MIN/GSW
Posted: Sun Sep 6, 2009 9:10 pm
Trade Idea: Darius Songalia + Chucky Atkins for Ronny Turiaf + Speedy Claxton
Part a: http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachi ... eId=lk6gcs
Part b: http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachi ... eId=lu92nz
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Salaries: Songalia + Atkins = $8,006,000 - Turiaf + Claxton = $9,349,454
Details: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key= ... Rug&gid=19 l http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key= ... Rug&gid=11
Why for T-Wolves:
Salaries: Turiaf will make $818,000 less than Songalia in 2010/11 (if Songalia picks his PO which is likely). Most fans want to trade Songalia for an expiring contract but there are no teams looking to trade expiring contracts for larger deals. Turiaf is not expiring and has a PO in his 3rd year but he is worth his contract (i think) so he wouldn't count as a negative asset. T-Wolves would lose money for this season but they are all about next off-season.
Players: Turiaf is younger and better than Songalia. Claxton and Atkins are useless.
Why for Warriors:
Salaries: They save $4,063,454 (if they buyout Atkis, they would lose a roster space but Claxton is always injured anyway) for this season, lose $818,000 in next and save $4,360,000 for 11/12 (if Turiaf picks up his option). It is all about money for the Warriors. I said Turiaf has good value for Wolves but Warriors might prefer to have more cap space in 11/12 considering Ellis, Biedrins, Maggette and Jackson alone will make almost $40M.
Players: Songalia is worse than Turiaf but he still a decent backup. Warriors could also give more minutes to Brandan Wright.
Part a: http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachi ... eId=lk6gcs
Part b: http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachi ... eId=lu92nz
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Salaries: Songalia + Atkins = $8,006,000 - Turiaf + Claxton = $9,349,454
Details: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key= ... Rug&gid=19 l http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key= ... Rug&gid=11
Why for T-Wolves:
Salaries: Turiaf will make $818,000 less than Songalia in 2010/11 (if Songalia picks his PO which is likely). Most fans want to trade Songalia for an expiring contract but there are no teams looking to trade expiring contracts for larger deals. Turiaf is not expiring and has a PO in his 3rd year but he is worth his contract (i think) so he wouldn't count as a negative asset. T-Wolves would lose money for this season but they are all about next off-season.
Players: Turiaf is younger and better than Songalia. Claxton and Atkins are useless.
Why for Warriors:
Salaries: They save $4,063,454 (if they buyout Atkis, they would lose a roster space but Claxton is always injured anyway) for this season, lose $818,000 in next and save $4,360,000 for 11/12 (if Turiaf picks up his option). It is all about money for the Warriors. I said Turiaf has good value for Wolves but Warriors might prefer to have more cap space in 11/12 considering Ellis, Biedrins, Maggette and Jackson alone will make almost $40M.
Players: Songalia is worse than Turiaf but he still a decent backup. Warriors could also give more minutes to Brandan Wright.