Originally Posted by
nolaslim213
I don't think you quite understand the value of Vasquez, and especially Lopez.
Vasquez is a premiere backup in this league, and he can run a 2nd unit against lower quality opponents. That's valuable. Remember when we had CP leave the game and everything stopped? We'd have an 8 point lead, and by the time Paul got back into the game, we were down by 5. That's because we never had a backup PG to keep things moving.
Lopez is a very solid Center, and his PER for the season is almost 20 (very high). He is also on one of the best contracts in the league, and he is a legit 7-footer with decent athleticism. The only reason we would look to trade him is to spread the wealth on our roster. Davis, Anderson, and Smith are fine taking the majority of the minutes for our bigs. Toss is a guy like Thomas or another FA big, and we're set at the position.
We need playmakers at PG and SF. Bledsoe's advanced metrics are phenomenal, but he'll never reach his potential playing behind Chris Paul. They are going to trade him for sure, and they won't find much better than Lopez and Vasquez for Bledsoe and Odom.