From USA Basketball’s press release:
ATHENS, Greece (August 24, 2010) – With one exhibition game remaining and just four days out from the tip of the FIBA World Championship for Men, USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo today announced the 12 players who will represent the United States at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
Named to the 12-man 2010 USA World Championship Team were: Chauncey Billups (Denver Nuggets); Tyson Chandler (Dallas Mavericks); Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors); Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder); Rudy Gay (Memphis Grizzlies); Eric Gordon (Los Angeles Clippers); Danny Granger (Indiana Pacers); Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia 76ers); Kevin Love (Minnesota Timberwolves); Lamar Odom(Los Angeles Lakers); Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls); and Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder).
The 2010-12 USA National Team coaching staff is led by Duke University’s Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski, and features as USA assistant coaches Syracuse University’s Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim, Portland Trail Blazers head coach Nate McMillan and Toronto Raptors head mentor Jay Triano.
“Rajon came to us and said he was going to withdraw from the team, that he had some family matters to attend to and some things to take care of before the NBA season. He did an outstanding job during our training, we appreciate the effort and commitment he made to our program and he completely has our support,” said Colangelo.
The USA World Championship Team will complete their exhibition tour facing Greece in Athens on Wednesday (12 noon EDT). The U.S. will then travel to Istanbul on Aug. 26 and train prior to starting the World Championship.
The 12 members of the USA World Championship Team, by the end of the FIBA World Championship (Sept. 12), average out to be 24.66 years old. The roster features six players 22 years old or younger – four players who are just 21 years old (Durant, Rose, Gordon, Westbrook) and two who are 22 years old (Curry, Love). The oldest player on the USA roster is Chauncey Billups, who is 33 years old.
By comparison, the 2006 team averaged 24.58 years of age; 26.16 in 2002; 27.83 (NBA lockout year) in 1998; 26.33 in 1994 and in 1990, the last team consisting of collegians, was 20.08 years old.
The 2010 USA World Championship squad averages 5.0 seasons of NBA experience, with one player having one season (Curry), four players (Gordon, Love, Rose, Westbrook) possessing two seasons, one with three (Durant), one (Gay) with four, one with five (Granger), one with six (Iguodala),one with nine (Chandler), one with 11 (Odom) and one with 13 seasons (Billups).
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yessir Reply:
August 24th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
hope this comes thru. n good job eric.
CLIP4LIFE Reply:
August 24th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
the problem is who would we trade for him, would not want to give up Blake. With Blake,Kaman And melo underneath that would be a team that can challenge anybody
jgroove Reply:
August 24th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
He’s going to Houston if he’s going anywhere.
JaySee Reply:
August 24th, 2010 at 6:28 pm
It has to be said. We’d give them BD and Kaman. They probably won’t want BD, so probably Kaman and Gomes or something plus a draft pick or 2.
Posted on August 24th, 2010 at 11:03 am
Good for Eric…best news of the offseason?
Posted on August 24th, 2010 at 11:03 am
YES! I’m glad EG made the team!
Posted on August 24th, 2010 at 11:39 am
Congrats, Eric. I’ll be getting a #16 Team USA jersey!
Posted on August 24th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
Good to know. Good to know.
Posted on August 24th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
congrats to the kid.
Posted on August 24th, 2010 at 1:03 pm
Uh, Rondo goes all the way to Europe and then decides he has family issues back home? This after “miscommunication” with Team USA earlier in the year whether he was interested in playing or not? Fishy.
NRM Reply:
August 24th, 2010 at 3:04 pm
+1
Clipper Derrick Reply:
August 24th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Rondo had a horrible outing against Lithuania.
Josh Reply:
August 24th, 2010 at 5:04 pm
Why rip him?
JaySee Reply:
August 24th, 2010 at 6:30 pm
Rondo was cut. I don’t know why they’re sugar coating it for him. He can’t shoot. He won’t do well in international play. He should’ve been cut long ago.
Posted on August 24th, 2010 at 1:03 pm
Clippers in Mix for Carmelo Anthony?
