Dream Blue Print!

[hawks1]

Billy Knight needs to pull the trigger on a Walker trade sooner than later, as he will get more value farther away from the trading deadline.

Propose 4-Way Deal:

Atlanta Trades: Atlanta Receives:

Antoine Walker Carlos Arroyo

Boris Diaw Nets 10mil Trade Exemption

New Jersey Trades: New Jersey Receives:

10mil Trade Exemption Antoine Walker

5mil Trade Exemption Jim Jackson

1st Round Pick from LA Clippers

(2005 top 14 protected, 2006

unprotected)

Brian Scalabrine

New Orleans Trades: New Orleans Receives:

Jim Jackson Boris Diaw

Brian Scalabrine

Utah Trades: Utah Receives:

Carlos Arroyo 5 mil Nets trade exemption

1st Round Pick from NJ

via LAC

Why the trade goes down? Atlanta will not want to resign AW as he will eat up all their capspace this year and years in the future; this trade gets them a quality, cheap PG with some height (6' 2), as well as keeps their capspace this summer. NJ goes after the trade as they will not have capspace for a free agent signing for a while; this trade allows them to go over cap limit and resign Walker this summer, and shows Kidd they are serious about winning. Next years starting lineup could be potent with Kidd, Carter, Jefferson, Walker, and Collins, and will be competitive with Jackson instead of Jefferson this year. Hornets do the trade b/c they are getting nothing from Jackson now, and they would be getting two young, cheap players. Utah does the trade b/c Arroyo is their 4th string PG being paid 4 mil for 4 years; this trade prevents them from taking up capspace and they pick up a 1st round draft pick, as well as a useful trade exemption that could possibly be used with Harpring to bring them a All-Star via trade. Everyone wins.

Atlanta will then be set at PG for the next 4 years at 4 mil per, as it is very difficult to get a PG with some height in the draft (most recent good PG drafted? - PG needs multiple years to develop). This summer, Billy should aggressively go after Michael Redd and offer a max contract if necessary (11-13 mil per year) and draft a big man. Nbadraft.net suggests the Hawks will draft 7' 3 M. Andriuskevicius at #2 (but could also draft other big men).

Imagine this 2005-2006 Lineup

PG Carlos Arroyo (6'2) - pushes the ball up the court

SG Michael Redd (6'4) - opens paint for Smith and

Harrington w/ great outside shot

SF Josh Smith (6'10) - aggressive attacking the basket

PF Al Harrington (6'9) - great in the paint

C Draft Pick/Rest of Capspace for Dalembert/Swift

This team could be like the Phoenix Suns of the East - up tempo with great outside shooter and players attacking the basket. Plus, will have an exciting bench with Lue at PG, Childress at SG, Donta Smith at SF, a free agent veteran signing at PF, and Radmonavich at C. Wow!

Thoughts?

[hawks1]

Sorry the trade format got messed up-

Atlanta Trades-

Walker

Diaw

Atlanta Receives-

10 mil Nets Trade Exemption

Carlos Arroyo

Utah Trades -

Carlos Arroyo

Utah Receives-

5 mil Nets Trade Exemption

1st Round pick from LAC via NJ

NJ Trades -

Brian Scalabrine

10 and 5 mil Trade Exemptions

1st round Pick from LAC

NJ Receives-

Jim Jackson

Antoine Walker

New Orleans Trades-

Jim Jackson

New Orleans Receives-

Brian Scalabrine

Boris Diaw

[TheDude]

not too shabby...although that's alot that has to happen...it'd be difficult to get this many gm's to work together..

although NJ would have a heck of a lineup next year and could run and gun...

[Nicholasp27]

i'd prolly rather have harris than arroyo if u are doing 3-way walker/kidd trades...

[ATL_BALLER]

Yes, I'm not that impressed with Carlos.