KOTB: OKC/POR/PHO/IND

[eliasrapp98]

Please say yes or no if you like the trade yadayadayada

Dec. 15th

OKC-

Out:

Serge Ibaka
Kevin Martin
Kendrick Perkins
Jeremy Lamb
PJ3
Eric Maynor
TOR 2013 1st
DAL 2013 1st

IN:

LMA
Wes Matthews
J.J. Hickson
Nolan Smith

POR-

OUT:

LMA
Wes Matthews
J.J. Hickson
Nolan Smith
Blazers 2014 1st

IN:

Marcin Gortat
Paul George
David West
Eric Maynor
PJ3
DAL 1st

PHO-

OUT:

Marcin Gortat
Channing Frye

IN:

Danny Granger
Jeremy Lamb
Tyler Hansbrough
Jeff Pendergraph
Pacers lotto protected 2013 1st
Blazers 2014 top 13 protected 1st

IND-

OUT:

Paul George
David West
Danny Granger
Tyler Hansbrough
Jeff Pendergraph
Pacers 1st

IN:

Serge Ibaka
Kevin Martin
Kendrick Perkins
Channing Frye
TOR 2013 1st

WHY?

OKC- The Thunder basically do the typical LMA trade, but with a few changes. They trade Perkins and Maynor as well and get back J.J. Hickson. Hickson is having a great season which sweetens the deal for them. They also dump Perkins which is a major plus. They are also trading 2 picks, PJ3, and Jeremy Lamb which is a little different than normal. Typically it not ALL of those players. I think the dumping of Perkins and the getting Hickson make up for it though. Nolan Smith provides them with a decent enough backup PG as they are giving up Maynor. Getting Matthews too is always nice as he is playing great.

POR- The Blazers get a very good deal here. They trade the second best PF in the league, but get Gortat, a good, young center on a great deal, Paul George, a great prospect that will turn into a very good player in this league as he is already good, they get David West as a large expiring to bring in 1 or 2 decent FAs, Maynor and PJ3 are also decent late prospects that could develop.

PHO- The Suns get Granger, while injured still a very good SF that can help them in the future, Lamb who is a promising youngster, two prospect PFs, and 2 picks both mid-late rounders. A decent rebuilding package.

IND- The Pacers trade 3 starters, 2 backups, and a pick for Ibaka, the TOR 2013 1st, and a huge expiring. An Ibaka/Hibbert front court is amazing and is easily the best in the East. The pick is guaranteed lotto which is great for a non-lotto team and the expiring could attract them a good FA. They do however have to take in Perkins' contract.

LINE-UPS-

OKC:

PG: Westbrook, Smith
SG: Matthews, Thabo
SF: Durant, Thabo
PF: LMA, Collison
C: Hickson, Thabeet

POR:

PG: Lillard, Maynor
SG: George, Pavlovic
SF: Batum, PJ3
PF: West, Jeffries
C: Gortat, Leonard

PHO:

PG: Dragic, Telfair, Marshall
SG: Dudley, Lamb
SF: Granger, Beasley
PF: Luis Scola, Tyler Hansbrough, Jeff Pendergraph
C: Jermaine O'Neal, Luke Zeller

IND:

PG: Hill, Augustin
SG: Martin, Stephenson
SF: Green, Young
PF: Ibaka, Frye
C: Hibbert, Perkins

*KEEP IN MIND PICKS WHILE YOU LOOK AT LINE-UPS!*

[phx#7]

No

[Lin Your Face]

I can't imagine Indiana making this deal. Even if they wanted to tank they could definitely get a better deal. Now the Pacers would have almost 30 million per year going to 3 centers for the next 3 years.

[Krodis]

You lost me around the time you said JJ Hickson sweetens the deal for the Thunder.

No. Too big, too complicated, too unwieldy.

[Wizenheimer]

Portland can not trade a 1st round pick. The one that they have already traded to Charlotte is protected till 2015, and then unprotected in 2016

that means the earliest they can trade a pick is 2018 (successive year rule), and since that's more then 5 years ahead (another rule), they can't make the trade

[Brandon-Clyde]

Even if Portland could trade their first it would not do this deal
Paul George's best position is sf where Portland already has Batum who is averaging 20.8ppg 6.3rpg 3.2apg so Portland has no real need for him
Gortat is a solid center but not spectacular ,David West's expiring does not hold a a great deal of value to Portland as they are already well under the cap at seasons end and are not a major free agent destination so more salcap is not a major benefit,Maynor is a career backup and not major value and PJ III is a still unproven rookie.
That is certainly not worth LMA alone let alone add Matthews,Hickson and a 1st