And why would the Pacers make this trade? I think there are a lot of homers out there who over value our young players. West lost his job to Rondo the day he was draft, Penkins has been a bust, Green has potential but can't get on the floor because he plays no D.
O'Neal, Dun, and Tinley comine for a 47 pts, 20 rbs, and 12 ast. How about I trade you all of my back up players for all your starters, deal?
Well first off, I originally posted that on February 22nd. That was a couple of days after the trading deadline I believe. We no longer even have Wally or Delonte on our roster, but I understand that your post is out dated seeing as how things have changed since you posted this...
I've come to realize over the last few weeks that GMs won't do what is best for their teams and package bad contracts with their stars (ie KG along with 2 bad contracts Jaric/Hassel/THUD/Blount or O'Neal with Murphy/Dunleavy/Tinsley). They would rather get back max talent value in trades, instead of taking less talent while packaging bad contracts. The reason is that they expose themselves for giving bad contracts out (Minnesota) or making bad trades (Indy) if they do this.
IMHO, Indiana should think seriously about making any acquiring team take on either Dunleavy or Murphy with O'Neal. Something like Odom, Kwame, and Turiaf(no Bynum basically) for O'Neal and Murphy. But, like I side, they wouldn't do that.
Now as for the trade I originally posted, value wise, I don't think it is too far off. Maybe swap the Minnesota pick for next years first and it would be a done deal. You just have to consider how much negative value Dunleavy and Tinsley have because of their long/expensive (relative to value) contracts.