A Nets fan's Carter to Mavs trade
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:46 am
Hey - what do you think of this trade -
Nets Trade Vince Carter and Trenton Hassell AND Mavs 2010 first rounder to Dallas for Josh Howard and Jerry Stackhouse
Why the Nets do it - this trade would give the Nets maximum flexibility in the summer of 2010 while still being able to replace Vince with an all star caliber swingman. Stackhouse is an expiring deal, and he can at least score plenty, which we would need with Vince gone. Howard is signed for 2 more years, with a TEAM option for 2010, for about 10 million. This would be perfect for the Nets. If for whatever reason, they think they can entice Lebron AND another big name FA, they can decline Howard's option. Or they can pick up the option and increase their cap space to go after Lebron (Howard's 10 million 2010 contract is 7 million less than Carter's 17 million he is supposed to get in 2010. A 30 year old Howard may very well be better than a 34 year old Carter anyway.) In the interim, they get younger with Howard, and they could still be competitive with Stackhouse and Howard the next 2 years. Nets roster would look like:
PG: Harris M.Williams
SG: Stackhouse Hayes
SF: Howard Najera
PF: Jianlian Boone
C Lopez Krstic Williams
Why the Mavs do it - Kidd and Howard did not exactly mesh well last yr. Maybe their styles just don't mix. There have been rumors Mavs are open to trade Howard, and they already tried to dump Stackhouse on us through a Diop sign and trade. There is no doubt the Mavs are in a win now mode, with Kidd arguably significantly past his prime, and with Nowitzki perhaps nearing the end of his prime. Carter should give them a boost and make them better. Cuban is not shy of bold moves and seemingly has empty pockets so the near 50 million he will owe Carter should not scare him off. The Mavs lineup would be stacked to for championship competition perhaps for two years. After that, their window would likely be shut. The Mavs would look like:
PG: Kidd Barea
SG: Terry Wright
SF: Carter Green
PF: Nowitzki Bass
C: Dampier Diop
What do you all think of this trade?
Nets Trade Vince Carter and Trenton Hassell AND Mavs 2010 first rounder to Dallas for Josh Howard and Jerry Stackhouse
Why the Nets do it - this trade would give the Nets maximum flexibility in the summer of 2010 while still being able to replace Vince with an all star caliber swingman. Stackhouse is an expiring deal, and he can at least score plenty, which we would need with Vince gone. Howard is signed for 2 more years, with a TEAM option for 2010, for about 10 million. This would be perfect for the Nets. If for whatever reason, they think they can entice Lebron AND another big name FA, they can decline Howard's option. Or they can pick up the option and increase their cap space to go after Lebron (Howard's 10 million 2010 contract is 7 million less than Carter's 17 million he is supposed to get in 2010. A 30 year old Howard may very well be better than a 34 year old Carter anyway.) In the interim, they get younger with Howard, and they could still be competitive with Stackhouse and Howard the next 2 years. Nets roster would look like:
PG: Harris M.Williams
SG: Stackhouse Hayes
SF: Howard Najera
PF: Jianlian Boone
C Lopez Krstic Williams
Why the Mavs do it - Kidd and Howard did not exactly mesh well last yr. Maybe their styles just don't mix. There have been rumors Mavs are open to trade Howard, and they already tried to dump Stackhouse on us through a Diop sign and trade. There is no doubt the Mavs are in a win now mode, with Kidd arguably significantly past his prime, and with Nowitzki perhaps nearing the end of his prime. Carter should give them a boost and make them better. Cuban is not shy of bold moves and seemingly has empty pockets so the near 50 million he will owe Carter should not scare him off. The Mavs lineup would be stacked to for championship competition perhaps for two years. After that, their window would likely be shut. The Mavs would look like:
PG: Kidd Barea
SG: Terry Wright
SF: Carter Green
PF: Nowitzki Bass
C: Dampier Diop
What do you all think of this trade?