Posted: 8/24/2010 5:18:00 AM
Source: Chris Dempsey of The Denver Post
Meanwhile, if the Nuggets cannot convince Carmelo Anthony to sign an extension with the team and they decide to trade him at some point, could it be to the Los Angeles Clippers? I’m hearing it could be a possibility. It would get both he and his wife, La La, out to where entertainment opportunities are plentiful, which is key factor in their decision to want to move on.
Posted on August 24th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
But who could we trade for him???????
NRM Reply:
August 24th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
Ideally, Brian Cook and/or DJ, a future second round pick. I’m sure theyd like one of the expiring contracts, probably Butler over Smith
Josh Reply:
August 24th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Kaman would have to be in any deal. I would not have a problem with that. They will not give him away. It will probably be something like Aminu, Kaman and the Wolves pick. They will surely ask for Blake.
jgroove Reply:
August 24th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Kaman and Eric Gordon and Wolves pick (I’d do that though if he’d sign the 3-year extension).
bestclipfan Reply:
August 25th, 2010 at 1:07 am
no that is too much, if Denver does this trade it is because they have no options. They should be fine with just Kaman and the wolves pick.
Posted on August 24th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Cuz really. I think would would be hard to beat with the trio of Kaman, Griffin and Melo down there….
Posted on August 24th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
Fresh (new?) start, positive minds and things are happening, good for EG he work hard for that. Melo in Clippernation it doesn’t sound bad, for who? how about this, usless BD, Gomes (sorry nothing personal) and Foye (NP), for Melo and Chauncy that would be a great mentor for Bledsoe (this kid deserve a real player as a mentor)
Posted on August 24th, 2010 at 1:51 pm
Any body not named Blake Griffin, Eric Gordon or Chris Kaman could be in the mix for trades.
Offer them Baron Davis and Andy Roeser for Carmelo …
Bongstradamus Reply:
August 24th, 2010 at 2:16 pm
Send kaman too just keep Eric and Blake
Gordo Reply:
August 24th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
Yes!
bestclipfan Reply:
August 25th, 2010 at 1:07 am
Even if I wanted to get rid of BD, Denver wouldn’t want him as long as they have Billups.
Posted on August 24th, 2010 at 1:55 pm
if we traded for melo if would surely include EJ. Though i wish it wouldnt because hes my favorite player on the clips.
Josh Reply:
August 24th, 2010 at 5:06 pm
Not necessarily so. They could take Kaman, Aminu, and the Wolves #1. That’s a fair haul for Carmelo.
Posted on August 24th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
I could not be happier for EJ. I’m sure he has been frustrated with losing and some of the guys not giving effort, but hopefully this reminds him that he can be the leader on this team. He is that good. Do us proud!
Posted on August 24th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
I have to believe any trade for melo would include EJ…
I’d hate to lose EJ in this trade but it’s hard to argue that we wouldn’t be better with Melo.
If we could get him for anything outside of blake & ej then do it in a second.
Pez Reply:
August 24th, 2010 at 3:09 pm
Assuming, of course, that we would have Melo for more than just one season
Posted on August 24th, 2010 at 3:09 pm
Great that Gordon is on the team. Apparently he made it on his own. The report I read said Rondo was going to be the last cut. Apparently, they arranged a diplomatic exit for him with the other story. He’d lost his starting PG position to Rose and then slid down the depth chart. In the last game he had a DNP.
I mention this to highlight that Gordon made the team on his own.
Josh Reply:
August 24th, 2010 at 5:07 pm
Whatever. There’s no asterisk. I don’t doubt Rondo wants some rest rather than sitting on the end of the bench in Turkey.
Posted on August 24th, 2010 at 3:14 pm
As for the Carmello Anthony to the Clippers rumor . . . well, that would sure be cool. It’s a good move for him because he can play with Griffin, Kaman and Gordon. All the reasons why the Clippers would have been a good team for Lebron still hold for Anthony. It’s probably the best move he could make for himself, so maybe it’ll happen.
