<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Trade #2 ? Orlando ? Cleveland ? Los Angele The Orlando Magic receive Drew Gooden and Damon Jones from Cleveland, and Luke Walton and Smush Parker from Los Angeles. The Cleveland Cavaliers receive Lamar Odom from Los Angeles and Jameer Nelson from Orlando. Finally, the Los Angeles Lakers receive Steve Francis and Bo Outlaw from Orlando, and Ira Newble from Cleveland. It?s not the simplest trade that has ever been executed, but in my estimation it works for all teams involved. Cleveland gets rid of Drew Gooden, who has been the subject of trade talks for the better part of his tenure as a Cavalier, and the failed free agent experiment of Damon Jones and essentially gets Lamar Odom in return. The Cavaliers also pick up Jameer Nelson, a promising young talent, from the Magic and have to give up Ira Newble for cap reasons. I believe Odom would fit nicely in Cleveland?s system as a versatile power forward. Once Larry Hughes is healthy, Cleveland would immediately become a powerhouse in the East. With three stars in Odom, Hughes, and LeBron James, and an unselfish point guard in Eric Snow the Cavs could give LeBron his first championship ring sooner than later. And I didn?t even mention Zydrunas Ilgauskas, a quality center in a center-deprived conference. The Magic get rid of Steve Francis, who has overstayed his welcome in Orlando, and receive a quality inside presence in Drew Gooden, as well as a perimeter threat in Damon Jones. While they give up the bright future of Jameer Nelson, they get an immediate impact point guard in Smush Parker. Parker, who shares shots as a Laker with Kobe Bryant and Odom, will be able to show off his scoring skills as a focal point of the Magic offense. Orlando would switch to more of a team offense, with no Francis-led isolation, and get a few million dollars in cap relief as a bonus. Los Angeles gets Steve Francis after losing out on the Ron Artest sweepstakes a few weeks ago. The Lakers also receive Bo Outlaw and Ira Newble as fillers in order to make the trade with Orlando and Cleveland work financially. They can then feature a starting line-up of Steve Francis, Kobe Bryant, Devean George, Kwame Brown, and Chris Mihm. The addition of Francis would free things up for Kobe on the perimeter at times, and allows Los Angeles to get rid of a possible problems brewing between Odom and Agent 81.</div> I dont like this trade at all. http://realgm.com/src_goaltending/74/20060...trading_issues/
We lose Steve Francis and Jameer Nelson and get back two below average point guards with Jones and Smush, an ex-Magic player who we traded so Dwight Howard could develop in Gooden and a pansy in Luke Walton. If Otis Smith does this I'm going to have to slap him.
This isn't even worth talking about because it is so stupidly ridiculous So This trade would address none of our needs and we still have 5 point guards. I think whoever wrote this is is really bored and has nothing better to do than make up trades that make absolutly no sense.
i don't think this trade will go down. The lakers are waiting for 07. When they have room and they can keep Kobe, lamar, Bynum, brown, and have 25 million to spend.
This sh*ts ridiculous. RealGM is a joke. While you're checking out RealGMs trades, you might as well check out NBADraft.net's draft predictions.
If this motherf@@king trade goes down, some of us Orlando citizens need to get together and murder Otis Smith. Seriously. This is the most retarded thing I've ever seen.
Buahaha, no way. This trade doesn't any sense for any of the teams except Cleveland. The last thing Orlando needs are more point guards.
I filled out the RealGM trade checker and the trade says failed scenario so I guess this is a made up trade.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TwinTowers:</div><div class="quote_post">I filled out the RealGM trade checker and the trade says failed scenario so I guess this is a made up trade.</div> I just looked at the article. It's some "journalist" on RealGM who decided to come up with two trades that he thought would benefit all teams. He's an idiot, but the more important thing is, this trade isn't even a rumor; it's a douche's suggestion. I just checked it on ESPN's trade machine, which is much much better than RealGM. This Trade Succeeded! Go back to adjust your trade or start over. Los Angeles Lakers Incoming Players Ira Newble Salary: $2,950,200 Years Remaining: 1 PTS: 1.3 REB: 2.1 AST: 0.4 PER: 1.81 Bo Outlaw Salary: $1,138,500 Years Remaining: 0 PTS: 1.6 REB: 2.4 AST: 0.6 PER: 6.76 Minimum Salary Exception allowed trade to be successful Steve Francis Salary: $13,700,000 Years Remaining: 3 PTS: 16.3 REB: 4.8 AST: 5.7 PER: 16.23 Outgoing Players: Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Smush ParkerOrlando Magic Incoming Players Drew Gooden Salary: $4,065,811 Years Remaining: 0 PTS: 10.9 REB: 8.8 AST: 0.8 PER: 19.21 Luke Walton Salary: $1,125,000 Years Remaining: 0 PTS: 4.1 REB: 3.2 AST: 2.3 PER: 10.21 Damon Jones Salary: $3,596,924 Years Remaining: 3 PTS: 7.5 REB: 1.6 AST: 1.9 PER: 9.42 Smush Parker Salary: $745,248 Years Remaining: 0 PTS: 11.5 REB: 3.1 AST: 3.2 PER: 12.97 Outgoing Players: Bo Outlaw, Steve Francis, Jameer NelsonCleveland Cavaliers Incoming Players Lamar Odom Salary: $11,448,596 Years Remaining: 3 PTS: 13.9 REB: 9.2 AST: 5.3 PER: 16.27 Jameer Nelson Salary: $1,189,200 Years Remaining: 1 PTS: 13.8 REB: 3.0 AST: 4.4 PER: 18.56 Outgoing Players: Ira Newble, Drew Gooden, Damon Jones I'm still not worried. See? ESPN's trade machine incorporated a Minimum Salary Exception, which allowed trade to be successful.
