I don't know if this has been thrown out there but is there a possibility we can get either Joe Johnson or Ray Allen AND Amare Stoudemire through S&T? Possibly use our MLE on Allen?
Almost certainly not. Amare will command a max contract, as will Joe Johnson. It can be argued that neither are worthy of such a distinction, but in this very manufactured free agency market where many teams have tanked to create cap space, you will see organizations like the Knicks and Nets artificially inflate players true value in a bidding war against other teams -- simply in the interest of not getting shut out.
Considering that, we would need nearly $30M in mostly talent-oriented contracts to trade for both Johnson and Stoudemire (no team will want
only expirings for a player that's liable to walk anyway). So while Delonte and Wally can be used, we'd basically need to gut the team. And honestly, we just don't have the assets for two trades of that magnitude. Especially when you consider that we'd probably be taking back either Calderon or Hedo.
Lastly, if 3 superstars wanted to play on the same team, knowing they'd have no supporting cast, bench, role players, etc; their first choice destination would not be Cleveland, Ohio.
tshizzle said:
I hear bosh-miami is done
..bosh-wade shared agent avoids tampering...its why beasley, chalmers, anthony still here...raptors get them
Bosh traded to Miami
FYI, try to avoid double-posts (just use the edit feature, I do all the time). But this report has already been shot down.
Don't get me wrong, I can definitely see Bosh going to Miami, but not in a S&T. Toronto would get much better assets back from another team, probably doesn't want Beasley, and if Miami trades Chalmers who plays PG, Wade? Do they use cap to sign a point or another wing? These reasons are why its easier for them to keep Chalmers in place.
The Heat, if they get Bosh, will sign him outright.
