So, Brandon is clearly the most valuable player on the Blazers' roster, but they also have quality depth at his position. With the discussion today about him not being the greatest fit with a running team (which I happen to think is overblown, but at least has some truth), I got to thinking about who I might actually be willing to trade Brandon for. Ignoring such trivial items as salary cap issues and whether their current team would actually make a deal, I come up with: LeBron, Chris Paul, and possibly Durrant because he's so young and is such an offensive stud at the 3 spot. Kobe's too old and has way too much baggage. Wade has too many injury issues. Dwight Howard is tempting, but I'd be hard pressed to see him as the guy that puts the Blazers over the top, especially if Greg overcomes his injury problems. Carmelo certainly deserves strong consideration, but personally, I'd pass on him. Deron Williams is a lateral move. There are a lot of other good young players that may eventually be able to do more for their teams than Brandon does, but I can't think of any that I'd make the trade for right now. What are your thoughts?
The whole 'he doesn't run' thing isn't a deal breaker, but I would like to see him diversify his game in this area. As for who I would trade him for, the list is mostly a who's who of MVP candidates. Bottom line, it really doesn't matter because there's about as much chance of him being traded in the next two or three years as MIXUM becoming the resident 'voice of reason' around here.
Not even considering LBJ (unless a sign-and-trade this summer if LBJ wanted cash instead of exposure? Yeah, right) I'd probably only trade Roy for CP3. Maybe Howard, but I think he's in ORL for the long haul. Not 'Melo. Maybe Wade.
Paul, Bron, Wade. I woulda added KD if his playmaking abilities were better. All that said, I'll gladly keep him.
Isn't it amazing how guys that have to shoulder too much of a load on their team get hurt? Amazing coincidence it is.
Nobody. We're lucky Brandon is from the Northwest or he probably wouldn't want to stay here for his career.
Stellar find. I just watched Brewster's Millions again last year, and thought it dated, but still funny.
