Trade for Brian Grant

[uberfan]

Here is my trade for Brian Grant. Grant takes over the role of the Fortson/Najera tandem for Mavs. Backup to Dirk, back up emergency center. Gives Miami and little more flexibility. Fortson can play center for them and give them all the RBs they got form Grant plus more. Delk gives them a veteran backup at PG/SG. Individually, it gives them 3 different pieces to trade. They have been trying to trade Grant for a long time with no takers.

Dallas trades: PF Danny Fortson (3.9 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 0.2 apg in 11.1 minutes)
SF Eduardo Najera (3.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 0.4 apg in 12.4 minutes)
PG Tony Delk (6.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.9 apg in 15.4 minutes)
Dallas receives: PF Brian Grant (8.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 0.9 apg in 30.3 minutes)
Change in team outlook: -4.2 ppg, -2.1 rpg, and -0.6 apg.

Miami trades: PF Brian Grant (8.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 0.9 apg in 30.3 minutes)
Miami receives: PF Danny Fortson (3.9 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 0.2 apg in 56 games)
SF Eduardo Najera (3.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 0.4 apg in 58 games)
PG Tony Delk (6.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.9 apg in 33 games)
Change in team outlook: +4.2 ppg, +2.1 rpg, and +0.6 apg.

TRADE ACCEPTED

Due to Dallas and Miami being over the cap, the 15% trade rule is invoked. Dallas and Miami had to be no more than 115% plus $100,000 of the salary given out for the trade to be accepted, which did happen here. This trade satisfies the provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.


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[grndmstr_c]

I'd do it. He'd be tough to move again but if nothing better comes along that would definitely help us in the middle. He's just a more complete player than Eddie or Danny.

[uberfan]

He has 3 years left. So does Fortson. Najera has 4. We are no worse off in terms of contracts.

[grndmstr_c]

We're no worse off for the first two years, I know. Third year he costs us more because Delk's contract would be up then. What I'm referring to, though, is the difficulty of moving an old, average player making 14 million dollars when he's not yet in the last year of his contract. Fortson and Najera would probably be easier to package out simply because they make less.

[nowitzki_prophecy]

Its not just the cost,a contract like Grant' is harder to move.
But still,Grant could be more efficient than any of them ever was.

[sike]

you only go looking at a player like grant as a last option

[SeriousSummer]

He has nice hair, but not any better than Fortson's. Other than that, he's too old, too slow, too short and too expensive.

[Max Power]

I'm sorry but Miami isn't going to take our end of the bench drek for a valuable player like Grant. If our players had expiring contracts then maybe. But for THOSE guys - not a chance.

[Murphy3]

Finally, MP stepped in to throw in the obvious.

Why the Hell would Miami want Fortson, Delk and Najera? Sure, Grant's overpaid, but he's much more valuable than any of the three Mavs listed.

[EricaLubarsky]

Why? Why, why, why, why!?!?!?

[bigox71]

I don't think I am really fond of giving up those 3 for a quicker version Fortson who is just quicker and who has a much larger contract.

[kg_veteran]

If all else failed in terms of moving Walker, would you trade Walker for Grant?

[u2sarajevo]

Originally posted by: kg_veteran
If all else failed in terms of moving Walker, would you trade Walker for Grant?

Faster than it takes me to blink my eye. I would be filling out the trade papers so fast the league office would take a while approving the trade because my handwriting would be so un-readable. I would fly the papers personally to New York and knock on Sterns door at 2AM to hand deliver the papers...

So, yes.

