to get it done we could also throw in JJJ:
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=6mvq97d
if we did manage to get dwight this summer our starting lineup would be:
PG: Rondo
SG: Ray (if he reups with us on a favorable deal)
SF: Williams
PF: Smith
C: Howard
That lineup is uber athletic, with some of the top defensive players at their positions in the league respectively (williams is no slouch on defense). Rondo would have the perfect set of running mates on the break for the next few years.
PG:Rondo
SG:Gordon or mayo
SF:Jeff green
PF:Josh Smith
C:Dwight Howard
^ that's better
This would be a terrible non-shooting team. As fun as they would be to watch I would pass.
Any trade unless for an elite player can't involve both draft picks and Ray/KG. Best things we have at this point going into the off season is cap space flexibly and picks. With Josh Smith on the team next years team is at 43Mil and if Bass picks-up his player option that would climb to 47mil. The NBA team salary cap is 58Mil this year and next so you do the math to fill out the rest of the team for 11Mil.
PG Rondo - 11m
SG <blank>
SF Pierce - 16.8m
PF <blank> (could be Josh Smith - 13.2m) and (Bass - 4m)
C <blank>
bench
JJJ 1.1m
AB 1.6m
To fill out this roster we have to hope Ray and KG (playing center) come back and we can find decent players for the bench.
I would rather go after Brook Lopez in the off season, NJ is going to go after Dwight and also try to hold onto Deron.
SG options Courtney Lee, Marco Belinelli, Jamal Crawford, Carlos Delfino, Landry Fields, and OJ Mayo; as well as bring back Ray on the cheap (hopefully for a 6th man role and not a starter). Landry Fields would be a nice option here, the Knicks have to resign Lin and are currently sitting at 61m next year already.
PG Rondo 11
SG ???Fields (around 6 to 7m)
SF PP 16.8
PF KG 10
C Lopez 11
and Ray as the 6th man plus AB, JJJ, Green (hopefully), and Bass (hopefully) as well as the 2 picks. All for under 70m which is 13m better than this years team. Plus a chance to challenge.