Trade idea: BOS, SAC, CHI

[KGs Knee]

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=yf6gvxc

Here's the rundown:

Bos: Gets: K. Martin, K. Hinrich, A. Nocioni
     Sends: R. Allen, G. Davis, T. Allen, B. Walker

Sac: Gets: R. Allen, G. Davis, J. Salmons
     Sends: K. Martin, A. Nocioni, B. Udrih

Chi: Gets: B. Udrih, T. Allen, B. Walker
     Sends: K. Hinrich, J. Salmons, Trade Exception(for B. Walker)

Why it works: First for Sac. it works mostly because they save approx. 13mil for next year and another 9mil the year after.  In addition they get a good young player in Davis who would most likely thrive in a starting role for them.  Salmons is mostly a trade off to make salaries work.  It works for Chi. because they get a savings of 9mil. next year and a reasonable replacement for Hinrich in Udrih. T. Allen would be a cheap throw in replacement for Salmons.  Ditto for Walker.

Now, why this works for BOSTON.  I really will be heart broken to see Ray leave, but he just isn't contibuting much anymore.  Kevin Martin can flat out score and couldn't possibly be much worse on defense.  Sure we would have to eat Nocioni's bad contract, but he may be able to contribute, who knows.  Hinrich would be a brilliant 6th man as a combo guard.  This would be a lot of salary to commit to, but I think it would make KG's and Pierce's last few years more productive.  By lessening their scoring burden we could maximize their effectiveness and possibly prolong our championship window. It would mean the end of Ray, as he would no longer be needed, but we would then be able to resign Daniels or another big with next years MLE.  This doesn't solve our lack of depth at the PF spot for this year, but maybe someone become available for a buyout later on.  Maybe Sheldon wakes up, remember KG once said anything is possible!

[PosImpos]

Why is Sacramento taking back John Salmons after trading him away last year?

[KGs Knee]

Salmons has one less year on his contract compared to Udrih, and Rodriguez is a better pg than Udrih anyways.

[Rtpas11]

1st: Sac will never trade for Salmons back

2nd: Are you trying to get Tony Allen shot? sending him back to Chicago??? lol

this trade is a no no... The Celtics are looking to sign Raja Bell.

[marseye]

 

[celticsfan8591]

I don't see why Chicago would do it.  They'll have a good deal of cap space anyway this summer.  They're getting murdered from a talent standpoint as well, Hinrich and Salmons are both better than any of the players theyre getting back.