ESPN Trade Machine
I have seen so so many of excellent trade idea's on SB Nation over the last few months, and like many of you I ask myself: Why don't these GM's do this obvious trade? Its perfect, great for everyone, and look! The NBA trade machine has even approved it!
I've read through dozens of great trade posts, but yet, none of these great ( and Trade Machine Approved) trades have ever happened in real life...
Why is this I pondered... and then out of nowhere, it hit me. BAM! Like an Andre Miller into a Blake Griffin. WE AREN'T THINKING BIG ENOUGH!
So I set out to create a trade idea so incredibly great, wonderful, and of course, ESPN Trade Machine Approved, that the GM's of these teams would have no choice but to comply.
Unfortunately...The ESPN trade machine only allows 4 teams to be involved in a trade ( 26 short of what I wanted) so I decided on only using my home team, and 3 Big Market teams to create this completely plausible, paradigm shattering trade. Portland... Los Angeles... Miami... Chicago... You.Are.Welcome.
Portland Receives:
and..... Steve Blake!
The Blazers Fans and Front office couldn't be happier. They get their Point Guard of the Future ( Rose) their Point guard of the Past ( Blake) AND their point guard who decides to retire as soon as the trade goes through ( Fisher). They are however disappointed that they could only land 2 players named Derek, as talks with landing New Yorks aging Point Guard Derek Jeter Falls through. ( and strangely enough, he couldnt be found in the trade machine)
Los Angeles Receives:
Lamarcus Aldridge
OH MY, the Power of the Power Forward can be felt... On Opening day L.A., Bosh, Gasol, and Bynum all walk out onto the floor, and a new nickname is created. The Quadruplet Towers. Defenses run and hide, mothers scream in the streets, and all are listed as Centers on the All Star Ballot.
Chicago Receives:
Lebron James
Dwayne Wade
and Andre Miller
Lebron and Dwayne become confused when they win 2 championships, but nobody seems satisfied. People From Ohio make the long drive through Indiana for every Chicago home game, just to Boo Lebron on the regular, while him and Dwayne have to walk around town for years hearing people whisper "E's not da next Jordin", between bites of Polish Sausage. Andre Miller regrows his hair, sporting a 4 foot fro to protect him from the Chi-Town winds, while averaging 20 assists a game ( mostly in ally opps to Lebron).
Miami Receives:
" I'll win where Lebron couldnt!" screams Kobe, " Ill do it without Shaq! I don't need him unlike some other people (cough, Dwayne) llgauskas is just as good, hell, trade Babbitt with me, Ill even win it all with him!"
Now, I must tell you this first, I have already submitted this to a person in Portlands front office, and I have it on good authority that this will go through. But lets pretend it won't, just for fun. Usually I am like Zues. I'll kill anyone who tries to steal my thunder. But every once in a while there is an excepetion, a Percy Jackson if you will. So ill let it go this one time if any of you have any earth shattering trade ideas that you wish to share.
There are two stipulations:
1. It must be Incredibly Awesome
2. It must be Trade Machine approved... Other wise, it just doesnt have any plausibility.
I mean jeez guys, keep them realistic, huh?
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I’ve read through dozens of great trade posts, but yet, none of these great ( and Trade Machine Approved) trades have ever happened in real life…
People propose realistic trades that are more or less what actually happens all the time.
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but the underlying premise for the joke is wrong, making the sarcastic mega trade simply unfunny
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by JuwanMVPHoward on Jun 13, 2011 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I like you thinking big, but why does Miami do anything but laugh themselves to death at this proposal? You know Kobe is done, right?
Aaaahhh.
OK. I read it closer. Well played, sir.
I think I was just looking for a good reason to remind everyone that Kobe is done.
by The Penguin on Jun 13, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't think this could be any more sarcastic
I’m thinking that your either didn’t read the post or if you did and think its still real, then this post was made for you!
Its a knock on all you who think a trade is legit bc it passes the trade machine.
QUADRUPLE PF’S IN LA! CLASSIC!
Its a joke!
by RepTHEpinwheel on Jun 13, 2011 10:49 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
I wish I could see the 30 team trade...
Then we’d see some real trade action getting started. Lets see how well made of a machine it is and push it to the limits!
Pretty easy: Many complete rosters are tradeable for each other within the cap and fudge factor rules
If two owners ever wanted to swap teams
LOL!
Thanks this is funny..but then what is EVEN funnier, is people reading this and being insulted.
I’ve often thought The ESPN Trade Machine was a tool of the devil, brought to earth to encourage ignorance and idiocy.
And of course it is….
"Mother Nature started this fight, I think it's about time we ended it!"
No Krang!
People should be insulted by this post. It does not take their Blogged trade ideas seriously.
“People propose realistic trades that are more or less what actually happens all the time…but the underlying premise for the joke is wrong, making the sarcastic mega trade simply unfunny” – JuwanMVPHoward.
I am also insulted by his Bloggers Name, it also seems sarcastic with the wrong underlying premise. Juwan Howard was an All American, and an Allstar, and made the same ALL NBA Teams as Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, and Reggie miller. He should also be taken seriously! Also, even though this is a sarcastic post, this trade idea should also be treated with the same respect as all the other ones, and Im sure that it has a very good chance at happening. Remember, These are trade ideas that “more or less” happen all the time. so some variation of this trade should happen in the near future, with one or two very very small tweaks. Right?
I just tried to bring Rose, Nash, and CP3 to Minnesota for the ultimate PG lineup.
Trade Machine crashed.
I guess everybody’s got their limits.
Doers & Makers > Movers & Shakers
by Adam Randall on Jun 13, 2011 11:28 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Found something similar
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=3fdgq2j
Minnesota will just play 4 Point Guards and Kevin Love.
man, Love would get like 20 rebounds a game
Say it ain't Cho
by Sean in Vancouver on Jun 15, 2011 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh I like this one
Nate, Rose, Westbrook… this is in the true spirit of the Trade machine, and I am glad that you realize its potential. I would especially like to see them play the Lakers ^ Quadruplet Towers. Now that would be a game.
and what would happen if Ricky Rubio ever came over… MADNESS!
by blazingsince88 on Jun 15, 2011 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
trade machine is too funny
I just tried a simple trade- D. Rose for Andre Miller. Of course it worked. And eventhough the trade is simple it is so outlandish at the same time.
Obviously you really have been blazing since 88.......
Good post never-the-less.
If the ESPN Trade Machine approves it...
… it must be a good deal.
"Ted Thompson's running Brett Favre out of Green Bay was the biggest mistake by a GM in the history of the league."
-Skip Bayless, November 2008
by The Cactus Leaguer on Jun 13, 2011 9:46 PM PDT reply actions
The worst part about this is
That the Blazers can’t trade for Derek Jeter. I mean come one, with his lateral speed, no one would be able to get past him, and he’d get like 10 steals a game. Of course, he wouldn’t be able to score, but D Rose would more than make up for that.
Say it ain't Cho
by Sean in Vancouver on Jun 15, 2011 7:30 PM PDT reply actions
AND...
We’d have to keep reminding him that you don’t have to wait for the coaches signal anytime you want to steal.
by blazingsince88 on Jun 16, 2011 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions

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