1. Kosta vs. 8. MJallday59
udonis haslem has proven that he can't play center as much as the heat need him to. he needs to play pf. get the heat some help at center.
Kosta: first impression is that there isn't any noticeable value rip off. There is a 1st rnd pick involved, but with it being 3 yrs away and lottery protected, its not too valuable. My one big concern is mcdyess as a center, he simply has never been one, at least not since he's been on detroit. It might not be a concern if he was young and there was time to mold him into one, but he's 34 yrs old with a history of injury concerns.
Mjallday59: a simple two team deal. Grizzlies get a pf to go alongside marc gasol, heat get a center than can defend the block against big men. The inclusion of a pg for sg prospect exchange makes sense for both teams too. Not really too much to complain about
Vote goes to Mjallday59
deciding factor: darko addresses center concerns, mcdyess does not.
4. randomhero423 vs. 12. SimonFish
Marcus Camby is not playing effectively at pf next to kaman. he needs to play center. get the clippers a new pf.
Simonfish: a simple two team trade. A concern i have is marion's expiring deal that the clips will be forced to deal with, and can possibly be left eating banks' deal without marion's services. The good thing about camby's deal is that they have two years to wait on a contract extension, and when that time comes they have major cap room. This trade does however meet the needs quite nicely.
Randomhero423: you have the clippers absorving randolph's deal and getting lee who is due a nice extension this upcoming summer. I'm not sure how excited the clips would be to say good bye to their excellent cap space situation for randolph/lee. The knicks get a deal they simply can't refuse. The spurs look like they get an easy no. kurt thomas is a very important player, especially in the west against gasol/bynum, amare/shaq, LA/oden, west/chandler. I just don't see the spurs moving him for a sf.
Votes goes to simonfish
deciding factor: absorbing randolph's deal, spurs trading k. thomas.
2. VintaGe36 vs. 7. ws26
the gasol/bynum combo is not working out like anticipated. some wonder whether it ever will. odom, on the other hand, plays well at pf next to both bynum and gasol. fix the lakers' problem.
Ws26: nice and simple, good. One big problem, derek fisher. He's simply not going to be traded. He's a team leader and most importantly came to LA to be close to his family during his daughter's medical treatment. Lakers aren't moving him. Bringing a player like billups is a good move, but i don't think the lakers will target a player who is two years older than kobe.
VintaGe36: more complicated than ws26's deal, but a simple amount of players involved. Addressing the lakers sf glut is a good angle, as is bringing in a quality backup pf, possibly even starting pf. I think the lakers might get too much value. The miami heat part might be the biggest stretch, with them giving up two talented players in marion/haslem, as well as taking on walton's long deal for blount's shorter one. Mavs get an arguably superior talent without the offcourt issues.
Vote goes to VintaGe36.
Deciding factor: lakers won't trade fisher, lakers get a player older than kobe.
14. sterncohen vs. 6. eitanr
al jefferson has shown he is a below avg defender at the 5, now Love is showing the same. both need to defend 4's, fix the wolves problem.
Sterncohen: first impression is that this is a bit of a stretch for the bulls. I think its been a widely accepted opinion that the bulls, a young team, has zero interested in trading for brad miller at the expense of noah. Conversely, the kings landing a player like kevin love for a 33yr old miller owed 25 mil over the next two year? Salmons doesn't have the type of value to reconcile that.
Eitanr: you decided to keep both love/jefferson and acquire a young center to play alongside both of them, neat idea. for the cavs, with illgauskas, wallace, smith, and jj on board, i think acquiring a player like miller would be impossible to pass up, even if it means absorbing cardinal's deal. For the wolves, its a move they have to make, per the scenario, so anytime you can get a young center without giving up a young asset, its good. My one concern is the inclusion of eric snow and his impending medical retirement. He was used in the previous scenario, but he was in both scenarios so it was overlooked. As of now though, snow is still listed on the roster as a player.
Votes goes to eitanr:
deciding factor: unbalanced value for bulls/kings, getting young center while keeping love/aj.