As for how the trade might work . . . hmmmm, well it’d be interesting. My first thought is not to give up any of the core three of Griffin, Kaman or Gordon.
My second thought is to trade Davis. His salary this year is about $13,000,000 and Anthony’s is about $17,000,000. That probably barely fits into the 125% paramater, but the Clippers have cap space and a trade exception to work with. I don’t know why Denver would take Davis under any circumstances, but it is a pleasant thought.
Maybe a first round draft pick, ours or Minnesota’s.
Maybe Denver isn’t in a strong position to get much for him since this is the last year of his contract.
Anthony will sign for over $20,000,000 after this season, and the Clippers might not want to pay that.
Well, I doubt it happens, but it’d be cool if it did.
Posted on August 24th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Congrats to Eric. I really hope he will get playing time at the World Championship also.
As for Anthony, I think it would not be a good move. Denver would ask for some pieces (that could be useful in the future) for Carmelo. We cannot be sure that he would play for us beyond that season. NY and Amare are really calling for him and CP3/Tony Parker. Also I do not think that Denver would want Baron included in the deal, Gordon would interest them a lot more. I think thad if Denver make Carmelo available then there would be many other teams also interested and they would probably make a deal with team which gives them the best pieces. So I think we would not need to risk losing pieces for Anthony for one season. He will be available in the summer and if we have a good season then maybe he will consider joining us.
As for Baron, I think we should give him another chance. We have a new coach and hopefully they connect better than with Mike. Also we have healthy Griffin who will probably motivate Baron also.
These are just my thoughts.
Greetings from Estonia.
FD Reply:
August 24th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
He might want to do a sign and trade if he really wants to be close to LA. Maybe they can give them next years #1 and the #1 from the twolves, bulter, cook, sofo’s rights and then they can figure out how to make the capspace work.
Posted on August 24th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
Here’s what would make the most sense.
Kaman, Aminu, and a pick for Carmelo after he signs an extension. Then sign another big (Dampier) to back up/share minutes with DJ.
RL Reply:
August 24th, 2010 at 7:03 pm
Good deal for us.. but doubt Denver would do it. They have Nene.
JaySee Reply:
August 25th, 2010 at 1:45 am
Nene and Kaman are both injury prone. The 2 of them on 1 team is like having 1 of them healthy for a full season.
Posted on August 24th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
As a long time fan, I like this for two reasons:
1. Gordon worked himself onto this team. In an age where bravado rules, I’ve always respected this kid’s quiet demeanor. He lets his game talk for him. On the other hand, I wished he would become more confident of his abilities, and grow comfortable with becoming the Clipper team leader. Playing with the best in the world, beating some of the best in the world, can give him that.
And better yet….
2. I can honor a Clipper player by finally buying his jersey, AND NOT 1 F’ING CENT I PAY GOES TO Sterling.
Josh Reply:
August 25th, 2010 at 8:00 pm
Second. What you said.
Posted on August 24th, 2010 at 7:04 pm
Yea, I would not break up the core but, Carmelo is a great player. What to do?
Congrats Eric, I hope you and the team win this whole thing! USA,USA, USA!
Posted on August 24th, 2010 at 7:52 pm
Don’t be in such a hurry to give away Kaman ! It would be a dumb move.
FD Reply:
August 24th, 2010 at 11:54 pm
For Melo? I’d give away anyone on the Clippers roster. I’d even give up both Griffin and Gordon. He’s one of the best players in the NBA in his prime. Who knows if Griffin and Gordon will ever be that good or if they’ll even re-sign with the Clippers.
griffin Reply:
August 25th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
Its been settle clippers would trade two, first round picks aminu and gomes or butler
jgroove Reply:
August 26th, 2010 at 1:42 am
Settled? By who?
griffin Reply:
August 26th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
Clippers are not giving up there star players gordon and blake they don’t need kaman or davis the nuggets seem interested in the clippers first round picks and aminu and gomes or butler for melo they want to get blake but that’s not gonna happen.
