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There was a rumor that the Lakers were looking at Hinrich in return for Farmer, Powell, and Morrison. I think such a deal would have been the final piece for a title run for L.A. Then again, keeping Ariza would have been the final piece as well.
 
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Ariza demanded too much money.
 

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I'm sorry, but I just don't buy all the Ariza "hype", even if it is only a small amount. Same with Turkoglu. To an extent, the NBA playoffs are the same as the NCAA tournament. Everyone is watching, including front-office execs, and if a marginal player performs well, suddenly, their stock goes up. Turkoglu is a good player, but he was even better when playing with Howard, Nelson, and Lewis. Now he's gonna rot in Toronto, by himself, because I'm sure Bosh won't re-sign.
 

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Glad to see some other people here have the sense that Rose/Wade won't work together.

Neither has a three point shot so a lineup of Rose-Wade-Deng-Gibson-Noah is just awful. No perimeter play whatsoever. Teams could run a 2-3 and just kill the Bulls defensively. They wouldn't be able to dish it to anyone.

Give me:

Pipedream but let me dream... 1) LeBron James
or
2) Chris Bosh
or
3) Amare Stoudamire
or worst case
4) Joe Johnson
 

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I'd be really happy with Joe Johnson and David Lee in Bulls uniforms next season.

Rose - Johnson - Deng - Lee - Noah

Hinrich - Gibson - Johnson

Then sign a solid role playing guard and a cheap "defend first" type PF/C combo with any extra money we may have left.
 

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It'd be impossible to get both of them. The money is simply not there.

It's basically one max guy + 1-year mid level (MLE)

Johnson already stated he wants a max deal, and I somehow doubt David Lee is willing to take a 1 year deal at $7 million.
 

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Wishful thinking, I suppose...

Joe Johnson is worth a max contract, though.
 

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I don't know if he is. He's not all that young.

I love Joe Johnson, don't get me wrong, but I'm not sure he's a max guy.
 

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Joe Johnson is NOT a max contract player.

Is he good? Of course.

but with that money we could do better.
 

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I just think he is too much of a princess, even though he is a damn good player! I just dont want him on our team.


If I was GM, I would work out a sign and trade with either PHX or TOR to get either Bosh or Amare (Deng, and some other pieces)
Then, go and sign Joe Johnson

Rose
Johnson
Cheaper FA
Bosh/Amare
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I'm sure Toronto loves the prospects of trading Chris Bosh for Luol Deng...

Get real. You also have to trade equal money in the NBA so you'd have to do a sign and trade of Chris Bosh for Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich. I'd venture to guess the Raptors are not really down trading $20 million in cap space for Deng/Hinrich.

Also they have a salary cap, Johnson is a max deal as is Bosh/Amare... AND you're adding a cheaper FA.

I don't think Reinsdorf really wants to pay $70 million in luxury tax next year.
 
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FedEx227 said:
I'm sure Toronto loves the prospects of trading Chris Bosh for Luol Deng...

Get real. You also have to trade equal money in the NBA so you'd have to do a sign and trade of Chris Bosh for Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich. I'd venture to guess the Raptors are not really down trading $20 million in cap space for Deng/Hinrich.

Also they have a salary cap, Johnson is a max deal as is Bosh/Amare... AND you're adding a cheaper FA.

I don't think Reinsdorf really wants to pay $70 million in luxury tax next year.
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haha, sorry i dont know too much aboout NBA salary cap and stuff. And I should have said, "in my dream world this is what i want to do" lol :cool:
 

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Yeah it's all good. The NBA salary cap is a mess and I think in the next CBA it's going to get some major revisions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_Salary_Cap is a good resource as well as play around on the NBA Trade Machine on ESPN or TradeChecker on RealGM.com.

It has a ton of really odd things and is nearly impossible to get a complete handle on.
 

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FedEx227 said:
Yeah it's all good. The NBA salary cap is a mess and I think in the next CBA it's going to get some major revisions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_Salary_Cap is a good resource as well as play around on the NBA Trade Machine on ESPN or TradeChecker on RealGM.com.

It has a ton of really odd things and is nearly impossible to get a complete handle on.
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Thanks man! :beer:
 

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hahaha no problem... don't thank me, prepare for your Bird Rights induced headache.
 

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I think the Bulls aren't gonna get a superstar, to be honest. I think they could get a few upper level players though. Like I said, I'd be thrilled to get David Lee/Boozer.

Think Shannon Brown will take his player option with LA? I think he'll decline and test.

There are two ways the Bulls could go. They either go all out on a max contract wing player (LeBron, Wade, etc...) and fill the front court with rebounders and defenders. The other option would to get a scoring forward (Bosh, Boozer, Lee, Stoudamire, etc...) and give a more balanced look...

I think we are a dominant low post scorer away from being REAL good....

A lineup of Rose - Hinrich - Deng - (Bosh, Boozer, Stoudamire, etc..) - Noah could easily compete with any team in the league...
 

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FedEx227 said:
hahaha no problem... don't thank me, prepare for your Bird Rights induced headache.
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I know a little about Bird Rights, but now that you say this, im probably missing alot of info on it. lol
 

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I was going to post that link too, I understand it now more than I used to
 
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