Trade Ideas Thread

Wiggins still has 4 years after this one on contract! I can't believe I'm saying this but I'd rather have Turner and Leonard.

 

So can Parker on a much shorter deal. Big bucks+long contract+injury issues strikes me as a sure loser.

 

Would Dallas want Wiggins?

Turner and Leonard to Minnesota

Wiggins to Dallas

Wes and Dennis Smith Jr to us

Then flip DSJ for a young wing on a rookie deal like Mikal Bridges.

Dame, CJ, Hark, Aminu, Nurk

Curry, Wes, Bridges, Collins round out the rotation. That's pretty solid. We almost get under the tax this year and are way below it in the off season.

 

Why would Minnesota keep us in that deal?

 

Good question, I was thinking about that too. Maybe we throw in a pick? Or maybe Thibs really, really wants Turner!

 

Neil probably wouldn't trade CJ for Luka Doncic if he could.

 

well, rumor is he wouldn't offer CJ for Paul George

 

Alright, I know it's stupid but I'm going to keep going...

Cleveland (These trades will have to wait until late January):

CJ and Swanigan for JR Smith, Alec Burks, 2021 1st round pick, and 2021 1st round pick via Milwaukee

Straight salary dump that loads us up with picks if we have to rebuild after Dame's contract is up. Then flip JR Smith to Houston for Brandon Knight and their 2019 1st round pick giving us 3 1sts for CJ.

CJ, Turner, and Swanigan for Love, JR Smith, Channing Frye, and Washington's 2022 2nd round pick

We can then still flip JR for Brandon Knight and a 1st from Houston.

 

I want to die.

 

If Olshey turned CJ into a salary dump and 3 first round picks, I would kiss his ring at center court!

 

It's interesting though the divide on CJ. We have some like you who would be ecstatic at that trade and then there is a whole group that thinks that would be the worst trade ever.

Does that mean it's pretty fair?

 

If you do a trade like this then you also trade Dame and build around Nurk. Dame is going to be 29 he's not getting younger and your going to trade CJ for draft picks?

 

Adding a go-to score off the bench...

To Portland:
Enes Kanter

To NY:
?????

GS would have no breaks with Kanter backing up Nurk.

 

Not a bad idea.

They'll want cap space though, so I'm not sure.

 

Who says no to this?

Detroit gets CJ, DJ Augustin, and Khem Birch

Orlando gets Reggie Jackson and Ish Smith

Portland gets Terrence Ross, Reggie Bullock, Luke Kennard, and a Detroit 2019 1st

We get under the tax line this year, add a 1st rounder, a young shooter with two more years left on his deal after this one, and two expiring wings who could both help us this year and we could re-sign if we want to keep them.

 

The biggest issue I see is the Blazers trade CJ and bring in 3 players. We would have to include two other players or create a couple more roster spots, since we are maxed out.

 

Yeah, there would definitely have to be a work around that. I tried to include some others but couldn't quite get it to fit with more money going to either team. So we'd have to have some sort of other deal in place or cut two players.

 

Alright next up for CJ is Detroit. They are the first team I've gotten to that would actually really want CJ on their team and that makes sense (although I could see Cleveland liking him too). I've already mentioned some 3-team trades with Detroit involved but I'll keep these to just between the two teams:

CJ and Leonard for Blake Griffin and Khyri Thomas. Griffin is one of the few players I could actually see Olshey trading CJ for. It sounds like the Pistons want to keep Griffin and don't think of him as a bad contract, YET. This trade actually saves us a little money the next couple years but then hurts the last two years of Griffin's contract. Given Griffin's injury history too this trade is probably not one I'd choose but I also wouldn't be mad if it happened.

CJ for Andre Drummond. I know for a fact the Pistons would do this because they are sick of Drummond. Their salaries are almost identical. With the emergence of Nurk I don't think it makes a lot of sense to trade for another center instead of a wing. Maybe there would be a 3rd team we could flip Drummond to?

CJ and Swanigan for Reggie Jackson, Luke Kennard, Reggie Bullock, and a 2019 Detroit 1st. I'd hate to get stuck with Reggie so we'd have to flip him elsewhere or just suck it up for a year along with Turner and Leonard but I am liking the idea of adding Kennard and Bullock and a mid 1st rounder. I guess this trade depends on if there is a 3rd team to flip Reggie Jackson to.

 

I personally would not want to see them get Blake. Dude can't stay healthy. His contract is way to large for someone who you can only count on for less then 3/4 of a season.