This should stir some emotions. Would you do this trade? Houston sends Francis/Rice/Cato/KT/#5 pick to Seattle. Seattle sends Payton/Lewis (resigned)/James (resigned) to Houston. Seattle could end up with a lineup of: C: Stoudemire/Booth/Cato/Drobnjak/Oyedeji(IL) PF: KT/Baker/Long(IL) SF: Radmanovic/Sesay SG: Mason/Barry PG: Francis/Shammond/Watson(IL) Or, instead of Stoudemire, they could take Gooden or Wilcox to play the PF position. Houston would end up with a lineup of: C: James/#15(Marcus?)/Collier PF: Taylor/Griffin SF: Lewis/T-Mo/Walt? SG: Mobley/Torres PG: Payton/Moochie/Brown This probably will never happen, but I'm bored & had to try something. What do you think?
Then we could sign Jeff McInnis to part, or all, of the mid-level exception. After that, assuming that Atlanta doesn't get in the top 3 picks & doesn't have a first round pick, we could trade Moochie/Collier for Nazr Mohammed. That would give us a revised lineup of: C: Mohammed/James/#15(Marcus?) PF: Taylor/Griffin SF: Lewis/T-Mo/Walt? SG: Mobley/Torres PG: Payton/McInnis/Brown But, there's more.......
Portland trades: PF Rasheed Wallace (19.3 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 1.9 apg in 37.5 minutes) Portland receives: C Dikembe Mutombo (11.5 ppg, 10.8 rpg, 1.0 apg in 36.3 minutes) Change in team outlook: -7.8 ppg, +2.6 rpg, and -0.9 apg. Philadelphia trades: PF Derrick Coleman (15.1 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 1.7 apg in 35.9 minutes) SG Allen Iverson (31.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 5.5 apg in 43.7 minutes) C Dikembe Mutombo (11.5 ppg, 10.8 rpg, 1.0 apg in 36.3 minutes) Philadelphia receives: PF Rasheed Wallace (19.3 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 1.9 apg in 79 games) SF Eddie Griffin (8.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 0.7 apg in 73 games) SG Cuttino Mobley (21.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.5 apg in 74 games) C Kelvin Cato (6.6 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 0.4 apg in 75 games) PF Kurt Thomas (13.9 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 1.1 apg in 82 games) SF Clarence Weatherspoon (8.8 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 1.1 apg in 56 games) Change in team outlook: +21.1 ppg, +18.1 rpg, and -0.5 apg. Houston trades: SF Eddie Griffin (8.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 0.7 apg in 26.0 minutes) SG Cuttino Mobley (21.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.5 apg in 42.1 minutes) C Kelvin Cato (6.6 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 0.4 apg in 25.5 minutes) Houston receives: SG Allen Iverson (31.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 5.5 apg in 60 games) Change in team outlook: -5.7 ppg, -12.2 rpg, and +1.9 apg. New York trades: PF Kurt Thomas (13.9 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 1.1 apg in 33.8 minutes) SF Clarence Weatherspoon (8.8 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 1.1 apg in 30.8 minutes) New York receives: PF Derrick Coleman (15.1 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 1.7 apg in 58 games) Change in team outlook: -7.6 ppg, -8.5 rpg, and -0.5 apg. TRADE ACCEPTED while we're posting silly trades as for your trade, I have no faith in Payton leading a young team to a championship I think Lewis will cost us too much and would rather draft a SF with a nice rookie contract
Ya, let's trade a 25 year old for an over 30 year old. What would that do for us? Will we be able to win a championship with that team?
Next, I'll trade Taylor to Minnesota for Jackson/Peeler/future conditional #1 pick. This'll give us a replacement for Taylor with a low post game & an upgrade at the backup SG position. Griffin & Jackson at the PF spot gives Rudy the versatility that he loves. This trade gives us another revised lineup of: C: Mohammed/James/#15(Marcus?) PF: Griffin/Jackson SF: Lewis/T-Mo/Walt? SG: Mobley/Peeler/Torres (IL) PG: Payton/McInnis/Brown(IL) TRADE ACCEPTED!!! I'm on a roll now. Somebody stop me!
I guess we're off the Parker bandwagon now? He looked like a worldbeater before last night. I guess it's a lot harder to score efficiently when you are the #1 option and you have no post prescence. Sound familiar?
Why stop there. If you find some way to get rid of Mobley and Griffin (maybe to Toronto for Carter - play him at the 2), and assuming we just don't resign Walt, the onl player left from last year not on the IL would be T-Mo. I know you're thinking that then we don't have our PF of the future, but we could pick up somebody with the 15th pick.
I'd buy Sonics season tickets if the Rockets did that trade. It would be fun for about a season, but the fact remains that Payton is getting old, and will be on the down-swing of his career in a few years.
that is the stupidest suggestion i have ever heard. just sign lewis out right. why would u trade away a guy with at least 12 more years for a guy with maybe 4 more years. just plain stupid.
Hottoddie, Are you invoved in a line of work that fosters creative thinking and these <b>Trade Accepted</b> threads are a side benefit? The other theory is that your creative juices are stifled in the workplace and these <b>Trade Accepted</b> threads are an outlet for you to exercise your underutilized talent. Mango
