Before you critique, read the reasons why.
First off, highly unlikely. And by highly unlikely, I mean no chance. But the trade machine is fun to play with, so here goes:
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMa...radeId=22vm66w
ATL gets Ed Davis, Lou Williams, Reggie Evans, right to swap 1st round picks with TOR '11
CHA gets Jose Calderon, Spencer Hawes
PHI gets Diaw, Jamal Crawford, Derrick Brown, MIA 1st rd pick via TOR, 2nd rd pick from ATL (1 of ATL '11, '12 or PHX '12)
TOR gets Josh Smith, Andre Igoudala
Reasons why I like the trade:
ATL - going to be unable to resign Horford and Crawford given current roster and salary. They have poor attendance and revenue concerns. They get a promising rookie in Davis, a younger, cheaper guard in Williams who is also a very good player, and an energy guy in Evans. The loss of JAMAL Crawford clears the way for JORDAN Crawford who is looking like a great draft pick. Saves them $7.5M plus whatever it would take to sign JAMAL in salary for next season to ink Horford.
CHA - adds depth at PG with Calderon and depth to a front court desparately needing it in Hawes.
PHI - rumours are starting about Iggy wanting out of PHI. Philly has been rebuilding for years. THey aren't going anywhere with current lineup and have major money invested in Brand and Iggy. Brand isn't going anywhere - no one would touch that contract. Going forward they get financial flexibility which they currently do not have. Also, playing time is freed up for younger players to develop.
TOR - Gets legit talent to go with solid core already in place. The perimeter and help defense acquired in this trade would certainly help compensate for Bargnani's weaknesses while emphasizing his strengths.
Raptors look like this:
PG: JJ/Barbosa/Banks
SG: Iggy/DeRozan
SF: Kleiza/Weems/Wright
PF: Smith/Johnson/Dorsey
C: Bargnani/Anderson/Alabi
PHI definitely gets the shorter end of the stick in terms of players but they already suck pretty hard. They get major financial relief and flexibility going forward and an opportunity to truly tank and get another high draft pick.
If ATL doesn't go for this, offer Horford a max contract instead.
*I had to edit the trade for a couple of reasons: 1) Raps were $5M in to luxury tax, 2) 76'ers went in to luxury tax, 3) I didn't want to trade Weems - lol.*
First off, highly unlikely. And by highly unlikely, I mean no chance. But the trade machine is fun to play with, so here goes:
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMa...radeId=22vm66w
ATL gets Ed Davis, Lou Williams, Reggie Evans, right to swap 1st round picks with TOR '11
CHA gets Jose Calderon, Spencer Hawes
PHI gets Diaw, Jamal Crawford, Derrick Brown, MIA 1st rd pick via TOR, 2nd rd pick from ATL (1 of ATL '11, '12 or PHX '12)
TOR gets Josh Smith, Andre Igoudala
Reasons why I like the trade:
ATL - going to be unable to resign Horford and Crawford given current roster and salary. They have poor attendance and revenue concerns. They get a promising rookie in Davis, a younger, cheaper guard in Williams who is also a very good player, and an energy guy in Evans. The loss of JAMAL Crawford clears the way for JORDAN Crawford who is looking like a great draft pick. Saves them $7.5M plus whatever it would take to sign JAMAL in salary for next season to ink Horford.
CHA - adds depth at PG with Calderon and depth to a front court desparately needing it in Hawes.
PHI - rumours are starting about Iggy wanting out of PHI. Philly has been rebuilding for years. THey aren't going anywhere with current lineup and have major money invested in Brand and Iggy. Brand isn't going anywhere - no one would touch that contract. Going forward they get financial flexibility which they currently do not have. Also, playing time is freed up for younger players to develop.
TOR - Gets legit talent to go with solid core already in place. The perimeter and help defense acquired in this trade would certainly help compensate for Bargnani's weaknesses while emphasizing his strengths.
Raptors look like this:
PG: JJ/Barbosa/Banks
SG: Iggy/DeRozan
SF: Kleiza/Weems/Wright
PF: Smith/Johnson/Dorsey
C: Bargnani/Anderson/Alabi
PHI definitely gets the shorter end of the stick in terms of players but they already suck pretty hard. They get major financial relief and flexibility going forward and an opportunity to truly tank and get another high draft pick.
If ATL doesn't go for this, offer Horford a max contract instead.
*I had to edit the trade for a couple of reasons: 1) Raps were $5M in to luxury tax, 2) 76'ers went in to luxury tax, 3) I didn't want to trade Weems - lol.*
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