you’re right, my fault. Sacramento has the cap space to absorb that big a salary difference apparently. Just not sure they’d want to use all of it on Gordon. They’ve long been looking for a small forward though.

I get why NJ would want White, its just that I value him as of equal value as some of the guards that were taken much earlier, maybe I am overvaluing him but I can see he has alot to give, and I’d be dissapointed to see him go, especially if he becomes a good player.

And about the BG and Dajuan trade, everything works out fine on ESPN’s trade machine, but yeah, I can see where it lacks, I still wouldn’t mind seeing Thompson in a Pistons uniform.

“we should send BG and DaJuan to Sacramento for Jason Thompson”

Won’t work financially. Detroit would have to take another contract back in return so salaries match, even if the Kings were interested in something like that, which they probably wouldn’t be since they haven’t decided if Tyreke Evans is their future 1 or 2.

“I guess the question is, “is it worth holding on to Rip and his contract just to have that draft pick?””

Yes. Hamilton’s contract is bad. But as we’ve seen with Rashard Lewis, Gil, Turkoglu getting traded already this offseason, it’s not impossible to rid yourself of a bad contract. Getting an expiring for Rip is huge, but the Pistons need you talent desperately right now. Hamilton makes the roster unbalanced and they’ll probably never be competitive with both he and Gordon on the team, but it’s not worth giving up a future asset and potential lottery pick just to get rid of him if they are not getting an asset (in the form of a pick or young player) back in return.

“This is really a so-so deal, but that’s about what to expect.”

Not if the Pistons also get a first rounder for taking Petro. I’d do that in a second.

“also i read chauncey would demand a buyout if traded from denver. but that doesn’t seem much like chauncey to me. who knows?”

He’s very happy in Denver and wants to retire there and work for the team. Remember, McDyess asked for a buyout in Denver and he didn’t seem like the type of guy who would do that either.

“We can take Petro’s contract; its not that bad and he’s a young, decent player.”

Petro’s actually not decent. He’s pretty bad. But his contract isn’t so bad — $3.5ish a year for a fourth or fifth big is about the same as Kwame Brown and Chris Wilcox were paid to fill that same role.

I agree with you to an extent — White had first round talent and he’s an intriguing prospect because of his athleticism. But at the end of the day, he fell out of the first round for a reason. He could turn into a good player, but it’s a small price to pay for the flexibility moving Rip for an expiring deal will bring.

Also, as for Vince’s point about rather sending Summers or Wilcox, Wilcox wouldn’t work for money reasons and there’s probably a reason NJ is asking for White over Summers — more updside.

From ESPN:
“Yet sources said one of the remaining potential snags is New Jersey’s insistence that the Pistons absorb the contract of Petro.
The Pistons do not want to take back Petro, even though shedding Hamilton’s contract in exchange for Murphy and the Nets center would represent an overall savings of roughly $17 million.
Sources say Detroit’s stance on Petro has prompted New Jersey to begin looking for a fourth team that might be willing to take on the 24-year-old big man.”

On another note if this trade doesn’t go down, we should send BG and DaJuan to Sacramento for Jason Thompson, as well as Villanueva and Wilcox to the Nets for Murphy and Morrow, that would be my dream come true if that were to go down.