heathmalc wrote:Sasha+Ira+Shannon doesn't work for miller ($14,000 too much for Cavs)
Try something like this:
Trade#1: Cedric Simmons, Sasha,Ira, 2008 1st rounder, $3million cash for Miller. (MUST do both trades for Cavs to agree to deal)
Trade#2(contingent on Memphis doing trade #1) : Donyell Marshall, Eric Snow, 2009 2nd round pick, $3Million Cash for Darko and Cardinal.
Why Memphis does this: Getting rid of Darko,Miller and Cardinal moves all their long-term contracts that are high$. They get back Sasha, who they covet, plus a first and second rounder.
Some may think that Memphis taking Snow and Donyell is a dream...but it is helping Memphis, not the Cavs.
The Cavs send 6-Million in cash over the two trades, paying for Snow's final year. Donyell makes less than Cardinal and his contract is shorter....PLUS they receive a second round pick.
The Cavaliers do this to get room on the bench and to get Miller + a 3rd big. Darko is a disappointment, but he will be able to play 15-20 minutes rotating with Z and sometimes at PF. Cardinal will take Snow's place rotting on the bench....unless he gets healthy again.
Finally, the Cavs are willing to take on the contract of Darko because Big-Z and him are both from Lithuania and are friends....and management believes that Darko will improve under Z.
The draft picks mean nothing. Every year teams sell their picks to the highest bidder. Look for the Cavs to be part of that game as well.
So to answer the thread's original question: Yes, the Cavaliers have a VERY good shot at Miller. VERY GOOD!!!
(Extra bonus: LeBron and Miller are friends since playing for the USA last summer....probably have some timing,etc already worked-out too.)
Darko is not Lithuanian and Z is not a teacher. He went as far as saying as much when asked if he planned on working with Andriuskevicius who is from his own hometown. So I doubt he would be willing to work with a kid who is from Yugoslavia. As far as I know those two have very little history together.
Other then that its a good trade idea.