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What about getting Paul to ATL with IND and LAL's help?

ATL: out Bibby, Smoothe, PHO (or ATL) 2nd to IND, JC + rights to Gladyr, ATL (or PHO) 2nd to LA
in CP3 , Okafor to ATL
Get their all star PG, move Al to his natural position, could trade Okafor for Nene, Kaman, Bynum or similar C later

NO: out CP3, Okafor
in TJ Ford, Dunleavy, Vujacic, Salomon Jones, ATL 1st 11+12, IND 1st 11 (top 10 protected)
A chance to free additional 26M + in cap space (Traded expiring contracts), get a high 1st pick + 2 1st in 11 and 2 1st in 12. Nice way to rebuild around West (or else)

IND: out TJ, Dunleavy and S. Jones to NO, 1st IND to NO (top 10 protected),
in Bibby, Smoothe, 2nd PHO (or ATL: highest), 1st LA + Walton to IND
improve their frontcourt and start building around Granger-Smoothe-Hibbert

LAL: out Vujacic to NO, Walton + 1st to IND
in Jamaal Crawford + ATL or PHO 2nd + rights to Gladyr
get versatility and cap space with JC

ATL:
CP3- JT
JJ- JC2- Sy
Marvin- Evans- FA (Hayes)
Al- FA (Powell)- Zaza
Okafor- FA (Shaq???) Zaza

very strong starting 5 that could be improved by moving Okafor by the trade deadline...

NO:
TJ-Collison- Head
(Dunleavy)- vujacic- Thornton
Peja- Dunleavy- posey
West- FA
Jones- Songalia- FA

again, this is about saving money and rebuilding not winning today

IND:
Bibby- Price- FA?
D Jones- Rush- Stephenson
Granger- George- (walton)
Smith- Hansbrough- Mc Roberts
Murphy- Hibbert - (Foster)

rebuilding around Stephenson, Granger, Smith and Hibbert..

LAL:
Blake- Fisher- JC
Kobe- JC- FA (Gladyr??)
Artest- Barnes
Gasol-Odom-FA
Bynum- ratliff- FA

similar nucleus but adding to the fire power with Blake and even more

Thoughts?

The Hawks can't trade their 2011 and 2012 picks in the same trade.

NO is obviously getting destroyed in this scenario. If all it took was crap picks and random filler to get Paul then the Lakers would just offer Bynum+Walton+Vujajic & a couple of crap picks for Paul and Okafor.

spam

If we can get Paul and get rid of Walton, thats gon be VERY GOOD for us.

if you guys couldn't land paul for whatever reason would you still be interested in ok4?

Ew no.

I would LOVE either of Smith or Horford in indy.

Rather not have a wing back, We seem always to have too many 6'8" guys who can supposedly shoot.

Would have loved Bibby a few years ago. Maybe we make smaller trade and pick up a younger point elsewhere...Collison, Conely, Maynor?

Still though, put either Smooth OR Horford between Granger and Hibbert and give us a good point and you may be shocked at what the Pacers could do.

Did this trade get edited? It looks significantly better than when I last looked.

Why is LA in it. Just send Crawford to Indiana.