But trading Curry next summer is pointless. The whole point of trading Curry is to get rid of his salary before 2010 so we can sign free agents in the summer of 2010. We have to trade him for an expiring contract before the trade deadline or else we're f#@ked.
Lesson learned...Isiah has f*#ked us for many years to come.
Although the best scenario for us is to trade eddy curry this summer (almost impossible for a player making so much money that hasn't played in a year and half and is out of shape) or next february (50/50 if he come back in shape and gets some trade value) is still not
pointless to trade him next summer when he become an expiring contract and have some trade value regardless of his shape.
We know that if lebron, bosh, wade, stoudomire, j johnson and all other big time free agents dont sign an extension this summer they won't sign a contract next july on the first day. They will keep everybody alert for at least 2-3 weeks looking to ''their best options'' like they like to say (by next july those players their agents and their teams already know where they will play.) That give us 2-3 weeks to work something regarding eddy curry.
Except lebron(?) most of the free agents are not very happy with their teams right now(bosh and raptors, stat and suns) and if it stay the same and those teams don't improve they will be looking to be moved. That s when we can offer edy curry(expiring contract) plus one of our youngs (chandler, nate, d-lee) for one of those players.
If bosh wants out of toronto next year I can see them taking edy curry (expiring)and a signed chandler, nate, lee (young piece good for rebuilding)in return instead of loosing him for nothing. Same for stoudomire.
Lets say we draft S Curry ( I really want Rubio but that's very unlikely unless his agent steer him towards us by blackmailing other teams or we move up in the draft) and we sign nate and d-lee.
Next summer we give toronto or phoenix edy curry and chandler(if we looking to get lebron that make sense.) That will give us a core of:
S Curry(lebron likes him) or Rubio?
Nate
Gallinari
D-lee
Bosh or Stoudomire
That's better then what cleveland will have and if lebron don't bolt for New York he won't go anywhere.
All I'm saying we still have options next summer to get 2 free agents and loose edy curry.
And yes Isaiah fked us for the foreseeble future.