Detroit trades Richard Hamilton.
Detroit receives: Watson and Nick Collison

Sonices trade: Watson and COllison
SOnics receive: Rip

Why for Detroit? We drafted 3 shooting guards who can play different positions, but their main position is at the 2. We are still very weak at the 5 and the 1, depth wise. Trade a young starter who is still in his prime for our needs. For the shooting off screens, off the ball player, we still have Affalo.

Why for Seattle? They need a shooting guard who can rack up points and play defense.

Detroit would look like

Sheed/Collison
Dice/Max/Amir
Tay/MLE/Amir
Stuckey/Afflalo
CB/Watson

Collison is capable of starting if needed.

The Sonics look a little something like

Wilcox/Petro
Durant//Fortspn/Landry
Green/Gelabale
Rip Hamilton/Wally
West/Ridnout

You just traded our all star shooting guard for 2 guys I hope don't play many minutes for my team.

Usually people post trades that benefit us more than the other team, this is one on the contrary.

With Scott Perry in Seattle and with their extra PGs and SFs it's very possible that we end up dealing with the Sonics at some point.

This is not that deal.

:emo kid:

Maybe we can add some Nazr and they add some Jeff Green and Wilcox...I think the Sonics have the pieces we really need.

Yes they do, but this deal does not.

Outside of Rip. no one should really stand out for the Sonics. They have a million young centers. They have Collison and Wilcox who can play the 4,5. Durant would play both forward positions as well. Don't forget Jeff Green plays the 3 as well. Michael at the 3. Shitload of 1's, not a real 2 outside of Wally

is sign and trade Rashard Lewis a possibility?

Here's what might be a silly question.

We all heard how interested Seattle was in Dale Davis last year, so would there be a possibility that we could S&T him to Seattle for one or two of their extra swings or PGs?

They get the vet big that they desire without adding salary and balance their roster a bit more. We fill a need with a lower cost (and possibly better) player than we could probably sign.

Just trying to think about different possibilities.

Here's what might be a silly question.

We all heard how interested Seatlle was in Dale Davis last year, so would there be a possibility that we could S&T him to Seattle for one or two of their extra swings or PGs?

They get the vet big that they desire without adding salary and balance their roster a bit more. We fill a need with a lower cost (and possibly better) player than we could probably sign.

Just trying to think about different possibilities.

With the whole luxury tax thing looming for us I don't see any S&T deals happening for us this year unles it involves Chauncey or dumping Nazr.

I'm in denial.

How many first round draft picks does Seattle send along with the two backups?

Well there is a lot of internet buzz about Rip to Seattle for Wilcox and my boy Earl (some variations have Ridnour instead of Watson) so you may have been ahead of your time here Cross.

I doubt the legitimacy of these rumors, FWIW.

Everything links back to blogs and fansites, some places mention 1270AM as a source, and you know how much that info is worth.

Yeah, that's idiotic. Rip is more or less an all-star bargain at SG, and it makes next to no sense to trade him for two mediocre-to-solid bench players.

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fuck yeah!

I would guess dd or nazr goes as we receive 2 bigs back along with a guard/forward.

If Seattle could get Rip, they'd look pretty good in the next 2 years