THE trade to start rebuilding

[Dirkenstien]

Saw a similar trade proposal on another forum and thought it was very interesting so changed a couple things and am posting this now. I think it's time to start the process. Read through it and speak your mind.

Dallas Receives:
Michael Beasley, Shawn Marion, Udonis Haslem, Mark Blount, Mario Chalmers, Marcus Banks, Dorell Wright, and a future 1st.

Miami Receives:
Dirk Nowitzki, Josh Howard, Jason Terry, DeSagana Diop, Brandon Bass, Devean George


Why for Dallas:
Simple. Rebuilding starts now. This gets us a No. 2 overall pick big man to build around and sheds all kinds of salary for 2010 and beyond. Approximately $63+ million gone by 2010.

We sacrifice becoming a lottery team and thus giving a better pick to NJ this year but we get Miami's pick to make up for it and all of the sudden transform from an old overpaid team to a young team with potential and cap space. This gives us the ideal platform to stockpile talent while having cap space available should a coveted franchise free agent become available.

Why for Miami:
This move makes Miami ultimate contenders again for at least the next four years and in my opinion puts them at the top of the East. When you have a talent like Wade you just can’t afford to waste his years with rebuilding around him. This makes Miami the most talented team in the East and a true contender for the NBA Championship. Dirk is best suited as a second fiddle guy and that is the perfect role for a team with Wade. Howard is the glue guy, Diop gives them defense and muscle at Center and Terry and Bass give them depth and scoring spark. Dirk gets a better chance than at any time in his career to win a title and seal his Hall of Fame career.

*Salaries match up but deal couldn’t be made until December 15*

Dallas’ Roster:

Damp / Blount
Beasley / Haslem
Marion / S.Williams / Stackhouse
Green / A.Wright
Kidd / Banks / Chalmers

*Marion, Kidd, and Stack ($45 million) come off the books.*

Dallas’ 2009-2010 potential Roster.

Damp / Blount
Beasley / Haslem
Green / S.Williams
Foster / A.Wright / D.Wright
Chalmers / Banks

At the end of the 2010 season Damp, Blount, Haslem, and D.Wright ($ 28 million) all come off the books taking us even further under the cap for a chance at multiple star free agents or, if we don’t nail a star at that point we have a couple more years to stockpile talent/draft picks while being able to continue to develop our youngins and wait for the right FA to come along, much like Portland is doing now.


Miami’s Roster

Diop / Magloire
Dirk / Bass
Howard / J. Jones / George
Wade / Cook
Terry / Quinn / Livingston