TRADE: Melo/Billups to NYK in 3-teamer w/Nuggets & Minny

[Hermy]

Nice blog post, Herms. You going to the big PISTONS SOCIAL MEDIA NIGHT?

I was going to cause trouble, but they canceled it, so I'm going to build content so that I can attack later.

[Glenn]

The Nets and Pistons have all but completed a component of the trade that exchanges Murphy for Hamilton, sources said. The teams have agreed to include Petro, who has two years and $6.75 million left on his contract after this season, but were still working out whether Detroit would receive a draft pick. The Pistons are motivated to unload the remaining two years and $25 million on Hamilton’s contract for Murphy’s $12 million expiring deal. Yahoo! Sports

[DrRay11]

Is this actually coming to fruition? I would be shocked.

[lospistones]

U SUMBITCH U CHANGE MY THREAD TITLE

and God, Rip for any expiring at all is a win.

[Hermy]

Potential free agent targets, should we be able to peddle Rip:

http://bit.ly/eerVvP

[yargs]

Potential free agent targets, should we be able to peddle Rip:

http://bit.ly/eerVvP

Please confirm but is Big Baby also an unrestricted FA this off-season? If so I'm almost certain dumars will make a play for his services. I know dumars had interest 2 off-seasons ago but he miscalculated the salary cap and he re-signed with boston.

[Glenn]

You've got Marc Gasol on the Nets, Herm.

And Baby would be awesome here. I wanted him last time.

[Tahoe]

Potential free agent targets, should we be able to peddle Rip:

http://bit.ly/eerVvP

j/k herm, carry on.

[Tahoe]

Some cat from Denver Post just said that the balancing act is NJ wants to be attractive enough for Melo to sign the extension, but then Denver feels the draft pick they get from NJ will be devalued if NJ is too good.

[Hermy]

I almost put Baby in that bottom category of dudes to comment on but left him off. I see him as a role guy and little more IMO. Better than Max, but I don't want him, CV and Monroe to be our frontcourt for the next 3 years.

and if you remember I did the Gasol/Nets thing here last year too. Gasol brothers vs. Lopez brothers.