One Trade That Every Team Should Do
Orlando gets: SG Nik Stuaskas, PF Carl Landry
Sacramento gets: PF/C Channing Frye, SG Willie Green, 2015 second-rounder (more favorable of Blazers or Bulls)
Finances: Frye and Landry both have considerably pricey contracts, while Green and Stauskas are dirt cheap. Frye is owed $32 million over the next 4 years, and there is over $21 million waiting for Landry over the course of three years. Green is on an expiring contract of just $1.4 million, and Stauskas is on his rookie deal. A couple big contracts to even each other out, and then a small contract to even out the real star of the trade in Stauskas.
The Fit: As discussed in Orlando’s State of the Franchise, Stauskas would be a great fit. He is young, so he fits in well with others, and can provide three point shooting for a tema that really lacks spacing. SG/SF Evan Fournier does pretty much exactly what Stauskas, a fantastic three point shooter at Michigan, would do, but the rookie allows Fournier to play a lot of small forward. The signing of Frye, though not to quite a bad deal, never really made sense from the start. He is too old at 31, and is preventing younger players like rookie PF Aaron Gordon from developing. Selling a starting-caliber player, as well as a role player and a second-round pick, in exchange for a top ten draft pick (Stauskas was selected eighth overall) has to be considered a win, even if it means taking on Landry’s poor contract.
Why the other team does it: For Sacramento, they get their stretch-four that they’ve dreamed of pairing next to superstar C DeMarcus Cousins. Frye is knocing down 2 threes per game this year and could really help stretch the floor for the Kings. Trading away Stauskas in favor of SG Ben McLemore and landing a player like Frye is something the Kings wanted to do anyways, and Stauskas’ disappointing rookie season makes this deal all the more easy to pull the trigger on. Making things even easier to pull the trigger is getting rid of Landry’s unsightly contract, as well as snatching a second-rounder in the process. Great move by Sacramento here, which is a phrase that you don’t hear all too often.
Orlando gets: SG Nik Stuaskas, PF Carl Landry
Sacramento gets: PF/C Channing Frye, SG Willie Green, 2015 second-rounder (more favorable of Blazers or Bulls)
Finances: Frye and Landry both have considerably pricey contracts, while Green and Stauskas are dirt cheap. Frye is owed $32 million over the next 4 years, and there is over $21 million waiting for Landry over the course of three years. Green is on an expiring contract of just $1.4 million, and Stauskas is on his rookie deal. A couple big contracts to even each other out, and then a small contract to even out the real star of the trade in Stauskas.
The Fit: As discussed in Orlando’s State of the Franchise, Stauskas would be a great fit. He is young, so he fits in well with others, and can provide three point shooting for a tema that really lacks spacing. SG/SF Evan Fournier does pretty much exactly what Stauskas, a fantastic three point shooter at Michigan, would do, but the rookie allows Fournier to play a lot of small forward. The signing of Frye, though not to quite a bad deal, never really made sense from the start. He is too old at 31, and is preventing younger players like rookie PF Aaron Gordon from developing. Selling a starting-caliber player, as well as a role player and a second-round pick, in exchange for a top ten draft pick (Stauskas was selected eighth overall) has to be considered a win, even if it means taking on Landry’s poor contract.
Why the other team does it: For Sacramento, they get their stretch-four that they’ve dreamed of pairing next to superstar C DeMarcus Cousins. Frye is knocing down 2 threes per game this year and could really help stretch the floor for the Kings. Trading away Stauskas in favor of SG Ben McLemore and landing a player like Frye is something the Kings wanted to do anyways, and Stauskas’ disappointing rookie season makes this deal all the more easy to pull the trigger on. Making things even easier to pull the trigger is getting rid of Landry’s unsightly contract, as well as snatching a second-rounder in the process. Great move by Sacramento here, which is a phrase that you don’t hear all too often.