Travis Heath on Denver's Trade Exceptions
by Nate Timmons on Oct 22, 2009 12:17 PM MDT
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I had the opportunity to meet Travis when Andrew and I attended the Nuggets vs. Partizan preseason game. This guy knows basketball and knows this Denver team inside and out. Just another good read from a knowledgeable writer.
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When Denver Nuggets vice president of basketball operations Mark Warkentien recently mentioned to Chris Dempsey of the Denver Post that his team is never afraid of making a big trade, (which, by the way, is 100 percent supported by this front office's history) many in Denver started speculating about potential deals. While teams don't often make major deals early in the season, Denver also bucked that trend by dealing for Chauncey Billups on November 3rd of last year. Add to that the fact that Denver still has a hefty Traded Player Exception (TPE) in its back pocket that expires on November 3rd of this year from the aforementioned Billups' deal and it's easy to understand why people's imaginations are running wild.
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If you were losing money...
Kroenke won’t get somebody for the big TPE (+ luxury tax is about 18 million) unless he is an absolute steal. Heck, that’s only going to happen if the Clippers gave us Blake Griffin and their next 10 first round draft picks for it.
"I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything." -John Elway
well hoopshype is reporting we are eyeing S JAX
we and cleveland are the frontrunners apparently :)
but makes me wonder what would we give up…. i wouldnt mind giving up kmart if we get one of their bigs in return
I doubt they will part with Biedrins or Randolf
Maybe Turiaf?
by Missing Lynx on Oct 23, 2009 12:58 PM MDT up reply actions
makes me think
the trade would be like this
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=yzze9sw
k mart and 2nd rounder for S jax, turiaf, azubuke
It makes sense for both teams
But we would have WAY too many combo 2-3s then. JR, Graham, Afflalo, Azibuike, Melo, Jax -
and our front court would be a bit thin – thinner than it already is…
by Missing Lynx on Oct 23, 2009 1:01 PM MDT up reply actions
No it does not!
Just give up Kmart and have Turiaf to fill the spot? Geese, give me a break.
Restructure the contract for 200k or so difference
Not a big deal, JAX could restructure with GS and move to Denver. What is a 200k or so to someone making this kind of money? I don’t know how they account for the restructuring but I’m sure it can be done if the will is there on Denver and GS’s part.
What about Corey Brewer?
It doesn’t look like the Twolves have any interest in exercising his option and i think one of our trade exceptions would cover his contract. Solid defender with good length who can play the 2 or 3 and I’ve been monitoring him during the preseason and his scoring has been solid. Most games he’s gotten between 15-20 points. He could come off the bench or start (I’d take him over Graham).
He’s young and keep in mind this will be his second year basically – he was out most of last year.
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