Someone rip this trade apart and tell me who says no. I checked salaries on trade machine.
I believe the Cavs would say yes. Indiana would get Love. New York would get a great asset in Thompson. Thompson maybe more than they think they can get for Melo at this point. I always seem to overlook something when doing these crazy things, let me know what you think.
I just have a really hard time believing that NY would take back Shumpert. I mean that whole JR/Shump trade really gave Phil a black eye, I can't imagine he'd take back Shump.
The team I am interested in is Philadelphia. They have a ton of cap space, young players, and an assload of draft picks. I think they could be used to help facilitate trade(s). I could see sending Tristan to Philadelphia. I think that would be a nice tandem between TT and Embiid. Jahlil Okafor seems to be on the either on the block or not in Philadelphia's plans. Could he be flipped to NY?
I'm thinking something like this:
Cleveland trades: Tristan Thompson and Iman Shumpert
Cleveland obtains: Carmelo Anthony and 2 future 2nd round picks (via PHI)
New York trades: Carmelo Anthony
New York obtains: Jahlil Okafor and Jerryd Bayless
Philadelphia trades: Jahlil Okafor, Jerryd Bayless, and 2 future 2nd round picks
Philadelphia obtains: Tristan Thompson and Iman Shumpert
I just think New York would prefer a younger big they could pair with Porzingis. If you get future draft picks, you could use those picks alongside Cedi to make additional trades.