4 - team trade Idea

[Kevin H]

I am not an expert on the technicalities of the NBA CBA however this trade made it through the ESPN Trade Machine. I am also not saying this turns the Cavs into a contender again in the immediate future.

The trade allows the Cavs to turn the trade exception into an immediate infusion of talent while not reducing their amount of draft picks in the near future.

Cavs receive - Andre Iguodala, LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum, NYK 2014 1st rounder
NY Knicks receive - Antawn Jamison
Philly receives - Eddy Curry, JJ Hickson
Portland receives - $12 million of Cavs trade exception, Golden State's 2012 2nd rounder (from NYK), Minnesota's 2013 2nd rounder (from CLE)

It requires the Cavs to take on a couple of long term contracts however it makes them decent again in the short term. None of the core of Mo, iguodala, batum, aldridge, varejao, gibson, sessions would be older than 28. In the long term their number of draft picks would be:
2011 - one 1st round, two 2nd round
2012 - one 1st round, two 2nd round
2013 - two 1st round, one 2nd round
2014 - two 1st round, one 2nd round
2015 - two 1st round, one 2nd round

These draft picks provide an opportunity to try out a lot of cheap, young talent and then sign the pieces that work to longer deals. No need to invest heavily in 19 year old lottery picks who may never be winners. In a few years, expiring contracts and young talent could be packaged for a legitimate star player or two.

I think this works for the other teams in the deal also. If it's true that Portland is trying to move salary, this lets them get out from under aldridge's contract and not take back any salary. They get a couple of draft picks in return.

This may improve the Knicks chances of landing Carmelo Anthony, especially if they don't acquire him by this year's trade deadline. They keep all their young talent and will have jamison's expiring contract to include in a sign and trade next summer.

Philly can get rid of iguodala's contract and they get JJ Hickson, who is at least cheap and athletic.

 

[AMC]

I'm sure Portland would love to do that deal.

 

[KCOTT]

yeah, sounds like shit for portland

 

[Kevin H]

yeah, sounds like shit for portland

I had heard that Portland was looking to lower payroll.

 

[Kevin H]

I'm sure Portland would love to do that deal.

There was an article on fox sports ohio that said "Other players from around the league who are believed to have become available include New Jersey forward Troy Murphy and guard Jordan Farmar, Detroit forward Tayshaun Prince and just about everyone on Portland’s roster, including star Brandon Roy." I'm just trying to help the Trail Blazers out. It could be hard to get rid of 5 years and $65 million of aldridge.

 

[dano_24_26]

I'm sure Philly would love to dump Iggy's contract to get Curry's

 

[mofire]

For this too be somewhat believable or plausable you
Would probably have to switch curry and jj with a pick going to Portland and a pick and trade exception too Philly but still very unrealistic

 

[Simon]

yeah, sounds like shit for portland

I also heard they might want to go young as well.

 

[Kevin H]

I'm sure Philly would love to dump Iggy's contract to get Curry's

Curry makes slightly less than Iguodala and is also in the last year of his contract. Iguodala has three more years. So the 76ers cut $40 million in payroll commitments and get Hickson for cheap. I don't know why that's a horrible scenario.

 

[Triumph36]

I had heard that Portland was looking to lower payroll.

Portland has the richest owner in the league.

 

[Oreos]

Curry makes slightly less than Iguodala and is also in the last year of his contract. Iguodala has three more years. So the 76ers cut $40 million in payroll commitments and get Hickson for cheap. I don't know why that's a horrible scenario.

NY isn't going to trade Curry's expiring for Jamison's 2 year contract when they want to be players in free agency.

 

[onyoursix7]

Wouldn't happen. NYK wouldn't do it and there aren't nearly enough assets going to POR for them to justify giving up Batum and Aldridge. Their fans severely overvalue their players, and might just stage a coup if this trade went down.

 

[gameover1524]

so out of the 6 players listed in this trade, we get the 3 best ones? haha yea very realistic

 

[Kevin H]

NY isn't going to trade Curry's expiring for Jamison's 2 year contract when they want to be players in free agency.

Ok...I'll let this trade go. My thought was that if New York wants to do a sign and trade for Carmelo this offseason, perhaps denver would take a trade of jamison's expiring contract (makes the dollars work), a few of the knicks young players, and a first round draft pick. Right now, NYK won't have enough room under the cap to sign carmelo to a max contract. Maybe Denver would rather have a trade exception.

 

[Kevin H]

so out of the 6 players listed in this trade, we get the 3 best ones? haha yea very realistic

The cavs need to try to leverage the trade exception into a couple of lopsided trades. NBA teams do silly things to get long contracts off their books. I'll admit this trade was probably too ambitious.