Post#299 » by BlackIce » Thu Apr 16, 2009 2:09 am
DET and SAN have a huge trade to announce, a true blockbuster.
Josh Smith $10,000,000
Marquis Daniels $6,864,200
Anthony Parker-$4,550,000
Shelden Williams $3,395,760
Willie Green $3,388,000
IND pick 09 (unprotected)
PHI pick 09 (top 5 protection)
CLE 2nd rounder 2010
= About 28 mill
for
Paul Pierce $18,077,903
David West $9,862,500
Michael Finley $2,500,000
Ime Udoka $1,080,000
Matt Bonner$2,978,000
= About 34 mill
Within 25%.
Trade 2.
Leandro Barbosa $6,100,000
for
Shane Battier $6,373,900
The reason we do this is because we look around the league and see very few contenders. We have stockpiled picks, expirings (a ton) and young guys and are now trading them for vets. We no longer have our 2010 and 2011 picks and don't want them to be valuable. We lose around 14 mill in expirings and all of our picks and our 23 year old PF on a great contract, but you have to give to get. Barbosa is only 26 and a legit 6th man of the year canidate when the Suns are good, but we had to do this. Pierce has a huge contract but we have a whole at the SF position that he can fill nicely. He has a ton of help on this team and we are still one of the best defensive teams in the league. David West fits very well beside Okafor and gives our team the boost it need to go over the top. Unlike the other contenders we have no real holes in our starting 5 and we get some solid vets that will bolster our bench. We here is DET worked very hard to stockpile assets and are now ready to contend. NO, ATL, MIA there is a new team you now have to battle for the championship.
Okafor/West/Pierce/Iguodala/Stucky
Bonner/____/Battier/Finely/Atkins
/ Udoka/Afflalo