take on bad contract to make teams bite

[fin4life]

Philadelphia trades: SG Willie Green (6.9 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 1.0 apg in 14.5 minutes)
C Samuel Dalembert (8.0 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 0.3 apg in 26.8 minutes)
C Todd MacCulloch (8.0 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 0.3 apg in 26.8 minutes)
SF Glenn Robinson (16.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.4 apg in 31.9 minutes)
Philadelphia receives: PF Antoine Walker (14.0 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 4.5 apg in 34.6 minutes)
C Shawn Bradley (3.3 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.3 apg in 11.7 minutes)
SF Josh Howard (8.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.5 apg in 23.7 minutes)
SF Luis Flores (8.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.5 apg in 23.7 minutes)
Change in team outlook: -5.6 ppg, +3.1 rpg, and +3.6 apg.

Dallas trades: PF Antoine Walker (14.0 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 4.5 apg in 34.6 minutes)
PF Christian Laettner (5.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.9 apg in 20.5 minutes)
C Shawn Bradley (3.3 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.3 apg in 11.7 minutes)
SF Josh Howard (8.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.5 apg in 23.7 minutes)
SF Jon Stefansson (8.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.5 apg in 23.7 minutes)
SF Luis Flores (8.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.5 apg in 23.7 minutes)
Dallas receives: C Samuel Dalembert (8.0 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 0.3 apg in 82 games)
C Todd MacCulloch (8.0 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 0.3 apg in 82 games)
PG Jason Kidd (15.5 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 9.2 apg in 67 games)
C Alonzo Mourning (8.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 0.7 apg in 12 games)
Change in team outlook: -0.3 ppg, -4.9 rpg, and +2.0 apg.

New Jersey trades: PG Jason Kidd (15.5 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 9.2 apg in 36.5 minutes)
C Alonzo Mourning (8.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 0.7 apg in 17.9 minutes)
New Jersey receives: SG Willie Green (6.9 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 1.0 apg in 53 games)
SF Glenn Robinson (16.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.4 apg in 42 games)
PF Christian Laettner (5.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.9 apg in 48 games)
SF Jon Stefansson (8.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.5 apg in 67 games)
Change in team outlook: +5.9 ppg, +1.8 rpg, and -5.6 apg.

TRADE ACCEPTED

This seems lopsided to some... but MacCulloch and Mourning are extremely unwanted.

-NJ, gets rid of mourning and kidd for 4 players who all can come off the books if they want them to
-Dal, get kidd and dalembert... take on bad contracts
-Phily, may not bit... get walker and howard and get rid of MacCulloch and big dog

[EricaLubarsky]

Philly loses two starters and two chunks of deadweight. They might do it if it wasnt for Willie Green who is probably going to start along side AI next year.

Dallas get's two starters but has to absorb Kidd's crappy contract in addition to T-Macc and Alonzo. Tough call. I would pull the trigger on that one, but the person who's actually paying might have a different point of view.

[fin4life]

when i was making this trade, i was trying to figure out who was more expendable to the sixers... korver or green. If it was Korver instead of green, do you think it would have a better chance??????

[EricaLubarsky]

tough to yank either, it sounds like. Would it work without either of them?

Who knows if it's true but there were articles saying that we were close to pulling a trade with philly- basically Walker for Korver and Philly turned it down. Who knows if its true.

[fin4life]

korver and green have the same contract... it could work with either OR neither of them. I only put them in so NJ would do it. It might work since we send steffonson to NJ and Philly loses niether one. I am just too lazy to check because im tired.

BTW, we cant trade walker for korver. we would have to take glenn robinson with him and maybe another due to contract situations.

[EricaLubarsky]

BTW, we cant trade walker for korver. we would have to take glenn robinson with him and maybe another due to contract situations.

It was Walker for G-rob and Korver. Basically we just wanted Korver. Who knows if it was true but it would be telling about Korver's worth if it was.