Based on Rumors and Needs: Bulls-Nets-Griz-Suns

[gr3en]

LINEUP AFTER
Wallace - Noah - Gray
Gasol - Skinner - Cardinal
Deng - Griffin - Nichols
Thabo - Gordon
Hinrich - Armstrong - Curry

PROs
- Get Gasol w/o giving up Gordon/Deng/Hinrich/Noah
CONs
- Re-signing Deng and Gordon gets a little bit complicated
- Have to take on Brian Cardinal's contract
Possible Follow-up Trades for Financial Flexibility
- Ben Wallace to NY for Malik Rose(1 yr remaining) + Fred Jones(expiring) + Filler(Jerome James? haha. ok maybe not)



LINEUP AFTER
S.Williams - Boone
Marion - Allen
Nocioni - Nachbar
Carter - Wright - Strawberry
Kidd - Stoudamire - M.Williams

PROs
- Nets get a pair of combo forwards who could excel in an uptempo system w/ Kidd, Carter and S. Williams (Suns of the East)
- get rid of Collins
- don't have to give up too much young talent(Marcus,Sean,Boone,Wright,Boki)
- upgrade back-up PG position w/ Stoudamire
CONs
- might not be able to re-sign Marion
- give up Kristic



LINEUP AFTER
Darko - Swift - Magloire
Kristic - Smith - Brown
Gay - Warrick - Khyrapa
Miller - Jacobsen - Jones
Conley - Navarro - Lowry - Duhon

PROs
- get a ton of expiring contracts to open up around $20M worth of cap space for the FA Market
- get Kristic who could form a nice young Euro 1-2 punch with Darko in the PF/C spots
- get rid of Cardinal and Stoudamire's contracts
CONs
- Kristic's knee conditioning could be a concern, however, based on latest reports he seems to be recovering well



LINEUP AFTER
Phoenix
Amare - Collins - Marks
Diaw - Tyrus
Jefferson - Hill - Tucker
Bell - Barbosa - Piatkowski
Nash - Banks

PROs
- they get a solid if not better replacement for Marion in local Arizona product Richard Jefferson
- they get a young combo forward with jumping and rebounding similar to a young Marion in Tyrus Thomas
CONs
- take on Jason Collins' contract

[Tommy Udo 6]

4 team trades are very unusual in real life.

Memphis gets really hosed in this deal. They give up their top star & does not get any decent players in return.

[gr3en]

4 team trades are very unusual in real life.

Memphis gets really hosed in this deal. They give up their top star & does not get any decent players in return.

I recognize that picks and/or other means of compensation could be added going the way of Memphis; however, i think the biggest return for them would have to come in the summer time. This could be compared to the situation Phoenix was in when they traded away Marbury for expiring contracts. I know that Gasol isn't the cancer Marbury was but that deal allowed them to have capspace to sign Steve Nash etc. It also allowed Amare who was then an up and coming player like Rudy Gay to blossom into a superstar. That $20M in cap space could be used to sign a players like Elton Brand, Ron Artest etc.

[kidd007]

Phoenix would never do it.

[Pugsley_2491]

Phoenix would never do it.

i think phoenix would really have to consider it. their defense on the wings would improve having jefferson and bell on each side. and i think tyrus could really thrive in phoenix's system and playing with nash. he would put up marion-like numbers in a few years and even this year him and diaw could take turns at PF. plus collins can be thrown in to try and stop duncan. not saying i would be quick to do it if i was them but i'd have to consider it.

[deviljets7]

Memphis gets screwed. Also, if the Grizz were willing to trade Gasol for Krstic and salary relief, there's no reason for the Suns and Bulls to be involved.