Trade Thoughts (other than my Bulls)

I think the Pistons should trade Richard Hamilton for 50 cents on the dollar. If they could give him away for expiring contracts they should do it. The Pistons have way too many guards and Hamilton is the old crew while Gordon, Stuckey, and Bynum are with the new crew. So one proposal that works and makes sense for both teams is Hamilton, Wilcox, and Kwame Brown for T-Mac. That's right T-MAC!!! The guy I said would never play for Houston, who incidently suited up tonight and played. T-Mac would be perfect for Detroit because he has a 22 million dollar expiring contract and the Pistons are a team going nowhere, so why not free up more money by getting rid of a guy you don't need in Hamilton. For the Rockets this trade is perfect. They are capped out next year so getting a pure shooter like Hamilton for basically nothing is a steal. And both Brown and Wilcox come off the books after this season. Hamilton would fit right in with the Rockets and you could either start him or bring him off the bench. Guys are always more willing to come off the bench when they've been traded (unless their name is AI). Moving forward, Hamilton also fits for the Rockets because in theory Yao Ming should be back next year and who better to open things up than a spot shooter like Rip. As for Detroit, you're rebuilding, it's obvious, this clears things up and makes the rotation clearer and let's the young guys get big minutes...it's win win baby!

I still think Utah trades Boozer and this trade makes some sense. The Jazz give up Boozer and their first rounder, lottery protected, for Anthony Randolph, K. Azubuike, Speedy Claxton, and Devan George. The Jazz get a seriously talented prospect in Randolph. In fact, I doubt any team would offer anyone close to Randolph's talent. They also get a rotation player in Azubuike and then two expiring contracts in George and Claxton. I'm not sure if it's enough to get them under the Luxury Tax, but it's at least close, plus you don't have Boozer on your team. So that's a big win. For Golden State, they get a PF who can run, shoot, board, and doesn't play any defense. So he fits in perfectly with their system. Boozer can also post up so if they ever do get in the half court he could help them down low or with the pick and roll. Plus GS will have the ability to go over the cap to resign him if they feel like he is a good fit going forward. I really think this makes both teams better moving forward...It's win win!!!

The Portland Trailblazers trade Andre Miller to either Memphis or Philadelphia for anything. I don't care what, anything they will give up is just fine with me. Miller is trying to fit in, he's trying to be a good soldier, but this isn't going to last much longer. Miller is eventually going to get pissed off and Brandon Roy (your franchise) has already complained about playing with him. Trade him for any contract that is of equal or lesser value for no other reason than team harmony, which we all know goes a long way in the NBA.

I'd love to see the Hawks make a move, but looking at their team, I just don't see much they can do without crushing their core. And the way they are playing there is no reason to mess with that. But looking at that team, I just don't think they can beat the big three in the East in a 7 game series, which is why I'd love to see them do something, I'm just not sure what.