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Camby will be the easiest piece to move of the Clips big 3, so here's my thoughts (wish it was Kaman or Randolph or even Davis, but not including them in this topic).

Here's my few suggestions in no particular order that all work according to the trade checker:

1.) LAC trade Marcus Camby to the Chicago Bulls for Kirk Hinrich

LAC receive Hinrich who can help support the 1, 2, and 3 position and improve the defense of all 3 of those positions, something we could use especially for the 2 & 3 and who knows if or when B. Davis will be injured for Hinrich to start.

Chicago receives Camby who helps them with their Center position, would be a good mentor for Joakim Noah, and comes off the books next year when Brad Miller also comes off the books, giving them $20 million of capsace to get a new and younger center or re-sign Camby if it works.

*** this trade only works if the Bulls re-sign Ben Gordon this summer.

2.) LAC trade Marcus Camby and Al Thorton to Detroit for Tayshaun Prince and Rodney Stuckey

LAC receive the small forward they need who can play defense, is from LA, and would fit perfectly between Gordon and Griffin. Also the Clippers receive Stuckey who can play back-up PG/SG.

Detroit receives Camby who helps replace Rasheed Wallace as their PF/C and who comes off the books in a year when they will have tons and tons of money to throw at a 2010 free agent. Also, they get Al Thorton who can come in with fresh legs and replace Prince because they have no other starting forward.

(I'd love to do a Camby for Prince or Kaman for Prince, but then Detroit doesn't have a SF to work with and this seems more fair to me).

3.) LAC trade Camby and Al Thorton to Milwaukee for Richard Jefferson

LAC receive the SF they need to play and defend in between Gordon and Griffin.

Milwaukee wants to save money and Camby comes off the books next year and can replace Villanueva if they don't resign him this year at the PF spot, they become bigger and taller upfront. Plus, they get Thorton to provide offense at the SF spot for cheap with trading Jefferson.

Thoughts?

1) It just makes no sense to trade a very nice trading chip for such a big contract, especially for a guy at a position we're already paying top dollars for.

2) Yeah right. Try posting this one on the trade board and see how those Pistons fans would go after you.

3) Not the biggest Richardson fan and wouldn't do this trade.

Looking at all those trades, there's just no need to trade Camby in those. I think trade #1 and #2 would be Kaman instead of Camby and #3 should be Randolph in place of our veteran center.

I like the idea of getting Prince. I think Kaman/Thornton for Prince/Amir/#15 is the best deal for both sides.

lol,
Pistons fans don't like me anymore, darn. See them in the lottery next season.
I'd prefer to get rid of Kaman and keep Camby to mentor Griffin, and then use him as a trading chip when his value is even bigger at the trade deadling or possibly resign if he wants to. I just think teams may want Camby more to get ready for the 2010 sweepstakes and to try him out for a year to see if he works well with them.
Plus, Randolph is the obvious person to trade for anything, but I don't think he's too tradeable. I was just checking out the best options we could get for our best trading chip and hoping other people may make suggestions too on who they think we could get Camby for.
Any thoughts who we could get Camby for?
I like Jefferson and Prince because they are both better SF defenders. I'd like to keep Thorton as our 6th man off the bench. Hinrich gives us a solid 1 & 2 & possibly 3 back-up with strong defensive skills, something we need. He hasn't complained in Chicago about dropping to 6th man and has a strong attitude I think that is missing from the Clippers.

If we can't trade Randolph, personally I'm game with pulling a Marbury or Tinsley and not letting him show up. He is a great scorer and defensive rebound, but I fear his head and attitude will hurt our number 1 goal, getting and grooming Griffin.

How about Camby to New Orleans for Tyson Chandler? New Orleans wants to shed salary and Chandler is young enough to give the Clips a great frontline with Griffin. Only trouble I see is his health but if he checks out it could be a steal of a trade. Also allows more flexiablity when moving Kaman.