6 team trade (GSW-TOR-MIL-NO-LAC-HOU)

[Ell Curry]

Clippers out: Norm Powell, Derrick Jones JR, PJ Tucker, LAC 2031 unprotected 1st
Clippers in: Ingram, Kuminga, 1 MIL Minimum guy

Why: Ballmer pays both guys this summer to give them starting forwards around Harden and Zubac (and the ghost of Kawhi) to keep a decent team in the new stadium, probably even a threat if Kawhi can ever get healthy for an entire playoffs. Powell is 31, Ingram is 4 years younger and Kuminga only 22, so this sets them up for a few years and is thus worth losing the unprotected pick and Norm playing this well.

Bucks out: Middleton, MIL 2031 unprotected 1st, 2 minimum guys)
Bucks In: Norm Powell, Davion Mitchell, Derrick Jones JR

Why: Bucks give up Middleton and a 1st for a healthy scorer in Powell, a decent wing in Jones and a great defender in Mitchell to cover the guards Lillard can't. Powell being 31 is fine, Milwaukee is trying to keep Giannis and contend for the next few years.

Pelicans out: Ingram, (2 minimum guys)
Pelicans in: Melton, Payton JR, Kyle Anderson, MIL unprotected 2031 1st

Why: With this start, they really might as well pivot to a tank for this season. They get expirings apart from Slo-Mo and a 1st for not paying Ingram, this might be the best offer on the table.

Raptors out: Davion Mitchell, Chris Boucher
Raptors in: PJ Tucker, Jeff Green, MIL 2nd, top 40 protected HOU 2nd
Why: Helps their tank (Mitchell is doing well because of his defence and being a veteran, Shead, like damn near all rookie PGs, is killing them) and gets them a pair of 2nds for 2 expiring players.

Golden State out: Kuminga, Melton, Payton JR, Kyle Anderson
Golden State In: Middleton, LAC unprotected 2031 1st, 2 NOP Minimum guys, 1 MIL Minimum guy

Why: They gamble on Middleton getting healthy, bank a 1st, eventually probably try to move 1 of Middleton or Wiggins, the LAC 2031 pick and 1-2 of their own (and maybe Moody or Podziemski) for the next star available. Curry-Hield-Middleton-Wiggins-Draymond is enough of a 3pt shooting threat as a team (bench stills okay with Podz and Moody covering the 1-3 minutes, Looney and Jackson-Davis at the 5, Middleton and Draymond play the backup 4 minutes) to maybe pull off some upsets this year.

Houston out: Jeff Green, Top 40 protected 2nd
Houston in: Boucher

Why: They get a depth big who makes some sense next to Sengun and can be the backup 5 if they want to go small. Only costs them a top 40 protected 2nd.

[Godaddycurse]

Norm DJJ and Mitchell makes more than Middleton

[Coxy]

Golden State out: Kuminga, Melton, Payton JR, Kyle Anderson
Golden State In: Middleton, LAC unprotected 2031 1st, 2 NOP Minimum guys, 1 MIL Minimum guy

Ummmm, no. Not even close. Very terrible on many levels.

[Crazy-Canuck]

Gsw can't do that trade, not enough space under the cap to fill the roster.

[gswhoops]

Golden State out: Kuminga, Melton, Payton JR, Kyle Anderson
Golden State In: Middleton, LAC unprotected 2031 1st, 2 NOP Minimum guys, 1 MIL Minimum guy

Ummmm, no. Not even close. Very terrible on many levels.

Yeah agreed, although that LAC unprotected 1st is pretty juicy. But we're not punting seasons now with the clock running down on Steph's career for an asset that won't convey this decade.

[Ell Curry]

Golden State out: Kuminga, Melton, Payton JR, Kyle Anderson
Golden State In: Middleton, LAC unprotected 2031 1st, 2 NOP Minimum guys, 1 MIL Minimum guy

Ummmm, no. Not even close. Very terrible on many levels.

Yeah agreed, although that LAC unprotected 1st is pretty juicy. But we're not punting seasons now with the clock running down on Steph's career for an asset that won't convey this decade.

I don't see it as punting. If Middleton can give you 25 minutes he's probably slightly more valuable in a playoff series than Kuminga (not 2027 Kuminga, but as you say Curry will be old by then) because of his shooting, and the 2031 1st would presumably be used in a trade deal either this season or the summer for that elusive 2nd star you've been looking for.