Posted on August 24th, 2010 at 8:26 pm
Salute EJ. Show them what’s up.
Posted on August 24th, 2010 at 8:43 pm
Congrats to Gordon.. Hope he Reps the Clippers to the world…
And as far as the Melo situation……
I propose giving up Ryan Gomes + Aminu + Minnesota’s pick . Thats it. Also , I am not sure whether the money adds up.
That gives Denver two options at small forward and a future prospect , with a possibility of picking from 1-10 in the lottery….
If other teams ( i.e Lakers were able to get Gasol for picks ) can pull off lop sided trades, why not LA?
Bongstradamus Reply:
August 25th, 2010 at 11:54 am
Denver would never make that trade. You gotta think realistically, we have to give them an offer that they would be stupid not to take. Melo is one of the top 5 players in the league, Denver wouldnt trade him for Gomes, Aminu and a pick. That doesnt work salary wise and it doesnt work talent wise.
We will have to put forward at very least Kaman and then maybe Gomes, Aminu and the pick. Even then, Denver will only make a deal that makes sense to them.
Given their problems at the 5 (Nene’s spotty health and lack of bigs) Kaman is probably the peice that has to move to even get them to take our call.
Posted on August 25th, 2010 at 8:42 am
I will change Gordon , Aminu and a pick up for Anthony. I know we do not want to give Gordon away but you have to be realistic on this. They do not need BD or Kaman.
Josh Reply:
August 25th, 2010 at 8:04 pm
And the money does not add up. Baron or Kaman would almost certainly have to be in the deal, and I know which one of those they would take in a hearbeat.
Carmelo’s not a top 5 NBA player. Top 10. He isn’t that great at anything but scoring, and he’s not the most efficient scorer. I’d love to see him here as the 3 between EJ and Blake, but let’s not confuse being a high scorer with being a super-elite player. I think Blake and Eric may each wind up being better all-around players.
Bongstradamus Reply:
August 26th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
For Carmelo? Move kaman in a heartbeat
and Josh you haven’t seen Carmelo lately. He’s a better all around player than lebron. He’s dangerous in the paint on the arc and on D. He’s a top 5 player for sure. In fact I’d say he’s the 4th best in the league
Posted on August 25th, 2010 at 9:45 am
I agree with JL from Estonia, on the Anthony trade:
“So I think we would not need to risk losing pieces for Anthony for one season. He will be available in the summer and if we have a good season then maybe he will consider joining us.”
I’d much rather sign Anthony a year from now and not give up any of the core (Griffin, Kaman, Gordon) and not give up a number one draft pick. This season is shot anyway. Why hurt the future by trading away valuable assets.
I disagree with him about Davis:
“As for Baron, I think we should give him another chance.”
Davis for two years has proven himself to be a dog. No solid reason to think he’ll change except wishful thinking. Golden State knew he was a dog when he was there. That’s why they benched him at the end of his last season there and why they didn’t match the Clippers offer. He’s been playing people here in Clipperland for fools ever since he got here, and he’ll do it again this season — if tehy don’t dump him.
JaySee Reply:
August 25th, 2010 at 9:19 pm
Kaman, Aminu, and a pick for Melo. Then this season actually has a chance. Can’t add Gomes, Butler, or Foye into the deal until Dec. 15th. If we have to wait ’til Dec. 15th we can sweeten the deal by offering Butler and Foye and taking J.R. Smith.
Best case scenario would be finding a 3rd team to take Davis and give us a starter vet PG in return to help Bledsoe grow.
SamMays Reply:
August 26th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
I don’t think we have cap room to sign Melo next summer. We tied it all up in Cook and Foye and Gomes… Besides, this summer proved free agents don’t want to come here… We need to draft or trade for our player or forget it.
Posted on August 25th, 2010 at 3:55 pm
Someone on a Nuggets’ message board said Griffin would have to be included in any package for Carmelo, and someone else said maybe a package of future #1 draft picks, plus Kaman, Gordon, Aminu, Bledsoe, and DJ.
