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Harden won't be free till 2013, Wuts wrg wit mayo tho????
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Harden won't be free till 2013, Wuts wrg wit mayo tho????
This isn't a sexy trade, but I think Landry Fields is the next AP, with a higher ceiling. I just don't see Mayo fitting on this team with the way we're going and Harden is going to cost us too much in free agency, and a deal with OKC is unlikely. If Baron can't stay healthy, NY needs to do something at PG - and even with Baron, they need to shake things up there with that underachieving roster. As long as D'Antoni is there, Sessions is a possibility. I don't know if this works straight up Sessions for Fields, but I think he'd be a great fit and a good piece for this team's rebuild.
I would love to trade Sessions for Fields, but I don't know if they'd be willing to do that. Although, all of the negative press has to be putting them in position to make moves that may be less ideal.
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Cleveland Cavaliers
The problem: The Cavaliers' rebuilding effort is moving swiftly thanks to lottery luck and the easy transition Kyrie Irving has made into the NBA game. A playoff berth this season is not out of the question, though that shouldn't be the driving force in Cleveland's decision-making at the deadline. Cleveland still needs more good players and the asset-acquiring phase remains in effect.
The future core is coming into focus, with Irving at the center of it. Anderson Varejao may also be a foundation player, both in terms of his level of play and because his contract has two more seasons plus a partially guaranteed third campaign. He's nearing 30 and his injury history is a concern, but let's be optimistic. Tristan Thompson has shown plenty of the raw athleticism that made him the fourth pick of the most recent draft. He's got rough edges to smooth, but he's a building block.
Cleveland has a great cap position as well, sitting about $7 million under this year's cap with veterans Jamison, Ryan Hollins and Anthony Parker all slated to come off the books this summer. In addition, backup point guard Ramon Sessions, who has a player option for next year, has been drawing a lot of attention in the rumor mill. If the Cavs can leverage their cap space and the expiring deals of any of their veterans to bring back cost-controlled talent or more draft picks, that should be their focus. Otherwise, they're fine just to sit tight and prepare for this year's draft.
The fix: Eventually, Cleveland is going to have to find a core wing player to run with Irving. That's probably going to come through the draft, but it's possible that kind of player may come available at the deadline. Mayo -- who seems to end up in just about every trade musing -- might fit that bill. Memphis is looking to upgrade its backup point guard situation and a Mayo for Sessions deal works under the trade rules. Sessions makes about $1.3 million less than Mayo, which should be just enough to get Memphis under the luxury tax threshold. If not, the Cavs have enough cap space to take back another player, perhaps Sam Young. Sessions' player option might work despite Memphis' tenuous cap position because of his modest salary.
As for Cleveland, they get half a season to audition Mayo alongside Irving. If they don't like what they see, they can simply decline to issue him a qualifying offer this summer.
Sessions WARP: 2.9 (this season)/6.5 (next two seasons)
I think Mayo would be a great fit right now...and Sessions for Mayo is the right price, too. I'm on board. If nothing else, it would put Anthony Parker on the bench at the start of games.
On a side note, I would think that Minnesota would be very interested in acquiring Mayo. He really satisfies one of their big needs, too.
I would be on the board, too... unfortunately, that trade is extremely unrealistic though...
Memphis has also brought in/developed more pieces like Tony Allen Zach Randolph Mike Conley Jr and Marc Gasol of course his numbers are going to go down when he isnt the primary option anymore
How is that unrealistic? They almost moved Mayo for JOSH MCROBERTS last year, they actually signed off on that deal but fortunately for them it didn't make the deadline in time.I would be on the board, too... unfortunately, that trade is extremely unrealistic though...