I put these in the "why is Davis still on this team" thread, but considering the effort and time, I'll give them one separate thread too.
Milwaukee:
Davis for Delfino
Milwaukee's frontcourt right now is Bogut and Gooden; they could use another tough guy (Bogut is tough, but Gooden, though a very good rebounder, sometimes shies away from defense and, shall we say, sometimes lacks intensity). Ilyasova is another PF, but a more outside/offensive one. And the unproven Sanders project. However, their wings right now are Delfino, Dooling, Mbah a moute, Redd, Salmons, Maggette, Douglas Roberts...they can spare one. Redd's contract is unmatchable by us and they just acquired Salmons, Maggette, Douglas Roberts, and Dooling, and I don't see them moving Mbah a Moute (thought he'd be my #1 choice). So Delfino. Unless Davis and a first gets you delfino and Mbah a Moute.
Charlotte:
Sheed and Davis for Boris Diaw.
Charlotte must want to save money; they'd essentially replace Diaw for 9 mil with Davis for 3 and save the sheed money. With the full investment in Tyrus Thomas, it's looking like their lineup is going to be Dampier, Thomas, Wallace, Jackson, Augustin, so Diaw is a 9 million dollar bench player...palatable for a big market team like Boston, not for a fringe playoff team with money problems. I think Diaw helps us more than Davis. Better defender, can defend 3-5 (instead of 4-5), and a good facilitator on offense, but is really a better defender than offensive player anyway. I'm not super enthused by this deal, but I do think it's an upgrade. Critics will say Diaw lacks heart, which is true, but really if you're talking about wins, it's results that matter. So if someone is a 9 talent and slacks their way to an 8 in effectiveness, it's still better than a 6 talent that hearts his way to a 7. As a prime example, Odom has questionable heart with great talent and has a more positive actual impact on the court than 90% of those with much greater heart than actual talent.
Knicks
Davis and Lafayette for Turiaf.
Doesn't address the need for an SF, but is a definite upgrade in talent and on court results. I threw it in here in case the Knicks want to get a little younger as a deal you'd have to think about.
Portland
Sheed and Davis for Przybilla, Cunningham, Fernandez.
Hinges on the fact that Przybilla is probably going to miss this year due to injury, so Portland saves that money and doesn't care. Essentially tis is expanded because Davis for Fernandez straight up doesn't work and I'm not sure Portland would just do Davis for Frenandez, Cunningham, Pendergraph. I like Cunningham and am intrigued by his very solid rookie per minute numbers and length/athleticism.
New Orleans
Sheed and Davis for Posey and Wright
Wright is the key here. I'd prefer Davis for Wright straight up. Wright has regressed a bit since his rookie year, but his last season's PER was still about as good as Davis's has ever been. Wright is also one of those Diaw types that need to be a facilitator/fill in the blanks on offense on a good team and is a more versatile 3/4 defender than Davis. However, NO might only do this to save money, so I expanded it to the above deal. Posey I think is about done. There's no excuse for how bad he's been in N.O. and I wouldn't really want him here, but in limited minutes he could still be okay/useful in certain situations.
Phoenix
Baby for T. Griffin and Dudley.
Griffin is there just for salary. I'd take Clark instead if they preferred; I know very little about Griffin or Clark to be honest, just that Clark was a bit of a disappointment. Key is Dudley. Would they give him up for Davis? I think the C's do that; Dudley is a really nice 3/4 role player. As for Phoenix, they have Hedo, Grant Hill, Richardson, Clark, Childress, Dudley, Janning and Lawal at the 2/3 and have just Warrick, Griffin, Lopez and Frye at 4/5. Only Lopez can really handle big guys, and he's merely solid; Phoenix could definitely use a guy like Davis that can be really tough and move big guys around. But does Phoenix agree?
Utah
Sheed, Davis, Gaffney, Lafayette, and Scal resigned to a 3 year, 4.2 million per year deal with only the first year guaranteed, for Kirilenko
Exceedingly unlikely, as it would leave Scal, CJ miles, and Hayward as the only SF's on the roster; this hinges on Utah needing to save money and being able to swing Okur or Davis for another SF in the same or separate deals.
Detroit
Sheed, Davis, Gaffney, Lafayette and the aforementioned Scal deal for Prince and Maxiell
Again, predicated on Detroit souring on Maxiell and just wanting to save money immediately.
Indiana
Sheed, Davis, Gaffney, Lafayette for Hansbrough, Dunleavy.
Predicated on Indiana's money problems and them not valuing Hansbrough more than Davis. Would I still do it if it was for Dunleavy and McRoberts instead of Dunleavy and Hansbrough? Tough to say. Still hard to say no; McRoberts finally had a nice season last year as a versatile athletic role player and could take Davis's spot well enough to make the Dunleavy bench wing role worth it.
Philadelphia
Perk, Sheed, Davis, Gaffney, Lafayette for Brand, Young, and a First.
We know Philly wants to dump Brand's contract. Would they give up Young and a 1st to save a boatload of cash and have Davis and Perk going forward? From Boston's perspective, it's tough to give up Perk and swallow Brand's deal. On the flip side, though Brand has slipped from his previous stature and not worth his contract, he's still starter quality. The big problem is his contract is one year longer than wanted (one year longer than KG/Allen). On the flip/flip side, they'd still have just Brand, Rondo, Pierce under contract so enough for just one big free agent; and if they had to extend Perk/Davis they'd cut into that hypothetical space anyway. In sum, I probably wouldn't be able to do this deal, though it would be tempting to get that good pick and T. Young, and in a way I'd be shocked if there's cap space in 2 years anyway (has a way of disappearing quickly if trying to field a competitive team, and I'd be shocked if Ainge kept the core together in 2011-2012 but let Davis and Perk walk and equally shocked if Davis/Perk signed one year deals. So probably Bye Capspace anyway. Now, if it was Davis, Sheed, Gaffney, Lafayette, and Scal on a semi-guaranteed deal (instead of Perk)...now that's some food for thought.
P.S.-As I was writing the above paragraph, I thought more and more...Brand is overpaid, but I did a little more research on him. He was back up to 30 mpg last year and 76 games and is still very good on defense, with size and length that won't diminish over the next 3 years. Furthermore, though most of the team is on 2 year deals, honestly I'd be shocked if Ainge can re-tool the team this offseason to remain competitive in the second year (they'd have to re-sign Davis and Perk and perhaps add a rookie and an MLE guy) and still have the capspace we're projected to have in 2012 (as of now it's Rondo, Pierce, Bradley). So if the above deal came along, and we went to battle with the following roster:
Rondo/Nate/Bradley
Ray/Daniels/Wafer
Pierce/Young
KG/JO/Harangody
Brand/Shaq/Erden
with a Philly #1 added the following year, well, hard to resist. Assuming, of course, that Philly would pay such a price to see Brand disappear and likes Perk/Baby that much.
New Jersey
Davis for Courtney Lee (works b/c NJ is under the cap.
Does New Jersey want more beef in the front court? Perhaps. They're depending on Favors, who most say is a several season project. They'd still have Williams, Outlaw, Morrow, Ross, and Damion James on the wings; we know they have to play Morrow and Outlaw as their major offseason additions. Lee is an excellent defender and decent on offense; not quite as big as i'd like in a Davis trade but I think can do well against most SFs.
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