I would love to have Mike Miller on this team... Putting him in the backcourt, whether it be starting or being a 6th man, would be terrific as he is just the player we could use at this point... There aren't many 27 year old shooting guards shooting 51% from the field, 43% from behind the arc, 81% from the free-throw line, getting 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 17 points per night... Those are terrific numbers and are pretty much the type of player you want to put next to LeBron... Not only is he a good scorer, but the can handle the ball and play decent on defense...
The more I think about the prospect of acquiring the type pf player that Miller is, I get shivers as he is basically the opposite of Hughes: a high percentaged shooter, semi-durable, high-scoring SG...
I believe it was either the ABJ or MLJ that mentioned that the Grizzlies had interest in Sasha before we signed him... I think a deal of Sasha, Ira and Shannon would be fair as the Grizzlies obtain around 5 mil in expirings and a possible future replacement in Sasha who could do well in the wide-open Memphis offense...
Now if Gooden would have to be included to get Miller, I'd still probably do it as Miller is a guy who seems like a legit shooter and scorer entering his prime... But that's only if Gooden couldn't bring us Kidd or Bibby...
If I was Ferry, I'd look at Juan Carlos Navarro as he probably will be on the block as well with Gasol leaving--the main reason he signed with Memphis--and could be had for cheap since he'll be a free agent this coming year.. The kid would be a nice boost off the bench and his production couldn't hurt...
If it takes Brian Cardinal to get Miller or both of them, I think you have to do it... He's got 2.5 more years on his contract but it's worth it if you could get Miller or both... And it's not the case where you get a completely useless player with a big contract, in this case Cardinal could be a semi-useful player... He's a pretty good shooter--from long range--and could give you some points at the PF spot...
Overall Ferry should and has to take advantage of the Memphis firesale that will likely ensure after the Gasol trade... Their are a lot of pieces that would look very nice here and we could get them for under their usual market value...