<div class="quote_poster">Carter Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Richard Jefferson + 1st round pick for Dwight Howard?</div>
If you add Kidd,3 rd ones,you'd perhaps have a top 4 bid.
Seriously...The Nets have 3 main players. Carter's short contract means teams will see him as a rental. kidd's age and salary mean he's a short future boost to a top 8 team-not suited to the average and below teams. Jefferson is marketable but he is a well rounded guy-not a stunning talent in any one area,a SF,a fairly big contract and not a guy anyonr thinks will get much better than he is. He is not enough to get a superstar or a high upside big man. Kristic is a fairly good player but not high on anyone's wish list. Kristic + Jefferson still won't fetch a major star-more likely a lateral move. Maybe NJ adds some of the misc. bench guys and gets a package that adds some depth,youthful upside,but replaces R Jeff with a somewhat less talented guy.
The big problem is that the REST of the Nets roster is just a bunch of guys that for most teams won't even upgrade the bench. The Warriors have 2 new walk ons-off the scap pile,Roberson and Barnes. Roberson may be our best 3 pt shooter,he could score 10+ as an off the bench guy. Barnes started vs UTah...outscored their whole starting front line-was the games leading scorer.
I doubt we'd swap either for anybody on the Nets Bench except MAYBE Boone.
Not having much bench quality makes it real hard to create a trade for a top player.