http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=qcscndkCeltics: Stauskas-Williams
Kings: Zeller-Wallace
Basically, the idea is to get rid of Wallace’s contract(for next year) at the expense of Zeller.
Kings wanted Plumlee to include in the trade in order to accept Deron William’s contract. Frankly, though their skills are alike, Plumlee is a much better player than Zeller. In my opinion, Deron Williams is still a good player but his injury prone, losing his athletic skills, his lack of defensive skills, and his long-term contract make him a worse choice than Collison. Wallace’s expiring contract is a much better advantage for them than Williams’ long-term and expensive contract. Moreover, as far as I’ve seen, both on and off the court, Wallace would be a very good signing for them. I think Zeller’s passing ability and mid-range shooting skills would not fit in our motion offense, and he is also not the type of center we need in terms of defensive skills. Thats why he could fit in the Kings better. I’m not sure whether the Kings would want an extra draft pick, but if they do we have lots of them anyway.
We, on the other hand, would get a player(Stauskas) who could fit in our motion offense better. Furthermore, we would have such a space in salary cap that we could get two players with max contracts.
Topic: Trade Idea (Celtics-Kings) (Read 793 times)