Would you do this with GSW?

[NUMBERICA]

Getting Dwight will be the 'soul crushing blow'. Look what happened to the Lakers.

On third thought, that would be a soul crushing blow to LAL, and GST would find a way to screw it all up anyway.

These crossed my mind shortly after posting my last post.

 

[Park Bites]

upon further consideration i would say hell yes.

Burke
Hayward, burks
barnes, rush
favors, millsap
bogut, kanter, gobert

is a great start and probably a playoff team next year

 

[idiot]

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.

I don’t know if the Jazz could re-sign Carroll under this scenario, as the fit is tight enough that it would land both teams at right about the salary cap as is (though I don’t know the intricacies of the salary cap for low-salary FA signings).

Here’s how I’d sell it to GS:
a) “If I told you at the beginning of the process of chasing Dwight that you could get him in exchange for Bogut and Barnes for Dwight while also getting out of the luxury tax, would you be interested?” (I suspect the answer is a strong yes, since Dwight for Bogut and Barnes or Thompson with no luxury tax relief is what I’ve heard they’re prepared to do in S&T). “Since you end up better off with this deal than you imagined you could at the start, you should be willing to overlook the fact that you’d give us Bogut and Barnes for seemingly nothing.”

b) “Even with Barnes and Bogut gone, you still have enough left with Curry, Thompson, Lee, Green, etc to make a strong pitch to Dwight that you’re the best chance for a championship team both in the short and long term.” (I’d think only Houston might rival GS out of the 5 current contenders. And I think Dwight’s skills fit better with GS than with Houston.)

c) “If you’re willing to spend Bogut and Barnes for Dwight anyway and you’re sure Dwight wants to play for you, trading with us is much safer than trying to negotiate a S&T for Dwight. The Lakers might turn down a S&T if they believe that they’re #2 after GSW. Or they might turn down a S&T altogether and decide that it’s better to just blow things up rather than just get back a couple of pieces they’re not all that enthused about. Or, if the Lakers decide a S&T is the best option, who’s to say that they won’t explore options with the Clippers (for Griffin/Bledsoe, who would fit the Lakers’ needs much better), the Nets, or even the Heat before making the deal?”

 

[idiot]

Maybe it's just because I'm the OP, but I'm a little surprised this idea isn't getting more attention.

With reports out that GSW is more in the Dwight sweepstakes than people imagined, fans on the Warrior boards are wracking their brains trying to figure out how to make things work without giving up both Thompson and Barnes if Dwight wants GS and the Lakers drive a hard bargain.

With this scenario we'd get Barnes and Bogut for basically free without sacrificing much flexibility into the future.

Only thing I'm not sure of is if the $$ could actually work for this. I'd appreciate if anyone who's more of a cap expert could figure out if it could work out.

 

[Coach Ellis]

It's a great idea if the numbers work. Golden State gets their superstar and a ton of cap space next year to add more to their core, while the Jazz make good use of their cap space and add a wing with great potential to their young core moving forward. . . plus plenty of cap space in 2014 with Bogut, Williams, Rush and Jefferson all on expiring contracts. Even with the young guys starting and claiming the bulk of the minutes adding those 4 players probably puts the Jazz out of the lottery. If they think that Barnes could develop into a future All-Star, then this is a no brainier to me. I'd then look to see if I could flip any of Bogut, Jefferson or Rush for picks or younger assets down the road.