Rastapopoulos
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...that gets McGrady('s contract) to
EITHER
Philly (in which case we get Iguodala)
OR
Washington (in which case we get Butler)
Restrictions:
* the trade must be attractive to all sides.
For Philly/Washington, this just means dumping salaries, preferably their worst
For Houston, this means getting some expirings in return but also young, cheap, good prospects.
For us it means getting Iggy or Butler.
* the trade must work on TradeMachine
Here's my attempt:
Philly
gives: Brand and Iggy ($27.1M)
gets: McGrady and Andre Miller (back) ($29.6M)
Rationale
Brand's contract is ATROCIOUS, and Iggy's only slightly less so. Miller should be a fan fave, and Mr. Princeton Offense Himself just said they need a real PG.
Houston
gives: McGrady ($22.8M!!!)
gets: Blake, Outlaw, Przybilla, Webster ($18.8M) PLUS rights to Claver/Freeland
Rationale
Get a mixture of expiring contracts (Blake, Outlaw) plus SOME young talent. Probably not enough to tempt them unless Przybilla's contract was expiring too and Webster was actually good.
Portland
gives: Miller, Blake, Outlaw, Przybilla, Webster ($25.5M) PLUS rights to Claver/Freeland
gets: Iggy and Brand ($27.1M)
Rationale
Brand gives us a big who isn't injured, and who destroyed us in the last game. Iggy would make a healthy Portland starting five the best in the league.
This trade is suboptimal in several ways, not least of which is that it would leave Bayless (and a recalled Mills) as our only PGs. Maybe we could persuade Houston to do the "Gary Payton/Brent Barry" trick of waiving Blake instantly so we get him back in 30 days.
[Edit: the trade also works if you substitute Bayless for Blake. Would the Rockets prefer that? Enough to make the difference? I dunno.]
Obviously this trade would be more likely to happen if we were giving up players like Batum and or Rudy, but I'm not sure I'd do it then. Supposedly Iggy as part of a package for McGrady has been discussed, but there's no way the Rockets would take on Brand or Dalembert, and I don't see Philly throwing in younger players.
EITHER
Philly (in which case we get Iguodala)
OR
Washington (in which case we get Butler)
Restrictions:
* the trade must be attractive to all sides.
For Philly/Washington, this just means dumping salaries, preferably their worst
For Houston, this means getting some expirings in return but also young, cheap, good prospects.
For us it means getting Iggy or Butler.
* the trade must work on TradeMachine
Here's my attempt:
Philly
gives: Brand and Iggy ($27.1M)
gets: McGrady and Andre Miller (back) ($29.6M)
Rationale
Brand's contract is ATROCIOUS, and Iggy's only slightly less so. Miller should be a fan fave, and Mr. Princeton Offense Himself just said they need a real PG.
Houston
gives: McGrady ($22.8M!!!)
gets: Blake, Outlaw, Przybilla, Webster ($18.8M) PLUS rights to Claver/Freeland
Rationale
Get a mixture of expiring contracts (Blake, Outlaw) plus SOME young talent. Probably not enough to tempt them unless Przybilla's contract was expiring too and Webster was actually good.
Portland
gives: Miller, Blake, Outlaw, Przybilla, Webster ($25.5M) PLUS rights to Claver/Freeland
gets: Iggy and Brand ($27.1M)
Rationale
Brand gives us a big who isn't injured, and who destroyed us in the last game. Iggy would make a healthy Portland starting five the best in the league.
This trade is suboptimal in several ways, not least of which is that it would leave Bayless (and a recalled Mills) as our only PGs. Maybe we could persuade Houston to do the "Gary Payton/Brent Barry" trick of waiving Blake instantly so we get him back in 30 days.
[Edit: the trade also works if you substitute Bayless for Blake. Would the Rockets prefer that? Enough to make the difference? I dunno.]
Obviously this trade would be more likely to happen if we were giving up players like Batum and or Rudy, but I'm not sure I'd do it then. Supposedly Iggy as part of a package for McGrady has been discussed, but there's no way the Rockets would take on Brand or Dalembert, and I don't see Philly throwing in younger players.
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