Just because Jarrett Jack is traded, that doesn't necessarily mean that Jose still has to be on the roster.
The Kings have lost eight of nine games after a strong start to the season.
"We're disappointed," Kings co-owner Joe Maloof said, "but we're not panicking. The defense is much better, and if we start making shots, we'll win some of these games.
"Let's get 25 games into the season and then we'll have a better sense of where we are."
The Kings have inquired about Atlanta's Jeff Teague and Houston's Aaron Brooks, according to a report in The Sacramento Bee.
Kings trade: Beno Udrih Jason Thompson Kings receive:
Jose Calderon
Raptors get a backup PG and this allows Bayless to start and have Beno come off the bench. Also gives them a 4-man in Thompson that has the size to play 5, unlike the Dorsey's/Johnson's/Evans' that are at a disadvantage at 5.
Kings get the best player in the deal (some may disagree, but check advanced stats brehs) and a player that will help facilitate their offense a lot better than it is now, which is basically 1-on-1 play. They also clear up some of the depth issues they had up front.
No real financial negatives for both teams but the Kings do get the more expensive contract in terms dollars per year (although not by that much). So its not a salary dump trade.
Finally this summer, the Raptors have increased their efforts in searching for a center.... I wonder what took Colangelo and his front office so long? From Araujo to trying to mold Bargnani into a 5, this team needed a center since Antonio Davis was moved to Chicago and almost all of their efforts in getting someone to play that spot at a reasonably high level has resulted in failure of epic proportions. Okay that maybe exaggerating it but the point still stands.
Even their trade efforts for a center have been futile as the Chandler deal was Larry Browned by Michael Jordan. The Raptors do have 1 rookie that is able to play the 5 in Alabi but he is currently very raw and as it stands now with the unfortunate Ed Davis injury, Andrea Bargnani and Amir Johnson would be the only bigs on the roster that would be a rotational player on a good team. Andersen, Dorsey, Alabi and Evans wont. Those are guys that play 5-10 minutes max.
Now in the Western Conference, the Kings seem to be loaded with bigs in Jason Thompson, Carl Landry, recently acquired Samuel Dalembert and rookies DeMarcus Cousins and Hassan Whiteside.
There is 96 minutes at the PF/C slots that can be divided up into those 5. Last year alone Carl Landry averaged 37.6 minutes in 28 games with the Kings, Jason Thompson with 31.4 minutes and Samuel Dalembert with 25.9 minutes with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Now I figure that their minutes will be cut to accommodate the two rookies but the minutes for those three alone from last season add up to 95 minutes. So somethings gotta give. DeMarcus Cousins requires minutes or you might have a potential problem on your hands, although I believe his off court problems was getting way too much press and were certainly blown out of proportion. Nevertheless, you want to avoid that situation with a new talented rookie like Cousins.
In addition, the Kings backcourt looks a little weak with the obvious exception of Tyreke Evans. Beno Udrih has played well beside Tyreke but is he really a starting caliber PG on a possible up and coming team in the West? Ever since he signed that MLE deal, his tags always read 'untradeable' and 'wildly overpaid' for a bench player.
From the brief moments when I actually paid attention in economics class, I distinctly remember a certain theory called Law of Diminishing Returns (or some shit like that). The law refers to how the marginal production of a factor of production (Kings' performance on the court) starts to progressively decrease as the factor is increased (Too many productive big's that need minutes), in contrast to the increase that would otherwise be normally expected.
The Kings won't be able to effectively utilize all their front court pieces so it doesn't make sense to keep them if they can use it to upgrade one of the seemingly weaker areas on the team, the PG spot. They are also the 7th worst team in the league in terms of taking care of the ball.
The same theory can also be applied to the Raptors with their PG situation. They have Jarrett Jack, who looks to be the starter, and Jose Calderon, the A/TO king. Both are starting caliber point guards but there isn't enough minutes to maximize both players. And playing them together is a big no-no because they repeatedly failed over and over again last season.
So its no surprise that the Raptors are shopping Jose Calderon. Good locker room guy and a steady offensive player on an expensive contract. However he has problems on the defensive end, which could be covered up when he has rim protectors (which the Kings have) to cover him.
So here is my idea:
Trade: Jose Calderon Reggie Evans David Andersen Marcus Banks
Receive: Samuel Dalembert Beno Udrih Francisco Garcia
Trade: Samuel Dalembert Beno Udrih Francisco Garcia Receive: Jose Calderon Reggie Evans David Andersen Marcus Banks
So the Raptors made a big splash in the trade market relieving the Houston Rockets of some luxury tax payments. The Rockets essentially pay Toronto cash to take on David Anderson's 2.5M this year and the 1.85K guaranteed next year ... essentially an expiring contract.
