Miami Heat/Cleveland trade:
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:52 am
I was doing some reading, and while reading I started dreaming.... and I came-up with a trade that MIGHT be something that is explored:
Miami has been rumored to be exploring trade-offers for their #2 pick... this is an idea I came-up with:
Cleveland gets:
Shawn Marion, Mark Blount, and #2 pick.
Miami gets:
Wally Szczerbiak, Anderson Varejao, #19 pick, 2012 1st round pick.
Why the teams may do this:
Cleveland would be able to draft either Beasley or Rose, and either would improve our team immediately. If it is Beasley, then we have 5 BIGS who can play, and we have our low-post guy. If it is Rose, then we have our PG of the future, and we can trade Gibson. Our BIGS would all be old, but we would still have LeBron and Marion who could play the #4 position. In-addition, we'd be able to draft a BIG in next year's draft.
Miami only does this if Rose is picked by Chicago... so the hypothetical situation of us getting Rose is null and Void. Miami sheds Marion for the outside threat that they missed all last year, and cuts 4 million in salary in the process. Miami also gets a legit Center in Varjao, who is very young, but highly talented, and has upside still. Miami Sheds Mark Blount, who is basically nothing more than a body, but is old (32) and under contract for 3 more years. With the #19 pick, Miami can either attempt to trade higher (if Mayo is still available) or pick the best PG or SG available (there should be a few). Finally, Miami will also get the Cavaliers' 2012 1st-round pick (top-3 protected), which will allow them to get an extra player at the time that Wade is hitting his prime.
The Cavaliers would be able to play a bunch of line-ups, but the actual starting line-up would look like this:
PG: West/Gibson/Jones
SG: LeBron/Sasha/Devon?
SF: Shawn Marion/LeBron/Sasha/Devon?
PF: Wallace/Beasley/LeBron/Marion
C: ZyDrunas/Smith/Blount
The Cavaliers also may make a separate trade that would include Sasha,Damon & Jones (or any combination of the above) to add another shooting-guard and/or small-forward.
Miami has been rumored to be exploring trade-offers for their #2 pick... this is an idea I came-up with:
Cleveland gets:
Shawn Marion, Mark Blount, and #2 pick.
Miami gets:
Wally Szczerbiak, Anderson Varejao, #19 pick, 2012 1st round pick.
Why the teams may do this:
Cleveland would be able to draft either Beasley or Rose, and either would improve our team immediately. If it is Beasley, then we have 5 BIGS who can play, and we have our low-post guy. If it is Rose, then we have our PG of the future, and we can trade Gibson. Our BIGS would all be old, but we would still have LeBron and Marion who could play the #4 position. In-addition, we'd be able to draft a BIG in next year's draft.
Miami only does this if Rose is picked by Chicago... so the hypothetical situation of us getting Rose is null and Void. Miami sheds Marion for the outside threat that they missed all last year, and cuts 4 million in salary in the process. Miami also gets a legit Center in Varjao, who is very young, but highly talented, and has upside still. Miami Sheds Mark Blount, who is basically nothing more than a body, but is old (32) and under contract for 3 more years. With the #19 pick, Miami can either attempt to trade higher (if Mayo is still available) or pick the best PG or SG available (there should be a few). Finally, Miami will also get the Cavaliers' 2012 1st-round pick (top-3 protected), which will allow them to get an extra player at the time that Wade is hitting his prime.
The Cavaliers would be able to play a bunch of line-ups, but the actual starting line-up would look like this:
PG: West/Gibson/Jones
SG: LeBron/Sasha/Devon?
SF: Shawn Marion/LeBron/Sasha/Devon?
PF: Wallace/Beasley/LeBron/Marion
C: ZyDrunas/Smith/Blount
The Cavaliers also may make a separate trade that would include Sasha,Damon & Jones (or any combination of the above) to add another shooting-guard and/or small-forward.
