26 Dec 2015 01:02:03
Craziest thought of trade ever (clippers, cleveland, nets, houston)

Clippers
trade: CP3 21.5m, stepthenson 9m, josh smith 1m
get: irving 16.4m, varejao 9.6m, cory brewer 8.2m

Cleveland
Trade: irving 16.4m, varejao 9.6m, jr smith 5m
get: CP3 21.5m, bodgonovic 3.4m, josh smith 1m, karasev 1.6m

Nets
trade: jack 6.3m, t young 11.2m, bodgonovic 3.4m, karasev 1.6m
get: ty lawson 12.4m, stepthenson 9m, t jones 2.5m,

Houston
Trade: lawson 12.4m, t jones 2.5m
Get jack 6.3m, t young 11.2m and jr smith 5m

Clippers need changes, CP3 wanna go to final and until now, pairing with Griffin and DJ is not enough for them to go to playoff final, not even western conference final. Pairing with LBJ will definitely give CP3 an easier chance to go eastern conference, even playoff final and nba champ; irving is younger and will form a younger big three with griffin and DJ. Expect clippers will be in the conference final for the next few years; also they will get a defensive SF with 3 point shooting, which is who they are always looking for. this trade is for a better future development

for cleveland, CP3 is definitely a better defense players and a more floor general than irving, so expect him and love will be a great combo, LBJ and love can also get better shot under CP3, just like olympic 2012. also, think about CP3 pair with shumpert, might be the best defensive combo in the league, plus they get rid of varejao, who is no need in cleveland rotation and will give a better salary flexibility next season.

nets, tell you what, lawson is your final gamble piece, jack is great, but not great enough to be a starter PG who lead the team. lawson is younger and more floor general, plus they will get jones, who is younger than t young and have potential to grow. Next season, they will dump a big contract from joe johnson while keeping an all-star center and all-star PG. if they want to run the playoff next season, lawson, lopez combo will be more convincing than jack, young and lopez when trying to sign free agent in 2016. lastly, there is no harm to have lance steph, he has a good contract that the team decide whether keeping him or not in next year. if play well, keep him, if not, dump him. very simple math question.

Houston have a defensive PG beverley, but Lawson is currently not settled in Houston, Jack, on the other hands, will guarantee be a fitter PG because he is a good floor general to run the offense and he also used to play behind curry and irving and he knows how to play in crutch time, especially in playoff. t young and howard will be a good combo as the front court while no need to risk losing t jones for nothing. also, young has a 4 years contract, with the salary cap rise next season, t young contract will be more valuable for Houston to keep around, given that the uncertainty of how much t jones will sign next season (thing about I. thomas situation) . losing brewer is not that bad because he currently is out of rotation and wasn't playing well, and jr smith is a better fit for houston because of his outstanding 3 point shooting than brewer.

1.) 26 Dec 2015
26 Dec 2015 05:09:21
Great points! Great trade.

2.) 27 Dec 2015
27 Dec 2015 00:58:22
First, I want to say that I really appreciated this trade. It has balls.

Second, I love the way you defended it. You presented the in-out for each team, and presented legitimate reasons why they may personally accept the deal. As a reader, I like when an author is so clear about his thinking.

Third, I have a bias against giant trades because they rarely happen. Each person/ team places their own personal valuation on each player on many different criteria, so it's almost impossible to get universal consensus. Maybe we see a trade with 6 or more players every once in a while, but most are salary fillers with no value. Anyway, even with my natural bias, I can see your point for every one of the teams. That's great work.

Thanks for posting.

3.) 27 Dec 2015
27 Dec 2015 02:44:13
I've seen crazier ideas for trades. On this site no less.