'm happy with Clarkson but I still think Portis fills more holes.

 

[Miggs]

That, or just send Davis (and Bradley as a sweetener?) then go sign Joakim Noah and call up Morgan and/or Brantley. If they'll take that.

They could also try to cobble something together for Taj Gibson? They'd need to get to $7.2 million in outgoing salaries so I'm not sure how they get there.

I'm happy with Clarkson but I still think Portis fills more holes.

I didn’t throw Davis in there because I don’t see us trading him given the role Quin’s given him and the fact that I don’t think the FO doesn’t want to make a habit of trading recently acquired free agents, just five or six months after signing them.

Knowing that, I think we’re limited in what we can trade. Personally I’d be totally down for signing Faried or Noah at the 5 but like you said, a 4/5 combo (like Portis) fills more holes which they don’t.

 

[SCS]

By fitting with any four of the six you’ve mentioned, he’ll help reduce negative productivity minutes on the court as we’ve experienced too often with our bench so far.

Ehh, maybe. Maybe. Mudiay was already productive in a positive way in minutes with the starters and that didn't help the bench.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Tldr

 

[NUMBERICA]

Ehh, maybe. Maybe. Mudiay was already productive in a positive way in minutes with the starters and that didn't help the bench.

Except that is Mudiay trying to CARRY that bench unit, which obviously wasn’t going to happen.

I think the Mudiay and Clarkson fit is questionable, but I’m quite confident that it is nonetheless a significant improvement.

 

[Miggs]

Ehh, maybe. Maybe. Mudiay was already productive in a positive way in minutes with the starters and that didn't help the bench.

Exactly my point. It’s basic math. You can trot out Mudiay-Clarkson-Bojan-Royce/Ingles and Gobert for 2-4 minutes a half, thus resting Mitchell and Conley who can play a little more in the 2nd to help balance out the quality of players in any given lineup.

 

[Miggs]

Honestly if we snagged Carroll, and he was rejuvenated here, as well as Faried or Noah, I think we’d have an outside shot at a title this year. We’d need to be fully healthy and need some luck, but it could happen.

 

[FalseFlagg K]

I think this trade is really good. Going to be fascinating to see the Mudiay/Clarkson work out. I’d think Mudiay is gonna have to take more of a facilitator/ second fiddle role to Clarkson scoring wise ??

 

[Hitman]

We won this trade no doubt. I suspect that this trade is basically a giveback to DL's overpay on KK's deal a year ago. We are basically seeing two buddies helping each other out

You can go back further than that. We made a trade with them many years ago - JLIII + non-guaranteed filler for Carrick Felix + cash - which helped the Cavs trade for Kevin Love.

And if you're wondering what happened to Felix, we cut him to sign some old dude from Australia. Ironically, Felix went on to finish his career in Australia.

 

[Miggs]

I’m going to go on record and say we are absolutely going to want to murder this guy.