[kg_veteran]

If you did that and signed your FAs:

C - Grant, Bradley, Laettner, Pavel
PF - Nowitzki, Fortson
SF - Finley, Howard
SG - Daniels, Stackhouse
PG - Nash, Harris

IR: Najera, Wahad, Delk
Cut: Steffansson

Rotation:

C - Grant 30, Bradley 18
PF - Nowitzki 38, Fortson 10
SF - Finley 30, Howard 18
SG - Daniels 30, Stackhouse 18
PG - Nash 30, Harris 18

[grndmstr_c]

I don't think I'd do Walker for Grant unless the Heat sweetened the deal with a draft choice. After all, they'd be saving all kinds of money, clearing all kinds of cap space, trading old for young, and getting a 3-time all-star for a no-time all-star. Barring that, I'd prefer to do a deal involving L8 (say, L8, Eddie and Delk, or L8 and TAW) since it would help get the Mavs roster under control.

[kg_veteran]

Originally posted by: grndmstr_c
I don't think I'd do Walker for Grant unless the Heat sweetened the deal with a draft choice. After all, they'd be saving all kinds of money, clearing all kinds of cap space, trading old for young, and getting a 3-time all-star for a no-time all-star. Barring that, I'd prefer to do a deal involving L8 (say, L8, Eddie and Delk, or L8 and TAW) since it would help get the Mavs roster under control.

I know Grant isn't thought of too highly here, but he is the Heat's starting center. They're not going to deal him for a bunch of spare parts.

[grndmstr_c]

I actually think well of him, and I don't know that they would do that deal, but I can at least see L8's expiring contract as being a temptation given how overpaid Grant is.

[kg_veteran]

If they lure Mark Blount with the MLE, they might be more apt to consider the package you're talking about.

[grndmstr_c]

One other thing we might have going for us in such a trade is that they've got a short roster next season (only 6 guys under contract) without much cap room to fill it out; a 1 for 3 trade could be just what the doctor ordered for them. I agree they'd definitely have to get one of the center "prizes" off the FA market before they'd take a serious look at it, though. It'd be well short of the blockbuster everyone's been expecting, but the resulting Dallas lineup would be well balanced and ridiculously deep:
Nash/Harris
Quis/Stack
Fin/JHo
Dirk/Walker
Grant/Bradley
with TAW (assuming here we did L8, Eddie, Delk), Fort, Jon, and Pod rounding it out. Then you've still got one more roster spot to use on a developmental center, Tag, or Avery.

[FineCubanCigar]

Grant is much too much like Fortson, undersized, and not great D.

[grndmstr_c]

Grant is much too much like Fortson, undersized, and not great D.

You have no clue what you're talking about. Grant's not a shot-blocker, but he's a very good post defender. Furthermore, unlike Fortson he's got a good midrange jumper.

[Jeremiah]

Originally posted by: kg_veteran

I know Grant isn't thought of too highly here, but he is the Heat's starting center. They're not going to deal him for a bunch of spare parts.

They DID put him on their list for the Bobcats to take. They would have received instant savings, but no player. Walker gives them a player for a year, and then savings at the end of the year. Oops, you're talking about spare parts here, not Walker...I wouldn't deal for him. One of the reasons he left the WC was to get away from the big 4s and centers that he had to guard. I can't imagine him wanting to renew that role.

[uberfan]

Originally posted by: kg_veteran
If all else failed in terms of moving Walker, would you trade Walker for Grant?

Not at this time. I would wait on moving Walker if he cannot be moved now in a package for a starting center.

[uberfan]

Originally posted by: FineCubanCigar
Grant is much too much like Fortson, undersized, and not great D.

Unlike Fortson, Grant is very much a defender (ask Shaq). The fact that he is a defender is the reason that I presented the proposal in the first place.

[Drbio]

Originally posted by: kg_veteran
If they lure Mark Blount with the MLE, they might be more apt to consider the package you're talking about.

Man....I would love it if we could somehow get Blount in here. He is the ideal upgrade (if Shaq truly is out) for this team.

[MightyToine]

Originally posted by: Jeremiah

They DID put him on their list for the Bobcats to take. They would have received instant savings, but no player. Walker gives them a player for a year, and then savings at the end of the year. Oops, you're talking about spare parts here, not Walker...I wouldn't deal for him. One of the reasons he left the WC was to get away from the big 4s and centers that he had to guard. I can't imagine him wanting to renew that role.

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