From viewing all the posts in the last few days, it seems as if Travis and Frye have been the main players behind all of the trades.  The main problem is people give Travis a wide range of values.

So I'm asking you Bedge Nation, what do you feel Travis is worth in a trade?  I'd like people to elaborate on why they've come to their conclusion.  If you think he's only worth another role player let us know why (maybe he's always going to be a 6th man, he's already reached his ceiling, etc).

This is by far one of the smartest blogs in sports, I'm interested to see what the majority of us think.

I know that this has been discussed to no end on this forum.  I'm sure there are a fair amount of you who are tired of it.

However, I'm not, so I'm creating this post and poll:

Travis Outlaw proved exactly one thing TO ME last year, the kid can score.  His defense is supremely mediocre, his passing is average (when he remembers how), and his dribbling skills are definitely below average.  I'm not down on the guy, I know he's working on these, and is still very young.  But I don't quite see him fitting into the starting role just yet.  People talk about Bayless being too focused on scoring to fit into our offense with Roy/LMA/Oden already needing touches.  However I don't quite see a difference with Travis.

In my opinion (actual value $.000001) I think Travis is a fantastic 6th man right now.  The things he needs to work on don't necessitate a starting role.  If he shows us that he can do a bit more with the second unit I'd be more than happy to let him get some burn, but with his current skillset I think it's the best spot for him.

Let me know what you think.  Does he deserve a top 5 role?  Or are his skills currently tailor made for the 6-spot (keep in mind, this is strictly for this season)?  Or do you think we should trade him while his stock is high and let Rudy go for our 6th spot?

ESPN Link

In both of the games he has played, he has been the best player on the court and it hasn't been close. Using his speed and exceptional handle to set up defenders, the combo guard has made a living at the charity stripe, attempting a two-game total of 39 freebies (making 31). He followed up his 28-point, four-rebound debut against the Wizards by hanging 26 and six on the Kings.

Not too bad to hear.  It's good to see some people giving him the necessary accolades since there are a few people out there who seem do disagree. 

I think you can't read too much into summer league games.  Remember when Marco Belinelli went off for 37 and then averaged 22 PPG for Vegas?  He averaged 7 MPG and only 3 last season in his 33 games he appeared in...

His condition, which also included a sinus infection, clearly affected his play. But all along, Oden solemnly answered questions from the hordes of media covering -- and ultimately criticizing -- his every play. He said he agrees that his tonsils hurt his play, but he added that he never felt the urge to scream and tell the world that he wasn't playing at 100 percent.

"There's no excuses, because I was out there playing," Oden said. "And if I'm playing, I'm playing, so if I have a bad game, it's not on my tonsils, it's on me. A lot of it is I just have to get used to this game, that's what everyone is telling me."

I love the humility out of the guy.  Think how many people put blame out there, and here the media is offering him an out, and he won't take it.

He's the real deal.