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June 19th, 2009 Leave a comment Go to comments

This time we aren’t talking moving down for Casspi.  Just moving down in general.  This is from the great Dave D’Alessandro:

And yes, they’re still mulling whether they can get as good a player at 18 to 25 (such as Williams) as they could at 11, which would create some trade opportunities.
Toward that end, they’re talking to teams with multiples — Minnesota and Chicago — more than anyone else, with the occasional call to Portland, which wants to move its (24th) pick.

We also know this much: They’re not likely to move up for Jordan Hill or Jonny Flynn, whom they like well enough. . . . just not well enough to move up for them.

Now moving down to take your guy makes sense.  It means that you are going to get to pay your pick less money (this is something that the Nets are really focusing on), plus we may be able to get more picks out of it (and with Rod Thorn that is always a good thing).

I just hope that we aren’t trading down while Earl Clark, James Johnson, or DeJuan Blair is still available.  I like moving down as a second option, but not as a first.

Terrence Williams is working out with us today, and “Physco T” is working out with us on Monday.  I will have some sort of update up on Monday (I am going down to AC this weekend to celebrate the 10,000 hits).

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andres

I wouldn't mind trading down for a lower pick and an establoshed player (ie: Bobby Simmons+#11 to Minnesota for #18+Mike Miller), but I don't want to trade down just to get a late first rounder in a weak draft.

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Dif

Yeah but really how much seperation is there going to be between a player we can choose at 11 and who we can choose at 18?

Theres really not much, so we could trade, get an additional asset and still get a player who would be as good as who we got at 11.

Clark has all the tools but scares me how inconsistent he was in college.

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andres

I agree w/ you, trading down = BAD IDEA.

Neither Clark nor Williams will be available at 16. Getting the 26th pick in a weak draft isn't worth trading back 5 spots and passing on the opportunity to grab one of the 2/ 3 special players who will be on the board at 11 but not at 16.

Love your blog, keep it up!

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Sebastian Pruiti

Stan, thanks for the comment and for following my blog. I hope you have been enjoying it.

As for your questions, I do think it is a bad idea to trade down. With going down the way they have been, we would only be able to get Terrence Williams with the 11th pick. If we would be able to get him at 16 and then Casspi at 26, I would be all for it.

I would like to see the Nets stay put if either Earl Clark or Terrence Williams are available. If not I would like to see us trade down, take Hansboro and Casspi.

We will see what happens though. Thanks again for the comment!

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Stan

Hey Sebastian,

I've been following your blog for a couple of weeks now and it's really sweet. Question: Do you really think it's a bad idea to trade down from the Clark/Johnson/Blair tier to the Williams/Casspi tier? The way I see, the top couple of guys on our board seem to be Ariza/Millsap type players - solid at the 3/4 spots, but not much more than that. If we can get someone to be a solid role player (Casspi?) at 18 or 23 while picking up an extra pick, why shouldn't we? Do you think that Clark/Johnson/Blair have potential to be more than a serviceable role player in search of a star to play around?

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