@ DieHardPacersPhilippines – similar to what I wrote above, I don’t see a scenario where Dwight Howard comes to the Pacers either through a trade or after next season as a free agent. I think he, like Deron Williams, wants to go to a bigger market team (i.e. Nets/Mavs for D-Will, Lakers/Nets for Dwight). I don’t see either of those guys coming to Indy, although I really hope the Pacers try to get D-Will. He is a superstar, and he would put this team into serious contention with the Heat and OKC as the best team in the NBA imo. My hope for Eric Gordon is that he plays for NOH on a one year deal and become unrestricted next offseason (he can do that if he doesn’t sign a long term contract right?) Then, if he’s playing on a one year deal, we trade DG during this upcoming season for an expiring and sign Gordon after the season is over.

That may be true but I guess it’s possible he would consider being a starter on a better team. Never thought David West would come here either. He is unrestricted right?

I believe we need to keep our “core,” which to me is Hill, Granger, West, and Hibbert. I’d also like to keep Paul George and Lance Stephenson because I see a lot of promise in them. And I’d like to keep DC, because he’s a very nice spark off the bench. I would really like to find a way to move Hill to the SG position and have DC continue to come off the bench as a point guard. That means we need to acquire a solid, passing-oriented starting PG. I originally wasn’t too keen on the Nash idea, simply because I’ve always pegged him as overrated, but now I’m starting to think he could be a good fit. And that’s only because I think the next 1-3 years are our best chance to win a title. That means we need an effective starting point guard NOW.

In an ideal world, I’d also like Paul George to come off the bench for Granger at SF, which means we also need to acquire a back-up SG. I’d like this to be a sharp-shooter.. Someone who’s aggressive on defense, smart, steady, and hits 3′s. This really only leaves the issue of back-up big men. Hansbrough is sketchy, and Amundson isn’t any good at all. So if we can figure out a cheap way to add a decent big guy to come off the bench, that’d be great, too. But I still think our primary objectives should be: Keep the core (as well as Paul George, DC, and Lance), sign a starting PG, and sign a sharp-shooting back-up SG.