Trade Speculation O'Neal to Cleveland

[Cybulski37]

I think that it won't cost a whole lot to bring him to Cleveland in a trade. If he's been hurt, he has said he wants out, etc. then really Indy has no leverage. He'd be better than Ben, but I wouldn't go after him if he's the only one we plan on getting. If we can get both him and Redd, plus a solid MLE guy, I'd be very happy.

[INKtastic]

Brand is not an option. We don't have anywhere near enough to get him.

We can add value by taking a bad contract (Mobley) as part of a trade. Or we could do a 3 team trade with Indy where the clippers get O'Neal.

And if Brand wants out, he can force the issue - he has a player option and can opt out and set up a sign and trade. There aren't a lot of teams who would be a better situation for Brand than Cleveland. He would come in and be the starting PF. Most other contenders already have an all-star PF. We'd move Andy as part of any Brand deal, Wallace would come off the bench.

[Blue_Bomber]

Pure fantasy, but imagine getting Mike Miller and Brand...

PG-Delonte
SG-Miller
SF-LeBron
PF-Brand
C-Z

[Rise Against]

This is not a time to imagine.. We need to pull the trigger and do something fast.

[INKtastic]

no, we need to find the right deals. High quality players are going to be available, we don't want to move our expiring contracts on a lesser player before they are and wind up with nothing of trade value when those player become available.