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Smith/Petro for Sanders/Dalembert/UdrihWe get a solid young big and retain flexibility.

I would consider a Smith for Sanders/Udrih/Dunleavy deal. We get a young shotblocker and maintain our off-season flexibility.

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Houston, are you there?

This is my feeling, too. Harris allows us to use Teague as an asset in a bigger trade. Two deals: http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=6ub4kwn Horford/JT/Zaza for Howard http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=7n88fjh Korver for JRich Harris/Lou Jenkins/Morrow JRich Smith/JWilliams/Scott Howard/Petro

I certainly hope this is true that the Magic would value that package. I am also confident that Ferry wouldn't touch such a deal unless he had some certainty about Dwight's future here.

Only offering one draftpick and one of the rookies? We must pounce on this opportunity. Horford/Teague/Zaza/Houston 1st trumps their offer. I would then look to make a move for Scola, who can shoot much like Horford. Not sure how we could take on a bad contract unless we still have our trade exception, though. Harris/Lou Morrow/Jenkins/Stevenson ???/Korver Smith/Scola/JWilliams/Scott Howard/Petro

Well, uh, Dwight Howard of course.

This was my thinking, too. http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=7564awu Harris/Lou Morrow/Stevenson/Jenkins JRich Smith/JWilliams/Scott Howard/Petro We would be looking for a backup PG, backup wing, and backup PF/C.

RFA

I am very happy we were able to move JJ, but this list is ridiculous. Contract aside, I would never trade Joe for Monta or Terry. I might not even move him for Gordon.

My one hope (and I am sure Ferry is considerably smarter than this considering his recent moves) is that we don't start adding small pieces long-term until we know who our big pieces are. For example, if we are on the market for a starting SF, I would rather overpay for a one-year deal than give multiple years at a more reasonable price. Also, I sure hope Monta Ellis, Andre Iguodala, etc., are not our backup plans. If we can't acquire the superstar guys we are referring to, we have as good of a shot at winning through the draft as we would with second and third fiddles playing first fiddle.

I am definite agreement that Harris is a huge upgrade over Teague. With Teague approaching RFA status. I am not comfortable giving him a long-term deal. Having said that, we may as well put him in a deal. Are we going to give a potential backup PG a long-term deal? We should move him while he has solid value. There are a few teams that could use a PG right now. I would like to move forward with Harris. If we do not succeed in acquiring CP3 or Howard, things will get quite interesting.

I don't believe we have to take Hedo. Will Orlando find a better deal than Horford, Teague, and Zaza? Houston can send draftpicks, but they cannot send a Horford-type piece.

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Joe for Morrow/Petro and call it a day.

According to RealGM, Joe for Morrow/Petro would work straight up. I would do this deal yesterday if NJ would. --Enter fantasy land--Horford/Teague/Zaza for Howard/Harper...then we go shopping for free agents...

It is nice to see our name up everywhere. We will at least be active.

If Howard resigns? You have a deal. If not, we will end up with Hedo and Joe on our payroll.

I agree, Vol. Moving Joe Johnson in a salary dump wouldn't be our only move if D12 was a legitimate option.

Please! NJ does not have any bad contracts to give back, so I think they are a safe trade partner. We would be a major player in the 2013 free agency if we deal with Brooklyn.

It would be irresponsible of Ferry to at least not try to get involved. Horford would be the best young prospect that they could get in the frontcourt. We must move Joe Johnson to ever think of the opportunity of building something around Howard.

Atlanta receives: Kyle Lowry, Kevin Martin, and Luis ScolaHouston receives: Joe Johnson, Jeff Teague, and Zaza PachuliaIf Houston values Kyle Lowry as much as the trade rumors seem to portray, this trade has absolutely no chance of looking fair to Houston. I also suppose this may depend on how quickly Lamb is expected to develop.Dragic/TeagueJohnson/LambWhiteJones/Patterson/Morris/ParsonsDM/ZazaMehh...This probably is not what Houston is looking for.Just for fun, however, we can follow it up with the ATL/MIN/LAL trade that was talked about in the previous thread.DWilliams, Milicic, Webster (non-guaranteed), and Ridnour to AtlantaGasol and Marvin to MinnesotaSmith, Barea, and Ellington to LALowry/RidnourKMart/JenkinsDWilliamsHorford/Scola/Scott????/MilicicWe could go with Lowry/Jenkins/KMart/DWilliams/Horford if up-tempo. My favorite component following these moves is that Horford will be our only $10+ million player after this coming season. Horford, Lowry, and DWilliams gives us a solid young core that will cost about $20-25 million total for another 3 seasons. Without knowing the exact numbers, dropping KMart and Milicic off the payroll next season would give us the flexibility to go after a max or near max player.Just for fantasy purposes of course....Dwight Howard?Lowry/Williams/Horford/Howard core? Wow.

I obviously looked over Miller's retirement. At this moment, I would be willing to trade Smith to Minnesota as long as Marvin was moved in the deal, too. If Martell's deal is not guaranteed, that makes this deal significantly better, in my opinion. We would have a little breathing room to offer a nice short-term deal to a proven veteran.Atlanta: DWill, Milicic, Ridnour, Webster (12-13 not exercised)Minny: Gasol, MarvinLA: Smith, Barea, EllingtonLA gets their guy (Smith) and receives a point guard who is better than Blake. Minnesota gets their interior scorer to go with their versatile big in Love.Rubio/WesJ/Budinger/Love/Gasol with Pekovic as Love/Gasol BU. That is actually a very nice looking lineup. Playmaking PG with shooters and a go-to post player. Barea/Bryant/MWP/Smith/Bynum for LA. Teague/RidnourJohnson/JenkinsWilliamsHorford/ScottZaza/MilicicWe would be on the market for either a starting SF or a starting C depending on Williams' position.

This deal works, but I am still not a fan of Derrick Williams. Atlanta receives: DWilliams, MWebster (expiring), BMiller (expiring), and LRidnour ***hopefully a 2013 draftpickLA receives: JSmith, JBarea, and WEllingtonMinny receives: PGasol and MWilliamsTeague/RidnourJohnson/JenkinsDWilliams***/WebsterHorford/ScottZaza/Miller***After watching some highlights of DWilliams from 2012, he looks like a SF. All of his clips were driving to the basket or shooting 3s. That team has more future cap flexibility, but looks like a significantly worse team. Unless a future lottery pick is the key piece we are receiving from Minnesota, I do not see them as good trading partners for us.