the deal: (S/T) Rashard Lewis for Zach Randolph Straight upthe depth chartortlandG: Jack | RodriguezSG: Roy | WebsterSF: Lewis | Outlaw/UdokaPF: Aldridge | MagloireC: Oden | PryzbillaSeattleG: Ridnour | WatsonSG: AllenSF: Durant | WilkinsPF: Randolph | CollisonC: Wilcox | Swiftthose teams could both go deep in the playoffs IMO
Deep in the playoffs? No way... they would only be contenders for making the playoffs as a 6th to 8th seed at best... and that isn't even a lock.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kobebryant_24OWNEDME @ May 26 2007, 10:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>wow, you're the first person to think of this idea </div>
Those lineups look amazing, and those teams would have extremely successful offseasons. Portland getting Oden and Lewis, while Seattle gets Durant and Randolph, wow.. And, the Northwest Division would have a lot more competition for the 1st spot.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Zards @ May 26 2007, 10:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Those lineups look amazing, and those teams would have extremely successful offseasons. Portland getting Oden and Lewis, while Seattle gets Durant and Randolph, wow.. And, the Northwest Division would have a lot more competition for the 1st spot.</div>I think the division is going to be tougher next year regardless, and it could eventually become the toughest (or second toughest) division in basketball in a few years. You'd have a lot of exciting players, and most of them are very young tooortland: Brandon Roy, Greg Oden, LaMarcus AldridgeSeattle: Kevin Durant, Ray AllenUtah: Deron Williams, Carlos BoozerDenver: Carmelo Anthony, Allen Iverson, NeneMinnesota: Randy Foye, Kevin Garnett (assuming he isn't traded)Wow... competitive division down the line...
I'm not sure if Seattle would do it. Randolph is a guy who wants the ball and you are going to ask him to play 3rd string behind Durant and Allen. Add that to his contract and the fact he would completely disrupt the development of the bigs already over there (Collison, Wilcox, Swift, Petro, Sene).