1) It's not realistic - you got to give some to get some.
2) I'm not that high on Marbury
However, I do believe I have shown at least one viable trade that makes sense for both teams.
I'll just list 4-5 random ones off the head:
1. Odom, Radman, Farmar = Marbury, future 1st rounder
2. Odom, Radman, Mihm, Farmar = Marbury, (filler), future 1st rounder
3. Odom, MLE, 2nd rounder = Marbury, 1st
^Why?
1. To rid ourselves of Radman's contract while acquiring a former All-Star guard (Marbury) & and 1st rounder in the process.
2. I have a saying, "we can not lose what we can not gain."
-If we don't maximize Odom's strengths in the Triangle, and he's got trade value - why don't we trade a guy that we're "overpaying".
-Marbury would fill a avoid that we can use: Triangle-PG-skills (half-court passing/dribbling/3pt shooting/2nd scorer) while replacing what we lose potentially (minus Odom/Farmar); a bench man scorer (Farmar), and an elite 3rd-fiddle/6th-man type of player in the Triangle Offense (Odom).
-Bynum's return should be able to compensate for Odom's departure in the rebounding and points department. Especially so in Bynum's contract year.
-Also, Odom's departure would probably allow Bynum to take a bigger share of the spoils and not feel guilty that he's the one that made resigning LO a problem.
Quick recap:
-We gain: An All-Star caliber PG (Marbury) that can shine in the Triangle Offense with his skill-set.
-We gain: Future KNICKS 1st rounder
-We lose: A bench scorer that thrives in an uptempo full-court offense (Farmar)
-We lose: An talented jack-of-all-trades overall player (Odom), who is one of our best rebounders, a great passer on the break - but not perfectly suited for a half-court game. (Triangle Offense)
--> The Knicks get 2-3 players that would fit in D'antoni's run & gun system.
--> The Lakers gain an All-Star talent in Marbury; a man who's fit to start as a guard alongside Kobe and make Kobe's job easier as a scorer/finisher/post-passer. We also gain a KNICKS draft pick to boot.
Here's the link to PG4 of this thread where I discussed the quoted material on the bottom further.
If you like any one of these, feel free to reply.
Verbal wrote:1. Cap Clearing
-It is.
-We would be trading...
a) Odom, Radman (filler) = Marbury, 2nd rounder
b) Odom, Radman & Mihm (filler), Farmar ("future starting PG caliber") = Marbury, future protected 1st rounder
Link to PG4: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=822515&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=45
