Pick 2

Im just asking what other people opinions are who says no Pick 2 from Orlando to the PELICANS for pick 6 and Gordon.

I love it as PELICANS fan because we get a chance @ Porter or McLemore for the future

I would love it as a Magic fan because it gives me a chance @ a Franchise player in Gordon and and there will still be some talent left @ pick 6

I put PELICANS in capitals because i keep writing Hornets. Sorry if this has been done to death already

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Originally Posted by trigga

Im just asking what other people opinions are who says no Pick 2 from Orlando to the PELICANS for pick 6 and Gordon.

I love it as PELICANS fan because we get a chance @ Porter or McLemore for the future

I would love it as a Magic fan because it gives me a chance @ a Franchise player in Gordon and and there will still be some talent left @ pick 6

I put PELICANS in capitals because i keep writing Hornets. Sorry if this has been done to death already

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That's absolutely horribly bad trade for us. To keep it short n sweet.

No, Gordon is worth more to us than just moving up 4 spots in a draft with no franchise players

No. We still have a chance at Porter or Burke at 6. Gordon is worth more than that, even to the biggest Gordon haters.

I'd trade Gordon for lottery pick next year with a good heart. But no one else, barring the stupid, would accept that.

It does free up a whole lot of capspace for free agents though. You could throw money at Iggy and Pekovic. Hell even Dwight.

I don't want to trade Gordon at all, but certainly not for the second pick in this draft.

I'd give Gordon to Orlando and take the mulligan. I'd rather take the cap savings and overpay (if i have to) someone who i can rely on for 82 games.

Unreliability and $14 million don't mix.

If they threw in Afflalo or Harrington I'd do this trade and not think twice about it.

Signed,
Gordon Hater

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Originally Posted by Eman5805

I'd trade Gordon for lottery pick next year with a good heart. But no one else, barring the stupid, would accept that.

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It it were a guaranteed top 5 pick then absolutely yes, other wise no.

How about....

Magic get:
Eric Gordon and 6th pick (Trey Burke)

Pelicans get:
2nd pick (Ben McLemore) and Maurice Harkless

We could then throw the max at C Al Jefferson, trade Vasquez and Lopez for Brandon Jennings (sign at max), and finally sign Chase Budinger or Corey Brewer (3-5 million a year). Also we can resign Roger Mason for around the vet minimum for his veteran bench presence.

Projected Pelicans lineup:

PG:Jennings/Roberts
SG:McLemore/Rivers/Mason
SF:Budinger/Harkless/Miller
PF: Davis/Anderson/Thomas
C: Jefferson/Smith


Pipe dream I know, but that would be a lineup that could eventually be better than OKC.

I'd do #6 and Vasquez for #2. They get a PG which they need, and they can grab a real good player at #6. We get either Porter or McLemore. Then, trade Lopez and change to LAC for Bledsoe.

I'd do Gordon and 6 for the #2 pick and either harkless or tobias harris

If they say no i'd throw in vasques, try and sign jeff teague or jennings, basically what dark horse said, nice trade dark horse i like it, i'd take either mclemore or oladipo with the pick

WOW no heck no. Perhaps if they threw in Harkless I'd think about it.

I like nolaslim and dark horse trade scenarios. I just really wanna see Gordon play this next year. Now that we finally have him 100% healthy and a full off season with the team playing. I think many ppl will be surprised. We haven't seen Gordon's best except for the 9 games Pre injury. I think many of you have forgotten how good this dude really is.

if we threw a max at jennings and drafted mclemore or oladipo at 2 and came away with harkless or harris

jennings
mclemore/oladipo
harkless/harris
ryno
lopez

great young team

Honestly It makes more sense for Orlando to just draft McElmore. You have Gordon for 2 seasons guaranteed at a extremely high price tag or you get Ben Mc for 5years on the cheap and the option to match any deal if he doesn't sign an extension.

Why are people so gun hoe at throwing max contracts at guys who aren't max players. I never want to give Jennings, Iguodala, or Pekovic a max deal.

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Originally Posted by da ThRONe

Why are people so gun hoe at throwing max contracts at guys who aren't max players. I never want to give Jennings, Iguodala, or Pekovic a max deal.

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while i dont think jennings is worth the max he is still only 23 and his only knock is his inefficient chucking style but in the last month of the season he finally changed his game and did a much better job, plus being 23 averaging 20-6-4 is impressive, put oladipo next to him who is extremely efficient could maybe help. being so young if he improves and has talent around him i can see him being a 20-8-4 type of player which is worth a max contract since he is super quick and is a good perimeter defender when he wants to be.

