Bobcats Reportedly Interested in Brendan Haywood

[Munch4455]

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Charlotte, Miami in mix for Haywood?

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Brendan Haywood | Wizards | Interested: Rockets?, Heat?, Trail Blazers?, Bobcats?

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Previously, we've touched on the trade prospects of Brendan Haywood and his expiring contract.

As ESPN's Marc Stein reported a week and a half ago, the Blazers, with Greg Oden and Joel Przybilla out for the season, are interested in Haywood. But the main snag here is that the Wizards are looking for Rudy Fernandez and Nicolas Batum back in such a deal, and the Blazers aren't amicable to that.

Ken Berger of CBS Sports reports similarly today, but also adds Houston, Miami and Charlotte into the mix of teams that could land Haywood.

Haywood would likely come to the Rockets in a deal that involves Tracy McGrady.

So if the Blazers really want Haywood, they may have to part with Fernandez or Batum if one of these other three teams steps up with an offer the Wizards can't refuse.

[BOBCATS_BALL!]

I doubt we can come up with an attractive enough offer.

[Britneck]

We already have too many centers. I guess he would be somewhat of a upgrade though. Haven't heard anything about him in awhile. Has he been injured?

[HeatCheck]

Yeah I don't want him. We need to address something more pressing like the PF.

[Panthers128]

haywood is an awesome center, but as we've seen with Nazr, Brown wouldn't play him and would go straight back to small ball with dj/flip/felton

[Zaximus]

If we can get rid of Diaw or Diop's salary somehow, I'd be for it.

[kman72]

id love to get him, he likes it here... he always plays with our team in the offseason for workouts, we had to make him leave for training camp haha, get him and work diaw for jason thompson and we will be nasty

[rico6]

If we can dump Diaw, Diop, I'm all for it.

Haywood would definitely be an upgrade over what we currently have, and his contract is user friendly.

But I would much rather have a new PF.

[Munch4455]

I wouldnt mind having him, he can play pf in games against big teams or teams where we cant afford to have a turnstile of a PF like diaw starting. He has quietly had probably one of his best seasons. He is averaging pretty much a double double at 10 points 10 boards a game along with 2 blocks a game.(Not to mention .561 from the field) i think we could really bolster our frontcourt with him, perhaps a deal like Diop/2nd rounder for haywood might be able to get done. Ive also heard rumblings that stephen graham could potentially be traded as well. so maybe him included.