MIN-PHO-CLE

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I don't think the Suns would do that much of a downgrade in talent just to save a few million. I mean if it saved them 10M + I can see a salary cutting trade happening but just a few probally not. I could see something happening though if the Cavs either included JJ Hickson or there first round pick though.

This is exactly the type of deal you could run through MIN, where they take on the bad talent and send you Mike Miller et al.

MIN GIVES: Mike Miller + Ryan Gomes
MIN GETS: Ben Wallace + Dudley + #14 + future lottery protected pick

CLE GIVES: Ben Wallace + Sasha Pavlovic + future lottery protected pick ($18,750,000)
CLE GETS: Shaq ($21,000,000)

PHO GIVES: Shaq + Dudley + #14
PHO GETS: Mike Miller + Ryan Gomes + Sasha Pavlovic ($3.25 mil off) + $3.7 mil TPE

I like this deal. With this much savings, PHO actually could get under the lux AND add talent. Getting $7.0 mil in 2009 cap space is generally pretty expensive, but it would save the Suns about $16.5 mil. This makes you up tempo again, and Miller and Gomes would really help.

Hope for Orlando to eliminate CLE, because I think they might offer this for Shaq to appease LeBron and try to keep him in Cleveland.