48_7 wrote:The Orlando Magic have come to an agreement for four separate trades:
Charlotte - Orlando
Jameer Nelson - 8,100,000
Mickael Pietrus - 5,300,00
2011 1st Round Pick
for
DJ Augustin - 2,540,400
Gerald Wallace - 9,000,000
11,540,400 x 1.25 + 100,000 = 14,525,625 > 13,400,000
Rationale: Orlando is excited about acquiring Gerald Wallace, a first-team all-NBA defender to play alongside reigning and two-time DPOY Dwight Howard. This, and following moves have given me the best defensive front-court in the NBA. DJ Augustin will play off of the bench. We're sad to see Jameer and Mickael go. Both have been important pieces in our recent success, but all of we felt that it was time to go a different different.
Washington - Orlando
Vince Carter - 17,522,375
for
Gilbert Arenas - 17,730,693
Salaries are only 28k different. They match.
Rationale: We wouldn't have traded all-star guard Jameer Nelson without a plan in place to bring in a replacement. What we have gotten is more than that. Arenas, a 3-time allstar and all-NBA player, will bring necessary starpower to the Magic. The Eastern Conference became much more difficult through free agency this summer. We feel that a team with Arenas at the point, Wallace on the wing, and Howard in the middle is good enough to contend with anyone in the league. For those with questions about Arenas' health or demeanor, we will say this and only this:
Arenas is healthy. He has had no troubles with his knee in over a year. His workload will be down from what it was in Washington, so you will see a rejuvenated and fresh Gilbert Arenas. As per his suspension: at least he wasn't running an illegal dog-fighting circuit.
Milwaukee - Orlando
Rashard Lewis - 19,573,711
Daniel Orton - 1,028,400
for
John Salmons - 8,000,000
Drew Gooden - 5,765,000
Corey Maggette - 9,600,000
20,602,111 x 1.25 + 100,000 = 25,852,638.75 > 23,365,000
Rationale: I just really wanted to dump Rashard Lewis, and at worst he, I found a new starting 2 in Salmons and good depth with Maggette and Gooden. You're a pretty rich team if you can boast that you have a 20 pgg. guy at 4 positions and on the bench, which I now do.
Breaking News:
Talks with Cleveland have hit a stall. Finances are being worked out at this moment, and we hope to have a resolution shortly.
(I'll edit my roster page and salaries after I get approval for the trades.)
Washington happily accepts. arenas needed to go and a new area has dawned
