Jamal Crawford trade idea
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 7:44 pm
According to a run-through I did on the trade checker, how about we give Atlanta Mike Dunleavy and Brandon Rush in exchange for Jamal Crawford and Maurice Evans?
ATL gets rid of a disgruntled bench player (worthy of starting on some teams) in exchange for two solid bench players in Dunleavy and Rush. Now, ATL will be getting rid of two expiring contracts in Crawford and Evans, and getting one in return (Dunleavy), plus a cheap player still working on a rookie contract (Rush.) So they won't be taking on tons more salary and will have Dunleavy's nasty contract expire at the end of next season, just as they would with Crawford still on the roster.
For Indy, it would be great, especially if they could buy out Evans. For starters, we would finally have a starter-worthy shooting guard in Crawford, leaving Dahntay Jones to come off the bench (like he is half the time anyway) and wouldn't lose any flexibility for the 2011 off-season (we would actually get a little more with the loss of Rush and/or buyout of Evans.) Plus...it would give Indy more room to sign Magnum Rolle to a fairly cheap contract and test his worth as a big man for the Pacers. Then, if Crawford were to stick around and re-sign, great! If not, we're in the same place flexibility-wise as we would've been before the deal (again, a little more so because of no Rush.)
So in the end, it's pretty close to a wash. Financially, ATL would still be in a similar place and Indy would be slightly better. Roster-wise, neither team will really be creating any holes since Crawford, Evans, Dunleavy, and Rush are all wing players. But it solves tension problems for Atlanta and Indy gets rid of an inconsistent player in Rush (who recently got busted for drugs.)
ATL gets rid of a disgruntled bench player (worthy of starting on some teams) in exchange for two solid bench players in Dunleavy and Rush. Now, ATL will be getting rid of two expiring contracts in Crawford and Evans, and getting one in return (Dunleavy), plus a cheap player still working on a rookie contract (Rush.) So they won't be taking on tons more salary and will have Dunleavy's nasty contract expire at the end of next season, just as they would with Crawford still on the roster.
For Indy, it would be great, especially if they could buy out Evans. For starters, we would finally have a starter-worthy shooting guard in Crawford, leaving Dahntay Jones to come off the bench (like he is half the time anyway) and wouldn't lose any flexibility for the 2011 off-season (we would actually get a little more with the loss of Rush and/or buyout of Evans.) Plus...it would give Indy more room to sign Magnum Rolle to a fairly cheap contract and test his worth as a big man for the Pacers. Then, if Crawford were to stick around and re-sign, great! If not, we're in the same place flexibility-wise as we would've been before the deal (again, a little more so because of no Rush.)
So in the end, it's pretty close to a wash. Financially, ATL would still be in a similar place and Indy would be slightly better. Roster-wise, neither team will really be creating any holes since Crawford, Evans, Dunleavy, and Rush are all wing players. But it solves tension problems for Atlanta and Indy gets rid of an inconsistent player in Rush (who recently got busted for drugs.)