Bleacher Report: 5 Blockbuster Trade Ideas

[coolhandsteve]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2089228-blockbuster-nba-trade-ideas-that-would-reshape-the-association

[Derka]

I don't *hate* the Rondo deal. Use #6 to draft the best available PG in the draft, especially with so many better deals for Love out there.

[JUDGE WITNESS]

these are some of the most retarded trades in history

[Fiddlesticks]

DWill D12 Hardon big three. 60 win regular season but first round exit incoming.

[Hey Yo]

these are some of the most retarded trades in history
And that's why the article is on BR site. Place is garbage.

[Smook A.]

DWill D12 Hardon big three. 60 win regular season but first round exit incoming.
The hell with that dude Deron Williams! I don't want that guy on my team. He's done especially since his ankles are gone.

[UK2K]

No way the Rockets would trade for Deron Williams...

Why absorb that much cap hit when you've got BeverD on the cheap, who has only played 1 1/2 seasons in the NBA?

The 4 is a position of need for the Rockets, not the PG.

[Fiddlesticks]

No way the Rockets would trade for Deron Williams...

Why absorb that much cap hit when you've got BeverD on the cheap, who has only played 1 1/2 seasons in the NBA?

The 4 is a position of need for the Rockets, not the PG.
DWill is elite

[Black and White]

DWill is elite

In what way? Hes not the same player anymore

[hawksdogsbraves]

I think something close to that Warriors-Timberwolves trade will actually happen. I don't know that the Warriors will give up quite that much though, Lee OR Thompson (more likely Thompson), Barnes, and a first should get it done.

[JUDGE WITNESS]

And that's why the article is on BR site. Place is garbage.
no kidding :facepalm its ridiculous how they have a following in the first place

[Smook A.]

DWill is elite
Yeah he was 2 years ago but he's far from elite now.

[Fiddlesticks]

In what way? Hes not the same player anymore
played on 2 bum ankles, we will see this season

[longtime lurker]

That Rondo deal is absolute shit.

[UK2K]

DWill is elite
14 and 6 on 45% shooting and 36% 3pt?
Going into his 12th season...

Maybe thats elite in the east.

[beastee]

Right, the Bulls are gonna trade mirotic & both picks for Melo....
Um, he is gonna sign there for free.

[coolhandsteve]

Right, the Bulls are gonna trade mirotic & both picks for Melo....
Um, he is gonna sign there for free.

When I saw that I was like :whatever: since like you said there's a chance he's signing there anyway. If I'm Bulls' management I don't like the idea of trading both my 1st round picks. Not in this draft.

They would have to amnesty Boozer and cut Mike James and Louis Amundson to create some space (who thinks they won't do that?), and they probably would have to do more though to create more cap space. But Melo would be taking some sort of a paycut anyway, so I guess from there it's a matter of what's more important to him..

[Nastradamus]

BR is retarded. Hey, you can't include another player in a sign and trade(Jennings with Monroe in this example). Why don't you learn the basic rules before you post an article like this?

[Nastradamus]

None of Mirotic,16 or 19 is that valuable. You don't blink if that's what a superstar costs you. That way you don't have to amnesty Boozer.

[Nastradamus]

I think something close to that Warriors-Timberwolves trade will actually happen. I don't know that the Warriors will give up quite that much though, Lee OR Thompson (more likely Thompson), Barnes, and a first should get it done.

Barnes and Lee have no value. Lee is a bad contract and Barnes has done nothing in the NBA. No way you get Love without including all of these pieces IMO.

[niko]

Why do people think Houston would give a pick and two expirers for Deron? He had surgery on both ankles too. That doesn't sound logical, Houston takes the risk and gives up salary savings AND gives a pick.

[niko]

14 and 6 on 45% shooting and 36% 3pt?
Going into his 12th season...

Maybe thats elite in the east.
at the supermax money for three more years too.

[hawksdogsbraves]

Barnes and Lee have no value. Lee is a bad contract and Barnes has done nothing in the NBA. No way you get Love without including all of these pieces IMO.

Well yeah, I think it would be Thompson.

I don't think his deal is that bad though, it's a good chunk of change but the guy does average 18/10, that's a good piece of Love's production right there, (even though he plays no defense).

[kshutts1]

The Bulls trade for Melo was a pipe dream. Not giving up Jimmy Butler? Hard to see a deal being completed without that, and I'd be willing to add him to the BR deal for Melo, lol, much less replace a piece with Butler.

