This trade idea was based on the fact that dwight and Redick would have to sign an extension in order for the trade to go down. That is a beast of a lineup if it went down! Jazz would be favorites to win the championship. I guess everyone on this board is satisfied with mediocrity, because that is all the jazz will be unless they make some trades to improve the team.
Dwight wants a championship. Dwight wants out of orlando because he knows orlando does not have the players to compete for a championship. If utah gives him the best chance to win a championship, then he would extend his contract for the jazz to make the trade go down.
This is how it will go down. Orlando will go to Dwight and say "yo d12, jazz just made us an offer for you that we can't refuse! You down for going to da jazz?"
Dwight says "Jazz? dude you crazy!"
Then dwights peeps say "D12, check out the jazz roster bro! You could win a championship with that lineup!"
Dwight says "Let me change into my superman outfit and I will fly to utah tonight!"
Jazz Lineup
Dwight
Jefferson
Hayward
Redick
Dragic
If you think that starting lineup sucks.....then you like to be negative just for the hell of it
Let me ask this. Is it within the framework of the CBA that such a deal could be made wherein the Magic do extend Howard before he is traded? In other words, if a Millsap, Jefferson, 2013 unprotected Warriors pick for (extended) Howard seemed attractive to them, can that even happen?
I'm not a CBA guy, but I don't see what wouldn't work, in theory .. but I don't see Dwight agreeing to a sign and trade that sends him to Utah.
Exactly. IMO, he's dumb then by at least not considering Utah. The Howard-Favors combo would be Godly, and we'd still have Kanter off the bench. In other words our defense and rebounding would be sick. We'd also still have Burks and Hayward, and Harris for a year who would be better off without Fat Al here. We'd still lack shooters (though Hayward would flourish from the outside I bet) and could improve at the 1 and 3 especially but we'd have a lot of free money come next summer still to get Harden or someone and Howard could bring the best fans in the league the ring they've never gotten.
I don't disagree, but I think Dwight sees market size (endorsements) and the sexy brand of a Lakers (i.e.) as being more important than the roster. Would hope I'm wrong, but I'd say there's little chance of it.
Agree. Also, the players talk publicly too much. If they would just go about their bidness through their agents and concentrate on their game .. and STFU about any grievances when a mic is in front of them, it wouldn't be as bad.
It is no secret that orlando will try to trade dwight. It would be hard for the magic to pass up this offer.
Favors+Millsap+Harris+Bell+2013 1st rd pick
For
Howard/JJ Redick
The jazz would still have enough cap space to sign someone like Goran Dragic
Dwight/Kanter
Jefferson/Free agent
Hayward/Carroll
JJ Redick/Burks
Dragic/Watson