The Raptors give up a heavily protected 2nd round pick so they really got cash and a free player.
Toronto had interest in the Aussie big man who made a name for himself all over Europe. According to DraftExpress, and this was atleast a couple of seasons back, they tried trading for his rights from the Atlanta Hawks.
Here is his highlight package
Now to the Jose Calderon 4 team trade idea involving the Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz:
Raptors trade: Jose Calderon, Marco Belinelli, Reggie Evans, Joey Dorsey (or Dwayne Jones) Raptors get: Andrei Kirilenko, Chris Wilcox
Don't need much explanation here. The Raptors upgrade defensively and reduce more financial long term commitments.
The Raptors get a mulitpositional defensive player in Andrei Kirilenko, who can also handle point forward duties. He also comes with a massive 17.8M expiring contract. Chris Wilcox gives them an athletic big man who can handle some 5 man duties. He also comes with an expiring contract.
Pistons trade: Richard Hamilton, Chris Wilcox Pistons get: Jose Calderon, James Johnson, Reggie Evans
Its safe to say that Detroit is lacking in point guard play. Last season, the Pistons ranked in the bottom 10 in the league in terms of point guard efficiency and Jose Calderon would help them quite a bit in that area. They also ranked 19 in the league in SG efficiency so it doesn't make sense having $23.3M tied up in both Richard Hamilton and Ben Gordon.
James Johnson is a sweetner should figure to get more time in Detroit rather than in Chicago.
The Pistons also have both Wilcox and Hamilton on the trade block and had prior interest in Jose Calderon.
Jazz trade: Andrei Kirilenko Jazz get: Richard Hamilton, Joey Dorsey (or Dwayne Jones)
This trade gives the Jazz scoring punch from the wing and puts the Jazz below the Luxury Tax Threshold. Joey Dorsey (or Dwayne Jones)'s contract isn't fully guaranteed so he can be waived. It also signals to Deron Williams that they are serious about winning so Deron doesn't have any thoughts of pulling a 'Chris Paul' on Utah.
Bulls trade: James Johnson Bulls get: Marco Belinelli
Belinelli should figure to get more time in Chicago as he will be warming the bench for the likes of Barbosa, DeRozan and Weems. The Bulls tried to get another shooter in JJ Reddick but the Orlando Magic matched his offer sheet.
That got me thinking becuase I remember reading the Grizzlies having some sort of interest in Jose. And I was right...
Forward Chris Bosh apparently is ready to depart via free agency. Hedo Turkoglu publicly stating his desire to be traded. So the Raptors reportedly have indicated a willingness to listen to offers for Turkoglu and guards Jose Calderon and Jarrett Jack.
While the Grizzlies have not engaged the Raptors there is some organizational interest in Turkoglu and Calderon. However, both players' long-term contracts starting at $9 million apiece might calm any Memphis desires.
*if needed* 3M in cash to help cover the 300K in Xavier Henry's contract
Don't really need to sell why the Raptors should do it. I think Jose is a better point guard than Conley but he's not needed now. Conley is young, fits the "Young Gunz" movement and would push the ball better than Jose. DeMarre Carroll is a hustle forward playing both 3 and 4. Haddadi is interesting because he has some skills for a guy his size (7'2") and background (Iran).
Then there is the financial aspect of the deal where the Raptors drastically reduce long term financial commitments. Too lazy to go into it during work LOL
Memphis Grizzlies trade:
Mike Conley Jr
Hamed Haddadi
DeMarre Carroll
The Grizzlies have 'organizational interest' and an upcoming free agent in Conley who they either re-sign in the offseason or replace with someone else. Conley so far hasn't shown them that he is a starting caliber PG in the NBA. Jose has so far but some might argue otherwise. But at this point he would be a starter on that team. The Grizz have a history with Spaniards and trading for Jose could help them retain Marc Gasol if he does want out, not saying he wants out of Memphis. Remember when they traded for Navarro's rights? This would be something similar.
The Grizzlies would also get a local Memphis Tiger product in Joey Dorsey. Ideally I would like him on the Raptors because he provides toughness and rebounding but there is too much clutter on the Raptors power forward depth chart. He should fit right in sharing minutes with Arthur behind Z-Bo.
And there is the most important part. Cash. 3 Million of it. I think that would sell the trade to the Michael Heisley.
