05 Sep 2017 16:43:00
CLE - NYK - DET

CLE get: Carmelo Anthony, Andre Drummond, and Kyle OQuinn
Sign: Dwayne Wade (after buyout)

pg. Rose/ Thomas
sg. Korver/ Wade
sf. James/ Crowder
pf. Love/ Anthony
c. Drummond/ OQuinn

NYK get: Reggie Jackson, Jon Leuer, Iman Shumpert, and Channing Frye (exp)

pg. Jackson/ Ntilinka
sg. Shumpert/ Baker
sf. THJ/ Thomas
pf. Porzingis/ Leuer
c. Hernangomez/ Frye

DET get: Joakim Noah, Tristan Thompson, JR Smith, Courtney Lee, 2018 1st DP BKN via CLE, and 2018 1st DP CLE (unprotected)

pg. Bradley/ Smith
sg. Smith/ Kennard
sf. Lee/ Johnson
pf. Harris/ Tolliver
c. Thompson/ Marjonovich

1.) 05 Sep 2017
05 Sep 2017 17:44:12
2 "bad contracts" (Jackson and Drummond) for 3 "BAD BAD AND REALLY BAD" contracts (Thompson, Smith and Noah). Nice joke, no from D.

2.) 05 Sep 2017
05 Sep 2017 18:41:33
top 5 pick, a player SVG been wanting Lee, & another 1st rd pick.

IF Detroit doesn't accept offers like these, & continues to think drummond is a cornerstone player.. they will continue to be stuck in NBA purgatory.

3.) 06 Sep 2017
06 Sep 2017 16:45:53
I disagree with one part of your comment Mr Big D. I still think Drummond is a cornerstone piece. He can be a second or third best player on a top 10 team, which is what I'd consider a "cornerstone". Even better, if you build around him, and go youth aside from him, Detroit would be really bad, as he isn't the kid of guy that can carry a team alone, so you have one piece while still building through the draft.

Granted, that's not how Detroit is working, they're building a very average 5-8 seed that will get killed in the playoffs every year. But I don't think trading Drummond is necessary to rebuilding.