Trade Idea: An adjusted WIZ deal that may be more feasible...

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http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=yfncme2

Butler, Miller & Stevenson for Ray & a pick

The Wizards are rumored to have a deal on the table with Dallas of Butler & Stevenson for Howard. This is essentially a variation of this deal.

The Wizards save nearly $5mil in the deal before they buy out Ray (if they do). This should be enough to put them under the luxery tax, and they still have Jamison to trade for young talent.

Miller's contract is expiring, but the Celts get his Bird Rights so they can sign him over the cap and without the MLE if they wish. He's fragile, but he's been playing / shooting very well lately.

As for Butler, here's what SI's Ian Thompsen has to say:

"As first reported by Yahoo!'s Adrian Wojnarowski, Boston is indeed investigating potential trades for Ray Allen's expiring $18.8 million contract. One Western GM believes the Celtics' best potential acquisition would be Caron Butler, who would be out of position at shooting guard but could nonetheless join with Paul Pierce to create a highly physical perimeter "that would beat other teams up."

But other teams may outbid Boston for Butler, who is expected to be moved by Washington over the next week. I continue to believe Allen won't be traded, because it will be so very difficult to acquire a useful talent who is worthy of the years left on his contract."

[nishesh]

That's my trade with Stevenson thrown in 

[pearljammer10]

I would much much much much much much rather have Butler and Jamison over Butler MIller and Stevenson....Not even a thoguht it my mind would change that.

[Fan from VT]

Man, if we're giving all that salary relief (Butler and Jameson), considering Jameson is 33 and has 3 years left and Butler has a PER below 14 (he's been pretty bad this year), I'd want to get a young guy too. Blatche or Foye, preferably Blatche. I'd give Baby in return for that, if they wanted.

[Who]

More interested in Miller + Jamison than Butler + Miller.