Pistons/Utah

[Glenn]

Sheed
Max

for

Boozer
Harpring

Might still need a center, though.

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/feature...~8~8&te=&cash=

[WTFchris]

Would Utah want Memo and Sheed together? I'd do it but I'm not sure they would.

[Wilfredo Ledezma]

Boozer's just going to opt out after next year anyway...that's not worth losing Max...give them afflalo, he can be Jerry Sloan's punching bag

[Glenn]

Actually, I think I'd risk losing Max for a year's rental of Boozer and the chance to convince him to stick around.

But I think Amir is ready to play, so that mitigates losing Max a bit for me.

Plus, we get Harpring to back up Tay or spot start for what basically amounts to a 2 year MLE deal.

[WTFchris]

Yeah, a 20 and 10 guy without character issues is worth the risk of giving up Max for a rental IMO.

I'm not sure what teams will have max space, but there will be a lot of FA's (unless extended) to go after (some are with opt outs)...

2009:
Kobe, Boozer, AI, Artest, RIP, Kidd, Marion, Miller, Odom and Sheed

also, teams might be saving space for the following year...
2010:
Lebron, Wade, Bosh, Amare, Allen, Chandler, Manu, Dirk, Redd

(all of these are UFA's)

You can't tell who will have space until some of the bigger names sign this year, but there are usually only 2-5 teams with space to sign a max player each year. How many of those are contenders or become contenders with that player signing there? I can't think of one time that has happened recently.

[Glenn]

Billups/Stuckey/Hunter
Rip/Stuckey/Afflalo
Tay/Harpring/zzzzzzzz
Boozer/Dice/Amir
Ratliff/Dice/Samb

And add in the MLE acquisition(s), if any.

[Glenn]

Billups/Stuckey/Hunter
Rip/Stuckey/Afflalo
Tay/Harpring/zzzzzzzz
Boozer/Dice/Amir
Ratliff/Dice/Samb

And add in the MLE acquisition(s), if any.

If Joe took a chance and gave Krstic a good chunk of the MLE for a couple of years, I wonder if NJ would match?

[Wilfredo Ledezma]

I can't see Utah giving up on Boozer...they'd be far better off trying to unload AK & Okur at the deadline (memo has an ETO after next season) to get somebody who could put them over the top for a title (Marion? Artest?)...

Sheed doesn't improve their team, between sheed & okur, your entire front court will spend 75% of the game on the primeter

[Zekyl]

Say we do that same trade but sub Okur for Boozer?

I'd do the Boozer trade in a heartbeat, but I don't think the Jazz would even consider it.

Or what about a trade involving AK?

[mercury]

Or what about a trade involving AK?

If he can play center... sure... how many PF's do we need?
Actually I think Amir could have a similar game to AK