Rip to Cavs fell through (also, the genesis of the Rip/Kuester feud)

[Uncle Mxy]

It was reported that Joe didn't want Dallas' 1st because IT COMES WITH A GUARANTEED CONTRACT.

That assumes it was a 1st round pick for next year, rather than one for a few years down the road.
<groan>

[Glenn]

According to Bob Finnanfrom news-herald.com:Owner Dan Gilbert told the Fox Sports Ohio audience the other night the Cavs were close to getting a third lottery pick at the trade deadline. "It didn't happen," he said. "We'll work on it again. (There's) a lot of time between the end of the season and the draft."

Rip + our lottery pick for ??????

[lospistones]

For nothing.
They had their LeBron TPE.

[Glenn]

I know that, just thought that Joe would need to save some PR face and get SOMETHING back.





/yougonnacry?

[WTFchris]

If we passed on Tay for Butler and a first because of the contract that is stupid (whether that is from Dumars or the "owner"). No way you can win if you're not willing to take on a million bucks a year in salary. We're basically the Pittsburgh Pirates if we're going to do that crap.

It's not like he couldn't trade that pick anyway. Why not just trade it for a future first (there has to be a team that wants in to the back of the first)? Or package it to move up. There are plenty of things you can do with it. It is an asset.

My guess is that he honestly thinks he'll get more for Tay in a S&T scenario (that whatever player comes back is worth more than a pick at the end of the 1st).

[lospistones]

I know that, just thought that Joe would need to save some PR face and get SOMETHING back.





/yougonnacry?

Can exceptions be packaged with players?

[Glenn]

I don't think so. Picks can, and Joe loves to collect 2nd round picks, as we all know.

[Glenn]

You can get around not being able to include players with a TPE by doing another, separate deal. It's been done.

[Glenn]

For example, not saying Cavs would do this:

Deal #1: Rip + our first for Cavs TPE

Deal #2: Maxiell/Summers for Varejao


Summers is just in there as an example, his contract is up.

[Glenn]

What Rip did while he was "injured"...

Detroit Pistons guard Richard Hamilton to guest star on episode of 'Imagination Movers'