Broussard: Cavs almost completed three-way deal with Nuggets, Nets
2011-01-06
According to ESPN.com’s Chris Broussard, the Nets, Nuggets, and Cavs almost completed a three-way deal that would have sent Carmelo to New Jersey, Favors, Devin Harris, a lot of picks, and the Cavs’ 14.5 million trade exception to Denver, and Troy Murphy and two first-round picks to the Cavs. According to Broussard, the deal fell through because Carmelo wouldn’t sign an extension with the Netsand the Cavs and Nuggets both want the Warriors’ top-7 protected 2012 1st-rounder, which the Nets currently possess.
A few thoughts:
1. Props to Dan Gilbert for reportedly being willing to eat the rest of Murphy’s remaining (expiring) contract to get the team a few first-rounders. Teams with bad talent and bad coaching are bad — teams with bad ownership stay bad.
2. I’m probably the only person who likes Troy Murphy’s game less than Avery Johnson. He can shoot threes and rebound, but his offensive game is awkward, and he doesn’t score inside, defend, or pass. He’s much better on paper than he is on the court, and I don’t think he’d help the Cavs very much at all, especially if the Cavs don’t manage to move Jamison.
3. There’s no way that Nets team would be much better than the Nuggets are now, right? An underperforming Brook Lopez, no draft picks, and Carmelo? Where does that really get you? This is going to be a weird trade when it happens.
Well, that’s all for right now. Hopefully the Cavs can get some first-rounders before this deadline is up. That’s all I want.
if that were to happen, that would be amazing. just think of how much faster the rebuild would be!
next years starting lineup:
pg:Kyrie Irving
sg:Daniel Gibson
sf: 1st round pick from trade
pf:jj hickson
c: Andy
not that bad.
I can see why Denver would do this, and it would be great for us, but why the helll would NJ do it. Some other report said that if they landed Anthony, they will immediately start pursuing CP3, but the Hornets are actually playing decently this year, so idk.
This would have been great. Muphy wasn’t our target, his expiring contract (to keep cap space available) and two first rounders that add to our lottery pick was. Not bad way to start the rebuilding process! Then the following year we have Jamison’s contract expiring our first rounder and at least a couple 2nd rounders. I’m not sure how much better of a situation we could have gotten. I understand Melo not wanting this deal because if NJ gives up Favors and essentially all draft picks then he would be going to a much worse team than he’s on with… Read more »
ESPN has Broussard because he’s got the LRMR hookup. But with other stuff I sometimes think that teams are floating him (and the other ESPN guys) rumors to gauge public reaction and see what other teams/players do.
So $14.5M to take on a contract for a guy that doesn’t do much for you and two first-round picks that may or may not be high? Can’t get any better than that?
Are the two first round picks from NJ? Or is one from Denver? Without Carmelo I’d have to assume Denver goes into rebuild mold as well; a first round pick from them could be awfully high in the draft.
I’ve never really been high on Broussard’s body of work. He seems like a good person and can write well enough, but I’d expect the industry leader in coverage to have someone with more moxy workin’ his beat.
Almost got two first round picks for nothing? Damn…. though part of me will always question Broussard’s “trade reporting” after he said Amare to Cleveland was a done deal.