My twist is to remove the Sonics & have the Heat trade with the Kings.
Heat trade: Udonis Haslem, Alonzo Mourning & Jason Williams
Kings trade: John Salmons, Mikki Moore & Kenny Thomas
Why?
Heat: If they are interested in Szczerbiak why not get Salmons, the better player & on a deal of a contract. Salmons & Moore inject some energy into a team that desperately needs it. Right now where stand they could draft Derrick Rose. Rose/Wade/Salmons is a nice young combo.
Kings: If they don't trade Bibby or Artest the guy they can get some trade value for is Salmons. Martin is the Kings future & Salmons needs playing time to be successful.
Breaking down the trade, with Salmons play he has equal or greater value than Haslem on a great contract. Moore has more value than Mourning because he is likely to retire due to injury & Mikki would be complimentary fit next to Shaq. Williams provides more value than Thomas because of his expiring contract but I still think Thomas can contribute with a change of scenary.
The Heat improve on the court & the Kings get some cap relief to resign Bibby, Artest or possibly both.
New lineups
Heat
Dwayne Wade/Chris Quinn/Smush Parker
John Salmons/Daequan Cook
Ricky Davis/Dorell Wright/Luke Jackson
Mikki Moore/Kenny Thomas/Alexander Johnson
Shaquille O'Neal/Mark Blount/Earl Barron/Joel Anthony
Kings
Mike Bibby/Beno Udrih/Jason Williams
Kevin Martin/Dahntay Jones/Quincy Douby
Ron Artest/Francisco Garcia
Udonis Haslem/Justin Williams/Sharee Abdur-Rahim
Brad Miller/Spencer Hawes/Alonzo Mourning
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If it was Artest instead of Salmons I could see the Heat doing this, but then the Heat would need a point guard. And Salmons isn't a more valuable player then Haslem. Haslem first of all is a big man, you don't trade big for small. And Haslem fits a need for the Heat, Salmons doesn't. His style of play is very similar to Davis'.
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