A few simple moves...

[kg_veteran]

to get this thing straightened out.

1. Trade Walker for Ilgauskas. Yeah, I know all about the complaints about Ilgauskas. So what? The guy blocks shots, he's a decent rebounder, he can score, and he's a center. He can play 30 minutes a night at the position, which is something we haven't been able to say about a legitimate center on the roster in the Cuban era. Also, he'd be the second-best center in the West from my view.

2. Trade Fortson for Payton. The logic of this move for both teams is discussed in another thread, so I won't rehash it here.

3. Trade Tony Delk to any team with cap room that will play along for a second round pick. Simple roster reduction move that also has the side benefit of creating a trade exception.

4. Cut Jon Steffansson. If you can work another trade to clear space to keep him, so be it, but this guy is Adam Harrington as far as I can tell.

Roster:

C: Ilgauskas, Bradley, Laettner
PF: Nowitzki, Najera
SF: Finley, Howard
SG: Daniels, Stackhouse
PG: Payton, Harris

IR: Pavel, DJ, TAW


That's a team that's deep at every position and looks to be capable of thriving in a halfcourt or fullcourt setting.

Note to Donnie and Mark: Let's get it done.