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Kirilenko 3 team trade - thoughts?

Utah Gives Andrei Kirilenko SF
Utah Gives Morris Almond SG

Utah Receives Marcus Camby C
Utah Receives Eduardo Najera SF
Utah Receives Sean Williams PF/C

New Jersey Gives Sean Williams PF/C
New Jersey Gives Vince Carter SG/SF
New Jersey Gives Eduardo Najera SF

New Jersey Receives Andrei Kirilenko
New Jersey Receives Morris Almond
New Jersey Receives Brian Skinner
New Jersey Receives Ricky Davis

LA Clippers Give Brian Skinner
LA Clippers Give Marcus Camby
LA Clippers Give Ricky Davis

LA Clippers Receive Vince Carter

New Jazz line up:

PG - D. Williams / R. Price / B. Knight
SG - R. Brewer / K. Korver
SF - CJ Miles / M. Harpring / E. Najera
PF - C. Boozer / P. Millsap / S. Williams
C - M. Camby / M. Okur

(Yes, I realize I left off Collins)

New Jersey
PG - Devin Harris / Keyon Dooling
SG - Ricky Davis / Morris Almond / Trenton Hassell / C. Douglas-Roberts (injured)
SF - Andrei Kirilenko / Bobby Simmons / Jarvis Hayes
PF - Yi Jianlin / Josh Boone / Ryan Anderson
C - Brook Lopez / Stromile Swift / Brian Skinner

Clippers
PG - Baron Davis / Jason Hart / Mike Taylor
SG - Vince Carter / Eric Gordon / Mardy Collins
SF - Al Thornton / (vince could slide to the 3 and allow gordon more minutes at the 2)
PF - Zach Randolph / Steve Novak
C - Chris Kaman / Paul Davis / DeAndre Jordan

Why Utah does it?
Camby would provide tough interior defense that Utah has lacked. Sean Williams brings some nice energy and shot blocking off the bench and Najera is a solid bench player. If Utah is going to trade Kirilenko they absolutely need to get defense in return and Camby and Williams provide exactly that.

Why New Jersey does it?
They unload Williams who they can't find minutes for. Vince has been great but has 3 more years on his deal - Ricky Davis, Brian Skinner and Morris Almond are all on their final year providing some flexibility. Kirilenko and Jianlian together could be a fun tandem. Russia and China?

Why the Clippers do it?
They have a logjam of big men with Camby, Kaman and Randolph. This allows Kaman and Randolph to dominate down low while adding the explosive Vince Carter to run the court alongside Baron Davis and Al Thornton! This would be one of the most explosive and fun to watch starting lineups in the NBA! Their depth will continue to be an issue but what an amazing starting 5.

I think I would do that. Camby can defend, though time for him and Memo both will be tight. I like what Sean Williams could bring, but he's kind of redundant to Camby. The real gem for the Jazz in that deal would be Najera. The guy hustles his ass off and has an attitude I think this team could use. I hate giving up AK, but you have to give something good to get something good.

Feels alot like a fantasy basketball trade more than anything that might happen for real.

I'm not sure New Jersey is motivated on this one--trading Carter's big deal for Kirilenko's big deal (only about $1/year savings).

I've never really been a fan of Najera--who would fill that Matt Harpring role but also have 3 more years after this one on his deal--can't think the team wants him for about $3 mill/year for that long when they are trying to sort out their superstars next summer.

Not a bad effort overall though.

Um, no... Camby is 34, and Kirilenko is 27. Also if I were giving up a SG I'd prefer to loose Korver, who can't do anything but shoot wide open. If Camby were so great, why the hell are the Clippers worse this year with the addition of him, Baron Davis, and even Randolph.