Well this gets KG to Sacramento... too many players I think though. Darn KG's huge salary.
Minnesota Trade Breakdown
Outgoing
Trenton Hassell
6-5 SG from Austin Peay
8.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.0 apg in 32.3 minutes
Kevin Garnett
6-11 PF from Farragut Academy (HS)
21.9 ppg, 11.1 rpg, 4.9 apg in 39.5 minutes
Wally Szczerbiak
6-7 SF from Miami-OH
20.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.7 apg in 38.3 minutes
Incoming
2006 first round pick(sacramento)
2008 first round pick(sacramento)
Corliss Williamson
6-7 SF from Arkansas
4.7 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.4 apg in 11.3 minutes
Shareef Abdur-Rahim
6-9 PF from California
16.5 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 3.2 apg in 35.4 minutes
Francisco Garcia
6-7 SF from Louisville
4.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.4 apg in 16.6 minutes
Peja Stojakovic
6-10 SF from Yugoslavia
16.6 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.2 apg in 37.0 minutes
Brad Miller
7-0 C from Purdue
14.5 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 5.3 apg in 36.6 minutes
Kelvin Cato
6-11 C from Iowa State
3.6 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 0.1 apg in 13.0 minutes
Change in team outlook: +9.9 ppg, +8.3 rpg, and +3.0 apg.
Sacramento Trade Breakdown
Outgoing
2006 sacramento first round pick
2008 sacramento first round pick
Corliss Williamson
6-7 SF from Arkansas
4.7 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.4 apg in 11.3 minutes
Shareef Abdur-Rahim
6-9 PF from California
16.5 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 3.2 apg in 35.4 minutes
Francisco Garcia
6-7 SF from Louisville
4.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.4 apg in 16.6 minutes
Peja Stojakovic
6-10 SF from Yugoslavia
16.6 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.2 apg in 37.0 minutes
Brad Miller
7-0 C from Purdue
14.5 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 5.3 apg in 36.6 minutes
Incoming
Kevin Garnett
6-11 PF from Farragut Academy (HS)
21.9 ppg, 11.1 rpg, 4.9 apg in 39.5 minutes
Wally Szczerbiak
6-7 SF from Miami-OH
20.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.7 apg in 38.3 minutes
Change in team outlook: -14.8 ppg, -7.5 rpg, and -4.9 apg.
Orlando Trade Breakdown
Outgoing
Kelvin Cato
6-11 C from Iowa State
3.6 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 0.1 apg in 13.0 minutes
Incoming
Trenton Hassell
6-5 SG from Austin Peay
8.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.0 apg in 32.3 minutes
Change in team outlook: +4.9 ppg, -0.8 rpg, and +1.9 apg.
Successful ScenarioDue to Minnesota, Sacramento, and Orlando being over the cap, the 25% trade rule is invoked. Minnesota, Sacramento, and Orlando had to be no more than 125% plus $100,000 of the salary given out for the trade to be accepted, which did happen here. This trade satisfies the provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
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Minnesota rebuilds, but they wouldn't suck for a long time either. They can start Miller/Griffin as their front line which gives them a lot of outside shooting and Griffin's shotblocking covers some weaknesses. They let Peja get his surgery and they extend his contract in the offseason. They get plenty of picks+garcia. They clear salary(cato, williamson) and get out of bad contracts. In another year they could be an actual good team again because they could shop SAR's small contract and Williamson's expirer. They'd also get a good draft pick and the sacramento picks. Not bad IMO for minny.
Orlando gets rid of the injured Cato and gets a defensive specialist that's still young at the position they need it-SG. If they get something back for francis then in another year, they're going to be a good team.
We get KG and Wally. Our lineup after this is:
Bibby
Bonzi
Wally
KG
Skinner
The first 4 is enough offense and KG, who is naturally unselfish, could thrive in a team like this. If adelman commits to playing sampson as the backup C(which I think he would have to) or we trade Kenny for one we'd be fine up front. Bibby+Wally can hit the long bombs and bonzi is a good ISO option. The offense can run through KG because he has the same skill set as basically webber does. We get MUCH better on the glass and defensively because we have 2 shotblockers in the starting lineup who can both grab boards. This covers up for bibby's weakness and teams won't want to exploit his flat footed defense as much because KG and Brian would send that garbage all the way back to new york. We don't get a new backup PG, but maybe adelman would have the sense to play Price? Kevin Martin can slide inbetween the 2 and the 3, maybe we could get rid of kenny for a tweener between the 3 and 4? I don't know but this makes our team a lot better.
Now people, forget the fact it's so big and tell me what you think?