Remain in contention for 2010 free agent market? Don’t you mean get in contention? I think we are about as far away as we could possibly be from being able to score one of those guys. We have no cap flexibility and no winning. Not a good mix.

I bet CP3 would like to have Jack, but as I’m sure you picked up while working there, ain’t a whole lot of spare cash in NOLA these days, and that includes the basketball team. I lived there from 2002-2006 and it was poor BEFORE Katrina.

Peja? I mean I guess. The whole reason we won that game you reference last year was that our offensive strategy amounted to “whoever is guarded by Peja, take it to the rack.” Highly effective given that he can’t guard ANYONE. I’d almost rather get Eddie Curry because I think Nellie might actually be tempted to USE Peja.

Get it done ASAP!!!

Not the ideal trade, but Jax is making sure the ideal never happens. Get rid of Jax and Claxton and maybe buy a little more playing time for Buike and Morrow. We could definatley do a lot worse, don’t know how much better we can do.

I really can’t see NO committing that much money to sjax but i do feel it would be good for them. I really dont care who we get for sjax as much as i care that he is gone before the season starts. If he stays he’s gonna destroy any chemistry that monta, curry, buike, and ammo are building. Peja would not play much but would be more good veteran leadership that this team needs. I would love to see it happen but would be totally shocked if it actually did.

I could actually seeing this as a plausible trade. I mean, theres both positives/negatives for both sides and this trade seems more in the realm of happening than the other ones I’ve seen on this site.

For the Warriors:

Jack is unhappy, plain and simple and we know how bad a player can play if he’s disgruntled like Jack is now. We trade for Peja and even if we let him ride the pine and get spot minutes here and there, it opens up more opportunities for Buike, Ammo, and even Maggette. Peja at this point is definitely less than Jack in terms of talent, but at this point of Jack’s career at GS, he’d be better suited elsewhere.

For the Hornets:

Again, Peja ain’t doing much for them right now and he’s got a pretty hefty contract. The Hornets are also very thin at the swing and we’ve all seen what an inspired Jackson can do for a team. A “big” (and I use that term very loosely) of Paul, West, Okafor, and Jack can do more damage than a four of Paul, West, Okafor, and Peja.

I’d said go for the trade! Benefits both teams. And although Jack’s contract is two years longer than Peja’s, Jack is also getting paid about a third less than Peja, so in terms of numbers, it’s about an even trade. I’d say lets do it!

I dont know if the rockets are willing to part with Battier but they definitely need more offense since yao is hurt and Ron is gone. I see that as a perfect move for us because I actually feel like our offense is better without jack but it’s defensively where losing him will hurt us. Battier is a top notch defender and can hit the open 3 which is exactly what we need from the 3 position.

Definitely one of the more plausible Jack dumps I’ve seen — the Hornets have the ugly contract to offer back, the desire to lower their annual payroll, and a superduperstar to keep happy. I don’t think it’s an outright no-brainer that CP3 would want Jack by his side… the Hornets have been a low-drama team the last couple years, and Jack is, well, Jack. But Jack would help them, so it’s plausible.

I have to say, I’d be a little leery of adding Peja. He’s the exact type of player Nellie might fall in love with, despite his obvious inadequacies at this point… I’d hate to see Peja get minutes over Morrow or ‘Buike. Part of me thinks it’d be better to add a non-factor like Curry than a name like Peja who might siphon time from younger, better guys. Still and all, though, this would be a fine outcome to the Jack Attack.

Crawford got us expirings and small prospect Jackson could get expirings if we wanted to but Nelriley want actual TALENT in return Peja doesnt cover that.

People who want to get something positive back for Jackson are smoking crack. Peja’s contract is shorter, but the Hornets get immediate lux tax relief. If they will take Jackson and Claxton straight up for Peja, do it. I’d even take Curry from the Knicks, but I doubt that Donnie Walsh would take Jax, given that he helped dump him on the Warriors in the first place. If the Warriors can’t get a shorter, less toxic contract back for Jackson, they need to just send him home, Marbury him. He’s a cancer to this team.

curry morrow and buike can already stroke it w the best of them (hopefully curry) wat we need is an athletic big who plays tough d but can still fit into nellie ball

Jackson and George for G Wallace. I would rather have G Wallace playing hard for the next 3 years than disgruntled Jax for the next 4….this way we wont decrease our defense either

Didn’t the Hornets just sign Chris Paul to a huge extension? They don’t really have to break their bank to try to keep him happy, he’s already theirs. That is, until he starts complaining; which he hasn’t.

The target I’m seeing is Cleveland. If they fall off this season with Shaq (which I can see happening), they’ll need to do something to make Lebron happy or he’s leaving to New York. Maybe that’s when we can unload Jackson?

I’d do this move in a second but U have three concerns as to if NO would pull the trigger:

1 I don’t know if B Scott and Jack get along. They have had some beef when Jack was traded to San Antonio from Jersey.
2 Shinn, our owner has made a big deal of high character guys recently, and I don’t have a beef with Jack wanting to win but recent and past events are definitely a strike against him, and
3 Long term salary commitment as has been stated.

That said, I think the Hornets would be willing to throw in Juju. Hw can’t shoot the 3 which is an obvious strike against him, but he is an uber athletic 3/4 who is a lonckdown man defender (though his team D needs work) who doesnt need shots to be effective. Nellie would probably play him at the backup 4. He essentially our only real trade chip other then our first rounder, but this move gives the front office an excuse to get rid of him for value.

I doubt if Juju will ever work for NO becuase our offesne is predicated on wings who can space the floor and nail spot up j’s. He can do just about everything but that (and be a first scoring option, not something you need). Also, though we will be able to sell assets to getunder the books this year, it may be a different story next year. This gives us an excuse to make a salary move veiled as a trade move.

They have Terrence Williams to develop at the swingman and dozens of millions coming off this year. So much that they could afford a max guy and more next summer. But they don’t have much offense. Let Williams sit behind…..Jackson. We should get Tony Battie straight up for Jackson the salaries match and both teams should benefit. That team belongs to Devin Harris, Brook Lopez, and their main guys they sign. Jackson will not have the leverage (especially with the competition from newcomer Lee) to cause problems there, especially if you-know-who wants to go play for his buddy Jay-Z.

Come to think of it if they don’t get you-know-who which they probably won’t, I smell them going after Stoudemire, who will get doubleteamed and kick it to….Jackson. That should raise his shooting % or nothing will. Meanwhile the Warriors will be enjoying our new free agents as well as increased opportunities on the perimeter for our current guards.