Cavs Offseason Scenario

by jaws. on Feb 25, 2010 6:51 PM CST

John Hollinger was recently talking hoops and he mentioned that the New Orleans Hornets are facing a salary cap armageddon next year:

Rod (Chicago)
New Orleans has $75+ million in salaries for next year. Unless someone takes Stojakovic or Posey with David West for a draft pick and players on rookie contracts, they're in a deep hole. Do they trade Chris Paul? Paul, Okafor, and Posey to OKC for Green, Westbrook, Krstic, and Collison gets them cap relief and two nice pieces. OKC is a veteran big man away from winning multiple titles.
John Hollinger (12:10 PM)
New Orleans is indeed in a salary pickle and I was a little surprised they weren't more aggressive in addressing it at the trade deadline -- by trading Mo Pete and a future first, for example. It seems like they're hoping Peja will show up on opening day with a rack of guns in the locker room so they can take the Arenas route and get his contract off the cap; in fact they may be discussing how to frame him for this as we speak. More realistically, they're probably hoping they can move Okafor or West at some point in the next year to get them out of it; dealing CP is a disaster scenario. Second-best option: Trade Collison but make whomever gets him take on Posey and Peterson.

I think if there was a trade that would make LeBron want to stay in cleveland it would be the aquisition of CP3, given the close friendship between him and LeBron.
The hornets might not want to keep paying Paul's $13 million a year contract if they think his knee is a risk, especially since they have Collison and Thornton waiting in the wings.
If I were the cav's braintrust I would definitely have deals that involved mo williams for CP3 in the back of my mind.
What do you guys think?

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Why would the Hornets trade Chris Paul for Mo Williams? Are you serious?

by Buckeye Brad on Feb 25, 2010 7:07 PM CST reply actions

Mo’s contract doesn’t end until CP3’s does. Even with expiring contracts to even up the money 5 million worth the savings isn’t worth the huge drop off from Paul to Mo.

by rockemsockem on Feb 25, 2010 7:11 PM CST reply actions

I totally agree that the hornets are in a horrible situation salary wise (although I would describe it as purgatory b/c IMO they are basically stuck…).

I thought this during the season and thought they were one of a few teams that desperately needed to dump salary. the other was the Wizards who we have seen dump salary. at least the wizards had some excuse b/c they stunk…

but Mo for CP3 is completely unrealistic…unless Mo gets on fire for the rest of the year and becomes ridiculous in trade value, this is just a figment of our imaginations.

by bross09 on Feb 25, 2010 7:20 PM CST reply actions

Hornets team would sell zero tickets if they didn't have Cp3

There is no chance they will trade him. Probably the only person they would trade him for would be Lebron. (Like that’s gonna happen).

by MagicMark on Feb 25, 2010 8:51 PM CST reply actions

we dont really need to add anyone. we need to keep this same team and continue to develop chemistry and to develop Hickson and Danny Green. LeBron isnt going anywhere. He has worked too hard with bad lineups to get to this point and now leave.

by rockybrown on Feb 25, 2010 10:12 PM CST reply actions

It will be tough to develope Green in the D-League

Winning is not everything but it sure feels like it sometimes

by lifelongvike on Feb 25, 2010 10:22 PM CST reply actions

what? that is what the NBADL is for

by rockybrown on Feb 25, 2010 11:56 PM CST up reply actions

i’m talking about developing their game in the offseason. isnt that what this article is about – the offseason?

by rockybrown on Feb 25, 2010 11:58 PM CST up reply actions

frankly the cavs could use a perimeter defender like CP3 (who couldn’t?) and if the opportunity presented itself you’d have to at least explore the possibility. However it all depends on how desperate the hornets are to cut payroll.

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by jaws. on Feb 25, 2010 10:32 PM CST reply actions

Of course the Cavs could use Chris Paul. They could use Dwayne Wade, Kevin Durant, and Dwight Howard as well but they’re not going to get any of those guys.

by Buckeye Brad on Feb 26, 2010 3:23 PM CST up reply actions

Mo is a liability defensively and is hot or cold offensively as well. He’s good but not good enough. If they can pick up anybody that can defend the perimeter and is more consistent then they need too.

LeBron was unavailable for the picture, had to go with Sherry instead! Damn my luck!

by Doogie5 on Feb 25, 2010 10:54 PM CST reply actions

If there is a way to pull this off...

then we definitely gotta do it.

Send Danny Green, Daniel Gibson, Anthony Parker, and A Future 1st Round Pick for Chris Paul.

Green is a developing talent. Gibson is a solid bench guard. Parker’s contract is expiring. I’m sure there is another player we can include.

by Tiny iZ Boss on Feb 26, 2010 11:10 AM CST reply actions

You can’t trade a bunch of role players for the best PG in the NBA. That’s just not going to happen. What reason would the Hornets possibly make that trade?

by Buckeye Brad on Feb 26, 2010 3:23 PM CST up reply actions

While Cleveland makes that deal, Otis Smith said he would trade you guys Vince Carter for Lebron James. Salaries are a perfect match. Deal?

by MagicMark on Feb 26, 2010 6:01 PM CST up reply actions

only thing we need to do is upgrade the shooting guard spot using the MLE for $5.8 million per year. this should get us a pretty good shooting guard with all the free agents out there. manu ginobli anyone? give him the same deal artest got last year with the lakers.

by rockybrown on Mar 9, 2010 3:45 AM CST reply actions