2 trades to make us title contendesrs

[RCG] · Post #1 » by **[RCG]** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 3:39 pm

Trade 1: http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=6vnbms9

Wolves in: Batum, Matthews
Wolves out: Williams, Beasley, Memphis 1st

No-brainer trade to address our greatest problem, our wings.

OKC in: Williams, Memphis 1st
OKC out: Sefolosha, Ibaka

OKC gets the best starting line-up in the league. Williams would be a great fit with OKC at the 4 as someone who can step out and hit the 3 as well as be aggressive and drive the ball. OKC isn't going to be drafting highly anytime soon but they get the #2 overall recent pick who has very high potential and needs more playing time.

Westbrook/Jackson/Ivey
Harden/Cook
Durant/Williams
Williams/Collison
Perkins/Mohammed

Blazers out: Batum, Matthews
Blazers in: Sefolosha, Ibaka, Beasley

Sefolosha provides great defense on the wings, Ibaka is a much needed big man and Beasley will provide a scoring punch.

Felton/
Sefolosha/Crawford
Wallace/Beasley
LMA/Ibaka
Camby/Ibaka

Trade 2: http://basketball.realgm.com/tradechecker/saved_trade/6038867

Wolves out: Johnson, Ridnour, Milicic, Miller, Randolph, Tolliver, Utah 1st
Wolves in: Gasol

Wolves may or may not have interest in Gasol. If they do this isn't too much to give up for him.

Lakers out: Bynum, Gasol, DAL 1st, LAL 1st
Lakers in: Howard, Turkoglu, Ridnour, Milicic, Tolliver

Lakers get Howard, an upgrade at PG/SF for a downgrade at PF.

Ridnour/Fisher/Blake
Bryant/Goudelock
Turkoglu/Barnes/World Peace
Tolliver/McRoberts/Murphy
Howard/Milicic

Orlando out: Howard, Turkoglu
Orlando in: Bynum, Johnson, Miller, Randolph Utah 1st, LAL 1st, DAL 1st

Magic get 2nd best C in NBA plus some prospects and a lot of 1sts. Not bad for someone who could walk at the end of the year.

Nelson/
Reddick/Richardson
Johnson/Richardson
Anderson/Davis/Randolph
Bynum/Davis/Orton

Final Wolves roster:

Rubio/Barea
Matthews/Ellington/Lee
Batum/Webster
Love/Gasol
Pekovic/Gasol

Best front-court in NBA plus very good defensive wings and a play-making PG.

B Calrissian · Post #2 » by **B Calrissian** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 4:08 pm

If OKC would accept Williams/Mem 1st for Ilbaka/Thabo I would keep Ilbaka and trade JJ or Ridnour/Thabo/Utah 1st for Matthews.

Rubio/JJ or Ridnour
Matthews/Webster
Beasley/Wes
Love/Ilbaka
Pek/Ilbaka

Foye · Post #3 » by **Foye** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 4:36 pm

No way does OKC give up Ibaka for Williams.

Peezo · Post #4 » by **Peezo** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 4:58 pm

OKC isn't making any lateral moves. They wouldn't take D Williams for Ibaka.

[RCG] · Post #5 » by **[RCG]** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 5:00 pm

B Calrissian wrote:If OKC would accept Williams/Mem 1st for Ilbaka/Thabo I would keep Ilbaka and trade JJ or Ridnour/Thabo/Utah 1st for Matthews.

Rubio/JJ or Ridnour
Matthews/Webster
Beasley/Wes
Love/Ilbaka
Pek/Ilbaka

I like this.