i posted a similar trade a while back and even though that trade sent big al to atl i got a lot of responses along the lines of "we don't want big al"
thus the title of this proposal
here's my latest:
bos sends terry, bass
receives milsap, korver
atl sends Josh smith, korver
recieves big al, bass
utah sends big al, milsap
recieves smith, terry
variations on this trade also work: sub petro and tinsley for korver if you like
for bos we get a quality power forward who can actually help this year and we get expiring contracts. i know terry is playing better but he has underperformed and the length of he and bass's contracts on a rebuilding celtics team is burdensome.
for atl they get a center to pair with horford. try them together for the year, if it fails big al's contract is expiring and gives them flexibility. if it succeeds we could be wishing we'd made a move for him. bass is a reliable and a cheapish back up 4.
the justification for utah is the hardest. I have no idea if they have the money to resign smith, but in the short term they get an exciting star, at worst they clear the log jam at the 4/5 and get a shot at convincing smith to resign. i don't believe they have a shot at landing a player of his caliber in FA.