They are delusional in Denver. They don’t realize that if Carmelo Anthony does not want to play there, they really have almost ZERO leverage. And, really, when a superstar is traded because he WANTS TO LEAVE, the team he is going to rarely has to gut itself.
Hiretarktheshark.com Reply:
August 26th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Agreed. Denver gets nothing in t minus 6 months. No one is giving Denver too tier talent. Nuggets are screwed.
Posted on August 25th, 2010 at 9:26 pm
Congrats to Young clip Gordon! Representing clippernation! Finally something positive to talk about!
About Melo. Lets stay positive i think this dream deal could come true. Best bet would be to wait. If he wants to come to LA he will next year and we’d loose much less and we’ll have a more developed team by then. I dont want to see us loose blake or any from our core. I think if melo just gets pushed to the clippers im afraid he might turn into a flop and not perform to its potential. (we’re kinda tired of that here at clipperland)
Best to wait but if it happens it happens, he’s a quality player no doubt about that.
C’mon Olshey Work your magic!
JaySee Reply:
August 26th, 2010 at 1:57 am
Pushed? He and his wife want to be in Hollywood. If we get him in a trade, it will likely be a sign and trade. He wants that extension before the new CBA. He will OK a trade to the Clippers or Knicks.
Posted on August 26th, 2010 at 1:42 am
Sam Mays is right. I just checked the Clippers salaries over at hoopshype, and the Clippers are on the line for about $10 million next year for Cook, Foye and Gomes. I’d already not liked any of those three signings and now I think they are a disaster.
I really do *not* want the Clippers to trade Griffin, Kaman or Gordon for Anthony. If he wants to go to either the Knicks or the Clippers, then the Clippers are in a strong position. What would the Knicks be able to give up? Probably nothing but a draft choice.
It may be the only thing Denver can get for Anthony (since he has to sign off on the deal) is a number one pick plus some secondary players (Cook, Foye and Gomes). Better than getting nothing for him after this season.
Hopefully there’s some way to dump Davis to a third team in the deal.
http://hoopshype.com/salaries/la_clippers.htm
RL Reply:
August 26th, 2010 at 6:54 pm
And who’ll run point? You?… :O
Posted on August 26th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
Gordon played excellent last night coming off the bench. The guy is coming into his own. Going to be a good year for him.
Posted on August 26th, 2010 at 2:58 pm
Gordon is the best shooter on the olympic team, which basically means he is a top 5 shooter in the nba. You don’t trade a 21 year old top 5 shooter for anything. Nor do you trade a #1 draft pick that hasn’t played and looks like amare if he only rebounded and played defense. People on this blog don’t seem to understand that carmelo sucks without billups. Does anyone remember the season with iverson???? even with billups and nene carmelo cant get to the west finals. carmelo would work on our team if we gave up gomes or something besides that lets wait and see what we have before we trade our whole future for a primadonna that hasn’t won anything. carmelo is top 10 at best. top 5 : the trader, the rapist, nash, howard, wade or take a pick from the celtics.
JaySee Reply:
August 26th, 2010 at 5:37 pm
First of all, I highly doubt the Clippers would offer Griffin or Gordon. Second, the current Olympic team is definitely NOT the top of the NBA. Denver’s problem has been lack of defense, not offense. Carmelo didn’t have Steve Nash to make up for that like the Suns do. His teams were also nowhere near as good as the Lakers or Spurs, so not getting to the Finals isn’t that big of a knock.
By Trader, do you mean traitor? Meaning LeBron?
The rapist, I have no idea who this is. I’ll take a guess at Kobe.
Nash is not top 5 and neither is anyone on the Celtics.
Carmelo is a possible top 5, but there is also Durant and CP3 that could fit there.
I’m all for ditching Kaman, Aminu, and a draft pick for Melo.
Bongstradamus Reply:
August 27th, 2010 at 9:31 am
I think Melo is easily top 5 and probably the 4th best player. Id rank the top 5 in this order
1. LeBron (now in his prime)
2. Kobe (getting older)
3. Wade
4. Melo
5. Durant
And I think Durant will move to the 3rd spot by end of this coming season and Kobe may drop off altogether once his age catches up with him.
