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Trade Rumors are Fun!
Posted January 31st ago via True Hoop
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So, thanks to ESPN's Chris Broussard on last night's Coast to Coast, the Bergen Record, Yahoo, and other outlets, we have a massive trade to discuss.

After spending some time with ESPN's salary cap people I can tell you that none of the published versions make perfect salary cap sense as is. But the general gist of all of these rumors is:

  • Jason Kidd and minimum contract Nets to Dallas.
  • Devin Harris and maybe something else to Portland.
  • Travis Outlaw, Jarrett Jack, Channing Frye, and possibly a pick and/or another player to New Jersey.
  • Devean George, Jerry Stackhouse, and some low salary Dallas players, and maybe a pick, to New Jersey.

I heard some of this talk this morning and said no way, doesn't sound realistic at all.

This is a massive gamble for Dallas, which has one of the best teams in the NBA right now. They'd be entering "win now or else" mode as Kidd aged into mediocrity.

For New Jersey, there would be some salaries to pay, and some roster spots to find, but a whole team's worth of talent to play around with while you try to figure out how to get someone else to pay Vince Carter so you can lure a big-time free agent.

But for Portland? For the team I follow most closely?

In the NBA, there are only a handful of young, affordable players. Of those, there are only a few who have shown signs they can really play. Of those, only a few are known to be solid citizens in the locker room and off the court. Of those, even fewer have been part of winning teams.

People almost never give those guys up. To give up three or four of them in one trade?

What's more Travis Outlaw, lately, has been something of a marvel. He has been almos...

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