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CLE outgoing/NYK incoming: Larry Hughes, Damon Jones, Donyell Marshall, Ira Newble, Cedric Simmons, Eric Snow, and 2009 1st round pick (lotto protected)
NYK outgoing/CLE incoming: Mardy Collins, Jamal Crawford, Jerome James, Jared Jeffries, Zach Randolph, and Quentin Richardson

Why do the Cavs do this deal?

The team they have right now is clearly not good enough to make it back to the finals. So, they upgrade their talent base by adding a solid big man in Randolph, and 2 wings who can score. They do have to back Jeffries' and James' crappy contracts, but it's worth it for this talent upgrade.

PG: Crawford/Gibson/Collins
SG: Pavlovic/Brown/Brown
SF: James/Richardson/Jeffries
PF: Gooden/Randolph/Jones
C: Ilgauskas/Varejao/James

Why do the Knicks do this deal?

It's time to blow it up, as this current group of players just isn't working out well at all. The Knicks shed a ton of salary with this deal, both now and in the long run. To add in the rebuild, they get a future 1st round pick and a post prospect in Simmons.

PG: Marbury/Robinson/Snow
SG: Hughes/Jones/Jones
SF: Balkman/Chandler/Newble
PF: Lee/Simmons/Marshall
C: Curry/Morris/Rose

1) Why would Cleveland protect that pick
2) That offense in NY would be TERRIBLE
3) Cleveland is NOT taking any contracts that run longer than LeBron and thats exactly what Randolph and Crawford are.
4) This is a terrible trade for NY cause they could get more than that if they traded Randolph-Crawford-Collins individually.

Yes!!! Finally a trade that gives the golden boy of basketball loads of help while giving up total poop. Oh and thank you so very much for helping NY shed salary. Cleveland and it's fans are the good Samaritan's of the NBA. God bless.

I'm not so sure that the Cavs want to become the Knicks of the Midwest.

TheOUTLAW wrote:I'm not so sure that the Cavs want to become the Knicks of the Midwest.

Knicks of the East would be great with Lebron.