Whenever you have a chance to secure a talent like Carmelo, you pursue it. He is exactly the kind of player we need at the 3 and if we have to give up our scatterbrained Center, we still come out ahead.
clippafan4life Reply:
August 27th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
Nuggets have billups, jr smith, birdman, Kmart, and Nene who are all good defenders so I don’t see how they have defensive problems maybe they shouldn’t have given away camby to us then. Name the top five shooters in the nba and tell me EJ isn’t in there whatever your qualms with the olympic team. The guy is deadly and I agree we shouldn’t trade him or griffin. Nash is a leader and melo isn’t that why he’s better than melo and so are KG and Pierce. Melo sells jerseys and the posters on your wall thats probably why you think he’s better but what has he done for the nuggets besides bomb in the playoffs every year? Its easy to say the lakers and spurs are better because duncan and kobe are miles beyond melo, even as they get older. I mean you can make excuses for the guy not having a good team, and no defenders, and other teams are just better so what makes him top five if he can’t be a leader. I’m with ya in dumping Kaman for him but that’s not gonna happen, he’s not coming and neither is lebron… yea the traitor sorry my grammar isn’t too great these days its called a blog ya douche.
Posted on August 26th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-anthonynuggets082610
Well, at least we’re in the mix. Golden State has less talent to trade away after the Lee swap, but could send Ellis and Brandon Wright. New Jersey would have to give up Derrick Favors and Terrence Williams and an expiring contract (if they have one). Charlotte could send Dampier’s expiring contract and probably Tyrus Thomas.
My guess is we’d have to send Kaman no matter what, plus either Gordon and draft picks. Curious. All four teams would be desperate to get him.
FD Reply:
August 26th, 2010 at 5:38 pm
That article sounds promising.
They’ll probably want Griffin and the Clippers would be fools not to do it. You got a top 5 player 26, in his prime. Even if you consider him top 10. Who knows if Griffin will resign with the Clippers down the road, and who knows how good he’ll be. Maybe he’ll injur his knee again, or if it’s even the same as it used to be. I guess try to make the best deal possible, but give them whatever they want.
RL Reply:
August 26th, 2010 at 6:51 pm
Agreed. Though I’d be quite heartbroken if we lost Griffin and/or Gordon. Best trade scenario I’ve seen so far is Kaman, AFA, and Minny’s 1st rounder. Denver gets an all-star C with 2 years left on his contract, a promising 1st rounder in AFA, and a guaranteed lottery pick with Minny’s pick. With Kaman in the mix, this will keep Denver competitive as they try to rebuilt. Coincidentally, Kaman’s and Billup’s contracts both end in 2012, which will give Denver a fresh start and opportunity to rebuild.
I highly doubt any other team (NJN in particular) can offer Denver a better haul. Only trade that tops the Clips’ is if NJN is willing to part with Lopez, Williams, and maybe Favors… but who would they have left after that?
RL Reply:
August 26th, 2010 at 6:53 pm
Of course, this is assuming that Melo signs that extension.
Bongstradamus Reply:
August 27th, 2010 at 9:32 am
Yea, dont trade off half the team for a seasonal rental.
Posted on August 26th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
Keep the starting core in place: Davis, Gordon, Griffin, Kaman – I am a believer of the smooth talking technique.
If Olshey has skills, he could talk Denver into taking any combination outside of the core above. Sell Carmelo on our situation, on Los Angeles, on the team. Offering Denver our better players is like trying to buy some one’s love. Im just say’n.
It’s like mumbling your words , going blank, or saying stupid things when you are trying to have a conversation with a very hot woman – instead of being smooth and confident.
And if nothing comes about, we go back to our plans and expectations of going .500 this coming season.
RL Reply:
August 26th, 2010 at 6:53 pm
It’s not what Carmelo wants. The trade is to compensate Denver, so we don’t need to sell Carmelo on the LA situation.
