Gooden Back to the Bay?

From Pree on HoopsWorld:

According to an informed league source, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors have recently had discussions about a possible Drew Gooden trade...
The Warriors possess a $9.9-million traded player exception that they received in the Draft Night deal for Jason Richardson. Should they send the TPE to Cleveland for Gooden, the Cavaliers will immediately be freed from Gooden's $6.4-million salary for next season, increasing the likelihood of bringing back their own free agents, Varejao and Pavlovic.

Upside:

• Gooden brings the much-needed rebounding to the Warriors. In the 06-07 season with the Cavs, he grabbed about 8.5 boards per 28 minutes.
• He's a Bay Area product.
  
• He's a post player. Given the streaky 3-point shooting that makes the Warriors so fun (and painful) to watch, it'd be a welcome addition to dump the ball to Gooden for some easy baskets.

Downside:

• He doesn't have a Foyle-esque contract, but it is quite hefty. He makes $8 million a year for the next 2 years.
• Despite being a good rebounder and a 6'10", 250 lb. body, he does not block shots (0.3/game) or play good defense. The Cavs gave up 100.5 pts/100 possessions when he was on the floor, and only 99.2 pts/100 possessions when he was off the floor.
• He will take playing time away from Wright. Nellie already has an extremely short leash on rookies, so why compound that?
• The Warriors will not be able to give extensions to Andris/Monta next year without hitting lux tax.

I'd much rather resign Barnes. Although Barnes rebounds at a lesser clip that Gooden, he is able to play all 5 positions under Nellieball and is already accustomed to the "organized chaos". Since Mullin is letting the market decide Barnes' price, his services will cost a fraction of Gooden's price.