Celtics - Kaman, Granger
Pacers - Pierce
Hornets - O'Neal, Stephenson, 7 mill trade exception
Why for Celtics - Kaman is better than O'Neal (both are health risks) and Granger is a younger version of Pierce (though not as good this year, probably will be next year and better the year after). Granger is also a bit cheaper going forward providing slightly more flexibility.
Why for the Pacers - Pierce may be the guy that can get them over the top this year and would be a solid championship level veteran to guide the youngsters
Why for Hornets - they save about 7 million this year, get another young talented player to look at, and pick up a trade exception that they can use until this time next year
Other pieces could also be included, maybe the Celtics could send Bradley to the Pacers and get George Hill back (or something like that).
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=6pyp5jr
Never, ever trade Pierce. That should be a new rule on CB.
Celtics lineup:
PG Collison/[sign a vet]/Bradley
SG Pierce/Moore
SF Granger/Pietrus/Pavlovic
PF Garnett/Bass
C Kaman/Wilcox/Stiemsma
That's an inspired trade idea. Nice job man. There aren't many holes I can poke in it from a logic standpoint. TP
Granger's 28 and his numbers have been declining for the last 3 years. He's not some kid that's going to be getting better as he matures. As for the second trade, we give up the best player in the deal and arguably the second best as well. In the nba, a quarter is better than three dimes, but that trade's like a quarter and a dime for a dime and a couple of nickels.
Looking at the second trade from a logic standpoint:
For Celtics: Going from Rondo to Collison is a sure downgrade, but he's super cheap, younger than Rondo and still on his rookie contract. Capable player. Getting Granger for elderly Ray more than makes up for it. We don't lose Pierce in the process (I believe Pierce remains better than Granger for the next few years) and although Granger (28 years old) is paid a bit, his contract would line up with Pierce's (2 years). Brilliant. Meanwhile we dump JO and a prospect (jaJuan Johnson), but get a legit starting center (Kaman) who comes off the books at the end of the year unless we want to extend him.
The key to that trade from Boston's standpoint: You take on Granger's 13 mil, but lose Rondo's 11 mil. Collison adds another 2.3 mil. SO if you're following along... if you let Kaman walk, your cap room is only impacted by -5 mil, but you have a core of Collison, Granger and Pierce already locked in with some 20 mil in cap space that you could still offer to a guy like Howard. If you do nothing, this team has Pierce, Rondo and 25 mil in cap space... It's basically boils down to whether you think Collison and Granger combined = Rondo.
For Pacers: From checking their fan forums, they are pretty down on Granger. THey don't like him. They love Paul George and believe (possibly irrationally) that he's a phenom. There are several threads about, "it's time to trade Granger". No brainer here. Play Paul George at his natural SF position, get a gamer in Ray Allen and get a major upgrade of Rondo over Collison. Can't see them saying no to it.
For the Clippers: Getting a young prospect JaJuan Johnson and shedding some money (about 5 mil) this year (I assume this works, because the Pacers take on salary?) ought to be enough for them to move Kaman.
Not saying I would necessarily do it. I'm just saying that logically, this is one of the few trades I've ever seen on this forum that actually checks out. Lol
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