Yeah, I'm not crazy about it either.
My concern about the deal as a sign and trade, however, is that to get it done they'll have to include a useful player, and this team needs cheap bodies pretty badly. If the sign and trade consists of Gadzuric and Jerome Jordan, that's fine by me. I could live with Toney Douglas, too, though I think he's got a decent chance to bounce back this year. But I really don't want to see a cheap, useful source of bench minutes like Josh Harrellson sent away for a guy like Kidd whose value is limited. Harellson plays solid defense, hustles, rebounds at a pretty solid rate and most importantly, is inexpensive. It would be a shame to give away anybody who has a role on this team, given how thin the roster is. I expect they'll have to though.
As far as the MLE goes, I'd be hesitant to use that much money on Camby or Lewis, who I think could be had cheaper, but I'd be very happy with Lee or Mayo. I'd also like Long Island native Danny Green cheap (not on the MLE), but I have no sense of what he'll command.
