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Larry Legend Preparing To Tear Pacers Apart With Blockbuster Deal by Jeff Ehman
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Contributor Written on January 06, 2010
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Will the Pacers trade Granger?

Yes No vote to see results With the trade deadline quickly approaching, Larry Bird has gotten a clear direction from the Pacers ownership and the fans that he needs to tear the team completely apart this season. Beware Pacer fans, if Bird tears the team up, then you must realize that the entire NBA knows that you only have one bargaining chip and it is time to use it.

The Houston Rockets and Indiana Pacers are beginning to identify if there is a potential trade that can be made between the two teams. The Rockets have come together during a season in which they should have had more adversity due to the Yao injury last season. Plus, they are doing all of this without Tracy McGrady, so kudos to the Rockets. Now, the Rockets are identifying if they could make a run in the playoffs with a true team.

The Pacers are considering sending their blue chip in Danny Granger along with Troy Murphy and Mike Dunleavy for Tracy McGrady, Brian Cook, and a future pick. The Rockets would be taking on salary for the 2010/11 season, but they are still uncertain as to the status of Yao. So, the move works not only short term, but also for the future.

The Pacers ownership is in a no win situation. They want to win, but the team that they have built is unable to win. So, the fans are staying away. If the fans aren't buying the tickets, then they cannot continue to have this high priced talent. By doing the proposed trade, the Pacers are sacrificing their star player for the betterment of the organization.

Starting lineup for the Pacers would be as follows:

Dantay Jones - PG and Price/Watson/Ford - backups

Brandon Rush - SG and Head - backup

Tracy McGrady - SF

Brian Cook - PF and Tyler Hansbrough - backup

Roy Hibbert - C and Jones/Foster


The Rockets recruit a great deal of depth and get a star player in Granger for many years to come.

Bleacher report = not reliable source.

Really? Danny Granger, Troy Murphy, and Mike Dunleavy?
Doubt it.

I like it.. Granger, Troy and Dunleavy are a bit injury prone though.. but our team would be stacked if we only have to give up TMAC and Cook.. Granger is a perfect fit in our system a shooter and plays D.. Troy spaces the floor with his 3pt shooting and is a beast on the boards.. make it happen..

I doubt it will... that is some wonderand/willy wanka type **** right there.

Believe it when it happens.

If Morey gets that deal done I would start to think he really does have the powers of DORK ELVIS.

sounds good... i like it.

I am sorry but that just sounds TOOOO good to be true. Pacers may wanna restart but Bird loves Granger.

This trade sounds about even compared to the 76ers trade.

Pros of Andre Iguodala
Durability
1 Year younger

Pros of Danny Granger
Cheaper contract
better 3pt shooter

Iggy comes paired with Dalembert
Granger comes paired with Dunleavy and Murphy

Best deal posted on here by far aside from the Iggy deal. But I'd rather we not acquire too many injury prone players since having two already is a pain in the a$$.

ya right, and wats next? yao ming plays 75 games next year, plus every single playoff game? and he agrees to a mle contract?

well guess what..

Its a bleacher report, how the hell is that reliable?

Doubtful that it gets done.

Is there room for those players to get PT anyway?

Man, we'd be stacked, but someone is losing minutes.

1 - Brooks / Lowry
2 - Ariza / Dunleavy / Budinger / Taylor
3 - Granger / Battier
4 - Scola / Landry
5 - Murphy / Hayes / Andersen / Yao

WOW, Granger is one of my favorite players

Dont think its going to happen though, too unreal

but if it did.

[quote="jove9"]Doubtful that it gets done.

Is there room for those players to get PT anyway?

Man, we'd be stacked, but someone is losing minutes.

*NEVER MIND

Considering where a VERY injury proned team, players will get the players(that get injured) minutes

^^ there's on **** way landry gets 18 minutes ever again.

roxfashoballin wrote:^^ there's on **** way landry gets 18 minutes ever again.

****. I forgot how much of a beast he is.

Oh well.

I don't know where you got reliable from, that's like the least reliable source you could have found.

Credibility Issues aside, Dahntay Jones isn't a point guard and I'd rather we get Hibbert instead of Dunleavy

If this deal actually did take place (which I doubt it would) our team salary would be more than $80 million. Our salary for next year would be more than $73 million and that's BEFORE picking up the team option on Dorsey, Lowry, and Hayes and BEFORE resigning Scola (The LUXURY TAX for next year would probably be around $65 million).

Murphy
Scola
Granger
Ariza
Brooks

Hayes
Landry
Battier
Lowry

I assume the Rockets would give away Budinger with TMac and Cook. Overall this team looks dangerous. Then you factor in Yao and wow.