Williams was certainly a stupid idea, as many have said. Warriors trade was not great, either, just because even though Love can shoot, I'm not sure he's fast enough to really benefit their system. I guess systems can change, though.

[Trentknicks]

The Bulls trade for Melo was a pipe dream. Not giving up Jimmy Butler? Hard to see a deal being completed without that, and I'd be willing to add him to the BR deal for Melo, lol, much less replace a piece with Butler.

Williams was certainly a stupid idea, as many have said. Warriors trade was not great, either, just because even though Love can shoot, I'm not sure he's fast enough to really benefit their system. I guess systems can change, though.
If Melo's gone then I'd take that deal pretty quickly as a Knick fan, would hope to get Snell though, they can keep Butler.

[Jameerthefear]

Why do people think Houston would give a pick and two expirers for Deron? He had surgery on both ankles too. That doesn't sound logical, Houston takes the risk and gives up salary savings AND gives a pick.
not logical at all. it's amazing to me that this person made 6 shitty trades.

[D-FENS]

That Rondo deal is absolute shit.

I agree - the rest are average to good. But why would anyone trade for Jennings? And why would Boston pair Monroe and Sullinger in the front court?

I'll come up with 5 better trades right now:
1. New York trades Carmelo Anthony and Raymond Felton to the Houston Rockets for Omer Asik, Jeremy Lin, and Chandler Parsons.
-Phil starts his major overhaul in New York. Bargnani, Stoudemire, Lin, and Asik will all come off the books at the end of 2014/2015. Parsons can be a building block.
-Houston becomes a competitor with a big 3 of Anthony, Harden and Howard.

2. Minnesota trades Kevin Love, Chase Budinger and Kevin Martin to the Golden State Warriors for Harrison Barnes, David Lee and Klay Thompson. No picks involved.
-Minnesota stays relevant and puts shooters and athletes around Rubio. He gets a chance to have a team built around him for a season before the team needs to commit big money to him.
-Golden State becomes a super team with Curry, Love, Iggy and Bogut.

3. Indiana trades Roy Hibbert to the Portland Trailblazers. Portland trades Robin Lopez to Indiana, and trades Thomas Robinson, CJ McCollum and a 2015 1st round pick to Philadelphia. Philadelphia trades Thaddeus Young to Indiana.
-Indiana improve their depth, Lopez is not a very big downgrade from Hibbert.
-Portland gets a big to pair with Aldridge, and this moves them to more of a halfcourt defensive team. Matthews and Batum are capable defenders who can make this work.
-Philadelphia gets 2 young assets to play now, a future asset, and saves money.

4. Boston trades Rajon Rondo, Jeff Green and Gerald Wallace to the Los Angeles Lakers for 2014 Pick 7, 2016 1st Round Pick, and Steve Nash. Boston buys out Steve Nash so he can sign with the Golden State Warriors.
-Boston saves a shit tonne of money and gets their hands on 2 more assets. Picking at 6 and 7 allows them to pick up two starters to rebuild with. One of Smart, Exum or Vonleh will be available at 6, and they have a lot of options at 7 in Randle, Saric, Stauskas, Harris, McDermott and LOL Aaron Gordon.
-The Lakers assemble a decent team around Kobe, especially if they can bring back Gasol or bring in a big man like Gortat. Gerald Wallace may be the poison that stops this deal from going through.

5. Brooklyn trades Deron Williams and Andrei Kirilenko to Detroit for Josh Smith and Brandon Jennings.
-This is an unlikely scenario but one that benefits both teams. It wouldn;t happen though because both teams over-value their shit.

[D-FENS]

None of Mirotic,16 or 19 is that valuable. You don't blink if that's what a superstar costs you. That way you don't have to amnesty Boozer.

:biggums: Mirotic would be a top 5 pick this year, maybe even top 3. He can contribute now, and he has a huge amount of potential, could be the GOAT Euro player in the NBA because he has potential to be better than Dirk

[GimmeThat]

no kidding :facepalm its ridiculous how they have a following in the first place

because "creativity" beats "you heard it here first"

[Fiddlesticks]

14 and 6 on 45% shooting and 36% 3pt?
Going into his 12th season...

Maybe thats elite in the east.
bad ankles and still good shooting percentages.

[D-FENS]

For those other trades, the hibbert to portland trade is horrible, indiana would get away with robbery on that one, hibbert proved he is not worth that much in the last stretch and in the playoffs.

Hibbert is being completely under-utilized. There are a lot of haters on here, and Roy is really undervalued.

I agree on Marcus Smart, he's a better prospect than Rondo ever was.