Pistons trade rumors/media speculation (Offseason 2009)

[Cross]

Mayo, Gay, and Randolph need a ton of touches for each and everyone one of them to be somewhat useful. Atleast 15 shots a game for each... This team is headed towards a weird direction. However, I'd like to get Marc Gasol, if it didn't cost much.

[BIG BEN'S FRO]

There is no reason for them to trade Gasol or Thabeet. Nothing wrong with having 2 good cheap centers on your roster to multiyear deals. They will probably just sit on them both. IF we somehow blew them into doing Gasol and Jaric for Kwame and the rest of our space I would shit myself.

[Kstat]

The Nuggets traded Camby for no good reason other than to clear time for Nene.

[Pharaoh]

Wasn't it partly due to payroll/tax issues, too?

Hey, maybe we can deal Rip for Nene? Re-unite Rip and Chauncey?

They open up more time for Birdman and could probably get some cheaper big to be the back-up (like Davis) with part or all of the MLE

[Kstat]

well ,they were happy to slash the salary, but its not like camby was breaking the bank.

[Pharaoh]

I believe the team payroll was rather high though - so while it wasn't all Camby's fault the team felt the need to move someone and he was the guy they dealt.

[Cross]

and the team made the WCF...so it mustve been camby's fault

[defrocked]

The Nuggets traded Camby for no good reason other than to clear time for Nene.

Wasn't it partly due to payroll/tax issues, too?

You are correct, P. Convenient revisionist history on Kstat's part. It was entirely a luxury tax move, and I was hoping the Pistons would similarly be able to cash in at some point this off-season.

[Pharaoh]

We did cash in - we got Charlie V aka Powder.

Due to the Bucks situation they didn't give the qualifying offer...

We got him because of tax issues.

Which is why we didnt overpay for him.

Gordon? Don't know why we overpaid but I'm hoping there is a sign and trade where we somehow get some big to help our depleted PF/C rotation

[Glenn]

Talks continue between the Pistons and Jazz about a Carlos Boozer-Rip Hamilton trade. Hamilton didn't fit with Allen Iverson this season, and he won't fit with newly acquired Ben Gordon. In fact, Gordon has become Iverson. He has no conscience when taking shots.

http://www.news-herald.com/articles/.../nh1129847.txt

Let's do this.