Dissecting the Larry Hughes trade rumor
Larry Hughes to the Nets? It’s a possibility, according to NorthJersey.com.
The Nets and Bulls have discussed a deal that would bring veteran shooting guard Larry Hughes to New Jersey for Bobby Simmons and Maurice Ager, league sources said. Sean Williams was offered instead of Ager, but Chicago wasn’t interested.
Both sides are considering it, although the Bulls are talking to many teams about Hughes, who is signed through next season.
The Nets are weighing whether the deal makes them that much better and if it’s financially smart. The additional salary next season would be more than $3 million.
Every time I hear a trade rumor, I ask myself the following questions…
1. What is Team A (or B) trying to accomplish?
2. What are the salary cap ramifications?
3. Is this is a good idea?
Larry Hughes is one of the most overpaid players in the league. He has another year left on his deal at the tune of $13.6 million. This season, he is an average shooting guard (PER: 14.68) which is an improvement over his performance in the two previous seasons.
Since his contract expires in 2010, this trade wouldn’t affect the Nets’ ability to woo LeBron James or any other big-name free agent that summer, so the Nets are apparently trying to get better in the short term with this deal. Bobby Simmons hasn’t been the same player since his foot injuries he suffered with the Bucks, and since it looks like Hughes has a little left in the tank, it wouldn’t be a bad move for the Nets. He plays the same position as Vince Carter, but since the league is getting smaller, Carter could play a little small forward as well. It’s possible that the Nets are giving themselves a backup plan at off guard if they decide to trade Carter away.
For the Bulls, Hughes has been complaining about his lack of minutes and has been somewhat of a distraction. It would appear that the main benefit for Chicago would be to rid itself of that headache.
So, from that point of view, it looks like a good idea for both teams. The Nets get a little better, they don’t threaten their ability to sign a free agent in 2010 and they give themselves a backup at shooting guard if they trade Carter away. The Bulls rid themselves of a headache, create a happier locker room, and save a little money.
It seems like a fair trade to me.
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this trade would be dumb. Im a fan of the Bulls and i think larry is good. I think that Bobby sucks this would be totally a stupid trade for Bulls but good for Nets
DelNegro sadly will have a short coaching career. Now with a big 19 wins, the Clippers announcers were quite vocal that him and Pax are on very thin ice. DelNegro’s man accomplishment this year, a good agent for PR for Derrick overated Rose. One year our of highschool and given the team to run with over 38 minutes the first several months of the year. Team chemistry, gone, now he has a total of 18 three pointers for the year and the land is shut down.
Gorden, Noc, Deng, Thabo all have asked for more minutes and throw up some crap, yet DNP your highest paid player after 5 starts when he came back with a much effort on both sides of the court, after blowing his shoulder out of its socket. What did he do, as stated, best average in 3 pointers and FG%. 36 3 pointers in half the minutes of Rose and by himself won over 10% of the games he was in, one in the last minute, one at the buzzard. You can bench him, but you don’t win the award for the most professional player in Cleveland, the Austin Carr Award the year before and have a 10 year history of basically a quite player, yet has let by example with great defense and leading the whole league in steals a few years ago. A player who can play the point, the 2 guard and played forward, he did what was asked of him. Maybe overpaid, maybe many of us our, surely not his fault and there is one STAT that matters, Wins and Losses and this mangement is going to go down over giving up 5-7 wins to date by benching Hughes. Hey, Noah fights for two years now, Gordon profanities to the coach, Noc fights with teamates, but they play and some start the next game after being fined, Hughes has a point, face it, for management will cause attendance and Ad revenue are falling like a rock.