Links To The Present: February 4th, 2010
2010-02-04
-Windhorst with a must-listen podcast on the trade deadline and other issues. Included: That the 76ers made an offer for Iguodala, that the Pacers are no fun to deal with, that the Cavs don’t trust the Wizards, the Cavs question Amare’s attitude, and much more.
-LeBron James is the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission pro athlete of the year. WFNY was there.
-Chad Ford with a list of impact players most likely to be traded. Amare is #1, Murphy is #2, Iguodala is #5, and Jamison has fallen to #9.
-John Hollinger breaks down some Amare scenarios. The Cavs are included as a possible destination.
-Via Chad Ford’s Twitter, the Suns evidently offered Amare for Iguodala and Dalembert’s expiring.
-How a formula could think Gerald Wallace is more valuable than LeBron James, and why.
-Cleveland season ticket holders have to renew in March.
Nathan — Look what happens when you swap Hickson using that same tool. It rates both a Hickson-for-Jamison and a Hickson-for-Iguodala swap as a net negative for the Cavs, and that’s a straight-up trade — without even including Z, as would have to happen to make it work salary cap-wise.
So the player swap tool http://www.queencityhoops.com/playerSwapPage.php says swapping Z for Jamison does nil for Cleveland, Z for Foster hurts the Cavs significantly, Z for AI earns the Cavs one tenth of a win over the rest of the season.
Listened to the Windhorst podcast. Great listen.
Dalembert’s expiring? How does that trade work anyway? Doesn’t Philadelphia want more than an expiring