Well, the JBL keeper trade deadline has come and gone. And for the 1st time since 'keepers' were introduced into the JBL - not a single deadline deal was made. Not even a single deadline week deal was made. Did anyone make any offers? I know that French and Bangkok made some attempts as I received offers from them. But nothing. Not a single trade. I'm a bit surprised by this but also not that surprised by this.
So, why weren't there any trades? Well, one of my thoughts is that every team already has a bunch of guys they value for next season. Go back over my previous posts and you can see that each team has 2-3 or more potential keepers for next season. So, no one really needed to 'sell the farm' in order to get some cheap talent for next season. Our current last place team, French Lick, didn't need to grab cheap guys due to salary cap restrictions and the fact he already has the #1 keeper in Derrick Rose. Other teams near the bottom like Maui already have keepers on their rosters. In Maui's case it's Anthony Davis. I didn't expect any trade offers from the other teams - Yuma and Manhattan Beach - did you? I was a little surprised that I didn't get one single Idaho offer. Very disappointing.
I think Bangkok tried to move Andrew Bynum but that had to be a difficult task with the uncertainty around whether he can even play this season. Bynum has the potential to be the best Center in the NBA but I wasn't going to take him on not knowing if he'll play 20, 10, or even a single game in 2013.
I'll admit it, I didn't make many offers at the deadline either. For starters, my potential keepers, Pekovic, Ilyasova and my mid-range priced guys aren't top notch keepers. They're nice - but not top 5 guys, so, I didn't really have much to offer. I'm maxed out on the salary cap so I couldn't trade a $15 dollar guy for a $50 dollar guy. And finally, I didn't make any deals because no one else was making any deals. If the Wack, Juan, Seoul, or Arctic had started loading up with high priced talent then I would have had to react. I still like my squad and hope that my big names (Duncan and Young) can get healthy and stay healthy down the stretch.
The roster limit poll results are in and there will be no changes to the 16 man roster limit for next season. If the JBL owners want an Injured Reserve spot - that's what they shall get. No changes. The other rule we'll have to look at is the 'Derrick Rose rule'. Currently, any player drafted at Auction (or protected) is eligible for protection. On top of that, any player signed as a Free Agent during the NBA season, must play 20 games in order to be eligible as a keeper for next season. Of course, they also have to be on your roster by the 'Keeper Deadline'.
So, currently, Derrick Rose is eligible to be protected for next season because he was drafted at Auction. Andrew Bynum can be protected for next season, even if he doesn't play a single game, because he was a keeper coming into the season. The question is do we want to change the rule that would make any player, drafted at Auction or otherwise, play at least 20 games to be eligible to be protected for next season?? Or, do we want to designate these players before Auction as 'non-keepers' and have owners bid at their own risk knowing they won't be able to protect the guy but might get a handful of games from them. So, I see it as a 3 option poll.
A) Keep it the same. Anyone drafted at Auction (or was a keeper) can be protected for next season. Any FA's signed must play at least 20 NBA regular season games.
B) In order to be eligible for protection - all players must play in 20 regular season NBA games.
C) Designate long term injured players as non-keepers prior to Auction.
If anyone has any other ideas, I'm all ears.
So, next time I come back I will break down the top 20 keepers for the 2013/14 season now that all the rosters are set. Yes, you can still make trades and sign Free Agents, but, of course, any players you acquire won't be eligible to be brought back for next season. It should be a great stretch run as we have just over 8 weeks left in the NBA season. Let's see which JBL teams can put it all together...
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