SSBA

Sonics Trade:
Kenneth Wheat
Matt Phillips
James Heuer
Kings 2015 First Rounder
Blazers 2015 First Rounder

Wizards Trade:
Lutz Gerztl
James Hill

Sonics Agree...

I agree

Sonics are now set to completely rebuild, retool and rethink this entire thing.

At the end of the season, the following players will be under contract:
Michael Gragg - great looking youngster who can flat out score.  He also has A potential, and has continued to improve through three years.
Frederick Griffith - nice looking offensive PG.
Desmond Brothers - 18-year old SF with A potential (I don't expect much, but who knows?)
The Cavs first rounder (should be lottery bound-hopefully)
The Sonics second rounder (should be at the top of the second round of a deep draft)
Boat-loads of salary space

My team was crappy anyways (ever since I dealt away Dirk), I need an overhaul.

Strange deal for the Wizards.

Sure, they got two picks in arguably the best draft in a decade, but the take on 3 completely useless long-term salaries and with Brooks now have 4 roster spots filled with crap on their book for 2+ more seasons.

For next season they have Maggette, Dickman, Brooks, Davies, Chamberlain, Murray + the 3 new guys, need to resign Barner, Donta, Bass and maybe one of their PG (Mihm or Hanke) and have 2 low first rounders to add. 15 guys, that's it. Meet your 2015 Wizards. Man, if you think 2014 was bad, you are in for a loooooong season next year.
 :shock:


Not too much better for the Sonics though. They free 7 mio salaries and lose two picks. Everyone knows the FA period gets worse every year (and i doubt the hard cap will change that much until the REAL hard cap sets in 2018).

So why not deal Wheat (the least worse of the 3) and a pick for an expiring, cut the other two (and swallow the 4mio per year) and keep 2 picks to rebuild. Those 4mio won't make or break the Sonics FA period.
 :shock:


just my 2 cents ... this deal really doesn't help anybody
 :bash:

Because it's that $4 million, plus the salaries of the two probable-late first rounders making it a total of $7-$8 million over the next two years at least.

So, I take that money, and throw it at a better player.  maybe it works, maybe it doesn't.  But at least, if I am awful again next year, I have my own pick for once.

true, it's the 4 mio AND the salary of the additional first rounder.

But then again, looking at this years draft and looking at the disappointing FA periods in recent years (there weren't even any guys where spending 6mio was justified) i'd probably take the pick over cap space.

yeah...FA is really a bad investment for a team that is really half-baked rebuilding team...unless your the hawks or knicks that has a ton of money....hawks did a good job at FA this season..his team is a little similar than mine...except the standings  :D and next season he would be having a lottery pick...that would make him more solid....

yes, I went for the defensive approach and with a good draft, i might have a shot at making the playoffs.

Raptors Agree.


Fair Trade. :cheers: