an interesting clips-suns trade

[rambo_ortega]

Successful Trade Scenario

Trade ID #4418027

L.A. Clippers Trade Breakdown
Change in Team Outlook: +6.1 ppg, +8.6 rpg, and 0.0 apg.

Incoming Players
Eric Piatkowski
6-6 SG / SF from Nebraska
2.2 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 0.6 apg in 8.2 minutes
Marcus Banks
6-2 PG from UNLV
5.8 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 1.1 apg in 13.9 minutes
Boris Diaw
6-8 SF / PF from France (Foreign)
7.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.5 apg in 26.8 minutes
Shawn Marion
6-7 SF from UNLV
16.0 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 2.1 apg in 37.2 minutes
Outgoing Players
Tim Thomas
6-10 SF / PF from Villanova
12.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 3.0 apg in 32.0 minutes
Sam Cassell
6-3 PG from Florida State
12.2 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 4.3 apg in 24.2 minutes
Elton Brand
6-8 PF from Duke
No games yet played in 2007/08

This trade will give the suns the NBA's best frontcourt in recent memory. brand will solve the suns frontcourt match up problems defensively. sam is a vet who can back-up nash and it will also give him a chance to get a ring. TT is a very good player in the suns system and will be the starting pf before EB returns.

amare/skinner
brand/tt
hill/tt
bell/barbosa
nash/cassell

Phoenix Trade Breakdown
Change in Team Outlook: -6.1 ppg, -8.6 rpg, and -0.0 apg.

Incoming Players
Tim Thomas
6-10 SF / PF from Villanova
12.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 3.0 apg in 32.0 minutes
Sam Cassell
6-3 PG from Florida State
12.2 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 4.3 apg in 24.2 minutes
Elton Brand
6-8 PF from Duke
No games yet played in 2007/08
Outgoing Players
Eric Piatkowski
6-6 SG / SF from Nebraska
2.2 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 0.6 apg in 8.2 minutes
Marcus Banks
6-2 PG from UNLV
5.8 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 1.1 apg in 13.9 minutes
Boris Diaw
6-8 SF / PF from France (Foreign)
7.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.5 apg in 26.8 minutes
Shawn Marion
6-7 SF from UNLV
16.0 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 2.1 apg in 37.2 minutes

phoenix will not have a problem this summer on trying to re-up EB. they get MATRIX who will their superstar that will provide the intangibles for the clippers on both ends. diaw will get better given the PT and will be nice together with kaman in the frontcourt, esp now that kaman is turning out to be a very good post player and is also playing like a go to big man the whole season. banks can also shine in this system. if they do this trade early, postseason is a destination for them.

kaman/davis/powell
diaw/marion
marion/thornton
maggete/mobley
knight/banks

[Clip34life]

hell no.

[ClipperEric]

So its basically Diaw/Marion for Elton Brand/Tim Thomas.

Sounds fair but the clips won't accept the contracts.

[JustMoe]

I'd love this deal to happen for the Suns, since we'd not just get a great PF we really need in Brand, but also two backup players that would fit in extremely well. But I highly doubt the Clippers are too crazy about taking back Diaw's and Banks' contracts, especially if Marion decides to opt out and just leaves them this summer.

[rambo_ortega]

imo diaw and marion will be very nice for the clippers.

[Teddy KGB]

Who would be the franchise player for the new Clips? Marion as a franchise player = more long term suckitude