Here's my first try:
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=ykvblkeSacramento Kings -
Outgoing:
Jason Thompson, PF/C
Kevin Martin, SG
Kenny Thomas, PF
Donte Greene, SF
Sean May, PF
Incoming:
Carlos Boozer, PF
Samuel Dalembert, C
Ronnie Brewer, SG
Rodney Carney, SF
Why for the Kings:
- They give up a young athletic PF prospect (Thompson) and a prolific scoring SG (Martin) and receive a post threat with an expiring contract (Boozer) and a long, athletic, defensive SG who can also play SF (Brewer).
- They give up a 6'11'' SG/SF with a good jumper and stopper potential (Greene) and two expiring contracts (Thomas and May), and receive an athletic shot-blocking, rebounding center (Dalembert), and an athletic, shot blocking SF (Carney).
- Financially, the Kings give up one large expiring contract (Thomas) and receive $14 in expirings back (Boozer + Brewer) who they can let walk or resign (I'd try to resign them). They also get future flexibility by trading Martin, whose contract lasts for another 4 years. Thompson's $2 million contract also lasts another couple years.
- They give up $12 in salary for $12 of Dalembert. This cuts into their cap space next summer, but they aren't a hot free agent destination anyway.
- If they can hold onto Boozer, I think Dalembert complements his game nicely. Boozer is great in the post and has a good midrange shot, but isn't a shot-blocker and struggles defensively. Dalembert isn't great on offense (mostly put-backs) but is a good rebounder and shot-blocker.
- Brewer and Carney give the Kings something they don't really have at the moment: defensive stoppers. Both players have the potential to be lock down defenders, and Brewer especially is a steal-master. I think this trade improves the Kings defensively all around. Dalembert and Brewer especially are huge defensive upgrades over Hawes and Martin.
Utah Jazz -
Outgoing:
Carlos Boozer, PF
Ronnie Brewer, SG
Kyle Korver, SG
Incoming:
Jason Thompson, PF/C
Kevin Martin, SG
Willie Green, SG
Why for the Jazz:
- They get rid of Boozer, who probably isn't going to resign there anyway. In return they get Thompson, who has a lot of potential. Acquiring Thompson allows them to play a much more athletic front court of Millsap and Thompson (as opposed to Boozer and Okur) if they choose. They also get to play Millsap more.
- Of course, the main reason they trade Boozer is to get Martin, who gives them a wing scorer, which they could really use. Martin is one of the best scorers in the league, and would probably work well alongside Deron Williams.
- They trade away Kyle Korver's $5 million expiring contract for Willie Green's 3.6 million 2 year contract. This saves them money in the short term, though costs them some in the long term. They're desperate to get under the luxury tax asap, though, so it works out for them. Willie Green is a decent player, too, and doesn't have Korver's injury issues.
- Overall, the Jazz send out around $20 million in contracts and take back just over $15 million. That's their primary incentive for this trade; that they also get some prime talent in return (Martin, Thompson) is simply icing.
Philadelphia 76ers -
Outgoing:
Samuel Dalembert, C
Willie Green, SG
Rodney Carney, SF
Incoming:
Kyle Korver, SG
Donte Greene, SF
Sean May, PF
Kenny Thomas, PF
Why for the Sixers:
- First and foremost, this trade gives them something they don't currently have: decent shooters. Korver and Greene can both shoot, and that should help out the Sixers some. They won't need to play Kapono (sieve on defense) just to get a guy out there who can shoot a 3.
- The Sixers get out of paying Dalembert $12 million next year and get close to $15 million in expiring contracts. This makes up for the fact that they don't get a whole lot of talent back.
- This trade allows them to play Brand at center, giving Mareese Speights a lot more playing time. Also opens things up a bit for Thaddeus Young.
This trade should improve the Kings quite a lot, in my opinion.
Tyreke Evans - PG
Ronnie Brewer - SG
Omri Casspi - SF
Carlos Boozer - PF
Samuel Dalembert - C
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Francisco Garcia - SG
Andres Nocioni - SF / PF
Spencer Hawes - C / PF
Beno Udrih - PG
Jon Brockman - PF
Ime Udoka - SF / SG
That's a solid starting lineup, though a bit limited in terms of shooting ability - they can mix and match with the bench to fix that though. The bench is pretty deep and pretty decent, I think.
I think the main hangup with this trade is that the Kings are taking back a lot of money - almost $4 million more than they have outgoing. They get a lot of talent in return, though (you did say the goal was to make them better). They also get a lot of money in expiring contracts if they want to let Boozer and Brewer walk in the off-season.
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