Colangelo Goes Crazy!

endo · Post #1 » by **endo** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 9:34 am

Trade #1

Raptors: Blake Griffen, Quinten Richardson and Marco Jaric
Clippers: Chris Bosh
Grizzlies: Zach Randolph and Marcus Banks

Los Angeles Clippers
c-Kaman/Jordan
pf-Bosh/Camby
sf-Thorton/Davis
sg-Gordon/Collins
pg-Davis/Taylor

Memphis Grizzlies
c-Thabeet/Gasol
pf-Randolph/Arthur
sf-Gay/Carroll
sg-Mayo/Buckner
pg-Conoly/Banks

Trade #2

Raptors: Hedo Turkoglu (sign&trade)
Magic: Kris Humphries, Roko Ukic and Patrick O'bryant

Orlando Magic
c-Howard/O'bryant
pf-Humpries/Anderson
sf-Lewis/Pietrus
sg-Carter/Redick
pg-Nelson/Ukic

Trade #3

Raptors: Jerome James(released) and James Johnson
Chicago: Shawn Marion (sign&trade)

Chicago Bulls
c-Noah/Miller
pf-Marion/Thomas
sf-Deng/Thomas
sg-Salmons/Ukic
pg-Rose/Hinrich

Offseason Moves
With the MLE and the LLE
-re-sign Anthony Parker
-re-sign Pops Mensu
-sign Rasho Nesterovic
-sign Carlos Delfino

Toronto Raptors
c-Andrea Bargnani/Rasho Nesterovic/NathanJawai
pf-Blake Griffen/Reggie Evanns/Pops Mensu
sf-Hedo Turkoglu/James Johnson/Quinten Richardson
sg-Demar Derozan/Carlos Delfino/Marco Jaric
pg-Jose Calderon/Anthony Parker/Quincey Doubley

Good young teams with some solid veterens to aid in their growth.

Houston Suns · Post #2 » by **Houston Suns** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 9:44 am

I'm pretty sure any deal with Blake Griffin in it, is a waste of time and thought.

Post #3 » by **BBallFreak** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 10:42 am

Why would the Magic take on Toronto's garbage? Seriously, they'd be much smarter to just renounce Hedo's rights rather than doing this deal...

endo · Post #4 » by **endo** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 11:52 am

The reason why orlando would take on the three players mentioned are:

A) they still have plenty of holes to fill in on their roster so why not use a sign and trade to do just that?

B) the players mentioned are young and cheap - Hump is a solid energy guy and rebounder to put beside Dwight, Ukic is a bigger guard to pair with the much shorter Nelson and POB gives them some depth at the 5 and can be easily released if he doesn't work out

C) they would still have the MLE and LLE to to fill out the rest of the roster

Second, Griffen has fantastic potential, but Bosh is an all-star and easily a top 5 power forward in the league. You pair him up with Baron and if everyone stays healthy, the Clips will make the playoffs and all the money that comes with that. Blake could also eventualy get them there, but he will first have some growing pains, while with Bosh you basically know what you're going to get.

boogydown · Post #5 » by **boogydown** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 1:16 pm

What makes you think Bosh is going to agree to an extension with the Clippers? It's one of the top 3 worst franchises in the NBA. That is the only reason you need to understanding that this deal will not work for a 1 year rental Bosh.

Post #6 » by **BBallFreak** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 3:04 pm

endo wrote:A) they still have plenty of holes to fill in on their roster so why not use a sign and trade to do just that?

Holes are filled by people you want in the rotation, not pure garbage. Ukic, Humphries, and POB are not guys who fill out your rotation, they're guys who fill out the injured list.

B) the players mentioned are young and cheap - Hump is a solid energy guy and rebounder to put beside Dwight, Ukic is a bigger guard to pair with the much shorter Nelson and POB gives them some depth at the 5 and can be easily released if he doesn't work out

Ukic is garbage (they have so much confidence in him that they brought in Marcus Banks and Quincy Douby to try and beat him out for playing time), Hump played in all of 29 games last year, and POB played in a whopping 13 games. These guys are not contributors on a winning team. Humphries is the only guy you could possibly argue should see time as a 10th man on a half way decent team.

C) they would still have the MLE and LLE to to fill out the rest of the roster

Nope. Teams like Orlando, with all the star power they've got in their starting five, attract guys far better than the crap you foist on them for the veteran minimum. The MLE and LLE are used to bring in far better players than they get here, too.

Second, Griffen has fantastic potential, but Bosh is an all-star and easily a top 5 power forward in the league. You pair him up with Baron and if everyone stays healthy, the Clips will make the playoffs and all the money that comes with that. Blake could also eventualy get them there, but he will first have some growing pains, while with Bosh you basically know what you're going to get.

Right. You do know what you're getting; a potential free agent playing for the worst franchise in the league (in 34 years they've had two winning seasons) for the top pick in the draft. No one does that without an extension signed, and even then, they probably still don't do it...