Originally Posted by
Hugeaux II
We can post all we want about what our assets are worth, but it is more of a factor for us what other teams are bidding. Boston 'has' to dump some salary, but who else is bidding for Smart, and what are they bidding? (If I was Utah I'd love to s&t Hayward for Crowder, but Bos is going to want a real deal for him, and possibly more than Utah will want to pay as the headline will be 'Haywood + X, Y, and Z for Crowder' and while unfair that may be tough to swallow) But if that s&t happens then Bos has less urgency to trade Smart, and his price could go up, so who else wants him and what can they offer? And I don't get Pho having a fire sale price for Bled, what's their rush to unload a good player on a good contract, so who else is bidding and what do they have? Lin is the less complicated one. The Nets don't care about results right now and just want picks or young players, and will take bad deals for more picks - but who is 'desperate' for Lin? Only hurry there is Lin wants out and making his agent happy could help you in the future, however slightly. I keep hearing rumors of rumors of those three guys, but not even informed speculation as to what other teams are interested