The most logical team for having interest in Krstic that I could think of is Phoenix. I assume Krstic’s agent will want to talk to them, perhaps use them to try to get Krstic a bigger extension this summer or next.

Of your list of non-lottery centers Perkins is probably the most valuable so far. Gasol and Hibbert might be in the long run.

7 foot isn’t enough. 7 foot and mobile and tough is pretty good. That and can score some, better. That and score mostly inside best.

Oh and this season in 9 games CP3 has 3 10+ assist games, and its against bad teams, clippers, kincks and raptors. nash has 6 in 10 games, westbrook has 3, against Detroit and orlando, kings.

So ok Bosh isnt a GREAT big man(but 29/11.5 isnt exactly bad), but paul isnt he best PG this year either, Steve Nash is, he also has 2 MVPs, where are pauls mvps?

f5alcon :Bosh is 29/12 guy all star player, okafor is a 12/12 guy neither are bench warming scrubs. and paul is on a losing team also, Toronto is a better team then the hornets. Which basically proves paul cant win if there isnt good talent around him.
Also if you look at past NBA champions, having a great post player was more important then an elite PG. The last elite PG to win a chamionship was magic johnson.
lakers won with Shaq/fisher heat won with Shaq/jason williams spurs won with duncan/avery johnson or tony parker, out of those parker is the best PG but isnt chris paul.
bulls didnt excel in either PG or C.
rockets had kenny smith/olajuwon.
So basically a great big man is the key to a championship not an elite PG.
So as much as you can sit there and be like take the elite player, neither his stats or NBA history, shows that making that choice makes us a contender.

Bosh plays outside alot – he’s not a true post player – and he’s never won, Chris Paul has . . .

and Bosh isn’t a GREAT BIG MAN – please quit making inaccurate statements -

Also if you look at past NBA champions, having a great post player was more important then an elite PG. The last elite PG to win a chamionship was magic johnson.

lakers won with Shaq/fisher heat won with Shaq/jason williams spurs won with duncan/avery johnson or tony parker, out of those parker is the best PG but isnt chris paul.

bulls didnt excel in either PG or C.

rockets had kenny smith/olajuwon.

So basically a great big man is the key to a championship not an elite PG.

So as much as you can sit there and be like take the elite player, neither his stats or NBA history, shows that making that choice makes us a contender.

f5alcon :
@kev
yes CP3 is the best PG in the league but he isnt that much better then nash or deron williams or even RW. he isnt going to defend inside get us rebounds. Would you trade durant for lebron straight up for slightly better production at SF?
We have a bigger need for interior defense and post scoring then we do of a playmaking point guard. Its not that i wouldnt take chris paul, but his 13MM a year salary vs 3MM for RW and taking up all our salary cap room is not worth it.
Im not arguing pure skill, im arguing relative skill and need for the team. the difference between CP3 and Rw is smaller then Bosh/okafor and krstic. And we wouldnt have to give up krstic to get them, probably draft picks and weaver/white/thomas some mix of that.

There are so many blasphemous statements in this post my head is spinning

REPENT!

f5alcon :Bosh is averaging 29 PPG more then durant and lebron, i dont see how that is saying he is doing poorly.
Yes CP3 would allow for our bigs to score more, but that doesnt help their rebounding or defense. bosh is averaging 11.5 rebs per game and okafor 9.8, thats a lot better then the 4.8 krstic gives us and even better then krstic+thomas combined. okafor is also averaging 2.0 blocks per game and bosh 1, krstic gives us 0.4 BPG.
So chris paul gives us better outside defense, more steals, but we still give up size inside, okafor or bosh gives us better interior defense and rebounding and a post presence, chris paul wont magically give krstic a post game.

basketball is about MUCH more than acquiring guys that can score – scoring is overrated – before Iverson left, the Grizzlies had four legitimate 20 ppg players – and their record is horrible . . .