Amare has a player option in 2010, I read. So it isn't 100% that he'll be a free agent that summer. He could pick up his option and wait another year until there's no competition in the market. Not likely, but possible.
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Amare has a player option in 2010, I read. So it isn't 100% that he'll be a free agent that summer. He could pick up his option and wait another year until there's no competition in the market. Not likely, but possible.
there will definitly be a Pistons trade before the deadline, something like Acker and a 2nd round pick to get under the lux tax
^ Hoping for more
also hoping for more
I'm betting he'll opt out. If not, you have another year with him guarenteed, even better. You'd still have 17-20 mil to throw at Bosh if all you had was RIP, Tay, Stuckey, Amare and some draft picks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zekyl
The rest of the team would be junk (unless the draft picks panned out), but when you play all those guys 35 MPG it won't matter much.
He might stick around if the 2010 FAs are all that and a bag of chips. Come out in 11 and make some more duckets
Depends on how many teams clear space for that crop or not.
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Originally Posted by Yahoo!
^ I guess they want to be 'well done'
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Pistons' Amir Johnson mentioned in trade rumors
by A. Sherrod Blakely
Saturday February 14, 2009, 12:25 AM
AUBURN HILLS -- Like many of his teammates, Detroit Pistons forward Amir Johnson plans to use his four-day break to rest, relax and re-focus his efforts on helping the Pistons finish the season strong.
But Johnson's role in Detroit's future success is becoming unclear.
The Pistons are among a handful of teams interested in acquiring All-Star Amare Stoudemire from Phoenix, which is asking for at least one expiring contract.
Detroit can deliver Rasheed Wallace and his $13.68 million contract that comes off the books this summer.
The Suns reportedly want a young frontcourt player as well.
Of Detroit's young big men, Johnson appears the most likely to be included in such a deal.
Being the subject of trade rumors is new ground for the fourth-year forward..
"I'm just trying to go out here and help us win some games," Johnson said. "That's all I'm thinking about."
The Pistons have brought Johnson along slowly so he could one day become a consistent performer.
He has cracked the starting lineup, but his play has been far from consistent.
In Detroit's 107-102 loss at Chicago on Tuesday, Detroit coach Michael Curry said it was imperative the Pistons' young big men -- Johnson and Jason Maxiell, specifically -- step up and play well.
"Amir and Max combined for one defensive rebound in 33 minutes," Curry said. "That's not going to be good enough, so Dice (Antonio McDyess) and Sheed had to be out there longer against younger, more athletic guys."
Early in his career, the Pistons would have been pleased with whatever contributions they got from Johnson, who was drafted in the second round by Detroit with the No. 56 overall pick.
Now that he's been a starter, there are expectations which he admits have been a challenge.
"It has," he said. "But you can't look down on yourself."
His biggest hurdle this season has been staying out of foul trouble. Johnson averages 3.3 personal fouls per game despite averaging just 17 minutes.
Only eight NBA players average more fouls per game than Johnson, but each plays at least 22 minutes per game.
While Johnson remains confident he can help the Pistons become a better team, it remains to be seen if Detroit feels the same.
Curry, an 11-year NBA veteran, understands how unsettling this time of year can be to players, especially youngsters like Johnson who never have been included in trade rumors.
"But to be really good, you got to be able to handle change," Curry said. "You've got to be able to handle trade rumors -- just anything that comes up. Just stay steady. The steadier you can be, the better you perform."
I like AJ and he is going to get better, but he's replacable, imo.
He's good on the defensive end, boards, etc, but I don't think he will be some huge force on the offensive end...so that equals replacable to me.
I'm praying that those picks we got for Hustle and Flow are either for the Suns, or replacing the current picks we have after we trade with Suns.
I hope so too. Stoudy next to sheed gives just enough for one more run. Make it happen Joe for Dyess and all the hard work he's given us the past few years.
The Acker trade points to the white flag being up on this season.
try "in your opinion". Not a fact.
And the Sheed deal was even more unlikely than this Amare deal happening, in fact it was labeled bleak a day or two before it happened. So stop trying to step on people's dreams Glenn you atheist no spirituality no hope bastard! lol
Good call on the "IMO".
I've been trying to use it less since LDB stated that he doesn't like it.
This is a good example of why it is necessary and will likely save the world, IMO.
All humor aside does Joe D take it in the face when Miami gets a big to help out? Or does his competitive nature get him to make at least some type of move to respond to the Heat's efforts to leap frog the pistons severely?.
San Antoinio interested in sheed rumors pop up again, but I doubt they have anything we would be interested in. Maybe roger mason for a legit 3pt shooting threat and george hill for the back up1 but other than that, they have nothing we'd get that'd be fair, value wise.
cap room > Mason + Hill
Agreed.
Well, one thing I can say about it is it's good for avoiding heated arguments.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gl'enn
Also, you don't have to stop using it because I don't like it. Be your own man, Gl'enn.
It's called respeckt.
You've earned it, bro.
I'd rather be feared.
But, carry on...long day ahead of me.
LMFAO!!!! ^Post of the year so far IMO.
That was actually POTY worthy? Sweet.
IMO Glenn is such a bitch.
Post how you wanna post, be what you wanna be Glenn
Common courtesy goes unrewarded yet again.
Courtesy?
Courtesy is allowing a hot chick to cut in front of you in a line.
Not posting IMO is bowing down.
Hollinger wrote today...
Shaq/Amare/Barnes for Sheed/AI/Valter...
The trade would keep Detroit below the lux tax threshold and give them 2 years to compete for a Title, Phoenix get's a clean slate to start over next year...
I'd do it in a heartbeat
So would I.
But would Walter. He has a no trade clause.
I heard Broussard on the radio and he said that "Rasheed Wallace is such a cancer that the Pistons are having a hard time finding anyone to take him, even with his huge expiring contract".
Broussard's a piece of shit. Take everything he says with a grain of salt. His Cavaliers-bias always gets in the way from his opinions having value.
Ledezma is spot on in this one. I've never understood why the guy has a job.
He has a job because he happened to be the beat writer when the Cavs drafted LeBron.
another problem with the Shaq/Amare for AI/Sheed trade, the Pistons would be at 74 mil for the next season....38 mil for Stuckey, Afflalo, RIP, Tay, Kwame, Maxiell,Bynum, Sharpe, Maxiell + 36 mil for Shaq/Amare
They'd probably have to buy out Kwame some how so he didn't count against the cap/tax level.
Any chance you can get him to opt-out by telling him he won't play?Quote:
Originally Posted by WTFchris
Or does that not work. $4 mill isn't THAT much. It's not like he's got a Raef LaFrentz-like player option, Kwame could probably get $2 mill on the open market after this season, so maybe he could be enticed to leave.
He'd probably just stay and collect the money. If you buy him out for 2 mil, he might take it and get 2 mil somewhere else and actually play.
or you could immediately trade him after doing the Suns deal for an expiring player this year (more worthless than Kwame). It might work to a team targeting 2010 rather than next year.