AirP. wrote:A trade with Houston could be as simple as...
Butler and Rozier for VanVleet and Brooks, Miami would also save 8 million in the trade.
A trade with New Orleans could be as simple as...
Butler and Rozier for Ingram and McCollum, Miami also saves 4 million in the trade.
I'd pass on both deals because I can't imagine Miami having any interest in any player needing an extension (Kuminga, Ingram) or an overpaid role player (MPJ, Beal, Lavine, McCollum...etc). My main issue with the Houston trade is Miami gets smaller, and I do think Houston would need to add in a bit more for that to work for Miami. Houston is an optimal trading partner for Miami if they're simply posturing when they say they don't want to break up their core. Assuming that is the case, this would work:
Miami gets FVV, Cam Johnson, and D Brooks
Houston gets Butler and Rozier
Brooklyn gets D Robinson, C Whitmore, and 2 1sts from Houston
My guess is Miami would love to pry Z Williamson from New Orleans or Durant from Phoenix, but these are very unlikely. More gettable targets are going to be Jerami Grant, Cam Johnson, Andrew Wiggins, Julius Randle, and perhaps Kyle Kuzma.
Some iterations I think could work with Memphis:
Miami gets: Cam Johnson and Marcus Smart
Memphis gets J Butler
Brooklyn gets: B Clarke, L Kennard, and 2 1sts from Memphis
Miami gets: J Grant and M Smart
Memphis gets: J Butler
Portland gets: B Clarke, L Kennard, and a 1st from Memphis + pick swap with Memphis
Some iterations I think could work with Golden St (requires a team willing to extend Kuminga):
Miami gets: A Wiggins, J Grant, G Payton II
Golden State gets: J Butler
Portland get: J Kuminga, D Robinson, K Anderson
Miami gets J Randle, A Wiggins, G Payton II
Golden St gets Butler
Minnesota gets: J Kuminga, K Anderson, D Robinson
