blazerkor
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So once trade season is upon us my favorite deal is still CJ and Ariza for Richardson, Harris and pick 21 and the pick wouldn't be a deal breaker.
However recently I've been thinking about two deals that would make us very good if the Sixers weren't amenable or our front office didn't like that deal.
The first trade is contingent on a very unpredictable draft but if Toppin drops out of the top 4 I think he could be had for the 16th pick, 46th pick, and Zach. Toppin would be a huge upgrade for us over Zach but he might have less upside than the picks and Zach do but we don't need upside and I think Toppin would contribute more right now than Zach and the picks combined. That makes sense to a team with a roster like Cleveland who just needs talent in the form of multiple players to go with their young guards. Due to position of need the Cavs might want Little instead of Zach but I would do that too. In fact I would trade Zach, Nas and #16 for Toppin because I think he would fill an immediate need we have at starting PF and make us better right now.
Then the other trade I would try to make would be CJ and future draft picks for Middleton. If we had to throw in Ariza and take back Bledsoe then I'd do that too since they have been rumored to be eager to get rid of Bledsoe.
However that works out we have a rotation of Dame, Gary, Middleton, Toppin, Nurk, Bledsoe or Ariza, Hoodie and whatever we would then get with the MLE based on position of need (not to mention if we can get Wenyen and/or Melo back on the non-bird exception).
However recently I've been thinking about two deals that would make us very good if the Sixers weren't amenable or our front office didn't like that deal.
The first trade is contingent on a very unpredictable draft but if Toppin drops out of the top 4 I think he could be had for the 16th pick, 46th pick, and Zach. Toppin would be a huge upgrade for us over Zach but he might have less upside than the picks and Zach do but we don't need upside and I think Toppin would contribute more right now than Zach and the picks combined. That makes sense to a team with a roster like Cleveland who just needs talent in the form of multiple players to go with their young guards. Due to position of need the Cavs might want Little instead of Zach but I would do that too. In fact I would trade Zach, Nas and #16 for Toppin because I think he would fill an immediate need we have at starting PF and make us better right now.
Then the other trade I would try to make would be CJ and future draft picks for Middleton. If we had to throw in Ariza and take back Bledsoe then I'd do that too since they have been rumored to be eager to get rid of Bledsoe.
However that works out we have a rotation of Dame, Gary, Middleton, Toppin, Nurk, Bledsoe or Ariza, Hoodie and whatever we would then get with the MLE based on position of need (not to mention if we can get Wenyen and/or Melo back on the non-bird exception).