Shaqdaddy11
MVP
To much extend, some teams future may be influenced by FAs decisions, but of what the NETs will be deciding to do by the up coming trade deadline...
1. Darren Collison may decide to return to the league: Collison (surprisingly) retired playing pro basketball last season, but it is highly rumored that the 32yo is considering coming back...
Whether he has retained his capabilities on the floor haven't had an NBA game for 10 months now, is of course questionable, but if he has, teams like the Lakers or the Clippers that need depth in PG could benefit considerably.
What his salary demands would be in order to decide a come back, is also a parameter to consider.
1. Alexey Shved has a provision on his contract with Euroleague's Khimki Moscow, that allows the 31yo to sign with an NBA team at anytime if he chooses to do so... His salary would be low or easily affordable (near the vet min or just a bit more), but it would have to be for a contending team... The game of the explosive combo guard would fit well with the Bucks system, the Nets and the Magic, but all these teams should have to be involved in a trade that empties a roster spot first.
1. Whether the Nets will decide to trade Spencer Dinwiddie now, or whether they decide to pay the lux tax from this season and trade him next summer...
Choosing to hold on Dinwiddie and enter the lux tax this season, would cause the Nets to come a whole year closer to pay the (severe) repeaters tax in a season where they aren't in position to hope on anything better than being eliminated in the 1st round of the playoffs... Therefore the most sensible (and beneficial) for the Nets thing to do, is for them to trade Dinwiddie now and have back players of lower salary in order to go below the lux tax threshold. Obviously, Kyrie Irving's return this week makes the decision even easier (and most sensible) for the Nets to take it...
I guess the Bucks would be particularly interested in trading for Dinwiddie and are among the very few teams (if there is any other at all) that can provide back the return that would be ideal for the Nets.
A short recap of this post in case nobody wants to read all that crap"
"Blah blah blah something about the Nets"
"Those Bucks though..."