My idea to expand the rumored Melo deal

by douglast on Feb 17, 2011 9:49 PM PST

Wow, I never do this, but couldn't help myself:

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=4c6zb9s

We start with the rumored 9-player deal. Now we also have heard the following, either during this cycle or earlier in the season during the last Melo to Nets go around:

1) Denver doesn't want to keep Harris
2) Denver covets Batum
3) Denver doesn't want to keep Murphy for tax reasons
4) Denver would look to move Nene if they are blowing it up
5) Cleveland is willing to absorb your expiring deal for a pick or two

So here's where we come in. We start with the 5 for 4 swap being talked about today. Then:

Denver sends out Murphy, Nene, Harris and one of those 4 first rounders, and gets back Miller, Przybilla, and Batum This saves them $15 million off the cap number this year, and Joel and Andre both come off the books next year (or they keep Miller another year if they want)

Cleveland takes on Murphy and gets a draft pick and either Armon (or insert Babbit, Eliot, etc instead)

New Jersey gets the original package of Denver players

Portland sends out Miller, Przybilla, Batum, and the rookie (and maybe a pick if need be), but gets back both Harris and Nene.

Who says no?

(if you like, you can try to expand it to include some other pieces that were rumored before - Rudy, Morrow, Outlaw, etc)

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I see this deal mostly as a Batum for Nene trade for the Blazers side.

I think Nene is a better player than Batum, but how does he fit with LMA and … the complete absence of potential we will have left.

Ouch. Realization is setting in.
Role Players (good ones, but still role players to me):
Matthews
Fernandez
Cunningham
Camby

Without Roy, Batum & Oden to grow with us, I don’t see where this team is going.

So maybe this trade is good. Get a younger point guard and another big body, even if it simply replicates the sent off Miller the still here LMA. If everything goes well:

Ball handlers:
Harris
Roy

Wings:
Matthews
Rudy

Pivot:
LMA
Camby
Nene
Oden

So my long and wandering conclusion is that if Harris and Roy are willing to set up LMA & Nene BEFORE they are willing to shoot it, this could work. At least we’d be deeper with big bodies, and Paul Allen could be excited for international fans from wherever Nene is from (Brazil, right?).

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by staylost on Feb 17, 2011 10:29 PM PST reply actions

I don't see us investing to extend Nene's deal and keeping Oden.

That’s the benefit of this deal, not relying on an unreliable player in Oden. Of course, we switch to relying on Harris who has also struggled with injuries.

IF…the Blazers believe Harris can stay healthy
AND…They are sure they can get an extension with Nene, then I think you’d have to seriously consider this.

Those are a couple of big ifs, plus I doubt Denver decides to completely blow it up, but intriguing possibility.

by 52therim on Feb 18, 2011 9:56 AM PST via mobile up reply actions

Oh, and FLAG!!!

Why didn’t YOU put THIS IN the TRADE DRAWER YOU MORAN1

Ugh! All of these nEWbies!

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by staylost on Feb 17, 2011 10:42 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

newbie? who you calling a newbie?

honestly, i loooked and did not see a trade drawer.

"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
-Dave, 2/5/2010: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/2/5/1297509/no-amore-for-amare

by douglast on Feb 17, 2011 11:33 PM PST up reply actions

Oh.

I thought that’s how we were supposed to respond to trade posts.

Sorry.

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by staylost on Feb 17, 2011 11:49 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

maybe it is?

"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
-Dave, 2/5/2010: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/2/5/1297509/no-amore-for-amare

by douglast on Feb 17, 2011 11:59 PM PST up reply actions

you misspelled moron you moron

you must be one of those dudes at the rally with a misspelled sign.

Both teams played hard and ball don't lie. Rasheed is the Yogi Berra of hoops. We should start calling him Yogi Sheed.

by vavoom on Feb 18, 2011 12:21 AM PST up reply actions

Although you don't know how to spell moran, I will forgive that because of your sweet profile pic.

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by staylost on Feb 18, 2011 12:39 AM PST up reply actions

I'll be honest...

Firstly, the irony of someone mis-spelling the word “moron” just made my day, so thank you for that.
Secondly, if you’re going to go around mis-spelling things and being so antagonistic, stop declaring you’re a Republican…you make the rest of us look bad.

by jons_guitar on Feb 18, 2011 8:00 AM PST up reply actions

And lastly...

Cleveland gets Murphy and Johnson for a pick or two? Really?

by jons_guitar on Feb 18, 2011 8:02 AM PST up reply actions

Here is the source of that particular internet meme

Oh by the way….GO USA!!

Harry Bosch: "Everybody counts....or nobody counts."

by 92wastheyear on Feb 18, 2011 9:51 AM PST up reply actions

Wow, I really need to accessorize to get up to par here. Should I look for the “stars & stripes” bandanna or the beer belly first?

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by staylost on Feb 18, 2011 5:33 PM PST up reply actions

Well, can't complain with that haul.

Nene is top 3 or 4 Center in the league right now and Harris will be an upgrade in terms of age. We’re thin at the wing so perhaps sign Mayo to an MLE in the off-season, provided the MLE still exists.

The cake was a lie.

by xedubx on Feb 18, 2011 1:13 AM PST reply actions