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Originally Posted by HornetGuru

if we threw a max at jennings and drafted mclemore or oladipo at 2 and came away with harkless or harris

jennings
mclemore/oladipo
harkless/harris
ryno
lopez

great young team

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Where is our best player? AD23!!!

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Originally Posted by jborobuzz

Where is our best player? AD23!!!

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lol i messed up

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Originally Posted by da ThRONe

Honestly It makes more sense for Orlando to just draft McElmore. You have Gordon for 2 seasons guaranteed at a extremely high price tag or you get Ben Mc for 5years on the cheap and the option to match any deal if he doesn't sign an extension.

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And one reason why I think that the Magic are going to draft him even with Affalo. Which leaves PHX as the team that could make me really mad :hihi: Though if that means Dipo drops to us, so be it that would be great.

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Originally Posted by HornetGuru

lol i messed up

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I wasn't gonna say it :hihi:

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Originally Posted by da ThRONe

Why are people so gun hoe at throwing max contracts at guys who aren't max players. I never want to give Jennings, Iguodala, or Pekovic a max deal.

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I don't think we'd have to. Just beat out the Bucks offer.

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Originally Posted by Purple Haze

I don't think we'd have to. Just beat out the Bucks offer.

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but the thing is, we have to make the offer first, meaning the bucks just have to beat our offer. Also if the magic just take mclemore, then thats all they get, if they do the trade, they get gordon and the 6th pick, meaning maybe trey burke, would u rather mclemore, or gordon and burke? thats a no brainer.

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Originally Posted by Purple Haze

I don't think we'd have to. Just beat out the Bucks offer.

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You think it'll just be us vs. the Bucks?

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Originally Posted by HornetGuru

but the thing is, we have to make the offer first, meaning the bucks just have to beat our offer. Also if the magic just take mclemore, then thats all they get, if they do the trade, they get gordon and the 6th pick, meaning maybe trey burke, would u rather mclemore, or gordon and burke? thats a no brainer.

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Good point about potentially having Burke and Gordon(which I don't like that pairing). However you still have to deal with the fact that Gordon could leave after his second season. Not to mention he's hurt all the time. But when you think the Magic are considering drafting Burke 2nd overall they may want to gamble on Gordon.

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Originally Posted by da ThRONe

You think it'll just be us vs. the Bucks?

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Not necessarily but I don't believe that there are many other teams with the need (and who want him) that have the money to offer BJ this year.

I still think its a really good trade you open up so many possibilities. Gordon and 6 for Pick 2 is a win win for both teams. It frees up more cash and I really love the pairing with Big Al or throwing money at Pek with AD. I would like to here what Michael McNamara thinks im a fan of the missing piece articles and if he could give me the pros and cons of the trade

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Originally Posted by trigga

I still think its a really good trade you open up so many possibilities. Gordon and 6 for Pick 2 is a win win for both teams. It frees up more cash and I really love the pairing with Big Al or throwing money at Pek with AD. I would like to here what Michael McNamara thinks im a fan of the missing piece articles and if he could give me the pros and cons of the trade

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they would have to throw in harkless or tobias, which is smart for them anyway, they get burke to be their PG, gordon their SG and they dont need 2 SF's in harkless and tobias harris. its a win win for both teams.

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Originally Posted by HornetGuru

they would have to throw in harkless or tobias, which is smart for them anyway, they get burke to be their PG, gordon their SG and they dont need 2 SF's in harkless and tobias harris. its a win win for both teams.

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I don't think they'd give us Tobias after the way he finished off last season.

Last month of the season: 19.8 ppg and 9.8 rbg...

You would have to take a bad contract on top of giving up EJ and the 6th pick to even sniff a trade with Harris involved.

I could dig a core of Rivers, McLemore, Harris, Anderson, and Davis though.

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Originally Posted by PelsFan2313

I don't think they'd give us Tobias after the way he finished off last season.

Last month of the season: 19.8 ppg and 9.8 rbg...

You would have to take a bad contract on top of giving up EJ and the 6th pick to even sniff a trade with Harris involved.

I could dig a core of Rivers, McLemore, Harris, Anderson, and Davis though.

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definetly that young core would be sick, and id be happy with mclemore or oladipo