Bongstradamus Reply:
August 27th, 2010 at 9:34 am
Petey people dont give away talent in this league, especially with a player like Melo. Youve got to give a good deal or youre left out of the discussions. If you were the GM for Denver, would you take a deal for all our scrubs?
Lets leave the fantasy to World of Warcraft.
griffin Reply:
August 27th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
Yeah but denver is screwed either way if melo doesn’t want to play he’s not and so they will be forced to trade whoever they can get. Im sure melo can wait if they refuse to trade him, denver is just trying to get someone before they get shafted like cleavland. Denver is not expecting to get anyone as good as melo. If i was denver i would look at bledsoe aminu butler and minnesota first draft pick we be inticing if u think about it .
Posted on August 26th, 2010 at 6:29 pm
Simmons brought up the best point, we have minny’s unprotected 1st rounder coming up. That’s the best chip outside of Blake Griffen.
FD Reply:
August 26th, 2010 at 11:46 pm
Yeah, his trade machine having kaman going to Detroit would be great. Let Denver have the picks.
Posted on August 26th, 2010 at 7:05 pm
Off the EG topic, but I would give all the 1st and 2nd round draft picks we have for one year of Anthony….
Posted on August 27th, 2010 at 12:22 am
If we lose Kaman and draft picks… What if Melo doesnt stay seeing as how our starting frontcourt would be two pretty much nba rookies, and at that dj might only be good enough to be a backup in the league. So now in one years time the clippers have to sign a decent center, hope Melo doesnt take another FA offer, and re-sign gordon to a nice deal… That is a pretty tall order.
Option B Try to get him when he is a FA next year and be instantly competitive. If he goes elsewhere the Clippers get 2-3 lottery picks in two years, cap room flexibility, the ability to sign gordon and griffin to big deals. Looking at the incoming lottery crop those 3 picks should give the clippers a good shot at some great pgs and sfs… Bledsoe/AFA insurance.
FD Reply:
August 27th, 2010 at 9:00 am
It’s sign and trade or nothing. Carmelo wants to sign an extension before the collective bargining agreement anyway.
Bongstradamus Reply:
August 27th, 2010 at 9:36 am
This is something we need to put every bit of energy into. The Clippers have terrible luck during FA trying to get talent. Im a firm believer that the best way we can build this team up is to trade into talent.
An opportunity like this doesnt happen often, we need to do everything we can to secure this deal.
VH1 Reply:
August 27th, 2010 at 11:10 am
Agreed. We missed out on Lebron, and now we have legit chance at landing the 2nd or 3rd best SF in the league. Summer league showed that aminu won’t be ready for a while, this may be the best chance we have at filling the 3 spot for years.
Posted on August 27th, 2010 at 12:57 am
Clipper fans are so starved for a winning team that theyare looking for a saviour to lead them out of the wilderness. Carmelo Anthony is not the answer. First of all he will cost us too many pieces. Second, his salary will cause us to be locked in cap hell. Third, he is not that good. Fourth, he is not a team player. Fifth, his interest in the entertainment industry is oddly reminescent of one Baron Davis (what a disaster that acquisition was). Sixth, Isee him hampering the development of two stars in the making (the G-Men). Olshey don’t pullthe trigger on this guy. It will be a mistake of epic proportions. Now, all you guys can have at me and tell me I’m nuts; but that’s my opinion for what it’s worth.
Bongstradamus Reply:
August 27th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
I reject all your conclusions. A player of this caliber would not cost us too much, we dont have a player with Carmelos ability on the team. Of the trade peices we do have, only 1 is worth never trading and thats Blake Griffin. Eric, i love him, but he isnt someone you hang a franchise on. Kaman is expendable as well. We dont have any talent we need to keep on long term except Blake.
The salary Carmelo demands isnt that much if we move out Kaman or Davis. You’re not thinking about the bigger picture, which in this case is in order to receive Carmelo, we have to trade the amount of his salary back.
