A couple of years ago I suggested this idea back when Malone was here. Well now we are running an even more big man centric system for a coach used to having two bigs who can score together out there. Well Brook Lopez and Cousins could certainly do that:
http://basketball.realgm.com/wireta...e-Open-To-Trading-Brook-Lopez-Before-Deadline
Slide him into Koufos's role and you don't lose much mobility, you lose a little rebounding, which fits in with the team motif, you gain a more traditional protect the rim shotblocker, and of course you gain a very good offensive center, and a huge one too, which would then force opposing teams to guard one of our two huge offensive bigs with a little teeny tiny PF and see how that works out for them.
The problem is he's got a big contract. Not outlandish by today's standards, but big enough that its hard for us to match. Its $21,165,675 this season, which means to match and stay within the 125% rule we'd have to send out at least $16,932,540 in salary.
The base salaries to match therefore would very likely have to be either Rudy ($13,333,333), or Afflalo ($12,500,000). Afflalo should be available at this point because its been more than 3 months since we signed him (July 9).
The Nets are rebuilding and would be looking for youth and sheddable contracts.
you get agonizingly close with:
Rudy: $13,333,333
+ Willie $3,551,160
================
$16,881,493
but note you can magically make it if you suddenly throw in Farmar's contract.
Actually if you throw in Farmar's contract, its big enough you can make it with Afflalo as the base instead of Rudy. Or you could use Lawson instead and then keep Farmar to replace him as DC comes back.
http://basketball.realgm.com/wireta...e-Open-To-Trading-Brook-Lopez-Before-Deadline
Slide him into Koufos's role and you don't lose much mobility, you lose a little rebounding, which fits in with the team motif, you gain a more traditional protect the rim shotblocker, and of course you gain a very good offensive center, and a huge one too, which would then force opposing teams to guard one of our two huge offensive bigs with a little teeny tiny PF and see how that works out for them.
The problem is he's got a big contract. Not outlandish by today's standards, but big enough that its hard for us to match. Its $21,165,675 this season, which means to match and stay within the 125% rule we'd have to send out at least $16,932,540 in salary.
The base salaries to match therefore would very likely have to be either Rudy ($13,333,333), or Afflalo ($12,500,000). Afflalo should be available at this point because its been more than 3 months since we signed him (July 9).
The Nets are rebuilding and would be looking for youth and sheddable contracts.
you get agonizingly close with:
Rudy: $13,333,333
+ Willie $3,551,160
================
$16,881,493
but note you can magically make it if you suddenly throw in Farmar's contract.
Actually if you throw in Farmar's contract, its big enough you can make it with Afflalo as the base instead of Rudy. Or you could use Lawson instead and then keep Farmar to replace him as DC comes back.
