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Originally Posted by MotownPride  Without question. Camby was the best defensive center in the NBA last year. |
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Why would Denver consider trading Camby, whose rebounding and shot-blocking ability made him the defensive player of the year?
At age 33, Camby will likely never have the trade value he does now.
Moving the $8.8 million salary of Camby could trim a payroll that seems bloated for a team eliminated in the opening round of the postseason.
But, more important to the Nuggets than the money is the knowledge that with ballyhooed rookies Greg Oden and Kevin Durant soon to be shopping for homes in either Portland or Seattle, the Western Conference is not going to get any easier to win anytime soon.
Should Denver be able to move Camby for strong, younger legs, the Nuggets believe they will be in the running with 23-year-old Carmelo Anthony and 24-year-old Nene for many seasons to come, long after veteran point guard Allen Iverson makes his last wicked crossover dribble.
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The only way that I would consider trading for Camby is if we could give him a one year contract with the second year at our option and we didn't have to trade any of our core guys or young guys to get him
I just don't trust the durability of his body. Over the years he has just been out of action too much and coming up on 34 it is not likely to get any better. He is just too high a risk, to commit to for more than a year or to give up a front line player or promising young guy for.
If Denver thought he had an upside or would at least remain on last year's level for another 2 to 3 years, they wouldn't be looking to move him for any price, given the year he had last year.
I would rather see minutes that Camby would get with us go to AJ.
The Denver Post - Hawking for a Camby trade 