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Oh who are you trying to fool? You are regretting it.
It gets moved back a year. Typically the protection scales back each year ie.2011 - Top 15 protected2012 - Top 10 protected2013 - Top 5 protected2014 - No protectionOf course every trade is different so there is no set standard.
ha, no they get the next year or until the protection runs out.When Detroit had the #2 pick and took Darko over Melo,Wade and Bosh they got that #2 from Memphis for a trade deadline scrap deal they made FIVE years earlier for Otis Thorpe i think. It was lottery protected for five years or so and the 6th year they were SOL and Detroit got it
maybe just the tiniest bit...?
They may not prefer it but If its just the Nets del and Knicks deal they may have no choice.
There is no Nets deal unless Melo agrees to extension with Nets, thus no Nets deal
Nets have always had the better trade chips, but the Knicks have always been the preferred destination for Melo. I really wish this Melo drama would end though.
there are 2 steps involved - 1. satisfy Nuggets trade demands2. convince Melo to sign an extensionDespite contradicting reports there is no definitive word on if Melo will sign with NJ or not....so assuming NJ is the team Denver wants to deal with it will be up to Melo but if he says no then Denver can sit on him and he could lose a ton of $. I am not sure he would risk losing $20-$30M - Denver can play hard ball too - I think this is going to be a good old fashioned staring contest upto the deadline.
Leroy, I'm not sure if you wondering about a past trade or potential trade, but trade obligations are shown here:http://www.realgm.com/src_future_draftpicks.php
Turner would still be near the top 5, and so would Fields. I would guess it would go something like Wall, Favors, sadness... Fields is the only 2010 draftee other than Favors and Wall producing, but he is fairly old for a rookie and has a fairly low ceiling, so I would think that Cousins, Bledsoe, Turner (old as well, but has a higher ceiling), Davis and Aminu would have a fair chance of being a higher pick. This may end up being one of the worst drafts ever. There are only about ten guys that even look like rotation players at this point, and only Favors and Wall will be very good players.
Why does Favors get all the love and not Cousins?
I think Cousins skill set is highly regarded. I think the huge knock against him was his character/attitude. And he hasn't exactly quashed the immaturity/attitude issues. But if he ever dedicated himself to the sport, he could be an all star.And Favors "love" is justified. He is going to be an ALL NBA caliber defensive player. Still needs to add some offensive moves, but it looks like the Nets made the right choice.
Cousins has a ton of talent but he is a 1st class jerk and may eat himself out of shape sooner rather than later.....better player right now than Favors but I think most would take Favors over him at this point in the long term.
David Thorpe did a very good article on this for ESPN Insider, and Turner didn't go in the top 10.
Houston needs to consider blowing it up and taking their chances in the lottery. It's awfully hard to pick up a franchise player in the middle of the draft, or through FA unless you are NY/LA/MIA/ORL.for us Rockets fans....Not sure what the team does from here. They have some very good young players in Lowry, Brooks, Budinger, even Jordan Hill is coming along with increased minutes. But they aren't anywhere near being a top-team in the West and the "top tier" guys in the NBA are mostly wrapped up to long term deals in other places and not interested in moving. Hm.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-m...radetalks121710I can buy this. Several pages ago, I wrote that Carter for Arenas made sense for the Wizards only and Lewis for Arenas made sense for Orlando only. A trade centered on Lewis plus Gortat plus pick for Arenas might makes sense (salary cap filler might need to be included - didn't check).
Wow. If that's true, Orlando certainly is going all in -- imagine this not working out if Orlando remains an also-ran and Howard decides to leave!
Otis isn't going to do this and get stuck with both Lewis and Gilbert.I hope.
You can just send me a PM if there is something in particular you'd like in the subtitle.Heat looking pretty good. Beat the hell out of another weak team last night.
A great team to watch. A very dangerous team on any given night. An early exit in the playoffs.
No Knicks fan really thinks this team is a top contender yet. Playoff team yes but they need another piece to compete with the top teams and maybe Melo is that piece.
Dwight Howard could be that piece. I doubt they would that that much better with Melo. They are already scoring 108 points per game. They need considerable help on defense to be a top team.
Maybe this whole thing falls apart...
No depth in the front court.New depth charts?:MagicG-Nelson, Duhon, WilliamsSG-Richardson, Arenas, ReddickSF-Turkoglu, RichardsonPF-Bass, AndersonC-Howard, Allen, Orton
I assume a crunch time lineup of:NelsonArenasJRichTurkogluHowardNo depth in the front court.New depth charts?:Magic
I would go withNo depth in the front court.New depth charts?:Magic
G: NelsonSG: ReddickSF: RichardsonPF: BassC: HowardArenas plays point guard with the second unit with Turkoglu playing point forward.In the 4th quarter, Arenas moves to SG.
