RE: I know Dallas would do this
How about this:
Dallas trades: PF Antoine Walker (17.3 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 5.1 apg in 37.7 minutes)
PF Danny Fortson (3.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 0.2 apg in 12.0 minutes)
Dallas receives: C Kurt Thomas (11.3 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 2.1 apg in 34.0 minutes)
C Zydrunas Illgauskas (14.8 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.5 apg in 31.1 minutes)
Change in team outlook: +5.3 ppg, +2.0 rpg, and -1.7 apg.
New York trades: SF Keith Van Horn (16.1 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 1.6 apg in 34.7 minutes)
C Kurt Thomas (11.3 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 2.1 apg in 34.0 minutes)
New York receives: PF Antoine Walker (17.3 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 5.1 apg in 29 games)
C Bruno Sundov (2.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 0.0 apg in 4 games)
PF Ira Newble (4.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.3 apg in 22 games)
C DeSagana Diop (2.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 0.7 apg in 16 games)
Change in team outlook: -0.2 ppg, +3.2 rpg, and +3.4 apg.
Cleveland trades: C Bruno Sundov (2.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 0.0 apg in 7.3 minutes)
C Zydrunas Illgauskas (14.8 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.5 apg in 31.1 minutes)
PF Ira Newble (4.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.3 apg in 21.1 minutes)
C DeSagana Diop (2.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 0.7 apg in 17.6 minutes)
Cleveland receives: PF Danny Fortson (3.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 0.2 apg in 23 games)
SF Keith Van Horn (16.1 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 1.6 apg in 25 games)
Change in team outlook: -5.1 ppg, -5.2 rpg, and -1.7 apg.
TRADE ACCEPTED
I think Silas does this because he doesn't think Ilgauskus will pan out. He'd have some problems with Van Horn, but he'd really like a player like Fortson. Fortson and Silas's game is very similar.
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