EDIT: My trade sucks read Rastapopolus' idea: The Chris Paul thread got me thinking crazy thoughts: http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=34x7c7b NOH Trades: Chris Paul Julian Wright M. Thorton James Posey NOH Receives: Monta Ellis Nicolas Batum Jerryd Bayless Rudy Fernadez Andre Miller (expiring) (a variant would include JPEC and a bit of juggling like adding M. Peterson to Portland ESPN sucks and won't let me trade JPEC) Golden State Trades: Monta Ellis Brenden Wright Ronny Turiaf Golden State Receives: LaMarcus Aldridge James Posey J. Pendergraph Dante Cunningham M. Thorton Portland Trades: LMA Pendergraph Cunningham Batum Bayless Fernandez Miller (could add Przybilla per above for Peterson) Portland Receives: Chris fucking Paul Julian Wright Brenden Wright Ronny Turiaf Two trade exceptions (Mo Peterson in JPEC version) I believe our team would fly as we would now have the Wright brothers. PG Paul/Armon Johnson/Mills SG Roy/Elliot Williams SF Julian Wright/ Babbit/MLE guy PF Brenden Wright/Turiaf/Camby C Oden/Camby/Turiaf Yes our SF would be WEAK, but damn I do it in a heart beat. Golden State gets rid of Monta "Moped" Ellis and a few spare parts for LMA, Dante, Pendergraph, Thorton and Posey New Orleans saves cap space and picks up a fast SG along with young talent in Bayless and Batum NOH Collison Ellis Batum West Okafor That's a decent team other then Center. Also they could get even more relief by throwing in JPEC for M. Peterson. It's madness I know, but my inner BoomShakaLaka has risen to the surface.
Three things: 1. We all get carried away when we start staring at the ESPN trade machine. 2. NOH won't want Ellis. They want expirings. 3. Our forwards would suck sooooooo badly that we would have to move to Seattle. Why completely gut our roster when we can possibly have Paul without giving up Aldridge? Small forwards are a dime a dozen... maybe not as good as Batum, but we can find replacements.
I forgot to add that my head exploded in a bad way, not in that "oooh boy, I sure am excited," kind of way.
You wouldn't do that trade for Paul though when you keep Oden and Roy? We need to consolidate... oh well. I would much rather keep Oden then LMA. I know I'm in the minority there, but it's true. I want someone who takes it to the hole and knows how to deal with a double team. Also I firmly believe we won't ever get a ring unless Oden is healthy and a star. Even adding Paul, LMA as our primary frontcourt weapon won't get it done. Better to have a core of Paul/Oden/Roy
I'd do it in a heartbeat. I just don't think it has any chance of happening. Has there ever been a 14-15 player deal in NBA history? Involving three teams and so many players means you only vaguely address what each team needs, if at all. When such significant players are being dealt, it has to be laser focused in terms of each team feeling they got exactly what they needed. I don't think this does that.
How about this: Paul and Okafor for Batum, Bayless, Rudy, Camby AND EITHER Andre or Joel (they have practically identical salary) it works on the trade checker. Then NO could either keep Camby or turn around and trade him to OKC or someone like that. And if we still have Andre, we can try to trade him for a SF, because we'll be desperate for one.
I agree we need to consolidate, but I'm not quite ready to shed 7 rotation players and take back that many subpar players in return (aside from Turiaf who I think would be a modestly decent backup 4/5)
N.O. get very very little salary relief. What is the motivation for them? It's pretty ugly for them, and not a big fan for us, either, personally.
That seems a bit more realistic. A bigs rotation of LMA, Oden, Okafor would be pretty good. Perhaps a decent wing could be picked up with the MLE (assuming any are left on the market after this goes through).
That is a better idea. Damn, didn't experiment long enough. I need to quit doing three ways. Well trades anyways.
I'd love this deal too. The only players I wouldn't be thrilled to give up in a Paul swap are Oden and Roy. I want to see them play with Paul. I also actually value Okafor as a player. I'd love to get him as a "throw-in" who has negative value to the other team. While his contract may well make him negative value in terms of cost efficiency, if Allen can afford it, he'd be quite a useful rotation player. He's not an on-court zero at all.
I gotta find better things to do with my time . . . like sit around and wait for Boomchakalaka to one up this one with beaut of his own.
And my wish has just been granted (and via a 4-way Blue Light Special, no less): http://sportstwo.com/threads/163366-4-team-Trade-Scenario-(Blazers-Suns-Minny-Knicks) Advantage Boom. Idog to return serve?
