Three team trade (BOS-LAC-UTAH)

[ptroger83]

How could you make this trade work as far as throw ins/draft picks to make salaries match?

LAC gets:
PP $15.3
KG $11.5
Total: $26.8


UTAH gets:
D Jordan $10.9
C Butler $8
Bledsoe $2.6
Total: $21.5

Boston gets:
(Since both are FA salaries are hypothetical)
Al Jefferson $12
Paul Milsap $10
Total: $22

Why it makes sense for each team:

LAC: Brings in two championship pedigreed vets who have LA ties and won't be asked to carry the load like they did in Boston. As long as CP3 re-signs, makes them the odds on favorites for 2013-2014. With Pierce coming off the books in 2014, gives them some much needed cap room after the questionable Deandre Jordan contract. They get to trade away a bad contract and get something in return for a guy in Bledsoe that they would never be able to keep in the open market.

Utah: They fumbled the ball at the trade deadline by not dealing either Jefferson or Milsap. If they S&T both they essentially get some value for them. By getting Bledsoe, they shore up the shakiest position on their team with a dynamic young guy who could be their PG of the future. Adding Jordan to their stable of young bigs would solidify that rotation for years to come and Butler is a more than serviceable backup for Gordon Hayward.

Boston: I think that with the core of Rondo, Green and Bradley that even if they try to "blow it up" they will still be just good enough to not be a high lottery team. They're a borderline playoff team and at worst would probably be in the 8-12 draft range. So basically, with our core right now, we'd be stuck in rebuilding purgatory. This trade allows us to rebuild on the fly. A Rondo, Bradley, Green, Milsap, Jefferson lineup is pretty nice and although Milsap and Jefferson aren't spring chickens, they've still got 3-4 more peak years left.

I'm no collective bargaining expert, so tell me why this would or wouldn't work...

[Pucaccia]

I love this idea if the the other teams will go along with it. Somehow I think Utah comes up a little short, but hey It looks good to me.

[fantankerous]

Utah says no.  If they're going to commit 12m for a third big, then they would simply keep either Milsap or Jefferson, both of whom are better than Jordan. I think they'll have better s&t options.

The Clippers also say no.  The only Clipper in favor of the KG for Bledsoe/Jordan deadline deal has now been fired.  Including Pierce won't change their minds. Nor does this move help them keep CP3.

I'd also hope the Celtics would say no to this deal.  It's not enough to make us contenders, but cripples us financially.