Built Ford Tough Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 One rumor Ive heard lately is that the Warriors have talked with Cleveland about acquiring Zydrunas Ilgauskas from the Cavaliers. Shoulda been more clear. Warriors, in looking to accomodate Jacksons desire to leave, talked with Cleveland about trading Jackson for Ilgauskas.) This seems like a move the Warriors would love to make, which leads me to believe Cleveland either isnt that interested in Jackson (they did sign Anthony Parker and they have Delonte West at shooting guard already) or they want more in exchange for Ilgauskas $11.5 million expiring contract. As Jackson has already said, he would love to go to Cleveland. And a starting perimeter of Mo Williams, Stephen Jackson and LeBron James sounds pretty formidable, especially with the likes of Parker, West and Bobbie Gibson coming off the bench. The Warriors couldnt ask for a better return for moving their disgruntled star. Sure, theyd pay more this year. But theyd get Jaxs money off the books and go into the trade deadline with $22.8 million in expiring contracts (Z, Speedy, Acie Law, Devean George, Mikki Moore, C.J. Watson) or have that much come off the cap next offseason. Of course, the Warriors might have to give up one of their expiring contracts to sweeten the deal for Cleveland, plus probably take another salary off Clevelands hands (Delonte West? Daniel Gibson? Anderson Varejao?). The Cavs need to bring in some serious help to keep LeBron, especially if they dont win a title. Certainly, adding Jaxs extension to their payroll wouldnt help them land Chris Bosh to pair with LeBron.If this is on the table (no comment from GM Larry Riley, as is team policy), should the Warriors do it? Or is a possibly retiring center, and maybe a trade exception, not enough in exchange for Jax? What else would you be willing to give up to make the trade happen? http://www.ibabuzz.com/warriors/2009/10/08...-for-ilgauskas/ I don't know how reliable this site is (it doesn't seem to be very reliable) but ISH put it on their main rumors page so I thought it would be worth posting anyways, in case it became more than just a rumor. As a Warrior fan, would you be happy with a base deal of Stephen Jackson for Zydrunas Ilgauskas? Why or why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 I hope this happens. Give Cleveland the title if this goes down. I kinda lol'd at Golden State needing to add more to sweeten the deal though lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amare320 Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 Big Z would be a fairly odd fit in Golden State, i think that the run n' gun fast paced offense would only work for Z if he's surrounded by LeBron but he won't be so wouldn't think he'd be that affective as he was in Ohio. Since the trade proposal mostly revolves around stuff in relation to the salary cap i don't see many pluses for ether team if this rumor were to actually fall through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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