I was looking around in that top 10 players to be traded thread and i saw the link for trade machine, so i tried to put together some trades that would helpus. I made 2, and i tried to do a deal with the Bobcats for Okafor and the Wizards for Arenas, but their contracts are too small at this point to make a fairoffer. But they will get new contracts this season because they are both restricted free agents, and that is when we could do a trade for one of them (muchmore likelty Okafor though) Although i would live for Arenas in orange and blue. Hes gotten Knick all over him. NY would go crazy for him. He's got that NYgame, heart, personality, and swag. This guy would be an all time great. But it would be very tough to land him in NY, and if we did we would have to trademost of our other players and get guys that would work well with him. I would love for him to be a Knick but the chances are against us. Okafor on the otherhand will get a new contract this offf season and word is that he is having trouble with Charlotte and he may be on a new team next seaon. The Knicks shoulddefinitely try and hit that in the off season. He is the guy that would compliment Z Bo. He is athletic and runs the floor well, he blocks shots, plays D, andrebounds. And although he CAN score, he is unselfish and doesnt need the ball.
But i created two trades that may be more reasonable now. Also Artest is another restricted free agent and in the past he has always said he would opt out whenhis contract is up to play in NY. Hopefully is we dont get him sooner we can get him than.
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/features/traderesult?players=687~2997~990&teams=18~16~16&te=&cash=
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/featur...9~2986~990~703&teams=18~18~23~23~23&te=&cash=
It think Theo would be an amazing player too help us now in the short term. He fits perfectly into that player i always talk about as the player to complimentZ Bo. He runs the floor well and blocks shots. One of the best shot blockers in the league. He is also an athletic big man. Also he is not a scorer and willnot get in the way of Z bo's offense in the post. He will mainly do pretty much what Nazr Mohammed did a few years back, just stand by the basket and tryand get offensive rebounds, tip ins, and easy buckets offensively. He would be a big help in that sense, but will also clear up cap cause hes an expiringcontract. I would like him as our center for the rest of the year while we fall back and get a high draft pick. And than we could resign him to a lowercontract in the offseason cause he would still be able to help us but than go after that Emeka Okafor and have Theo come off the bench. I think the collateralis good as well, especially ffor the T Wolves who are rebuilding and looking for young talent. curry could potentially fit in well with Jefferson, becausewhile Jefferson is becoming an elite player, he still has a style that contradicts Curry well.
The other trade is less realistic in what the other team gets in return. But it CAN work, and this trade would be amazing for us. WE NEED ARTEST!!!