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Originally Posted by kg_veteran
Haywood/Beaubois
for
Kevin Martin
Would you do it?
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Not sure about it. All things considered, there's a reason the Rockets could be willing to trade away their best scorer--and it's probably not just the lack of a capable center after Yao's latest injury. Martin is a great and effective scorer, but pretty much nothing else. He's had a lot of injuries in the past and has yet to prove that he can stay healthy over the course of a season. The thing that's still good about Haywood is that he's a great insurance policy considering TC's injury history and another 7-footer to throw at the Lakers with Bynum/Gasol/Odom.
It would be much easier to think about such a deal if we knew what Roddy could or couldn't bring to the table. It's too bad that it's taking him such a long time to recover from that broken foot.
Haywood/Stevenson for Martin is something I would perhaps be willing to do. Still wouldn't like to give away a 7-footer, but the upside is clearly there. Not to mention that Haywood's no longer playing like the guy that we signed to a 5-year contract.
By the way, when your team is 20-5, it's getting really difficult to be supportive of (realistic) trade scenarios...