Saturday, July 6, 2019

Three trades I still would like to see

There have already been plenty of blockbuster trades this offseason with Paul George going to the Clippers, Anthony Davis going to the Lakers, Durant doing a sign-and-trade for D'Angelo Russell, Jimmy Butler with a sign-and-trade to Miami, and plenty of smaller deals along the way.

I thought I would propose three more deals I would like to see, I have searched for them and I am not the first person to think of some of these but I have put them through the NBA trade machine on ESPN and they seem to be valid trades. Here we go.

Trade 1:

Let's give Jimmy Butler a running mate and complete the rebuild for OKC. I think the Thunder could ask for a 1st rd pick or two as well but they already hold a Miami 1st rd pick from the PG trade to the LAC. Maybe Miami has to include Tyler Herro if the Thunder fancy him to only then have to trade one future 1st rd pick.




Trade 2:

This will get Kevin Love back to where he grew up as well as giving the Blazers a 3rd viable option on offense. Whiteside is just a placeholder for Nurkic while he is hurt but Zach Collins can fill in that role. And the Cavs get out of a contract for a player that doesn't fit their timeline for contention anyways. I would think a draft pick could go to the Cavs in this trade as well.




Trade 3:

Let's fix the Magic's awful PG situation and finish the Pelicans offseason rebuild by adding another young piece in Mo Bamba. They would have to take on Fournier to make the money work but they would still save a little compared to paying Holiday what he is owed. This also opens the PG spot for Lonzo.




Aftermath:
If these trades were to happen this is how I would adjust my current power rankings:
- Heat would move past the Raptors and Nets for the 5th seed in the east, right behind the Celtics.
- Blazers would move up one spot past the Klay-less Warriors for the 6th seed in the West, right behind the Nuggets.
- Magic would pass the Pistons for the 8th seed in the east, right behind the Kawhi-less Raptors.

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