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Would you do this with GSW?

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Idea from Underkanter in Realgm forum (same as our underkanter?). Thought it was interesting and modified it slightly:

If Dwight decides he wants to go to Golden State and Lakers resist doing a S&T (yes, I know the scenario is quite unlikely -- but so was getting Burke in the draft), GS needs to shed approximately $32 million in salary to go below salary cap and pursue Howard as a FA. If I've figured things out correctly only two teams, Atlanta (which is already pursuing Dwight straight up) and Utah can absorb $32 million and remain below salary cap (maybe Cleveland can too, if they drop their team option players).

So: Andrew Bogut, Richard Jefferson, Brandon Rush, and Harrison Barnes to Utah for rights to Shan Foster. All but Barnes expire after one year.

(There might be a complication or two with rookie salaries being added to the mix, but I think the numbers are close enough that things could probably be worked out.)

For Jazz: Barnes + plenty of cap flexibility in a year. Bogut may be a helpful player. Say goodbye to tanking.

For Warriors: Dwight + get to salary cap by giving up only Bogut plus one key contributor (right now they're $12 million over and in luxury tax). It's basically what they would likely give up in S&T for Dwight except they end up in better financial position.

For Lakers: well, they lose big, except it expedites their Kobe-era demise and may put them in the Wiggins sweepstakes.

Is this the kind of win/win deal Lindsey likes? Is this a good use of our salary flexibility? Would Warriors be tempted? Would you do it?
 
I think GS could do better in terms of future assets coming back. Trade like this won't happen.
 
I'd love to see the Black Falcon fly in Utah, but wouldn't GS want some serious draft picks included?
 
Revolution 9 said:
I'd love to see the Black Falcon fly in Utah, but wouldn't GS want some serious draft picks included?
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Of course they would. The question is whether they'd have much of an option. With the Jazz virtually the only team with cap space to facilitate this, they'd either have to break apart the trades (adding complexity to an already complex situation) or maybe simply decide Dwight and a better financial situation is not worth Bogut/Barnes.

If that was their option, what do you think they'd do?

(Again, this is based on the unlikely scenario that Dwight wants to play for GS, but Lakers won't do S&T).
 
Underkanter is a homerific bloke over there and any thing he may suggest cannot be taken seriously in any context.
 
Yeah, I don't see GSW doing this. Upgrade of Bogut to Dwight doesn't justify losing Barnes.
 
zbone said:
Yeah, I don't see GSW doing this. Upgrade of Bogut to Dwight doesn't justify losing Barnes.
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You might be right, but I thought in the NBA that one superstar is always a no brainer over two pretty good players.
 
mellow said:
If it doesn't deliver a soul crushing blow to GSW NO.
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Well Dwight is on the decline.. he's only a shell of who he once was... so getting Barnes who could blossom into a great SF next to Hayward, while Dwight is aging on GSW bench would for me constitute a blow to GSW.
 
Knowing the Jazz luck they do this trade and end up tied for 7th in the draft. T he coin flips and the Jazz lose the flip and GSW gets the pick...
 
mhindy said:
I think GS could do better in terms of future assets coming back. Trade like this won't happen.
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I don't follow. The asset they're acquiring is Dwight ****ing Howard. And you think it's easy to dump $32 million in dead-weight salary? I'd ask for another asset if I was facilitating Dwight Howard for them.
 
Absolutely, positively, scream out loud yes.

Look at this team:

Burke
Hayward - Burks
Barnes - DMC
Favors -
Bogut - Kanter

That team gets a 6-8 seed this year and competes for a title in 2 years.
 
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