Thirdly, youre on crack. Carmelo is a complete player. He does everything on both sides of the court and cannot be left open on offense or hell murder any team in the league from any spot on the floor. Carmelo is actually more skilled across the board than LeBron. He can do everything LeBron does AND shoot, the only difference is that what LeBron does best, he does at a level that none of his peers come close to. Carmelo is an extremely skilled player.
Your comment that he isnt a team player was accurate for the first 3-4 years of his career, but once Billups came to Denver he matured very quickly and became a team player. Coach K also had great things to say about his influence and ability to contribute on Team USA. I dont think that perception holds now, alot of that is just simple maturity.
The entertainment industry comment is just retarded. Everyone knew Baron was all about the money and thats why he signed here to begin with. Barons always been about the money.
Sixth, i dont see him on the team hampering the development of the two stars who play two other positions Carmelo doesnt play. Thats 3 guys on a team that could demand a double team which means someone is open. Having a guy like melo is EXACTLY what we need and it will reduce the pressure on the younger guys to carry the team, allowing them to mature at a more even pace.
rg12 Reply:
August 27th, 2010 at 1:40 pm
If this acquisition goes through, I would like to be wrong.
Pez Reply:
August 27th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
I agree with you mostly Bong. I think melo would be great on this team. He’s one of the top 5 scorers in the league, and above average at most everything else…if we could get him for the right price I think he’d be great.
It would have to be a sign and trade that didn’t move gordon or griffin though. Kaman + picks + whatever else we need to make the money work seems like the ceiling to me. They may have better offers than that.
clippafan4life Reply:
August 27th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
The “G-Men” I like that! Lots of two man game in our future. Should be fun to watch, especially since Kaman and Baron got their own thing going a bit last season too. Don’t sell Gordon short (heh) he’s gonna make ya proud some day bong.
Posted on August 27th, 2010 at 1:10 pm
Nuggets say they want young players and picks. I say we trade our two first round picks, Aminu, and Jordan for Melo if he signs the extension. If he doesn’t then I wouldn’t give up more than a pick for him.
Posted on August 27th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
I agree with much of what rg12 said. I especially do not want to give up any of the core three (Griffin, Kaman, Gordon). Kaman is the best center in the western conference. If you disagree, name a center that’s better. Griffin and Kaman together are the best big man tandam in the west and maybe in the entire league. The NBA is a big man’s league. Getting rid of Kaman is a terrible idea.
I don’t even want to give them Minnesota’s number one pick because that pick could easily turn into a great player. I would give the Clippers own number one pick along with a couple of the new players. Denver is not in a strong position on this.
I would give up more if the Clippers could dump Davis in the process.
ClipperMarc Reply:
August 27th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
If this isn’t a sign and trade type of deal the Clippers should not even think about it.
RG12 makes alot of sence about not giving up to many pieces but, seeing the bigger picture like Bongstradamus makes more.
JaySee Reply:
August 27th, 2010 at 4:01 pm
Better centers in the West: Yao, Chandler, Bynum, and probably Cousins.
Better big man partners: Gasol Bynum, Odom Gasol, Duncan McDyess, West Okafor, Chandler Dirk. That’s just the West. East: KG Perk, Smith Hortford, Howard Lewis, Boozer Noah.
Kaman is MORE than ditchable. The only thing I agree with is that Denver is not in a strong position. To get Melo to OK the trade so he’ll sign the extension they would have to not take too much talent away from the Clippers. Kaman is NOT a big loss and is a must for the trade to match salaries. They would not take Davis. They’re not THAT desperate.
clipafan4life Reply:
August 27th, 2010 at 7:15 pm
cousins and chandler aren’t better centers than Kaman. What does “big man partners” have to do with besides your sex life?
Posted on August 27th, 2010 at 2:40 pm
Chandler are u serious.
Posted on August 27th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
Kaman plus minnys pick and our pick for melo. i think the numbers are close – we may have to throw gomes or/and foye in to make it match. i would be excited to see kaman go. is the most overrated player in the west. All star player hah!!!!
Posted on August 27th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
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