Players Under Contract:

SG Vince Carter
SF Richard Jefferson
PG Devin Harris
F/C Stromile Swift
G/F Trenton Hassell
C Sean Williams
PG Marcus Williams
F/C Josh Boone
G/F Maurice Ager

Free Agents:

Restricted: Nenad Krstic (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3622)

Unrestricted: Darrell Armstrong (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3001), DeSagana Diop (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3518), Bostjan Nachbar (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3613), Stromile Swift (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3401)

Limited Salary Protection: Keith Van Horn (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3169)

Team Salary:

$51,790,000

$45,590,000 (if Swift opts out)

Team Needs:

#1 - PF
Williams and Boone are not scorers and neither is Swift (if he stays). The Nets need a post presence badly. Kristic has not provided enough here.

#2 - G/F
Ager has not played well. A 6th man scorer is needed to spell RJ and VC. Nachbar is a decent 3 point specialist, but a more consistant scorer is needed here.

#3 - C
A backup is needed here if Kristic, Diop and Swift all leave.

Picks:
#10
#21
#40

Can you trade Diop with your pick?

I'm also interested in picks 10 and 21...

Diop would have to be a S&T. I don't know which team you are representing that is interested.

You interested in McCants from the T-Wolves?

You interested in McCants from the T-Wolves?

Possibly, but probably not for #21 at this point. I expect Rush, CDR, Batum and Walker to be there (at least most if not all of them). McCants cannot play both wing positions so that limits him.

New Jersey swapped picks with the Bucks and took on Gadzuric's bad contract because they felt the Bobcats would nab Lopez at #9.

Lopez will provide NJ with low post scoring and complement Sean Williams who is an agile defender and shot blocker but a poor offensive player.

New Jersey felt correctly.

Lots of rumors this morning that Gallinari has a promise from the Nets at #10.

They must be looking to move RJ harder than I thought.

Brook Lopez to the Bobcats could've been scary.
Okafor-Lopez would be a great complement of frontcourt offense and defense.

Brook Lopez to the Bobcats could've been scary.
Okafor-Lopez would be a great complement of frontcourt offense and defense.

:anger:

:anger:


Sorry Bro. Gotta give Hammond some space to move.

Well, NJ got their big early and now they got their wing. Courtney Lee is a great shooter with a lights out mid range game and good 3 point shooting as well. No telling how long VC will last and VC can slide to SF when Lee comes in anyway.

After the first round they become:

PG Harris/Williams
SG VC/Lee/Ager
SF RJ/Hassell/Ager
PF Williams/Kristic/Boone
C Lopez/Kristic/Boone

*I'm betting on Swift and Diop opting out to get more PT somewhere else.

btw, sean williams got no PT at the end of the year. boone was favored.

With their final pick NJ takes a PG to backup Harris. Williams will probably be looking for money and a starting gig (not that he deserves one) after this year.

Recap:

Free agents:
Re-sign Kristic, Nochbar if cheap.
Diop will get paid elsewhere, Armstrong let go.

Draft:
C Brook Lopez
SG Courtney Lee
PG Mike Taylor

Trade:
#10 and Swift for #8 and Dan Gadzuric

Depth Chart:
PG Harris/Williams/Taylor
SG VC/Lee/Ager
SF RJ/Hassel/Ager
PF Williams/Boone
C Lopez/Kristic

Recap:

Free agents:
Re-sign Kristic, Nochbar if cheap.
Diop will get paid elsewhere, Armstrong let go.

Draft:
C Brook Lopez
SG Courtney Lee
PG Mike Taylor

Trade:
#10 and Swift for #8 and Dan Gadzuric

Depth Chart:
PG Harris/Williams/Taylor
SG VC/Lee/Ager
SF RJ/Hassel/Ager
PF Williams/Boone
C Lopez/Kristic

Where's Gadzuric in your depth chart?

Riding the pine. He'd be behind Boone and Kristic playing the Elden Campbell role.

Hmm, I consider him a below average to decent backup center that just happens to make too much $$.

Kinda like Nazr.